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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pour is a clear ruby red with almost no head at all. Aroma is the obvious spice combo of cinnamon and nutmeg. Flavor is pretty much all cinnamon and nutmeg. This was also kind of flat. But this is as advertised. It's a holiday spiced ale with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Tried on 24 Nov 2024 at 21:18

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can, 0.355l. Aroma of citrus, passion fruit, pine and resin. Pours hazy golden color with medium sized soapy white head, good lacing and soft visible carbonation. Taste starts juicy citrusy, herbal and piney, following is grainy and slightly medicinal, mouthfeel is rather dry, while finish is moderate bitter. Medium body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Crooked west…
Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2024 at 20:51

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Haven’t had Crooked Stave in awhile… Crooked Stave Peach IPA Hazy IPA This haze smelled like and tasted similar to peach schnapps.
Tried on 22 Nov 2024 at 05:03

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 37,5 cl. Pours a clear, nutty brown with a small, beige head. Sweet, noble rot in the nose, woody. Medium body, soft carbonation, baksamico and massive acetic acid. Caramelly, woody tannins. Complex and very sour. 191124
Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2024 at 16:06

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can, 0.355l. Aroma is grainy, grassy, citrusy and floral. Pours cloudy golden color with thin soapy white head, nice lacing and sparkling apperance. Taste starts refreshing citrusy and yeasty, following is bready and herbal, mouthfeel is smooth but rather dry, while finish is average bitter. Medium body, creamy texture and average carbonation in palate. Von Quality...
Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2024 at 21:19

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can, 0.355l. Aroma is ripe tropical fruity, floral, citrusy and resinous. Pours cloudy golden color with medium sized soapy white head, great lacing and sparkling appearance. Taste starts refreshing ripe tropical fruity and grainy, following is herbal, floral and bready, mouthfeel is rather dry, while finish is moderate bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Crooked Aussie…
Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2024 at 15:26

6/10
Magus, mõru, veits happeline, humalane. Ok.
Tried on 16 Nov 2024 at 18:00

9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle, 0.375l. Aroma of horse blanket, citrus, brett, cereals and a bit of sweat. Pours clear dark golden color with thin creamy white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts tart vinous, citrusy and grainy, follows by tannins, oak and brett, mouthfeel is quite smooth but dry, while finish is mild bitter. Medium body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Well rounded through 10 years of aging…
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2024 at 22:27

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Can, from Broadway Dive Bar, Manhattan. Faintly cloudy lemon yellow with a large foamy whitish head, citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel, faint mango and pineapple, thin body, long finish. Very smooth and easy to drink.
Tried from Can on 07 Nov 2024 at 16:43

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Red Coe North Loop. Pours a clear pale straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light grass and some leaves with a backbone of hay and straw. Flavor has a nice grass and hay combination with some grain and straw supporting.
Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2024 at 17:01