Colorado beer and breweries
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Brewing is big business in Colorado. The state is ranked third in the country in volume of brewpubs and craft breweries. It is also ranked as the number two beer producing state in America, just behind California, producing over 21,000,000 barrels in 2005, according to the 2007 Brewer's Almanac. Denver ranks first in the nation in beer production per capita and second in the number of breweries. Colorado is home to 4 of the top-50 brewing companies in the nation. There are 92 breweries statewide.
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[edit] Breweries
The following is a (partial) list of Colorado-based breweries.
- Adolph Coors Co., (website) - Golden, Colorado This is the largest single brewery in the world, producing more than 17 million barrels of beer each year.
- Anheuser Busch, (website) - Fort Collins
- Avery Brewing Company, (website) - Boulder
- Boulder Beer Company, (website) - Boulder - Colorado's First Microbrewery, founded in 1979.
- Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, (website) - Breckenridge, Denver, and Grand Junction
- Bristol Brewing Company, (website) - Colorado Springs
- CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing, (website) - Fort Collins
- Dillon Dam Brewery, (website) - Dillon
- Flying Dog Brewery, Denver
- Fort Collins Brewery, (website) - Fort Collins
- Golden City Brewery, Golden
- Great Divide Brewery, Denver
- Left Hand Brewing Company, (website) - Longmont
- New Belgium Brewing, (website) - Fort Collins This is the first wind-powered brewery in the U.S. and is currently the largest of its kind in the world.
- Odell Brewing Company, (website) - Fort Collins
- Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, (website) - Lyons
- Sandlot Brewery, Denver This brewery is located in the Coors Field baseball stadium. It is run by the Coors brewing company, but is independent in terms of the beers brewed.
- Tommyknocker Brewery and Pub LLC., (website) - Idaho Springs
[edit] Pop Culture
In Dumb and Dumber, Lloyd refers to Colorado as "a place where the beer flows like wine".
