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Colorado Brew Talk Video Episode 5: Gift Suggestions for Beer Lovers

In this episode Mike and Jesse try to help you find the right last minute Holiday or Christmas gift for the beer lover in your life. We group many of the local breweries into categories that are sure to fit most beer lovers.

If you’re a beer lover and you want to drop a hint, feel free to share this video.

Some options for gifts are:

  • Gift card or certificate – Many local breweries offer gift cards and gift certificates – Call or message them on Facebook to to find out
  • Bomber / Crowler / growler – Who wouldn’t be happy with some delicious craft beer?
  • Merchandise (hats T-Shirt etc) – Let them wear a local brewery logo item and be like all the cool kids.

If you buy a six pack, be sure to purchase direct from brewery or from a local liquor store.

Although we grouped many of the local breweries into various categories, most of the breweries we recommend do lots of styles well, we don’t mean to pigeon hole them and give the impression that they only do whatever the category is.

Veteran owned breweries in Colorado Springs include:

  • Red Leg
  • Brass
  • Deuces
  • Lost Friend
  • JAKs
  • Black Forest
  • Peaks N Pines
  • Pikes Peak
  • Colorado Mountain

Great light beer styles

(if you know someone who drinks the the yellow fizzy stuff):

  • Cogstone
  • Black Forest
  • Cerberus
  • Dueces

Classic Styles

Have someone who like Irish Reds, Ambers, Classic IPAs, and Traditional Stouts? We would recommend:

  • Black Forest
  • Cogstone
  • Goat Patch
  • Red Leg

Unique brews

Shopping for someone who likes beers that are different and unique? Give these guys a try.

  • Metric
  • Local Relic
  • Atrevida
  • Trinity

Large Selection of Beers

If it’s variety you’re looking for, then you can’t go wrong with:

  • Red Leg
  • Black Forest
  • Trinity
  • Peaks N Pines

Hiking and Fishing Stops

Headed out West to get some hiking or fishing in? We suggest stopping into Paradox in Divide, or Fossil Brewing or Manitou Brewing on the way back to Colorado Springs.

Dog Friendly

Probably the most dog friendly breweries in the Colorado Springs, allowing leashed well behaved dogs in the tap room:

  • Lost Friend
  • Storybook
  • Metric

Food + Beer

If it’s a place that serves beer and some great food, make sure to check out:

  • Cerberus
  • Cogstone
  • Colorado Mountain Brewery
  • Phantom Canyon
  • Pikes Peak Brewing
  • Bristol’s Pub
  • Local Relic
  • Manitou
  • Trinity
  • Whistle Pig
  • Rock Bottom
  • C.B. & Potts

Other Random Stuff from the Episode

Here is the Pale Raspbenaro Release post Mike mentions.

The two tastings that were in this episode:

  • homebrewed Cranberry Hard Cider
  • Bristol Christmas Ale

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