![]() And at a quaffable 5.6 percent alcohol by volume, a couple will go down great on a sunny afternoon.Īs will Angier’s Box, a Czech-style dark lager. ![]() Fruit beers can sometimes get a little weighty, but not Sleepyhead. Beautifully golden in the glass with a frothy head, Sleepyhead is crisp and tart in the mouth with a wonderfully dry finish. Start your fermentation journey with Sleepyhead Passion Fruit Kölsch it’s the brew Smith won silver with at GABF in 2014 in the American-style Fruit Beer category. Smith headed out South Golden way and, in 2018, opened up Coda round two with his line-up of signature ales and lagers.Īnd Coda’s ales and lagers are some of the best around. ![]() The Aurora brewery was renamed Ursula (after the street address) and kept the theming-the logo is a guitar pick. Say, Dog Catcher Red Ale and George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog.” Coda caught drinkers’ attention-and netted Smith a Great American Beer Festival medal-but after two years, Smith and Coda co-owner Scott Procop split. Music and beer might sound pretty routine, but for University of Colorado medical researcher turned brewer Luke Smith, a music-themed brewery meant each beer was designed to be paired with a specific song. Today, you’re headed to South Golden-down an unpaved alley, past the auto repair shop, to a brewery so in love with the fermentation sciences that the shelves are stocked with apothecary paraphernalia, and the tables are adorned with microscopes.Ĭoda’s story began in Aurora, in 2014, as a music-themed brewery. And then there’s that one brewery that pretty much everyone and their dog knows about. One of the most decorated breweries in the state resides here. You, dear reader, are headed to Golden, and Coda Brewing Co. Where in god’s name are you going to take him now? Even that brewery serving English milds out of a garage in the office park and that one up the mountains specializing in milkshake IPAs. That can get a little exhausting, especially since he comes out here every year, and he’s had everything. You love him, sure, but the guy is a bonafide beer geek, and he’s always looking for something new, something different. Want to rent out CODA?! We host private and co-mingle events all the time! Please email for more info.Your brother-in-law is back in town. In essence, the science builds the beer and the music drives it. They tap the beer on stage and as the music and beer come to an end, that is the coda experience. Coda's approach is tapping into that last sense of hearing by pairing beer with music and collaborating with musicians to make beer they want. Like the end of the arduous brewing process or having a beer at the end of a day. The coda symbol notes the end of a music passage. Luke also won a silver medal at the 2015 Great American Beer Fest for a Strong Pale Ale. Luke also won the 2014 Brewbound Startup Brewery Challenge in San Diego that led to a collaboration with Widmer Brothers Brewing. Sleepyhead Passionfruit Imperial Kolsch took home a silver medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Fest. Some say he has reinvented fruit beer and broken common stereotypes of the style. His range includes fruit beers, sours, saisons and IPAs. Papa Joy - Chocolate, Almond, Coconut Stout on Nitroįounder Luke Smith goal is to provide uniquely hand crafted ales and lagers for craft beer enthusiasts by sourcing the absolute highest quality of ingredientsĪs a former yeast microbiologist and translational research scientist, Luke’s passion is designing each individual beer with a unique water profile and a unique yeast strain, hosting the title “Fermentation Scientist”. Sponge Bobsicle - Pineapple Coconut Milkshake IPA 47. Pineapple Sour, Champagne Mango Sour, Dry Hopped Sour.Fuzz Face - Palisade Peach Mixed Culture Saison PB&J Porter - Gold at the 2015 Colorado State Fair (bottled) IPA with Galaxy and Mosaic (for the Work Shy Concert) Breakfast Cream Stout (BruFrou exclusive) Citra Pale Ale (This went on to win Silver at the 2015 GABF) Myceliated Mushroom Stout (The world's first Myceliated Reishi Mushroom beer) Wombat – American Wheat with Hibiscus and Honey Rasberry Blossom Honey Saison with Dandelions ![]() Future plans include building a functional apothecary library to display various ingredients used in Coda’s beer lab. Just want a splash or a sample flight? Expect it to be served in a legitimate pyrex beaker. Coda holds true to their motto, “Ale’s what cures you”, as most additional ingredients beyond water, hops, grain and yeast may have beneficial physical attributes. Keep an eye on Coda’s ever expanding tap list as the experimental elixirs are only one keg and are usually gone in a couple days. ![]()
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