Platte Street, LoDo, the Ballpark and Five Points

Best time: Thursday to Sunday, because Spangalang is closed Monday to Wednesday. Start at Denver Beer Co. from about 1pm (it opens at 11am), when Wynkoop (from 11am) and Full Frame (from 8am) are open too; Woods Boss opens at noon on Friday to Sunday and 2pm on Thursday. Finish at Spangalang, which pours until midnight on Friday and Saturday (10pm Thursday, 8pm Sunday). Opening hours change, so check each venue before you set off.

The stops

1. Denver Beer Co.

   1695 Platte St, Denver, CO 80202 · Union Station (light rail, A Line, buses), 10 min walk over the Millennium Bridge

   The original Denver Beer Co. taproom (now part of Wilding Brands), with a big garage-door taproom and beer garden on Platte Street, known for Graham Cracker Porter and Princess Yum Yum raspberry kölsch. Open 11am to 10pm Monday to Thursday, 11am to 11pm Friday and Saturday, 11am to 9pm Sunday.

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2. Wynkoop Brewing Company

   1634 18th St, Denver, CO 80202 · Union Station, 5 min walk

   Colorado's first brewpub, opened in 1988 by a group that included future mayor, governor and senator John Hickenlooper, in an 1888 warehouse in LoDo. Pub food on the ground floor, a 20-plus-table billiards hall upstairs and comedy in the basement; beers range from Rail Yard amber to the infamous Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout. Opens 11am daily (listings show it open to midnight, 1am Friday and Saturday).

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3. Full Frame Beer

   1139 20th St, Denver, CO 80202 · Coors Field is a block away

   Brewpub, coffee shop and brunch spot opened in 2025 by former Jagged Mountain head brewer Alyssa Hoberer and Jacob Kemple in the old Jagged Mountain space a block from Coors Field: bright, hop-forward pale ales, plenty of local collaborations, plus cocktails, wine and coffee. Beer served 8am to 10pm daily.

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4. Woods Boss Brewing Company

   2210 California St, Denver, CO 80205

   Independent brewery in a renovated early-1900s brick building on the edge of downtown and Five Points (opened 2017), with a heated patio, its own parklet on California Street and live music. Open 2pm to 8pm Monday and Tuesday, 2pm to 10pm Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 10pm Friday and Saturday, noon to 7pm Sunday.

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5. Spangalang Brewery

   2736 Welton St #102, Denver, CO 80205 · L Line suspended until 2027; walk or ride-share

   Jazz-themed brewery on Welton Street in historic Five Points, once the 'Harlem of the West', in a restored industrial building with a beer garden, smoked comfort food, live music every Friday and Sunday and a Soul Sunday R&B brunch. Open 4pm to 10pm Thursday, 4pm to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday and 11am to 8pm Sunday; closed Monday to Wednesday.

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Getting there: start in LoHi on Platte Street, cross the South Platte and the rail yards on the Millennium Bridge to Union Station, then work through LoDo past Coors Field into Five Points.

Denver Beer Co. to Wynkoop is about 1.2 km and Woods Boss to Spangalang about 1 km; the rest are short hops.

On Rockies game days (April to September) Wynkoop and the Ballpark blocks are packed; go early or pick a non-game day.

Five Points is the historic heart of Black Denver and its jazz scene; Welton Street holds First Friday events with live music.

Downtown's office districts are quiet at night; stick to busy streets after dark and use a ride-share for the last leg if you prefer.

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