Fort Collins’ newest brewery is an old favorite
A brand new brewery with a well-recognized title is now open in Fort Collins.
This week, Verboten Brewing and Barrel Mission debuted its second location at 1611 S. School Ave., within the house previously house to Black Bottle Brewery. It’ll host a grand opening the weekend of Might 3, mentioned co-owner Josh Grenz.
Verboten took over Black Bottle’s lease in February and Grenz has since been engaged on a “beauty rework” to replace the bar tops, desk tops and chairs. He downsized the draft system from 40 to twenty faucets and added German-style picnic tables to the entrance patio.
As a part of the deal, Verboten additionally inherited the roughly 7-barrel brewing system onsite and since March, brewer Hunter Pierce has been busy turning out unique recipes. The opening lineup in FoCo features a couple Czech-style pilsners served from LUKR taps, two IPAs, a stout with coconut and cinnamon, a Kölsch, a Scottish export, and the final keg of the award-winning Develop Outdated With You barleywine.
Grenz mentioned the Fort Collins location will brew all its beers in-house apart from 4 core recipes that can be distributed from its flagship spot in Loveland. These embrace an orange-honey blossom wheat referred to as Pondering of One thing Orange; Thawed Out chilly IPA; Verboten Pilsner; and a caramel porter referred to as Killer Boots.
In the course of the grand opening weekend, bartenders will faucet an imperial saison aged in gin barrels for the event, and thereafter the brewery anticipates beginning a weekly Kölsch service, a German custom that features steady beer supply to every drinker.
Grenz mentioned he hopes Fort Collins will add to the Verboten expertise, which is why he’s attempting to make it distinctive. Along with beer, Verboten will serve meals akin to Detroit-style pizza and small, shareable plates. It’s additionally increasing the beverage menu to incorporate a restricted choice of cocktails, wine and non-alcoholic choices.
Although Verboten solely took over the lease just a few months in the past, its homeowners had lengthy desired to discover a second taproom. (The primary opened in Loveland in 2013.)
Grenz started trying in 2019 earlier than the pandemic shelved his plans. When the chance to maneuver into Black Bottle’s house offered itself, it was too good to move up, mentioned Grenz, a Fort Collins native.
“We have been searching for a spot to broaden the place we might do one thing new, so having the meals and cocktails provides us the flexibility to broaden our data and work with meals and beer collectively,” he mentioned.
Grenz additionally hopes to include beer into the meals and cocktail choices. For instance, the Verboten Outdated Usual incorporates a smoked malt easy syrup and the home margarita features a hop-sugar rim on the glass.
Verboten Brewing and Barrel Mission in Fort Collins can be open on daily basis of the week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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