The Denver Beer Beat is a weekly roundup of brewery openings, special tappings, firkins and one-off batches, bottle releases, dinners, pairings, and more happening in the Front Range and beyond. Be sure to check in each Wednesday to discover anything and everything happening around Colorado’s beer scene. Now let’s get to this week’s can’t miss beer events.

Wednesday, July 3

Orange Creamsicle Cream  Ale @ Something Brewing (Brighton) – 117 N Main St, Unit A, Brighton, Colorado

Date/ Time: Wednesday, July 3, at 3:00 p.m.

Details: ORANGE CREAMSICLE CREAM ALE is coming!!!!  You all cried out for it so here it is
Made with vanilla and 100lbs of real oranges,
Just in time for the 4th of July celebration!

250 crowlers and on tap this Wednesday.
We are trying to let you come in and pick them up one day before the 4th of July because we are changing our hours on Thursday the 4th, to 11-6pm.
So make sure you get here to pick one up!
See you soon!

(Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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Single Hop Barbe Rouge @ Comrade Brewing Company (Denver) – 7667 E Iliff Ave, Denver, Colorado

Date/ Time: Wednesday, July 3, at 12:00 p.m.

Details: Brewed with pilsner and light crystal malt. Hopped with French Barbe Rouge hops and dry-hopped at 2+ pounds/barrel. Intense kumquat, grapefruit, red currant, strawberry and raspberry aromas. 6% ABV

(Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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BBQ Brews & Views @ Fox Street Compound (Denver) – 725 W 39th Ave., Denver, Colorado

Date/ Time: Wednesday, July 3, from 5:30–11:00 p.m.

Details: Featured breweries-
Avery Brewing
Horse & Dragon Brewing Co
Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Fiction Beer Company
Big Sky Brewing Co.
Prost Brewing
Elevation Beer Company
High Hops Brewery
The Heart Distillery
Epic
Lagunitas
Cigar City
Tommyknocker
Sufferfest
Sierra Nevada
Wild Basin
Marble Distilling
Oskar Blues
Bonfire Brewing
And much more!
Live Music, Yard games and more
Rockies Stadium Fire Works Viewing.
Kids are free
All ages welcome!

(Festivals and Special Events)

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Thursday, July 4

Launch Pad Collab Release @ Craft Alley (Denver) – 1455 S Pearl, Denver, Colorado

Date/ Time: Thursday, July 4, from 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Details: Our second Notorious collab beer. This time we teamed up with our buddies at Launch Pad for an Apple Pie Milkshake IPA just in time for the 4th of July. Apple, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Milk Sugar, and biscuit malt for a touch of crust just like mom used to make. What’s more American than that?! We’ll be open on the 4th until the BBQs are lit and the fireworks start lighting up the sky.

(Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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4th of July BBQ @ Seedstock Brewery (Denver) – 3610 W Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado

Date/ Time: Thursday, July 4, from 12:00–7:00 p.m.

Details: Come join us for a 4th of July BBQ. We’ll have free bratwurst (while they last), or bring your own food and use our grill. Flip flops are recommended, but not required. Bring a shareable side dish if you’d like. No ticket is required.

(Festivals and Special Events)

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4th of July Can Release Party @ Outer Range Brewing Company (Frisco) – 182 Lusher Ct., Unit #2, Frisco, Colorado

Date/ Time: Thursday, July 4, from 12:00–10:00 p.m.

Details: We are releasing 3x Double IPAs on the 4th of July, because what’s more American than that? We will release cans when we open our doors at 12pm.

The ShuckBrothers Events Raw Bar will be serving up oysters and lobster rolls starting at 4:30pm until they run out of food.

Here are the beers:

In the Deep Steep DDH Nelson Double IPA
Hops: Galaxy, Citra, Nelson
Availability: 100 cases
Limit: 1 case/person
$20/4pk

DDH Stream Double IPA
Hops: Nelson, Enigma, Summer
Availability: 40 cases
Limit: 1 case/person
$20/4pk

Brook Double IPA
Hops: Mosaic, Columbus
Availability: 60 cases
Limit: 1 case/person
$18/4pk

(Bottle/Can Release)

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Hush Hush Bomb Pop Slushie Release @ Fiction Beer Company (Denver) – 7101 E Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado

Date/ Time: Thursday, July 4, from 1:00–8:00 p.m.

Details: To celebrate Independence Day, we are opening @ 1:00 and we’ll be cranking out a Bomb Pop flavored slushie beer all day!

The base beer for our ‘Hush-Hush’ is a Sour Blonde Ale inspired by “L.A. Confidential” by James Ellroy. To make a great slushie, you need lots of sugar. For the bomp pop version, we melted down boxes and boxes of this iconic summertime popsicle. The flavors of cherry, lime, and blue raspberry combine for one firework of a flavor. (Our adult version of this classic will have you remembering those epic ice cream truck chases from your childhood.)

(Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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Friday, July 5

Barrely Dry Humped @ Cerberus Brewing (Colorado Springs) – 702 W Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado 

Date/ Time: Saturday, July 5, from 11:00–12:00 a.m.

Details: BEER RELEASE: July 5th we are releasing our latest collaboration beer with Metric Brewing, Dueces Wild Brewery, and Brass Brewing Co.. We each chose different names for the beer. Ours is “Barrely” Dry Humped. This beer is a Belgian Gold brewed with sweet and tart cherries, fermented with wild and belgian yeast transferred through a white wine barrel. BOOM. It’s Barrely Dry Humped.

All 4 breweries are releasing the beer on July 5th at their taproom.

(Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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Lazy Brewer Can Release @ Ursula Brewery (Aurora) – 2101 N Ursula St Unit 10, Aurora, Colorado

Date/ Time: Saturday, July 5, from 12:00–9:00 p.m.

Details: Lazy Brewer our Double Hazy IPA is making a return to the taproom on draft and 4pk cans. Come grab some, before Captain Ahab drinks the tank dry.

(Bottle/Can Release)

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Collabs Can Release @ Cerebral Brewing (Denver) – 1477 Monroe St, Denver, Colorado

Date/ Time: Saturday, July 5, from 12:00–11:00 p.m.

Details: Join us this Friday, 7/5 for the release of our latest collabs + Space Walk & Action Potential!

𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑛 – 3.8% Hoppy Table Pils brewed in collaboration with our good buds from TRVE Brewing with Troubadour Maltings Pevec & Raw Wheat and hopped with Saaz & Motueka.
$14/4-Pack, Limit 1 Case PP

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 5.8% Session IPA brewed in collaboration with our friends from Dancing Gnome Beer with 2-Row, Wheat & Oats and then hopped with Mosaic, Strata & Sabro.
$16/4-Pack, Limit 1 Case PP

S͢p͢a͢c͢e͢ ͢W͢a͢l͢k͢ – 7.3% IPA brewed with 2-Row & Oats and hopped with Citra, Galaxy & Comet with added Tang and Orange Zest. Can label art done by Heidi Geist with 48 Beer Project.
$18/4-Pack, Limit 1 Case PP

𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 – 6.7% IPA brewed with Pilsner & Oats and hopped with Citra & Galaxy.
$16/4-Pack, Limit 1 Case PP

All four releases will also be available on tap! Doors open at noon.

(Bottle/Can Release)

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Aurous Trigon @ Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company (Lafayette) – 297 N. Hwy 287 Suite 100, Lafayette, Colorado 

Date/ Time: Saturday, July 5, from 1:00–11:00 p.m.

Details: Building off our new double NEIPA base we introduced with Liquid Knowledge, AUROUS TRIGON is the second release in this series. Aurous (gold) Trigon (Triangle) contains a golden triangle of delicious hops, Galaxy, Citra, and Nelson. Tasting room only release. 130 cases available. $11.99 + tax per 12oz 4-pack. 1 case per person limit.

(Bottle/Can Release)

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Saturday, July 6

Joyride’s 5th Anniversary @ Joyride Brewing Company (Edgewater) – 2501 Sheridan Blvd, Edgewater, Colorado 

Date/ Time: Saturday, July 6, from 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

Details: Can you believe we’re turning 5 this year? Join us for Edgewater’s biggest party of the year on Saturday July 6th for live music (full lineup below), multiple food trucks, kids zone, and of course, delicious cold beer. Speaking of beer, we are brewing 5 Collab Beers to celebrate 5 years, with those breweries being Downhill Brewing Company, Little Machine Beer, Strange Craft Beer Company, Station 26 Brewing Co., and Westbound & Down Brewing Company.
This party is so much fun, we decided to open an hour earlier in order to party a little longer. This year promises to be the best one yet, and we can’t wait to throw down with you!

Music Lineup:
10:30-11:30am – Flying Splashkicks
12:00-1:00 – Edgewater Project
1:30-2:30 – Boot Gun
3:00-4:00 – Emily Clark & The Passing Fancy
4:30-5:30 – Modern Whiskey Market
6:00-7:30 – El Paso Lasso
8:00-10:00 – Euforquestra

(Anniversary)

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5th Anniversary Tiny Carnival Party @ Baere Brewing Company (Denver) – 320 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 

Date/ Time: Saturday, July 6, from 12:00–11:00 p.m.

Details: Join us as we celebrate the fastest 5 years of our lives with all your favorite carnival games, fun new and vintage beers on tap and in bottles, live t-shirt printing with INDYINK, delicious food from Migration Taco, beer slushies, anniversary glassware, high fives and AS ALWAYS Jorts of July.

Don your finest cut offs and raise and glass to community, beer and good times. Stay tuned for all the glorious details.

(Anniversary)

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