# Hogshead Brewery — Denver, Colorado

> Hogshead Brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States scores 3.90 out of 5 — Fine, #82 in Colorado. 269 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Hogshead Brewery is a brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.90 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #82 in Colorado. Of the 269 beers we track, 30% are Amber Ale and 23% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.90 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #82 in Colorado · #2,566 in United States · #3,473 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 269

## About

Hogshead Brewery produce's good quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Chin Wag", which is a Bitter - Extra Special / Strong (ESB) and "Gilpin Black Gold", which is an English Porter. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 30% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 23% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- IPA — 10% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 4460 West 29th Avenue, Denver, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates: 39.7581859, -105.0449914
- Website: https://www.hogshead54.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Joyride Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/joyride-brewing-company-1648.md) — 3.80, Fine — Edgewater, Colorado — 0.6 mi away
- [FlyteCo Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/flyteco-brewing-16592.md) — 3.52, Poor — Denver, Colorado — 0.8 mi away
- [Barquentine Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/barquentine-brewing-company-21367.md) — 3.78, Fine — Edgewater, Colorado — 0.9 mi away
- [The Empourium Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-empourium-brewing-company-14525.md) — 3.91, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.1 mi away
- [Alley Brews](https://finding.beer/brewery/alley-brews-35623.md) — 3.81, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.2 mi away
- [The Grateful Gnome](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-grateful-gnome-4216.md) — 3.50, Poor — Denver, Colorado — 1.3 mi away
- [Little Machine](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-machine-277.md) — 3.90, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.3 mi away
- [Seedstock Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/seedstock-brewery-1533.md) — 3.87, Fine — Denver, Colorado — 1.4 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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