# Crooked Stave Brewing Co. — Denver, Colorado

> Crooked Stave Brewing Co. in Denver, Colorado, United States scores 4.44 out of 5 — Exceptional, #11 in Colorado.

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Crooked Stave Brewing Co. is a brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States. We grade it Exceptional, with a score of 4.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #11 in Colorado. Of the 781 beers we track, 51% are Sour / Wild Ale and 15% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 4.44 out of 5
- Grade: Exceptional 😍 — A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.
- Ranked: #11 in Colorado · #257 in United States · #352 worldwide
- Popularity: Extremely widely rated
- Beers tracked: 781

## About

Founded in 2010, Crooked Stave is a modern, artisan brewery with a quality-driven focus. The brewery strives to blend science and art through creativity and following our passion. Located in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood, Crooked Stave is recognized throughout the world for complex and creative wild and sour, barrel-aged beers and a variety of traditional and innovative ales and lagers. 


## What they brew

- Sour / Wild Ale — 51% of the beers we track
- IPA — 15% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Saison — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1441 West 46th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates: 39.780817, -105.0050025
- Website: https://www.crookedstave.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Diebolt Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/diebolt-brewing-company-2511.md) — 3.82, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 0.7 mi away
- [Prost Brewing Co. & Biergarten](https://finding.beer/brewery/prost-brewing-co-biergarten-2271.md) — 3.93, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.3 mi away
- [Denver Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/denver-beer-co-2404.md) — 3.77, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.6 mi away
- [Blue Moon Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/blue-moon-brewing-company-2877.md) — 2.91, Limited — Denver, Colorado — 1.6 mi away
- [Cervecería Colorado](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerveceria-colorado-2836.md) — 3.88, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.6 mi away
- [Goldspot Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/goldspot-brewing-company-1856.md) — 3.78, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.6 mi away
- [Zuni Street Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/zuni-street-brewing-co-248.md) — 3.79, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.6 mi away
- [Bierstadt Lagerhaus](https://finding.beer/brewery/bierstadt-lagerhaus-256.md) — 4.71, Exceptional — Denver, Colorado — 1.7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Denver, Colorado](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/colorado/denver.md)
- [Best breweries in Colorado](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/colorado.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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