Link to: Estes Park Brewery

Colorado Breweries History: Estes Park Brewery In 1993 Gordon Knight started High Country Brewery in Boulder, Co. That same year Ed Grueff opened the Event Center in Estes Park. In 1994 Ed and Gordon decided to combine the two businesses and the Estes Park Brewery was born. The original Breweing equipment which consisted of a 4 1/4 Barrel Brewhouse was moved to Estes. For the first summer the Event Center kept the main floor as a stage and dance floor. For the first summer they offered four beers: Estes Park Porter, Estes Park Renegade, Longs Peak Raspberry Wheat and Estes Park Pale Ale. In 1995 Estes Park Brewery started packaging beers in 12 oz bottles, which expanded their market. By this time they had added a number of beers including Trail Ridge Red, Estes Park Gold, Stinger Wild Honey Wheat and Samson Stout. In 2003 Tyler Lemirande and Eric Bratrud took over as the owners of Estes Park Brewery.