Left Hand Brewing Co.

Why We Love It: There’s no disputing the influence—both from a craft and a technology standpoint—this Boulder County brewery has had on the national level. Co-founders Dick Doore and Eric Wallace opened for business in early 1994 with a batch of Sawtooth Ale and the rest is history, with the awards to back it up. Nitro Milk Stout is a roasty, mocha-nosed dream in a bottle, with hints of caramelized sugar and vanilla; Good Juju is a spicy, bracing herbed golden ale spiked with ginger. A little somethin’ somethin’ for everyone.