Research Guides: Brewing Industry: Colorado

Brewing Industry in Colorado

There are over 400 breweries located in Colorado with more under construction. Colorado is also home to more than 150 wineries, 67 distilleries, 24 cideries, and 14 meaderies.

Beer Mapping
Use this site to map or locate any of the plethora of breweries in Colorado
Colorado Brewery List
A map and listing of Colorado breweries and taprooms, including cider and mead.

Laws, Regulations, & Guides

Colorado beer, liquor, special event codes and Code of regulations
Colorado beer, liquor, special event codes and Code of regulations 1, C.C.R. 203-2 inclusive as of August 10, 2005
The Colorado Grape Growers' Guide
Information about grape growing in Colorado.
Colorado Liquor and Beer Licensee Handbook
A summary of rules and regulations for various types of establishments that dispense alcoholic drinks.
Colorado wine consumers: tapping interest in local wines
This study explores the unique characteristics of Colorado wine consumer segments and provides some insights to the types of varietals, production claims and marketing channels from which each segment shows distinct differences from other consumers.

Tivoli Brewing

We are lucky to have our very own brewery on campus! For more information about Tivoli Brewing please visit their website or check out the resources the library has available.

The Tivoli: Bavaria in the Rockies by Coel, Margaret; Gilleland, Karen; Barker, Jane Valentine
Call Number: F784.D48 T5 1985
ISBN: 9780961531911
Publication Date: 1985

Books

Mountain Brew by Ed Sealover
Call Number: TP528.C6 S43 2011
ISBN: 9781609491772
Publication Date: 2011
Special Collections
The Guide to Colorado Wineries by Brad Smith; Alta Smith; Phillip Bradley Smith
Call Number: TP557 .S55 2002
ISBN: 1555913148
Publication Date: 2002
Colorado Excursions with History, Hikes and Hops by Ed Sealover
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781625857521
Publication Date: 2013-04-23

Professional Associations

Beer Competitions

The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) takes place in Denver every fall. In addition to the GABF, there are a plethora of other events and competitions all over Colorado. Check out one of these pages to learn more about them!