various brewpubs in Colorado: think globally, drink locally
On my first trip to Colorado in 1994, it was an amazing eye opener to see all these small craft brewers making beer like I had never tasted before. I visited over 120 breweries that summer, all over the US and Colorado was certainly one of the best areas for them.As a rule, the brewpubs were restaurants as well as breweries. Sometimes they were more restaurants than breweries but the very best of them were quite good at both. Some of the ones I visited in Colorado are: 1) Phantom Canyon at 2 E. Pike Peak Ave in Colorado Springs (a sister brewery to Walnut in Boulder!), 2) Hubcap Brewery & Kitchen at 143 East Meadows Dr in Vail (home to the award winning Vail Pale Ale), 3) Coopersmith's Pub & Brewery at 5 Old Town Square in Fort Collins, 4) Estes Park Brewery at 479 Prospect Village Dr in Estes Park (not the best beer but a great location nearly in Rocky Mountain National Park!), and 5)...
