A legacy Denver brewery will quickly shut each of its taprooms inside metropolis limits following its acquisition by a bigger craft conglomerate.
On the finish of June, Nice Divide Brewing Co. will cease serving beer at 2201 Arapahoe St., the place it was based in 1994. It should additionally shut the doorways to its River North Artwork District facility, generally known as the Barrel Bar & Cellar, at 1812 thirty fifth St. The brewery’s three branded places within the suburbs — that are run by a restaurant group — will stay open, however the closings take away Nice Divide’s footprint from its hometown.
Its absence could also be short-lived, nevertheless. A spokesperson for Wildling Manufacturers, which acquired the brewery in April, mentioned the corporate “might be opening a brand new Nice Divide location in Denver later this 12 months.”
Below the phrases of the acquisition, Nice Divide founder Brian Dunn retained possession of the 2 Denver taprooms. On the time the deal was introduced, he advised JHB the clock was possible ticking on these places, however that he didn’t know once they would possibly shutter. Dunn owns the constructing close to Coors Discipline and leases the one in RiNo.
Dunn was not instantly obtainable to touch upon the closings. However in a earlier interview, he cited the need to maneuver on from the beer enterprise as his motivation for promoting Nice Divide.
“It’s been my solely job for the previous 31 years and it’s been nice. I feel we’ve achieved rather a lot, we now have a tremendous staff, however I additionally don’t wish to do it once I’m 80,” Dunn mentioned.
Established in 2024, Wildling Manufacturers additionally owns Denver Beer Co., Stem Ciders, and the Funkwerks brewery. Its portfolio contains the founding corporations plus Howdy Beer, Straightforward Residing glowing hop water, Cerveceria Colorado and Formation Brewing, a brand new idea in Phoenix.
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