Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Microbrewery in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Crooked Stave Taproom at The Source

Established in 2010

Contact
Crooked Stave Taproom RINO, 3350 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO, 80216, United States
Description
Crooked Stave Brewing Company is an artisan microbrewery in Denver, Colorado. It was founded by beer lover and beer brewer Chad Yakobson. The establishment of Crooked Stave was the result of Chad’s years of travel and studies about beer brewing abroad. His study of Master of Science in Brewing and Distilling at a university in Scotland gave him the expertise to set up his own brewery. Crooked Stave brewery is known for their brewing specialty in Brettanomyces fermentations and barrel-aged sour and wild ales. Crooked Stave Brewing Company is home to some of the finest sour beers. Some of its remarkable beers are the Crooked Stave Surette, Crooked Stave Vieille and Crooked Stave St. Bretta.

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Can from Tavour
Appearance: clear pink with a thin white head
Aroma: huckleberries, cereal, woody
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium tartness
Texture: average carbonation, slick feel, medium body, tart finish
Tasty
Tried from Can from Tavour on 31 May 2026 at 18:52

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Bottle Ölrepublken 2026-04-10 Göteborg Bb 2026-12-31.
AR:sour elegance, herbs oregano?,
AP; amber golden clear,
F; perhaps thyme, sour white grapes
Tried from Bottle at Ölrepubliken on 12 Apr 2026 at 21:40

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
(Bottle) Orangey golden colour, slightly hazy, with foamy off-white head. Fruity, funky nose with peaches, apricots, oak wood, herbs, citrus and a touch of vinegar. Fruity, tart taste with peaches, apricots, blood orange, grapefruit, oak wood and funky yeast. Generous acidity. No bitterness. Medium body, mainly dry. Tart, fruity and woody. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2026 at 21:02

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Draft pour, light pink color. Dry dusty sulphuric aroma. Dry, tart. Notes of cranberry and red currant.
Tried from Draft at Crooked Stave Brewery and Barrel Cellar on 27 Mar 2026 at 16:14

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught @ First Draft, Chicago IL (Jan 2026). Opaque dark brown with a small frothy tan head, medium carbonation, tart and funky with dark roasted malt, light woodsy flavor, whiskey undertones, smooth body, long finish. Very complex flavor profile.
Tried from Draft at First Draft - Chicago on 22 Mar 2026 at 17:25

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Dark pour. Thin foam around the rim. Dark chocolate with hints of vanilla. Palate of oak and vanilla
Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 22 Mar 2026 at 03:09

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Wood, brown sugar nose. Dark brown, medium tan head. Wood, soil. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 22 Mar 2026 at 02:54

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On draught at Gaslight Social Club in Casper.

Pours straw gold, finger of foam, very good retention and lacing. This place also uses a nitro mix.

Smell is hoppy tropical fruity bitterness, something unusual in there. Can't put my finger on it.

Taste is tropical fruit, dry hopped bitterness, hints of relation to a German Pilsner but deviates, imho, by quite a bit. Might be picking up some lemon.

Mouthfeel is fine, I would drink this again.
Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2026 at 20:22

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Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: light copper to yellow color with a sly transparency about it; finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: clean malts - somewhat like corn sweet-ish, maybe something cracker-like tones; faint citrusy hops - light lime and/or lemon-ish
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas somewhat sweetly; finishes the same way
Texture: light bodied; sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: I can see it as a Mexican lager - I guess that's what Crooked Stave was going for with this.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 16:32

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: copper color with a slight transparency about it; one finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grassy to citrusy to piney and subtle earthy hops; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine semi-sweet to subtle bitter character; finishes semi-earthy to citrusy
Texture: light to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; light smoothness but also some hop assertiveness
Overall: mostly a nice easy going IPA worthy of coming back to.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 16:24