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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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
355ml can from Alko. Bbe 11.09.2024 Poured unclear and light orange in color. Stone fruit, sweetness, ripe fruits. Age shows here.
Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2024 at 09:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Lt. Sweetish and slightly watery with hints of fruits, grass and hops. A bit unbalanced.
Tried on 11 Aug 2024 at 09:28

6/10
Lt. Sweetish and slightly watery with hints of fruits, grass and hops. A bit unbalanced.
Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 23:58

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
On tap at Belmont Station. Pours clear ruby with a pink head. Aroma has tons of raspberry, a bit jammy. Flavour has tons of sour raspberry up front with lingering acidity. Not super complext, but great raspberry expression. Very intense.
Tried from Draft on 10 Aug 2024 at 05:28

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at The Beer Mongers. Pours clear yellow with a white head. Aroma has rustic wild yeast and apricot. Flavour has lemon sourness, bandaids, and pith. Infected notes distract from the rest of the beer; sour and bitter.
Tried from Draft on 10 Aug 2024 at 05:04

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Hazy golden with a dense head. Slightly acidic and funky aroma with notes of oak casks, ripe apples and sour berries. Funky and acidic flavour with notes of oak casks and apples. Dry and refreshing finish.
Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2024 at 15:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some slight nectary tones with a nice tartish edge to it. Flavour is tart fruits, some berries, wood and some slight acidity.
Tried on 06 Aug 2024 at 16:55

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at Belmont Station Bier Cafe, pours a clear hot pink with a small pink head. Aroma has tons of juicy, tart raspberries, some funk, and gentle bugginess underneath. Flavour is intense, with very juicy and very tart raspberries, more sugars than desirable, and a touch of funk. Tart, juicy, funky and a bit too sugary on the finish. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2024 at 05:31

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On tap at The Beer Mongers, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma has a herbaceous grassiness, light wild yeast, and some earthiness. Flavour has lots of herbaceous notes, light phenols, grass, and tart citrus. Definitely has some undesirable phenolic notes — burnt rubber, car tire, etc. This needs some cleaning up.
Tried from Draft on 05 Aug 2024 at 16:46

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
16 oz. can. Black pour, with a small, tan head. The nose is mellow coffee, walnut, chalk, lavender, caramel, and mild marshmallow. Dry and roasty, with a mellow, hard bitterness. Medium to heavy body, chewy, and grainy. Aggressive and quality.
Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2024 at 21:44