When we went: October 5th, 2021
Where: 1695 Platte Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
You might be wondering why we are reviewing two breweries in the same post, but it is because the Denver Beer Company owns and operates Cerveceria Colorado. The Platte Street location of DBC and Cerveceria are in the same building, so it seemed natural to put the two breweries together. My brother, Nick, and I were in Colorado for a family wedding and decided to hit up a few breweries. Lucky for us, very few cities have more breweries then Denver.
DBC was one of the last breweries we went to, but it was definitely the most impressive. There was a good amount of space both indoors and outdoors at DBC, so even though it was pretty busy, we were able to get a table. The walls of DBC were chalkboard with lots of chalk art depicting different beers which gave the vibe of a fancy garage brewery.
Even though Cerveceria is connected to DBC, a hallway separates the two breweries, and the inside of Cerveceria has a completely different look. Cerveceria had less indoor and outdoor seating than DBC, but you can take your beers to either side. You may have guessed by the name, but Cerveceria is a Mexican beer themed brewery. The décor begins outside, with the building painted bright red and blue. The inside has wood plank walls with painted symbols and a light up sign saying “Bridges not walls.”
Chris: DBC had quite a large selection and variety of beers with a slight concentration on sours. They had so many to offer, we of course had to do flights. My favorite beer from DBC was the Hubbabubbalicious Watermelon Sour which tasted like a watermelon starburst. My next favorite was their Graham Cracker Porter which tasted exactly like it sounds, and I liked it so much I still have some in my fridge.
Cerveceria is pretty unique in both décor and beers they offered. The brewery had all Mexican style beers and collaborated with a few Mexican breweries to produce their brews. They had a good selection and variety with a concentration on stouts, which of course made me very happy. All the beers I had were pretty good, but my favorite was their Café De Olla Stout which was flavored with with a traditional spiced Mexican coffee with a nice caramel flavor and was a collab with San Pascual Babylon in Cholula, Mexico. I have been to plenty of themed breweries, but Cerveceria Colorado was completely unique for me.
Nick: DBC was definitely my favorite brewery of the trip in terms of actual beers. I like sours, and while it seemed like every place in Colorado had a sour, not many stood out. DBC had my two favorite sours of the trip, the Tart Delight and the Hubbabubbalicious Watermelon Sour. The Tart Delight had an interesting flavor, somewhat salty but not overpowering. As Chris said the Hubbabubbalicious was amazing, it did taste like starbursts and is now in my top five beers.
I liked everything that I had at Cerveceria, and the woman who served us over at DBC actually ended her shift there and had started at Cerveceria when we came over to try it. She told us a little about how DBC started Cerveceria to be able to try some styles that they wouldn’t normally make at DBC and how they collaborate with breweries in different parts of Mexico. The Sangre De Gusano was my favorite beer. Its a blood orange sour that really stood out to me. The Churro Stout was also very good, and I am not much of a stout fan.
Other Cool Things:
- Dog friendly
- Food trucks
- Cerveceria shows Mexican league soccer games
- Only about a 15 minute walk from Coors Field or Ball Arena
What we drank:
Chris: Graham Cracker (Porter) 5.6%- 4.5 out of 5
Chris: Hubbabubbalicious Watermelon (Sour) 5% – 5 out of 5
Chris: Café De Olla (Stout) 6.6%- 4 out of 5
Nick: Sangre De Gusano (Sour) 6.6% – 4 out of 5
Nick: Hubbabubbalicious Watermelon (Sour) 5% – 5 out of 5
Nick: Tart Delight (Sour) 5% – 4 out of 5
Brewing Persuasion: 4.5 out of 5
Feeling Persuaded Yet?
