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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
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


8.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
S: tart - berries - spontaneous fermentation A: clear copper body - thin white head T: soured - dry oak - light almond P: complex - soft malts - sweet end O: great overall - clean throughout - amazingly funky & complex! 16 ounce can - Whole Foods (grocery): Fort Collins, Colorado - purchased: 31-January-2022 - canned: 11-June-2021 - US$5,99 - sampled: 09-September-2024
Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2024 at 17:50

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
10 ounce at the brewery - opaque black pour, moderate tan lace - nose is heavy molasses, tamarind, espresso, light umami, fig - slick mouthfeel, medium-full body - fairly sweet, but with a light balancing acidity and a slight umami character - chocolate, espresso, light oaky whiskey, fig - finish and tamarind and coffee a lingering sweetness and oak - pretty solid.
Tried on 20 Oct 2024 at 19:42

8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Draft at the taproom - not sure if this is the right place to put this, but the menu states this is the gold medal winning batch - moderately hazy gold - nose is beautiful - briny, funky, oaky, lots of complex, cheesy bugginess, with some underlying bright fruitiness - it really smells fantastic - nice prickly acidity in the mouth - bone dry - tart but not overpoweringly sour, with a nice blend of lactic and acetic tartness - tons of oak, cheesy funk, aged earthy hop character, bright white wine grape must qualities - finish leaves lingering oak and mellowing acid - it’s damn good.
Tried from Draft on 20 Oct 2024 at 19:09

7/10
0,473 litre Can, from Systembolaget Charlottenberg, at home. Light pale yellow with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, brett, funky, sour, spices, oak.
Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2024 at 19:21

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours pale straw. Floral, honey, elderflower, minerally, plum, orange zest. Medium body. Quite nice.
Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2024 at 00:10

9.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Crooked Bottle, 0.375l. Aroma of barnyard, mild brett, cereals, white wine and passion fruit. Pours cloudy golden orange color with thin quickly diminishing off-white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts tart citrusy with passion fruit note, following is grainy, funky and vinous, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is mild grassy bitter. Medium body, slick texture and average carbonation in palate. Very well rounded by the years…
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2024 at 20:12

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Can that actually says "NEW west coast style IPA" at home. A bit unclear yellow to light orange color, medium sized white head. Aroma is malts, nicely hoppy, but also a light unsettling hint of green unripe hoppiness. I get that in the flavor too. U b ripe, too young hops. Decently bitter, decent malty base, decently hoppy, but that underlying hint of unripe green too young hops doesn't go away. Pity, I hold crooked stave in very high regard and this is -imo- not up to their standards.
Tried on 10 Oct 2024 at 21:36