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Fort Collins Tops Colorado’s 10 Best Breweries [LIST]
Colorado is know for having some of the best breweries in the country, and Thrillist decided to get science involved to find the best of them all. Thrillist decided to used their "top-secret" (not really) formula to rank the top 10 Colorado breweries. They used factors such as RateBeer, Beer Advocate, awards at competitions and some other factors.
9th (tie) - Tommyknocker - Idaho Springs
Key Beers: Butt Head Bock, Prospector Porter, Jack Whacker Wheat Ale
9th (tie) - Ska Brewing - Durango
Key Beers: Steel Toe Stout, Buster Nut Brown Ale, Modus Hoperandi
8th - Left Hand - Longmont
Key Beers: Sawtooth Ale, Milk Stout, Fade to Black, Vol. 1
7th - Steamworks Brewing Co - Durango
Key Beers: Slam Dunkel, What in the Helles?, Colorado Kolsch
6th - Oskar Blues Brewery - Longmont
Key Beers: Mama’s Little Yella Pils, G’Knight Imperial Red Ale, Dale’s Pale Ale
5th - Dry Dock Brewing Co - Aurora
Key Beers: HMS Victory ESB, Hefeweizen, Apricot Blonde
4th - Avery Brewing Company - Boulder
Key Beers: The Kaiser, Hog Heaven, Avery IPA
3rd - Great Divide - Denver
Key Beers: Yeti (and all its barrel-aged offshoots), Denver Pale Ale, Old Ruffian
2nd - Odell Brewing Company - Fort Collins
Key Beers: 5 Barrel Pale Ale, Friek, Easy Street Wheat
1st - New Belgium Brewing Company - Fort Collins
Key Beers: Somersault, Abbey Belgian Ale, Fat Tire
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