City Consensus · Denver
Brewery in Denver
Community consensus
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Brewery in Denver below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Breweries in Denver
Denver's brewery picks — cross-referenced from Westword's Best Breweries by Neighborhood guide and Westword's 2026 Year in Beer review.
- #1
Bierstadt Lagerhaus
RiNo
“Westword's Central Denver lead — widely called the best lager brewery in America, with Slow Pour Pils and Helles on a rotating seasonal tap list.”
- #2
Cerebral Brewing - Congress Park
Congress Park
“Westword neighborhood pick and a perennial on Colorado's Best Beers surveys — a science-named IPA-forward brewery that keeps Colorado's hazy game honest.”
- #3
Cohesion Brewing
Park Hill
“Westword pick and a repeat Colorado's Best Breweries survey favorite — Eric Schmidt's Czech-lager specialist, a required stop for side-pull pours in town.”
- #4
Our Mutual Friend Brewing
RiNo
“Westword's RiNo pillar — an estate-grain brewery whose styles range from pilsners to wild ales, built on house-malted Colorado grain.”
- #5
Ratio Beerworks
RiNo
“Westword RiNo anchor — a music-scene-rooted brewery that supports local arts while keeping a reliable mixed-style taproom.”