Westbound & Down Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Idaho Springs,
Colorado,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 6 Venues
Established in 2015
Contact
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Description
A brewery with deep Colorado roots that aims to infuse the spirit of the West into everything we create. Always consistent, expertly balanced, with a strong commitment to quality. Elevating adventure since 2015.
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aromos are mild MJ with grassy, malt and a bit of citrus. Flavors are similar to nose and more bitter than sweet and okay carbonation. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 29 Nov 2025
at 23:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Aromas are stone fruit with a little citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors are similar to nose, slightly sweet with enough bitter and mildly soft carbonation. Decent but not great.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 21 Nov 2025
at 04:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Cinnamon, vanilla, brown sugar, chocolate fudge, mild booze.
T- Chocolate, mild roast, bourbon, faint baking spice, molasses.
F- Full body, slightly thin texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Nice. Smells like a stout, tastes like a barleywine. Love the 8 oz cans for beers like this. More subdued than I would expected for the abv. Good stuff.
A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, no head.
A- Cinnamon, vanilla, brown sugar, chocolate fudge, mild booze.
T- Chocolate, mild roast, bourbon, faint baking spice, molasses.
F- Full body, slightly thin texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- Nice. Smells like a stout, tastes like a barleywine. Love the 8 oz cans for beers like this. More subdued than I would expected for the abv. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2025
at 02:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear bright gold with a large white head that turned foamy. Aroma of pale malt - seemingly not bready - with a good amount of Noble hop aroma. Arguably med body. It's quite dry and quite bitter. Mostly Noble grass/spice for hop. Excellent pils.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 10 Nov 2025
at 00:29
7.6/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2025
at 22:12
8/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2025
at 20:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Sample at Denver Rare Beer Tasting XVI (Last Call) on 10/09/2025. Dark brown pour with some mahogany around the edges, and a medium khaki head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of rum, malt, vine fruit and caramel. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky rum, caramel malt, white grape and apple. The finish is boozy and fruity with a rum and malt aftertaste. Very good overall.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2025
at 19:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Denver Rare Beer Tasting XVI (Last Call) on 10/09/2025. Clear bright golden color with a medium frothy white head that burns away steadily to a film. Strings of lacing. Aroma of grassy hops, tropical fruit and malt. Medium body with flavors of herbal hop, tropical and stone fruit and bready malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2025
at 19:30
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample at Denver Rare Beer Tasting XVI (Last Call) on 10/09/2025. Dark chestnut-brown pour with a medium beige head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Aroma of bourbon, malt and chocolate. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, chocolate malt and ripe fruit. The finish is oaky with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Good beer overall.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2025
at 19:25
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Sample at Denver Rare Beer Tasting XVI (Last Call) on 10/09/2025. Black pour with some brown around the edges, and a medium khaki head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Bourbon, malt, vanilla and coffee in the nose. Full-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, chocolate, vanilla and roasty coffee. The finish is oaky with a bourbon-infused chocolate mocha aftertaste. Enjoyable beer all around.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2025
at 19:20