Denver LoDo Craft Beer Tour: 10+ Tastings & Brewery History

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Duration2h 30m

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Ten Beers, Four Breweries & the Seamy Side of Denver History

You taste 10+ craft beers across four breweries in Denver's Lower Downtown, guided by someone who knows the brewing history and the city's stranger past. The tour includes a souvenir taster glass and covers Wynkoop Brewing, Westbound & Down, Oskar Blues, and the stories of how a geologist built Denver's beer culture. Plan for a walking tour on foot through cobblestone streets—that's what lets you see the red-brick buildings and the neighborhood's seamy history along the way.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Denver's LoDo craft beer scene

Visit Wynkoop Brewing Company
Walk through LoDo neighborhood
Explore Dairy Block complex
Drink at Westbound & Down brewery
Pass by Larimer Square
Pass by Daniels and Fisher Clock Tower
Visit Oskar Blues Grill & Brew

The Experience

You're standing in a 19th-century warehouse on a Denver street you've walked past a hundred times, and suddenly the bartender is explaining why this place—Wynkoop Brewing—matters. It's not just the beer. In 1988, a failed geologist named John Hickenlooper opened this brewpub and accidentally started a movement that turned Denver into a beer city. That's the kind of detail that sticks with you, and it's exactly what a Denver craft beer tour in LoDo should do: make you see the neighborhood differently. Your guide walks you through the history of each brewery as you taste your way through 10+ beers, teaching you how to actually taste them instead of just drinking them. The guide explains the brewing process at each stop, so you're not just sipping—you're learning why these beers taste the way they do.

The route itself is a walk through Lower Downtown's cobblestone streets and red-brick buildings, and it's not all polished. You'll pass through Denver's original red light district, hear about grave robbers and other seamy Denver history that the tour guide throws in between tastings. One stop takes you to Westbound & Down, a Colorado mountain brewery with an outpost inside the Dairy Block, a stylish urban complex that's become the center of LoDo's food and drink scene. Another is Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, a 130-year-old building that was just renovated into a restaurant, bar, and music venue with a drumstick chandelier and a guitar pick-covered bar. You'll walk near Larimer Square—Denver's oldest block, with Victorian buildings and twinkling lights—and see the Daniels and Fisher Clock Tower, a 1910 Renaissance Revival landmark with a 16th-story observation deck. It's the kind of tour where the beer is good, but the city context makes it memorable.

The whole thing is on foot through LoDo, so wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. You need to be 21 with a photo ID, and the tour includes a souvenir taster glass so you can keep track of what you've tried. A local guide leads the group, which stays small enough that you're not herded through like a brewery chain. Public transportation is nearby if you need it, and the area is wheelchair accessible throughout. The minimum age is 21—no exceptions—so this isn't a family outing, but it's the kind of afternoon that makes you understand why Denver's beer scene matters and why LoDo is where it all started.

What’s included

Your day includes a local guide, 10+ craft beer tastings across four breweries in Lower Downtown Denver, a souvenir taster glass, and all beverages.
The tour covers Wynkoop Brewing Company, Westbound & Down in the Dairy Block, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, and brewery history lessons plus Denver's seamy past along the way.
Public transportation is nearby, and the entire route is wheelchair accessible.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Denver Microbrew Tour

Is this one for you?Right for anyone 21+ who wants to understand Denver's craft beer culture through the breweries that built it, without arranging transportation between stops. The tour is on foot through cobblestone streets, which is what lets you see the neighborhood's history and red-brick buildings as you go.