
WYNKOOP BREWERY
We craft more than 40 different styles of beer — from sessionable ales and lagers to jaw-dropping seasonal and experimental rule-breakers – each year on our brand new state of the art 20-barrel brewing system.
Our first brewer Russell Scherer was curious, with a charming irreverence for traditional beer styles. His legacy lives on in Wynkoop’s current beer lineup, which features unexpected ingredients (think Rocky Mountain Oysters), a huge variety of beer styles, and the zest of Wynkoop’s current brewing staff (meet them here).
Find a Wynkoop beer near you.

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October 05. 2022
GABF turns 40: How Colorado’s biggest beer festival shaped the American craft industry.
“Beer Christmas” returns to Denver this week for the first time since before the pandemic.
June 09. 2022
A Denver Brunch for Every Budget
No matter if you’re looking to splurge or on a budget, there’s a meal that fits the bill.
June 09. 2022
Best Breweries in Denver: Don’t Miss Out on These Great Beers
You can explore and taste the best breweries in Denver, the capital city of Colorado, thanks to its fantastic craft brewery culture and location at the heart of the famous Denver Beer Triangle. When you are in Colorado and Denver, you should never miss the chance of visiting the top breweries in Denver to enjoy their specialties.
June 09. 2022
The 14 Best Breweries in Denver
There’s nothing like a refreshing pint in the Mile High City. Much like the West Coast cities of Portland, Seattle, and San Diego, Denver is one of the best places to explore the bustling craft brewing scene.
June 03. 2022
Rockies opening weekend: LoDo specials, free pop-ups and all-ages “Rockies Walk”
A roundup of events in and around home-opening weekend at Coors Field. Wynkoop Brewing Company is tapping its Lockout Maibock, a Maibock brewed during the MLB lockout “when they were not sure if the season was going to happen,” according to a press statement.
June 01. 2022
This is Nuts! Wynkoop Will Tap Vegan Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout on Day of Darks
Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout has been a big attention-getter for Wynkoop Brewing Company over the past nine years, from the ballsy marketing campaign to the viscous mouthfeel to the way the cans were sold in pairs.
May 24. 2018
Denver Brewers Breathe New Life Into Throwback Ale
In collaboration, Station 26 Brewing Co and Wynkoop Brewing Company teamed up as old friends to bring back a medal winning, crushworthy classic first brewed in Vail, Colorado.
September 08. 2017
Wynkoop’s Beer Drinker of the Year competition is back!
This year, we’re looking to crown a winner who has the perfect mix of beer knowledge, passion, and, of course, personality. From home brewers to head brewers, we’re looking for a variety of perspectives, tastes, and experience with beer.
July 26. 2017
No Bull About It: The Best Brews are (still) at Wynkoop
ABOUT: Brews & in-house events (a summary of recent and upcoming)
March 22. 2017
Pioneering the Golden Age of Craft Beer with Wynkoop Brewing Co.
Craft beer obsessed, Wynkoop Brewing Company’s pioneer days are far from behind them. Head Brewer John Sims and team are onerous brewers committed to pushing craft beer process and its use of unusual ingredients further out — into the Golden Age.
December 05. 2016
NEW BEERS IN DENVER TO PUT ON YOUR RADAR
I’ve been brewing all kinds of beers at Wynkoop for a few months now. If you’re curious, here’s a run-down on some cool stuff I’ve been whipping up
September 27. 2016
John Simms is the latest brewer to join the ranks over at Wynkoop Brewery. He started brewing in Dallas in 1993, worked his way up and went on to work for several more breweries over the years. He also served as President of the Craft Brewers Association from 1999 – 2001.
September 12. 2016
Our downtown Denver brewery resides in a 125-year-old brick warehouse building that’s seen a lot of changes over the last century. In the past year or so, we made a few changes of our own when we updated our 30-year-old tap system, replacing all of our taps, lines and pumps so we could get fresh beer from the basement up to our bars. And just recently we installed brand new, state-of-the-art brewing equipment, making our brewers’ lives (and backs) easier with our newly implemented grain elevator.
September 21. 2015
We are thrilled to announce the release of our newly redesigned website. It has been crafted to reflect Wyknoop’s rich history and our love for really good beer. We hope that you will enjoy our website’s fresh new look. Grab a beer and hang out with us for a while.
Cheers!
November 10. 2014
Parade of Darks – Saturday, December 6th. 2014
Buy your tickets here to this awesome event!…
September 26. 2014
It’s amazing how time flies. After a fantastic summer of beer festivals, tastings, and some truly tasty brews, we’ve made it back to the most wonderful time of the year- Great American Beer Festival! We here at the…
September 18. 2014
Wynkoop Pumpkin Ale Hits Shelves October First
Denver, CO – Sept. 17, 2014 –
Wynkoop Brewing Company will release its highly acclaimed Pumpkin Ale on October 1st, 2014 in a hand-designed can. The Pumpkin Ale is a lightly spiced English-Style Brown Ale with three…
July 09. 2014
Denver Post: President Obama’s Visit to Wynkoop
On Tuesday night (July 8th) we were surprised by a visit from Governor Hickenlooper and President Obama. The two politicians shared, beers, appetizers, and a game of pool. But they also discussed homebrewing and fist pumped a gorilla….
July 01. 2014
Mile High Pale Ale Debuts New Can Design
Wynkoop Releases Mile High Pale Ale in Cans, Replaces Silverback Pale Ale
The beer will debut a new can design, with Patty’s Chile Beer to follow mid-July
(Denver, Colorado) – Wynkoop will release Mile High Pale…
June 05. 2014
Our new cask-conditioned brown ale has just been released!
C.Andy Brown Ale
4.8% abv
(Note: This entire beer description is being written in a British accent). This cask-conditioned Southern English Brown Ale takes her name from…
June 03. 2014
Watch the trailer below to check out the new series “Brewed!” or check out the full episode featuring Wynkoop now available On Demand.
(From Brewed! Website):
Blood, Sweat, Tears and Cheers Crafting the American…
April 23. 2014
Bess & Shannon Chat With Denver Business Podcast
We sent Bess and Shannon to chat about beer with Sev and Ryan of Denver Business Podcast. They talked about beer, but other topics included unicorns, politics, dinosaur sleepovers, Kurt Vonnegut, marijuana, Madonna acid trip montage…
April 16. 2014
Kurt’s Mile High Malt: Behind the Vonnegut Beer
Who better to start us out on the story of Kurt’s Mile High Malt than the late author himself?
(Passage taken from Timequake, the semi-autobiographical work of Kurt Vonnegut):
“On September 6th, 1996, Joe and…
March 27. 2014
Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout Limited Release April 1st 2014
The beer that originally started as an April Fool’s Joke (see the youtube video below) is making a return for a limited time only starting April 1st. We are releasing an extra-small batch in cans, sold in 2-packs. Make sure…
March 05. 2014
Wynkoop Beer of the Month at Liquormarts in March!
It’s March Madness at Liquormarts and we are the Beer of the Month!
$1.50 off all 6-packs and 4-packs; $2.00 off Mile High Mix 12-pack at all 3 locations for the entire month of March. You can also stop in at the following…
February 27. 2014
Wynkoop Releases Earl Grey IPA for Brown Palace
Wynkoop Brewing Company and the Brown Palace Hotel have teamed up for a series of special cask-conditioned beers for the hotel’s famed Ship Tavern bar. Historically, high tea was served in the space where the ship tavern now…
February 13. 2014
Valentine’s Weekend Dinner for Two
WERE LOVE AND BEER COME TOGETHER
Three Course Dinner for 2
$60 with sample size beer pairing or $70 with full size pairing.
FIRST COURSE
Fried oysters with a spicy tomato remoulade. Paired with Patty’s Chile Beer
SECOND COURSE
Grilled…
January 10. 2014
Wynkoop Releases Bourbon Barrel Quad for Moe’s Original BBQ
Wynkoop Brewing Company has teamed up with the crew at Moe’s Original BBQ to bring you a specialty beer for your finger-licking delight. Moe’s Original BBQ beer is a Bourbon Barrel Quad made with pit-smoked rock…
January 06. 2014
Denver Westword Chooses Wynkoop’s Chancellor as a Top Beer of 2013
Cafe Westword: “The Chancellor is pure heaven.”
Thanks to the Westword for picking our specialty release, “The Chancellor” as one of their favorite beers of 2013! See the full list at the link below:
20 of our favorite Colorado craft beers from 2013….
January 06. 2014
The thirteen best new Colorado beers of 2013
Thanks to Denver Westword for listing our Colorojo as one of the best new beers of 2013!
Read more here:
The thirteen best new Colorado beers of 2013….
December 20. 2013
Click here for info on our Mile High Mixer January 8th at the High Dive!…
December 10. 2013
Thank you all to everyone who came out for this year’s Parade of Darks! This event just keeps growing, and just when we think it can’t get any better, it does. We were completely sold out on Saturday, and the upstairs…
December 02. 2013
Mile High Mix: 12 Cans of Liquid Awesome. Coming Dec 2013
ANNOUNCING: Wynkoop Mile High Mix 12 pack box. Late December 2013
Friends, family, countrymen and esteemed beer community:
We have been very busy expanding our outside distribution and getting more of our beers into cans, and…
November 29. 2013
NOW ON TAP: A specialty collaborative beer/wine hybrid between Wynkoop Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Company and Jack Rabbit Hill Winery
Video: A snap shot into the making of Brewjolais w/ Peter Bouckaert
Our famed…
November 27. 2013
Featured on the Next Brewed – Wynkoop
Featured on the Next Brewed – Wynkoop on Vimeo
via Featured on the Next Brewed – Wynkoop.
…
November 26. 2013
The Women of Colorado Craft Breweries Calendar & Release Party
Need a holiday gift for some men in your life? Do they like beer? Do they like women? Our lady brewer Bess made her modeling debut on the cover of “The Women of Colorado Craft Breweries” calendar 2014. Supply is limited,…
November 25. 2013
Parade of Darks December 7th 2013 1-4pm at Wynkoop
Click Here to Buy Tickets
A holiday tradition, the highly anticipated Parade of Darks is a showcase of beers in the amber to opaque categories. Featuring over 80 beers from 35+ breweries, this event raised over $14,000 for…
November 21. 2013
Wynkoop planning expanded barrel program, tasting room in basement
Denver Post article about what Wynkoop has in the works for 2014.
Wynkoop planning expanded barrel program, tasting room in basement….
November 20. 2013
White Snow and Black Beer: Wynkoop’s Parade of Darks – Denver off the Wagon
White Snow and Black Beer: Wynkoop’s Parade of Darks – Denver off the Wagon….
November 18. 2013
The Can Revolution: Canning up our Liquid Art
Kick Your Can Discrimination
Ever turn down a fantastic beer just because it was in a can? Thanks to many years of adjunct beer giants brewing and canning cheap beer, quality craft beer in cans immediately gets written off…
July 02. 2013
Smartphones, Fried Squirrel and Heaven
Cory Treadway, exec chef of Wynkoop Brewery, on smartphones, fried squirrel and heaven
“I was the first white kid — the first gringo — to ever roll egg rolls,” declares Cory Treadway, recalling his first…
July 02. 2013
Wynkoop Releases First Cans of Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout
Alright, it’s official: we have released a hand-canned version of our world-famous Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout.
This is another seminal moment in our 25 years of small-batch…
July 02. 2013
Smartphones, Fried Squirrel and Heaven
Cory Treadway, exec chef of Wynkoop Brewery, on smartphones, fried squirrel and heaven
“I was the first white kid — the first gringo — to ever roll egg rolls,” declares Cory Treadway, recalling his first…
July 02. 2013
Wynkoop Releases First Cans of Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout
Alright, it’s official: we have released a hand-canned version of our world-famous Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout.
This is another seminal moment in our 25 years of small-batch…
July 02. 2013
Wynkoop Brewing & Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park Launch Another Summer of Microbrews
Our custom beer project with the famed Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park in Denver is back in action.
Two custom-made Wynkoop Brewing…


Beer Blog
October 05. 2022
GABF turns 40: How Colorado’s biggest beer festival shaped the American craft industry.
“Beer Christmas” returns to Denver this week for the first time since before the pandemic.
June 09. 2022
A Denver Brunch for Every Budget
No matter if you’re looking to splurge or on a budget, there’s a meal that fits the bill.
June 09. 2022
Best Breweries in Denver: Don’t Miss Out on These Great Beers
You can explore and taste the best breweries in Denver, the capital city of Colorado, thanks to its fantastic craft brewery culture and location at the heart of the famous Denver Beer Triangle. When you are in Colorado and Denver, you should never miss the chance of visiting the top breweries in Denver to enjoy their specialties.
June 09. 2022
The 14 Best Breweries in Denver
There’s nothing like a refreshing pint in the Mile High City. Much like the West Coast cities of Portland, Seattle, and San Diego, Denver is one of the best places to explore the bustling craft brewing scene.
June 03. 2022
Rockies opening weekend: LoDo specials, free pop-ups and all-ages “Rockies Walk”
A roundup of events in and around home-opening weekend at Coors Field. Wynkoop Brewing Company is tapping its Lockout Maibock, a Maibock brewed during the MLB lockout “when they were not sure if the season was going to happen,” according to a press statement.
June 01. 2022
This is Nuts! Wynkoop Will Tap Vegan Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout on Day of Darks
Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout has been a big attention-getter for Wynkoop Brewing Company over the past nine years, from the ballsy marketing campaign to the viscous mouthfeel to the way the cans were sold in pairs.
May 24. 2018
Denver Brewers Breathe New Life Into Throwback Ale
In collaboration, Station 26 Brewing Co and Wynkoop Brewing Company teamed up as old friends to bring back a medal winning, crushworthy classic first brewed in Vail, Colorado.
September 08. 2017
Wynkoop’s Beer Drinker of the Year competition is back!
This year, we’re looking to crown a winner who has the perfect mix of beer knowledge, passion, and, of course, personality. From home brewers to head brewers, we’re looking for a variety of perspectives, tastes, and experience with beer.
July 26. 2017
No Bull About It: The Best Brews are (still) at Wynkoop
ABOUT: Brews & in-house events (a summary of recent and upcoming)
March 22. 2017
Pioneering the Golden Age of Craft Beer with Wynkoop Brewing Co.
Craft beer obsessed, Wynkoop Brewing Company’s pioneer days are far from behind them. Head Brewer John Sims and team are onerous brewers committed to pushing craft beer process and its use of unusual ingredients further out — into the Golden Age.
December 05. 2016
NEW BEERS IN DENVER TO PUT ON YOUR RADAR
I’ve been brewing all kinds of beers at Wynkoop for a few months now. If you’re curious, here’s a run-down on some cool stuff I’ve been whipping up
September 27. 2016
John Simms is the latest brewer to join the ranks over at Wynkoop Brewery. He started brewing in Dallas in 1993, worked his way up and went on to work for several more breweries over the years. He also served as President of the Craft Brewers Association from 1999 – 2001.
September 12. 2016
Our downtown Denver brewery resides in a 125-year-old brick warehouse building that’s seen a lot of changes over the last century. In the past year or so, we made a few changes of our own when we updated our 30-year-old tap system, replacing all of our taps, lines and pumps so we could get fresh beer from the basement up to our bars. And just recently we installed brand new, state-of-the-art brewing equipment, making our brewers’ lives (and backs) easier with our newly implemented grain elevator.
September 21. 2015
We are thrilled to announce the release of our newly redesigned website. It has been crafted to reflect Wyknoop’s rich history and our love for really good beer. We hope that you will enjoy our website’s fresh new look. Grab a beer and hang out with us for a while.
Cheers!
November 10. 2014
Parade of Darks – Saturday, December 6th. 2014
Buy your tickets here to this awesome event!…
September 26. 2014
It’s amazing how time flies. After a fantastic summer of beer festivals, tastings, and some truly tasty brews, we’ve made it back to the most wonderful time of the year- Great American Beer Festival! We here at the…
September 18. 2014
Wynkoop Pumpkin Ale Hits Shelves October First
Denver, CO – Sept. 17, 2014 –
Wynkoop Brewing Company will release its highly acclaimed Pumpkin Ale on October 1st, 2014 in a hand-designed can. The Pumpkin Ale is a lightly spiced English-Style Brown Ale with three…
July 09. 2014
Denver Post: President Obama’s Visit to Wynkoop
On Tuesday night (July 8th) we were surprised by a visit from Governor Hickenlooper and President Obama. The two politicians shared, beers, appetizers, and a game of pool. But they also discussed homebrewing and fist pumped a gorilla….
July 01. 2014
Mile High Pale Ale Debuts New Can Design
Wynkoop Releases Mile High Pale Ale in Cans, Replaces Silverback Pale Ale
The beer will debut a new can design, with Patty’s Chile Beer to follow mid-July
(Denver, Colorado) – Wynkoop will release Mile High Pale…
June 05. 2014
Our new cask-conditioned brown ale has just been released!
C.Andy Brown Ale
4.8% abv
(Note: This entire beer description is being written in a British accent). This cask-conditioned Southern English Brown Ale takes her name from…
June 03. 2014
Watch the trailer below to check out the new series “Brewed!” or check out the full episode featuring Wynkoop now available On Demand.
(From Brewed! Website):
Blood, Sweat, Tears and Cheers Crafting the American…
April 23. 2014
Bess & Shannon Chat With Denver Business Podcast
We sent Bess and Shannon to chat about beer with Sev and Ryan of Denver Business Podcast. They talked about beer, but other topics included unicorns, politics, dinosaur sleepovers, Kurt Vonnegut, marijuana, Madonna acid trip montage…
April 16. 2014
Kurt’s Mile High Malt: Behind the Vonnegut Beer
Who better to start us out on the story of Kurt’s Mile High Malt than the late author himself?
(Passage taken from Timequake, the semi-autobiographical work of Kurt Vonnegut):
“On September 6th, 1996, Joe and…
March 27. 2014
Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout Limited Release April 1st 2014
The beer that originally started as an April Fool’s Joke (see the youtube video below) is making a return for a limited time only starting April 1st. We are releasing an extra-small batch in cans, sold in 2-packs. Make sure…
March 05. 2014
Wynkoop Beer of the Month at Liquormarts in March!
It’s March Madness at Liquormarts and we are the Beer of the Month!
$1.50 off all 6-packs and 4-packs; $2.00 off Mile High Mix 12-pack at all 3 locations for the entire month of March. You can also stop in at the following…
February 27. 2014
Wynkoop Releases Earl Grey IPA for Brown Palace
Wynkoop Brewing Company and the Brown Palace Hotel have teamed up for a series of special cask-conditioned beers for the hotel’s famed Ship Tavern bar. Historically, high tea was served in the space where the ship tavern now…
February 13. 2014
Valentine’s Weekend Dinner for Two
WERE LOVE AND BEER COME TOGETHER
Three Course Dinner for 2
$60 with sample size beer pairing or $70 with full size pairing.
FIRST COURSE
Fried oysters with a spicy tomato remoulade. Paired with Patty’s Chile Beer
SECOND COURSE
Grilled…
January 10. 2014
Wynkoop Releases Bourbon Barrel Quad for Moe’s Original BBQ
Wynkoop Brewing Company has teamed up with the crew at Moe’s Original BBQ to bring you a specialty beer for your finger-licking delight. Moe’s Original BBQ beer is a Bourbon Barrel Quad made with pit-smoked rock…
January 06. 2014
Denver Westword Chooses Wynkoop’s Chancellor as a Top Beer of 2013
Cafe Westword: “The Chancellor is pure heaven.”
Thanks to the Westword for picking our specialty release, “The Chancellor” as one of their favorite beers of 2013! See the full list at the link below:
20 of our favorite Colorado craft beers from 2013….
January 06. 2014
The thirteen best new Colorado beers of 2013
Thanks to Denver Westword for listing our Colorojo as one of the best new beers of 2013!
Read more here:
The thirteen best new Colorado beers of 2013….
December 20. 2013
Click here for info on our Mile High Mixer January 8th at the High Dive!…
December 10. 2013
Thank you all to everyone who came out for this year’s Parade of Darks! This event just keeps growing, and just when we think it can’t get any better, it does. We were completely sold out on Saturday, and the upstairs…
December 02. 2013
Mile High Mix: 12 Cans of Liquid Awesome. Coming Dec 2013
ANNOUNCING: Wynkoop Mile High Mix 12 pack box. Late December 2013
Friends, family, countrymen and esteemed beer community:
We have been very busy expanding our outside distribution and getting more of our beers into cans, and…
November 29. 2013
NOW ON TAP: A specialty collaborative beer/wine hybrid between Wynkoop Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewing Company and Jack Rabbit Hill Winery
Video: A snap shot into the making of Brewjolais w/ Peter Bouckaert
Our famed…
November 27. 2013
Featured on the Next Brewed – Wynkoop
Featured on the Next Brewed – Wynkoop on Vimeo
via Featured on the Next Brewed – Wynkoop.
…
November 26. 2013
The Women of Colorado Craft Breweries Calendar & Release Party
Need a holiday gift for some men in your life? Do they like beer? Do they like women? Our lady brewer Bess made her modeling debut on the cover of “The Women of Colorado Craft Breweries” calendar 2014. Supply is limited,…
November 25. 2013
Parade of Darks December 7th 2013 1-4pm at Wynkoop
Click Here to Buy Tickets
A holiday tradition, the highly anticipated Parade of Darks is a showcase of beers in the amber to opaque categories. Featuring over 80 beers from 35+ breweries, this event raised over $14,000 for…
November 21. 2013
Wynkoop planning expanded barrel program, tasting room in basement
Denver Post article about what Wynkoop has in the works for 2014.
Wynkoop planning expanded barrel program, tasting room in basement….
November 20. 2013
White Snow and Black Beer: Wynkoop’s Parade of Darks – Denver off the Wagon
White Snow and Black Beer: Wynkoop’s Parade of Darks – Denver off the Wagon….
November 18. 2013
The Can Revolution: Canning up our Liquid Art
Kick Your Can Discrimination
Ever turn down a fantastic beer just because it was in a can? Thanks to many years of adjunct beer giants brewing and canning cheap beer, quality craft beer in cans immediately gets written off…
July 02. 2013
Smartphones, Fried Squirrel and Heaven
Cory Treadway, exec chef of Wynkoop Brewery, on smartphones, fried squirrel and heaven
“I was the first white kid — the first gringo — to ever roll egg rolls,” declares Cory Treadway, recalling his first…
July 02. 2013
Wynkoop Releases First Cans of Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout
Alright, it’s official: we have released a hand-canned version of our world-famous Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout.
This is another seminal moment in our 25 years of small-batch…
July 02. 2013
Wynkoop Brewing & Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park Launch Another Summer of Microbrews
Our custom beer project with the famed Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park in Denver is back in action.
Two custom-made Wynkoop Brewing…

