Telluride Brewing Company

Why We Love It: Co-founder/brewer Chris Fish has a distinguished Colorado craft brew pedigree; TBC is his and business partner Tommy Thacher’s tribute to all that is great about our state. Belly up to the tasting room bar (there are no seats in this shared production space), dig the ever-present jam band tuneage coming from the speakers, and get into a glass of GABF gold winner Facedown Brown, with its appealing chocolate and coffee notes. Bourbon-barrel-aged Fishwater Project Double IPA is an 11-percent ABV ale loaded with oaky, hoppy deliciousness. You’ve been warned.