The Denver Beer Co. was co-founded by Charlie Berger and Patrick Crawford in August 2011. The company was born in the founders’ garages, with what they describe as “a few batches of homebrew and a love for the craft of brewing.” The duo began selling their beer in a tap room brewery, complete with a beer garden, on Platte Street, in Denver, CO. The company has come a long way from a garage and now has a cannery for its craft ales, but still boasts that it serves only premium artisan ales and lagers, with fresh ingredients.
All of the beer company’s packaging happens at Canworks, Denver Beer Co.’s new production brewery and cannery, located at 4455 Jason Street in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood. Founder Charlie Berger says Canworks is an easy bike ride from Downtown Denver or from the Platte Street Taproom. Open for tours Thursday through Sunday, Canworks is the place to go to check out the packaging machinery and then stay to enjoy a beer in the tasting room.