Liquid Arts

FORT COLLINS IS WORLD FAMOUS for its craft beer, but our craftiness doesn’t stop there. We have a long list of local creations from which to choose.

If you have a penchant for caffeine from a bean, Fort Collins offers so many locally roasted ways to espress yourself. The Bean Cycle, Harbinger, Lima Coffee, The Coffee Registry and Wander Coffee (try their Visit Fort Collins blend) are just a few favorites. For those who like their spot of tea, Happy Lucky’s Teahouse (home of a special Visit Fort Collins tea) and the Ku Cha House of Tea serve up a world of flavors in inviting community spaces.

When specialty spirits call your name, you’ll find excellent elixirs at any one of our local distilleries, such as Coppermuse, Elevation 5003, Feisty Spirits, Mobb Mountain, NOCO Distillery, Old Elk and Old Town Distilling. Travelocity didn’t rate Fort Collins No. 7 on its Craft Spirits Tourism Index for nothing.

For an easy-to-speak experience in craft cocktails, descend the stairs to Social in Old Town, named best Speakeasy in the country by Yelp reviewers.

If you want to “Branch Out,” don’t miss the cider of the same name made at Scrumpy’s Hard Cider and Pub. For a tasty, healthful treat full of probiotics and other good stuff, drink kombucha from Life’s a Buch, and Wild and Free

Fermented Tea. They source ingredients locally. Find their products at stores in the area.

If the fruit of the vine calls, raise a glass at Blanchard Family Wines and Hillside Vineyard’s tasting rooms at The Exchange. To visit a winery, stop into Ten Bears Winery in Laporte or the Sweetheart Winery in Loveland. Odell Brewing runs the The OBC Wine Project to explore unique flavor profiles.

And, of course, no sampling of Fort Collins’ craft creations would be complete without sipping or nibbling chocolate roasted at Nuance Chocolate, right in the heart of downtown. Selected as one of the 10 best bean-to-bar craft chocolate makers in the United States by USA Today, their hand-rolled truffles are not to be missed.