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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Golden -orange colour with a small white head. Aroma is yeast, fruit, malt, lemon. Flavour is sourness, yeast, oak, malt, fruit, lemon. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2013 at 01:00

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle courtesy of AZ crew during driveway tasting. perfect brew for hot friday afternoon although had this a later on. pours hazy pale yellow with nice white head. Aromas of sour tartness, kiwi, and horseblanket. Tastes of lemons, kiwi, mango, minerally, funky vinegar, and oak. really refreshing could drink this all day
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2013 at 13:44

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled. Huge raspberry nose, acid, funk, wood. Very nice. Cloudy, dirty red-brown with lace. Quite sour flavor, nice fruit, wood, minerals, acid and vanilla. Quite nice, though a bit unrefined.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2013 at 16:25

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at the barrel cellar - cloudy gold - frothy, well-sustained head - nose of moderately acidic citrus oil/peel, earthy/musty notes, a touch of sulphur - soft carbonation in the mouth - flavor is medium dry - sharp citrus oil flavors throughout - moderate bitterness, becoming overly bitter in the finish - finish is like sour grapefruit -as in a lot of recent releases by this brewer, the oak is far too strong and lingers far too long on the palate - meh.
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2013 at 12:56

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
375 ml bottle from Ratman. Nose is horseblanket, yeast, citrus, and mild tartness. Lightly hazy yellow with a small white head. Flavor is slightly funky, just a hint of lemon, and some yeasty caramel malt.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2013 at 21:25

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle a gift from my friend the Ratman! Nose is light funky and tart with a fruity sweetness and a bit of lactic acid and oak. Murky orange tinged yellow (almost the same shade as the clear Coronado Idiot I drank just before this) with a small yellow tinged head. Flavor is lightly tart and hoseblanket with a some citric lemony notes and a sharp finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2013 at 20:00

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Ken at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours very hazy gold with a white head. Sweet fruit and tart brett aromas. Flavor is light peach with brett. Not strong and harsh, just tasty, earthy brett.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2013 at 16:11

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled. An unclear brown beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of hops, citrus fruits, caramel, and brettanomyces. The flavor is sweet with notes of brettanomyces, wood, roasted malt, and caramel, leading to a dry roasted finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2013 at 07:57

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
75 cl bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is grapefruity and light peachy. Smooth fruity. Grapefruity and light citrusy. Peachy and grapes. Citric and smooth fruity finish. Bitter and citric. Dry and citric finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2013 at 07:49

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours brown with an orange hue and a dense and lacing off-white head. Bretty, farty nose atop some sour berries. Medium body, heavy funk and barnyard, very subtle roast and a distinct lactic tartness. Clearly a Sour - not much left of the original Black IPA. 270413
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2013 at 07:30