Best Breweries in Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado is brewery country, and it isn't close. Fort Collins helped put Colorado craft beer on the map and the rest of the region followed. But a great brewery is more than its beer list. It's the patio, the regulars, the food truck out front, the room that makes you stay for one more. These are the ones worth posting up at.

Best for…

Best Value

A.K.A. Kitchen Loveland

Rock Coast beers brewed in-house and a weekday 3-to-6 happy hour, so the house pints come cheap right at the source.

Best Date Spot

Pumphouse Brewery Longmont

A historic landmark building, two connected rooms, and a Main Street patio, a brewery date that feels like more than a brewery.

Best for Groups

Smokin Dave's Bbq & Brew Longmont

Twenty-four taps, upstairs group seating, and award-winning BBQ, built to feed and water a whole crowd at once.

Worth the Drive

Deppen Brewing Wellington

Worth the Wellington drive for a big dog-friendly patio and the community-brewery feel the bigger operations lost.

High Brau Taphouse

Greeley

Casual Dinner, Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Late Night, Dog-Friendly, Local Favorite

High Brau is one of those places for people who are actually into beer, not just grabbing whatever IPA is closest.

Loveland Aleworks

Loveland

Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Live Music, Trivia Night, Value, Dog-Friendly

Nick and Kari opened the doors in 2012 in historic downtown Loveland.

Tightknit Brewing

Evans

Craft Beer, Live Music, Dog-Friendly

Tightknit feels exactly like the name suggests.

Timnath Beerwerks

Timnath

Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Dog-Friendly

Timnath Beerwerks feels more neighborhood hangout than trendy brewery.

Timnath Beerwerks

Fort Collins

Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Dog-Friendly

Timnath Beerwerks feels more neighborhood hangout than trendy brewery.

Wibby Brewing

Longmont

Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Live Music, Groups & Family, Dog-Friendly

One of those places where people who "don't really drink beer" end up ordering a second round.

Zwei Brewing

Fort Collins

Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Live Music, Value, Groups & Family, Dog-Friendly

One of those breweries where people show up because they know exactly what they're getting.