Jefferson Park and the Highlands

Best time: Any day. Start at Little Machine from noon (11am Friday to Sunday). Zuni Street opens at noon on Friday to Sunday but only at 3pm Monday to Thursday, so on weekdays start around 2pm. Finish at Hogshead, which pours until 9pm (10pm Thursday to Saturday). Opening hours change, so check each venue before you set off.

The stops

1. 

   Little Machine Beer

   2924 W 20th Ave, Denver, CO 80211 · Decatur–Federal light-rail station (W line) is about 15 min walk; Empower Field at Mile High is next door

   Jefferson Park brewery (since 2015) with a big circular bar and patio, pouring a wide range from hoppy beers and lagers to stouts and fruited sours. Open noon to 11pm Monday to Thursday, 11am to 11pm Friday and Saturday, 11am to 10pm Sunday.

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2. 

   Zuni Street Brewing Company

   2355 W 29th Ave, Denver, CO 80211

   Easy-going Highland neighbourhood brewery (founded 2017) at 29th and Zuni, with IPAs, pale ales, fruited sours, stouts, kölsch and a good range of non-alcoholic options, two patios, daily food trucks and live music on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Open 3pm to 10pm Monday to Wednesday, 3pm to 11pm Thursday, noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, noon to 9pm Sunday.

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3. 

   Cerebral Brewing

   3257 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80211 · Bus 32 (W 32nd Ave), stop at Meade St

   The third taproom (opened April 2025, in a former church that once housed Oasis Brewing) of one of Denver's most acclaimed breweries, famous for hazy IPAs and barrel-aged stouts, with Outside Pizza's sourdough Neapolitan pies served inside. Open 2pm to 9pm Monday, noon to 9pm Tuesday, noon to 10pm Wednesday and Thursday, 11am to 11pm Friday and Saturday, 11am to 9pm Sunday.

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4. 

   Hogshead Brewery

   4460 W 29th Ave, Denver, CO 80212 · Bus 32 back towards downtown from W 32nd Ave; Sloan's Lake is a short walk south

   Denver's home of English-style real ale (since 2012), with more cask-conditioned, hand-pulled beers than anywhere else in the city (try Chin Wag ESB or Gilpin Black Gold porter), plus a few lagers, quick pizzas and a pub-like, dimly lit bar. Open noon to 9pm Monday to Wednesday, noon to 10pm Thursday and Friday, 10am to 10pm Saturday, 10am to 9pm Sunday.

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Getting there: start beside Empower Field at Mile High (Broncos stadium) in Jefferson Park, walk north into Highland, then west along the W 32nd Ave corridor to West Highland.

This is the most spread-out route: Little Machine to Zuni Street (about 1.9 km) and Zuni Street to Cerebral (about 2.3 km) are long, residential walks. Bus 32 along W 32nd Ave shortens the middle leg.

Avoid Broncos home-game days unless you want the crowds; parking and Little Machine both fill up.

Bolt-on: Denver Beer Co. on Platte Street (Route 2) is about 15 minutes' walk from Zuni Street.

Hogshead's cask ales are served cooler than room temperature but warmer and less fizzy than most US beer; ask for a taster if it's new to you.

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