2015 Best of Beer: The Beer
We're pretty sure that Colorado Springs likes beer. It was nice to look through all these categories and find that our beer scene is well educated in terms of what beer they like. With various beer categories for you to choose from, we hope we covered the full gamut of beer options here in Colorado Springs. To avoid missing certain beers, we went with a fully write-in version of the ballot, and we think that allowed for people to have a little more freedom for their voting.Without further ado, here are your favorites in all of the beer categories!(Editor's note: Ties are denoted with an *, Trinity requested not to be included, so we have voided out their placings, but left them in so you can see where they would have placed.)
Best IPA
Smiling Toad - IPA Freely
Pikes Peak Brewing - Elephant Rock*
Gold Camp Brewing - Phoenix Phire*
Fossil Craft Beer Company - Mammoth
Best Stout
Red Leg Brewing - Devil Dog Stout
Bristol Brewing - Winter Warlock
Pikes Peak Brewing - Summit House Stout
Best Fruit Beer
Storybook Brewing - The Last Straw-berry Wheat
Rocky Mountain Brewery - Da Yoopers
Paradox Beer Company - Skully #30
Best Beer to Drink in the Summer
Bristol Brewing - Beehive Wheat
Manitou Brewing - Raspberry Berliner Weisse
Smiling Toad - Ella Lavender
Best Beer to Keep You Warm in the Winter
Storybook Brewing - Java Dragon Porter
Pikes Peak Brewing - 1508 Imperial Stout
Bristol Brewing - Old No. 23
Best Pumpkin Beer
Bristol Brewing - Venetucci Pumpkin Ale
Manitou Brewing - Gourd Hoarder
Pikes Peak Brewing - Howling Creek*
Fieldhouse Brewing - T2 Smoked Porter*
Best Beer to Convert a Bud Drinker
Nano 108 Brewing - American Lager
Trinity Brewing - Soul Horkey
Bristol Brewing - Yellow Kite
Storybook Brewing - Für Lisa Kölsch
Best Sour Beer
Trinity Brewing - Super Juice Solution
Paradox Beer Company - Skully #30
Pikes Peak Brewing - Tava American Wild Red
Manitou Brewing - Raspberry Berliner Weisse
Best Beer with Non-Traditional Ingredients
Fossil Craft Beer Company - Oreo Strata Stout
Fieldhouse Brewing - Nerds Test Tap Beer
Red Leg Brewing - Girl Scout Mint Stout
Tomorrow morning, we'll announce the final categories, including Best Local Brewery, Best Beer Festival, and more!
