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Augustina’s Winery also use exclusively Colorado grapes. grapes. Colorado exclusively use also Winery Augustina’s

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old and rare Burgundies, held at various various at held Burgundies, rare and old through historic downtown. historic through

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sample bike-to-breweries route. And don’t worry about sticking precisely to the highlighted track; you’ll find it easy to skip a brewery or loop in

in town. This is a town full of beer geeks! beer of full town a is This town. in a couple more to suit your mood. Boulder’s city buses, including the Hop and the Jump (icons shown below) have bike racks should you get

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(which represents the nation’s small and independent craft brewers), brewers), craft independent and small nation’s the represents (which

to the Brewers Association Association Brewers the to

Boulder is home home is Boulder

on the beer train—Upslope Brewery is right next door. next right is Brewery train—Upslope beer the on

afternoon sampling some of Boulder’s best wines, then hop back back hop then wines, best Boulder’s of some sampling afternoon

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The Great American Beer Fest Fest Beer American Great The C Creek Pearl Street Mall*

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brewery also runs on 100% wind power. Cheers to that! to Cheers power. wind 100% on runs also brewery

Company. But owner Chris Asher didn’t stop there; the the there; stop didn’t Asher Chris owner But Company.

spot for the state’s first all-organic brewery, Asher Brewing Brewing Asher brewery, all-organic first state’s the for spot

so there was no better better no was there so Boulder is known for its eco ethic, ethic, eco its for known is Boulder

Tap House at Denver International Airport. International Denver at House Tap

free. Nervous flyers rejoice: there’s also a Boulder Beer Beer Boulder a also there’s rejoice: flyers Nervous free.

today’s state-of-the-art brewing facility and pub is livestock- is pub and facility brewing state-of-the-art today’s

brew house was in an actual goat shed! But don’t worry— don’t But shed! goat actual an in was house brew

1979 by two University of Colorado professors, the first first the professors, Colorado of University two by 1979 A Shine Restaurant and Gathering Place F Upslope Brewing Company K Wild Woods Brewery

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of being Colorado’s first microbrewery. microbrewery. first Colorado’s being of 2015 Pearl St., Pearl Street Mall 1898 South Flatiron Ct. 5460 Conestoga Ct. Boulder Beer Company holds the distinction distinction the holds Company Beer Boulder B West Flanders Brewing Co. G Boulder Beer L BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse 1125 Pearl St. 2880 Wilderness Pl. 1690 28th St.

C Walnut Brewery H Sanitas Brewing CO., LLC. BUS ROUTES

1109 Walnut St. 3501-3655 Frontier Ave.

D Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery I Twisted Pine Brewing Co Jump Hop to Sip-able Boulder Trivia Boulder Sip-able to WAY THIS 1500-1598 Pearl St. 2005 32nd St., Palmer Gardens Shopping Center E FATE Brewing Company IJ BRU Handbuilt Ales & Eats Arapahoe Ave. & Marine St. 5290 Arapahoe Ave.

*Bike riding isn’t allowed on the Pearl Street Mall, so if you come with your bike, park it and enjoy this walkable historic district on foot. This part of Boulder is full of bike shops offering rentals, as well as B Cycle public bike kiosks.