A stalwart Fort Collins brewery is shuttering its taproom after 15 years, however its beers received’t disappear utterly.
Funkwerks, which carved out a distinct segment for its farmhouse-style ales, introduced Tuesday it’s going to shut its brick-and-mortar at 1900 E. Lincoln Ave., Unit B in Fort Collins. The final day of enterprise there shall be Nov. 1, when the brewery hosts a goodbye get together from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Opened in 2010, Funkwerks is the brainchild of founders Brad Lincoln and Gordon Schuck, who met in 2009 whereas finding out brewing science on the Siebel Institute of Expertise in Chicago. Its ethos facilities round Belgian kinds, such because the saison, which leverage yeast to develop fruity esters and flavors. It additionally produces bitter ales, together with a Flemish-style Oud Bruin that received a silver medal on the 2022 World Beer Cup.
Although the taproom will shut this winter, Funkerwerks beer continues to be anticipated to be obtainable at shops all through Colorado. Since 2024, the brewery has brewed its beer at Denver Beer Co.’s manufacturing facility within the Sunnyside neighborhood. Shortly after contracting out brewing operations, Lincoln teamed up with Charlie Berger of Denver Beer Co. and Eric Foster of Stem Ciders to create Wilding Manufacturers, a locally-based craft beverage conglomerate.
Wilding additionally owns Station 26 Brewing and Nice Divide Brewing. Nice Divide’s longtime proprietor, Brian Dunn, closed each its taprooms after the sale. Wilding not too long ago rebranded a storefront in RiNo to characteristic Nice Divide beers.
“It’s been an honor to serve the Fort Collins group and all of our followers,” Lincoln, who now serves as CFO of Wilding Manufacturers, stated in a press release. “Whereas it’s at all times unhappy to shut a taproom, I’m excited for what’s forward for Funkwerks and Wilding Manufacturers.”
Followers can cease by the Nov. 1 get together to take pleasure in reside music by Fort Collins band Shake Me, Wake Me, bites from the Scrooge Maki meals truck, and remaining stock specials. There can even be a ‘kick the keg’ problem with prizes, merch offers, and keepsakes to take dwelling a chunk of Funkwerks historical past.
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