Avery Brewing Company

I visited here back in 2016, I thought I’d rated it then. Supremely friendly staff, walkway looking down on the brewery self-guided “your”. Awesome and mega popular patio space. I went into the taproom on the 2F and sat at the bar had a flight and food. Got stuffed and as it was my last visit of the day I wanna as unable to fully take advantage of the full range of what was on offer.

Definitely one of the top 5 breweries I've visited in terms of their on-site setup. Only one I can think of off the top of my head that I'd put above it is Hair of the Dog in Portland, which is my favorite maker of anything I put in my body ever. So, in summary, go here. Details follow. It's a bit out of the way in an office park (which seems to have sprung up around Avery - there are a ton of breweries around it too). It's COVID-times so sat outdoors. They have a ton of their barrel aged stuff on tap with more upstairs to go - had five beers here and I'd go out of my way for the worst of them. The coconut bon bon cerise I would do things I'm not proud of for. Tons of glassware and beers to take away, including some stuff I've never seen outside the taproom. The beer is as spectacular as you'd expect. The food - those were giant, fatty chunks of brisket and paired perfectly with just about anything desirable. In short, I want to go back. Only complaint is that I was hoping for 5oz pours of a couple of barrel aged beers and they only brought 2.5oz pours. Given that I had to drive, not the worst thing.

Awesome spot outside of town. Maybe 30-40 of their own taps, good range of choices. Service was solid. I think there are three different drinking areas to choose from, and you can grab a beer and wander around the upper loft area of the brewery. Pretty cool!

Checked this place out with @@aron and his wife on a Saturday - day after his PhD defense! Way to go @@ron! This is solid place, busy as heck, but plenty of seating, both inside and out. Order at the bar unless you are at a table; then you get waitress service. Half pours available. Bar food seemed about average. What is awesome is the number of BA and otherwise special beers on tap at any given time here. This is a real treat for the ticker. Only problem is that Avery LOVES high ABV -- you need to be careful when you visit this place.

Visited July 2016. Awesome taproom, quite a big space. Around 30 keg lines pouring, a great variety of their beers on offer. The food was great too.

Nice, huge place with a ton of Avery beers on tap, including most of their highest rated. Most things here are available in sample sized 4 oz drafts, and there is lots of stuff I don't see much on the east coast. Some of their better stuff is quite expensive - even more than I get it on tap in Washington D.C. in some cases. For the Denver area, this place was the most expensive. ($9 for a 4oz pour of one of their barrel-aged sours!). Outdoor patio is beautiful in summer.

New bigger location since my last visit. I keep wanting them to be one of my favorite breweries, and while good, they keep falling just short. They did have a BIG selection of quality beers. We sat outside and had good service. Slightly expensive but tasty grub. Lots of high gravity stuff, so beware.

Sat on the patio and never went inside so not really sure of the vibe. BBQ sandwhich was solid. Good selection of beer on tap.

Dog friendly patio. Outstanding beer selection. Friendly servers. Great service. Good food. Possibly the best French fries I’ve ever had.

Huge new facility right outside Boulder. Family friendly for sure. Inside and out, there was plenty of space. 30 taps upstairs and downstairs with beers you will recognize and a lot of taproom only/one offs. Food was all above average. Very nice selection of schwag as well. Not much character here, like their old location had, but that is hard to keep when you quadruple in size. I will return, just maybe not on a hot Saturday night when everyone in the world is there.