Oskar Blues focuses on what works, and what works is their main line of beers, including Old Chub, Mama's Little Yella Pils, and Dale's Pale Ale.

Steamworks is a very cool place to visit if you're in Durango. They have a wareshouse-style brewery with an on-site restaurant.

Breckenridge Brewery probably shouldn't qualify as a "microbrewery" as they are now one of the 50 largest breweries in the country. They recently expanded to a new "campus" in Littleton, which includes the Farm House restaurant.

Left Hand is one of the most awarded breweries. They regularly rack up trophies as the Great American Beer Festival, held every fall in Denver.

Dry Dock is huge, but only distributes in the state of Colorado. Dry Dock specializes in flavored beers such as the Apricot Blonde, Grapefruit Double IPA, and Vanilla Porter.

Denver Beer Co is one of the newest breweries on our list as they just opened near the Platte River on the west side of downtown in 2011. The brewery is a hot spot, especially in the summer, when food trucks serve outside the brewery and visitors bring their pups to hang out while they drink. Try out their Graham Cracker Porter.

Odell transformed a grain elevator from the early 20th century to a brewery. Odell's most popular beers are 90 Shilling, Easy Street Wheat, and Irish Red.

Avery focuses on barrel-aged, sour beers. The brewery is a staple in Boulder's thriving beer scene. Avery features their annual barrel series, which includes beers aged in bourbon and rum barrels, and has ABV in the 15-18% range.

Great Divide specializes in strong (high ABV) beers. Try out their Old Ruffian, which has a 10.2% alcohol content. Their Denver Pale Ale has won more national awards than any other Colorado beer.

New Belgium is Fort Collins. The brewery is 100% employee-owned. New Belgium just opened a VIP section in Colorado State University's new football stadium. Their most famous beer is Fat Tire.