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Wynkoop Brewing

1634 18th Street
Denver CO 80202
Telephone: +1 303-297-2700
Hours: Open daily 11:00am-2:00am.
Brewer: Mike Hall, Bess Dougherty, Greg Moore
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Notes

Visited: October 1, 2004

Opened: 1988

Annual Production: 4,000 bbl

Contributors: Craig Mycoskie, Diane Crawford

Big place...upstairs, street level, and basement. Pool tables upstairs. Directions: It's on the west side ("lower") of downtown Denver, not far from Union Station, at the corner of 18th and Wynkoop.

Updated: November 26, 2014

News

2014-11-20: Wynkoop Head Brewer Andy Brown Leaving After Six and a Half Years (Denver Westword)
2013-04-09: Wynkoop brews Vonnegut beer for Breakfast of Champions dinner (Denver Post)
2013-01-03: Bull testicle beer to be sold nationwide later this month (Fox News)
2012-10-03: Wynkoop Brewing Company Releases Bull Testicle Beer: Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, For Real This Time (Huffington Post)
2011-12-10: Wynkoop Releases AHA Hopped Beer (Brewers Association)
2010-12-03: Wynkoop honors co-founder and Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper with "Inaugur Ale" (Denver Post)
2010-12-01: Breckenridge Holding Company Announces New Partnership With Wynkoop Holdings, Inc (The Beer Spot News)
2010-03-16: The Wynkoop plans to start delivering beer by horse and carriage (Westword)
2009-08-25: 2010 Wynkoop Brewing Beerdrinker of the Year Search (The Full Pint)
2008-02-27: Beer aficionado wins lifetime supply (UPI)

Beer List

B3K Schwarzbier

Kellerbier/Zwickelbier
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
- Gold Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival
Belgorado

Experimental Beer
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Churchyard Nut Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale
- Date: September 8, 1993 (#271)
  
  Package: real ale
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 12 points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Dark red, transparent. Alcoholic aroma, dark. Alcoholic taste. Very sweet. Not very bitter. Warming. Good dark flavors. Lots of body. I like it, but it's out of style. (I think.) Tastes like a Barleywine, but it's not.

Collective Hoppiness

Imperial or Double Red Ale

8.00% abv.

Faen's Gruit

Herb and Spice Beer

Date: October 1, 2004 (#5462)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Very red. Huge thick head.

Aroma (3)
Lots of black pepper.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Huge peppery flavor, with lots of more subtle herbal flavors. Good caramel flavor for a base.

Overall Impression (3)
Real interesting stuff.

Imperial IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: September 8, 1993 (#269)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 10½ points

Overall Impression (2)
Yellow-amber OK. BIG thick head. Not much aroma there. Faint fruity hops (same character as the Railyard) and faint maltiness. Tastes Just Like the Railyard, but thicker, sweeter. Very little carbonation.

Inaugur Ale

Specialty Beer

Kurt's Mile High Malt

Coffee Flavored Beer

LoDo Fest Beer

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

Date: September 8, 1993 (#274)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
"Altbier", they claim. Yellow. Pretty clear. Good head. Fruity...raspberries? No, but it sure smells like it. Thick. Pretty clean. Definitely Alt-flavored.

Date: September 8, 1993 (#273)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Yellow. Some haze. Reasonable head. Chili aroma! Very nice indeed! Light body...assertive chili flavor is a creeper. Fizzy. Compares very favorably with Dan Holm's (ex-Brown Street, Napa CA). Roasted jalapeño flavor.

Date: July 31, 1993 (#222)

Package: draught

Place: Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland OR

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black opaque. (Hard to judge clarity through a plastic mug.) Roasty, chocolate aroma. Thick, but not a lot of flavor besides sweetness. Some flowery hops. Tastes OK, but not impressive.

Date: October 1, 1996 (#1847)

Package: bottled

Place: Willman's Bottle Market, Grand Island NE

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, OK carbonation, huge head. Smells and tastes like orange juice. Too much. Brewed by Denver's Broadway Brewing.

Date: September 8, 1993 (#268)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Nice amber color. Thin white head. No visible bubbles rising! Clear. Smells like grape juice! (Or else my nose is on the fritz.) Some crystal malt aroma too. Malty, caramel...but that "fruity" aroma comes through too. Slightly bitter short finish. Sweet. Surprisingly fizzy, considering the appearance. "An Oktoberfest-style German beer."

Date: September 8, 1993 (#272)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black opaque, flat head. Some coffee aroma. Otherwise, not much...not particularly burnt. Good body, burnt flavors. Coffee, not chocolate. Just a little astringent - OK.

Date: January 8, 2011 (#8414)

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Citrusy, lemony.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet toasty malt with a big citrus flavor. Low-medium bitterness. Fruity, biscuity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer. Spiced with grains of paradise. Proceeds go to the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund. Thanks to Brandon Cutaia for the can!

Date: October 1, 2004 (#5461)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep red, very hazy. Medium foamy head.

Aroma (3)
Lots of dark caramel and some spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body. Lots of caramel malt flavor all the way through. Mild herbal-grassy-earthy hop flavor, real mild bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: September 8, 1993 (#270)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Quite red, clear and flat. Good caramel malt nose. Hops in background. A touch too fruity. Pretty sweet. Good body. Good bitterness. Maybe a hint of sourness? (Not sure.)

Date: September 8, 1993 (#267)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty pale. Served with lemon, which I promptly removed. Clear. Minimal head. German hop aroma, with some wheat malt. Soapy? Clean and sweet. Definite hop character, but not bitter at all. BAH! to lemons.