Rapidly growing brewery will add large taproom near Sloan’s Lake
Westbound Down Brewing the rapidly growing Colorado beer maker that just in recent days raised million in a society offering revealed Wednesday it is moving forward on the next stage of its advancement plan The brewery plans to open a stylish full-service restaurant and taproom at W th Ave in Wheat Ridge just a inadequate blocks northwest of Denver s Sloan s Lake The location is close to Joyride Brewing Hogshead Brewery Cerebral Brewing and Barquentine Brewing Related Why this award-winning Colorado brewery wants people to invest in its business at a time when the beer industry is struggling But construction will take a few time since it will involve the complete renovation of two adjacent buildings and the addition of a -square-foot rooftop patio with views of the mountains and an outdoor courtyard between them according to plans revealed by Westbound The company is hoping to finance the purchase of the property with another residents offering The new location is expected to open by late or early Westbound disclosed When it is finished the -square-foot interior will feature taps upstairs and another downstairs along with a full kitchen serving pizza sandwiches and elevated pub fare Denver has long been one of our strongest regions but we haven t had a true home there until now Jake Gardner Westbound CEO and Director of Brewing Operations noted in a report This new location will bring our beer food and hospitality under one roof in a space designed for connection while helping accelerate retail adoption in Denver and beyond Jake Gardner is the CEO of Westbound Down Brewing in Colorado Provided by Westbound Down Westbound as of now runs a small taproom in the stylized alley behind the Dairy Block at Wazee St in Denver The company was founded in Idaho Springs in and still operates a restaurant and brewery there Its primary brewing facility along with another pub is in Lafayette Westbound also owns a production facility in Aspen and taprooms in Aspen and Carbondale It is known for IPAs like Spirit of the West Juice Caboose and Tropical Arts and lagers like Infinity Pils and Italian Pils It has won nine Great American Beer Festival medals including three in Westbound Down has been using the crowd-funded platform DealMaker to raise capital and help continue its development The brewery aims to quadruple production by Subscribe to our new food newsletter Stuffed to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox
