WHERE THE BEER FLOWS LIKE WINE BEER IS TO COLORADO WHAT WINE IS TO CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS WHY WE’RE SEEING A NEW CROP OF MICROBREWERIES IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS.
It seems as though the microbrewery scene in Steamboat Springs is exploding as more new breweries open every year, turning once-dreary industrial spaces into live tap rooms and gathering spaces. According to Wyatt Patterson, owner of Storm Peak Brewing, Steamboat is simply finally catching up. “The new breweries that have opened in town are filling a void that existed in Steamboat, when compared with the breweries that most other towns in Colorado have had for years.” We caught up with Patterson to find out why beer and Steamboat are the perfect pairing.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT MAKING BEER?
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“We have 20 tap beers and are very
push our limits of what we can brew.
much a tap room-focused brewery. We
People always ask what’s your flagship
try to experiment as much as we can.
or your style or what beer defines
We are always trying new things and
you guys and we try to avoid that. We
the menu is always shifting. We would
found a few that the community has
get really bored if we were making the
responded well to, and those are the
same recipes over and over. It helps us
ones we package and distribute.
learn and stay sharp and continue to
Mostly, we’re just having fun.”
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