# Best breweries in Denver, Colorado

> The best breweries in Denver, Colorado, ranked. 110 breweries within 13 miles, 18 rated Great or better. Updated weekly.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/colorado/denver/> · data updated 2026-09-06*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → United States → Colorado → Denver

Within 13 miles of Denver we track 110 breweries. 6 rate Exceptional and 12 rate Great. Amalgam Brewing in Denver leads the list at 4.78 (Exceptional).

## Ranked breweries

1. [Amalgam Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/amalgam-brewing-4046.md) — 4.78, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
2. [Cohesion Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/cohesion-brewing-company-24127.md) — 4.73, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
3. [Bierstadt Lagerhaus](https://finding.beer/brewery/bierstadt-lagerhaus-256.md) — 4.71, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
4. [Cerebral Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerebral-brewing-1616.md) — 4.61, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
5. [New Image Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/new-image-brewing-272.md) — 4.50, Exceptional — Arvada, Colorado
6. [Crooked Stave Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/crooked-stave-brewing-co-340.md) — 4.44, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado
7. [Lyric Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lyric-brewing-company-33061.md) — 4.42, Great — Wheat Ridge, Colorado
8. [Wanderment Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/wanderment-brewing-35305.md) — 4.39, Great — Denver, Colorado
9. [Milieu Fermentation](https://finding.beer/brewery/milieu-fermentation-31303.md) — 4.32, Great — Aurora, Colorado
10. [Monolith Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/monolith-brewing-29966.md) — 4.30, Great — Denver, Colorado
11. [Backacre Beermakers](https://finding.beer/brewery/backacre-beermakers-2054.md) — 4.27, Great — Denver, Colorado
12. [River North Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/river-north-brewery-2776.md) — 4.27, Great — Denver, Colorado
13. [Reverence Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/reverence-brewing-company-24079.md) — 4.21, Great — Denver, Colorado
14. [Comrade Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/comrade-brewing-co-1683.md) — 4.16, Great — Denver, Colorado
15. [Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/our-mutual-friend-brewing-company-3706.md) — 4.16, Great — Denver, Colorado
16. [Coda Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/coda-brewing-co-1527.md) — 4.16, Great — Golden, Colorado
17. [Danico Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/danico-brewing-company-28737.md) — 4.16, Great — Denver, Colorado
18. [Public Offering Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/public-offering-brewing-co-30508.md) — 4.15, Great — Denver, Colorado
19. [Littleton Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/littleton-brewing-co-35550.md) — 3.95, Fine — Littleton, Colorado
20. [Ratio Beerworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/ratio-beerworks-288.md) — 3.93, Fine — Denver, Colorado
21. [Full Frame Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/full-frame-beer-35306.md) — 3.93, Fine — Denver, Colorado
22. [Fiction Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/fiction-beer-company-35548.md) — 3.93, Fine — Denver, Colorado
23. [Prost Brewing Co. & Biergarten](https://finding.beer/brewery/prost-brewing-co-biergarten-2271.md) — 3.93, Fine — Denver, Colorado
24. [Mestizo Brew Cantina](https://finding.beer/brewery/mestizo-brew-cantina-29964.md) — 3.92, Fine — Wheat Ridge, Colorado
25. [Station 26 Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/station-26-brewing-co-2843.md) — 3.92, Fine — Denver, Colorado
26. [New Terrain Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/new-terrain-brewing-co-285.md) — 3.92, Fine — Golden, Colorado
27. [Second Dawn Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/second-dawn-brewing-co-28275.md) — 3.92, Fine — Aurora, Colorado
28. [Launch Pad Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/launch-pad-brewery-3644.md) — 3.91, Fine — Aurora, Colorado
29. [The Empourium Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-empourium-brewing-company-14525.md) — 3.91, Fine — Denver, Colorado
30. [Little Machine](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-machine-277.md) — 3.90, Fine — Denver, Colorado
31. [WestFax Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/westfax-brewing-company-4917.md) — 3.90, Fine — Lakewood, Colorado
32. [Zymos Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/zymos-brewing-33250.md) — 3.90, Fine — Littleton, Colorado
33. [Hogshead Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hogshead-brewery-3449.md) — 3.90, Fine — Denver, Colorado
34. [6 and 40 Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/6-and-40-brewery-22325.md) — 3.89, Fine — Lakewood, Colorado
35. [Old 121 Brewhouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/old-121-brewhouse-8908.md) — 3.89, Fine — Lakewood, Colorado
36. [Woods Boss Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/woods-boss-brewing-company-243.md) — 3.89, Fine — Denver, Colorado
37. [Resolute Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/resolute-brewing-company-2355.md) — 3.89, Fine — Centennial, Colorado
38. [TRVE Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/trve-brewing-company-36254.md) — 3.88, Fine — Denver, Colorado
39. [Green Mountain Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/green-mountain-beer-company-2875.md) — 3.88, Fine — Lakewood, Colorado
40. [Novel Strand Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/novel-strand-brewing-company-237.md) — 3.88, Fine — Denver, Colorado

That is the top 40 of 110 we track here.

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