After lunch at Safta I went on a bit of a brewery crawl in the RiNo neighborhood. Denver is a craft beer Mecca with over 70 breweries within city limits, and over 20 within River North itself.
I started down the street at Great Divide Brewing Company, where I just had a 4oz taster of their Barrel Aged Yeti. I was trying to pace myself! It was a very nice imperial stout.
I then walked over to River North Brewery, where I had a glass of their Barrel Aged Death of Time barleywine. It’s very strong at around 20% ABV. It was quite good - it didn’t taste too boozy and was a bit sweet and rich with a bit of toffee.
Next for a break in beer, I headed over to Stem Ciders, where I had a hibiscus cider, which was not too sweet and had a bit of tart hibiscus flavor.
Next, I walked over to Bierstadt Lagerhouse, a brewery that focuses on lagers. It’s in a large warehouse with a stage and bars on two levels. Seems like a fun place to hang out. I had a Slow Pour Pils, which takes about 5 minutes to pour and comes in a 300ml serving. It was a very good pilsner with a nice head.
For the last beer stop of the night I walked over to Our Mutual Friend Brewery.
I had a couple of tasters here - a Biere Orvale, which was a very tasty saison and a
Neon Nail (the one in the back), which was a nice hoppy hazy IPA.
