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20 of the best breweries in the Denver metro area

DENVER (KDVR) — Temperatures are warming up and patios will be open to enjoy a beer this weekend.

Colorado has a massive craft beer following with many different breweries located across the state.

Highest rated breweries in Denver metro area

FOX31 put this list together using Google reviews using the criteria of at least 4.5 stars for 700 or more reviews. We searched specifically for “highest rated breweries in Denver metro area.”

  1. New Terrain Brewing Company: 4.8 stars for 1,262 reviews
  2. Black Sky Brewery: 4.7 stars for 860 reviews
  3. Barrels & Bottles Brewery: 4.7 stars for 798 reviews
  4. Cerebral Brewing: 4.7 stars for 792 reviews
  5. Dry Dock Brewing Co: 4.7 stars for 741 reviews
  6. Golden City Brewery: 4.7 stars for 738 reviews
  7. Avery Brewing Company: 4.6 stars for 1,867 reviews
  8. Briar Common Brewery: 4.6 stars for 1,500 reviews
  9. Collision Brewing Company: 4.6 stars for 1,459 reviews
  10. Bull & Bush Brewery: 4.6 stars for 1,265 reviews
  11. Great Divide Brewing Co: 4.6 stars for 1,177
  12. 4 Noses Brewing Company: 4.6 stars for 960 reviews
  13. Left Hand Brewing Company: 4.6 stars for 941 reviews
  14. Station 26: 4.6 stars for 894 reviews
  15. Denver Beer Co Platte Street: 4.6 stars for 888 reviews
  16. Ratio Beerworks: 4.6 stars for 738 reviews
  17. Black Shirt Brewing Co: 4.6 stars for 731 reviews
  18. Pumphouse Brewery: 4.5 stars for 3,620 reviews
  19. Blue Moon Brewing Company: 4.5 stars for 1,283 reviews
  20. Bierstadt Lagerhaus: 4.5 stars for 1,050 reviews

Three breweries that did not make this list were Novel Strand Brewing Company, New Image Brewing, and Bruz Beers. All three are rated above 4.6 stars but did not have enough reviews to make the list. However, those breweries were ranked as three of the best breweries in 2022 by Hop Culture Magazine.