River North Brewery - Denver

I have always wanted to visit River North Brewing. They specialize in Barrel Aged Stouts, one of my favorites, but also have some other solid offerings.Founded in 2012 by Matt and Jessica Hess. A small operation in Denver, Colorado that has been collecting awards left and right.I pulled a chair up and got myself a flight.Festbier (2024):A Festbier style Oktoberfest beer that really hit the spot. Nice and drinkable with good balance.Double Barrel Aged Shadowman:A Barrel Aged Imperial Stout that was first aged in Kentucky Bourbon Barrels and then in Colorado Single Malt Barrels. Big, bold, and bodacious as a double barrel aged stout should be. Plenty of barrel character!Whiskey Barrel Aged Quandary:A Belgian Quadrupel that was aged in Whiskey Barrels. Well balanced with nice caramel and molasses notes.Pumpkin Spice Bucket of BoltsA Barleywine with adjuncts of Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, Vanilla, and Cloves. An award winning beer for good reason - PSL in the perfect vessel, Barleywine._____

Stopped in for a quick beer to use the Hop Pass for a BOGO deal. My husband got the Mountain Haze and I got the barrel-aged Father Time. We enjoyed our beers and it was cool to see their wide selection of barrel-aged brews. It's definitely more of a no fuss, no frills kind of place. Would come back to try more of their barrel-aged beers.

What a great taproom! There's a lot of space/seats around the bar, as well as various tables around the main room. Then there's a whole secondary room with tables/plenty of space. All the current beers that are on tap are on the screen to the left of the bar. Our bartender was great - we throughly enjoyed our beers (peach and a barrel aged), and picked up quite a few bottles to go! We will absolutely be back!

We did a walking tour of the city so we were kinda tired at the end of the evening. We decided to check out this brewery as our car was parked very close to this place. Nice ambiance and service staff were good too. They have a food truck with Mexican food as an option if you're hungry. I just ordered American lager. They have some board games and other bar games to play with friends and family. Nice seating area and pretty comfortable too.

This is my new favorite Colorado brewery. Absolutely killer stouts. Not just standard barrel aged stuff; truly unique strong stouts with complex flavors and huge variety. Any fans of Oskar blues, Avery, the bruery (California) would be wise to scope this place out. Bonus: there is a rad climbing gym a block away

Such good service and good drink selection. I had to take a meeting and the bar tender was nice enough to turn down the music in the room we were in so I could attend on zoom. They don't really serve food but they had a taco truck today which was great .

This brewery has a great location. Love the neighborhood and that it's close to other breweries. The bartender was nice and welcoming. I ordered a flight of four beers. The beers were okay but nothing extraordinary. I'm glad I came and tasted what I did.

Very friendly staff at this place. This location is a lot smaller than the other. They have events like trivia night and most important they're dog friendly.

I love this brewery! I am a big fan of dark beer, especially imperial stouts, which can be hard to find and if you do, there is usually only one option. River North specializes in creative dark beers that give me a goth/heavy metal vibe - which I love! My only complaint is the random country music playlist that is a real vibe killer. You'd expect guns and roses or white zombie to be playing, or maybe that's just my dream. Other than that please check this place out!

The beer is enough of a reason to seek this brewery out, but the beertender we had is a rock star. Jessica was extremely knowledgeable about their beers and is clearly a craft beer enthusiast. The selection of barrel aged and strong ales is unbelievable. River North is a must stop if you're in Denver.