Avery Brewing Company
4910 Nautilus Ct, Boulder, CO 80301
Avery describes its outdoor beer garden and patio as dog-friendly; dogs stay outside while you drink and dine.
- patio
Dog-Friendly Breweries in Colorado
Taprooms and brewpubs across 12 Colorado cities where dogs are welcome on the patio, and the shorter list where they can come inside. Each card says which, and whether the brewery confirmed it.
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How dog policies at Colorado breweries work
Whether a dog can join you at a taproom comes down to food rules, not liquor rules. The Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules (6 CCR 1010-2) follow the FDA Food Code: live animals stay out of food establishments except service animals, with one exception for dogs in outdoor dining areas the local regulatory authority approves. In 2019 CDPHE published statewide variance criteria that let a business apply to its local public health agency for patio dogs. The conditions are the ones posted on gates: dogs stay out of the interior, reach the patio through their own entrance, waste bags and a bin are on hand, and staff do not touch the dogs. A 2020 bill to make it statute (SB20-078) never passed, so counties run the variance their own way.
Denver is the strictest written example. Under the Denver Retail Food Establishment Rules (§8-106(D)) a dog patio must be unroofed, unscreened and reachable by a gate from the sidewalk. Patios under 400 square feet get no table service, which is why so many Denver taprooms are order-at-the-bar; larger patios get table service only if at least half the space is a separately gated dog-free section. Dogs must be leashed, wearing current tags and off the seats.
Inside is different. A taproom serving nothing beyond packaged snacks is often not a full retail food establishment, and the local health agency may allow dogs indoors at its discretion. That is why Locavore Beer Works in Littleton welcomes dogs inside and on the front patio but not in its biergarten, while Ratio Beerworks' Overland taproom in Denver is patio only. We list indoor ok and patio as separate tags, confirmed from the brewery's own page; when we could not confirm, the card says call ahead.
Dog-Friendly Breweries by city
Only cities with listings appear here. Each city page has a map, filters and the policy for every place.
Denver13 breweriesColorado Springs9 breweriesBoulder7 breweriesFort Collins10 breweriesAurora3 breweriesLakewood4 breweriesArvada3 breweriesLittleton5 breweriesGolden6 breweriesEvergreen2 breweriesBreckenridge & Summit County4 breweriesDurango5 breweries
A few to start with
Barrels & Bottles Brewery
1055 Orchard St, Golden, CO 80401
Dogs are welcome on the large outside patio and on the enclosed, heated inside patio.
- patio
- indoor ok
Broken Compass Brewing – Main Street Taproom
520 S Main St, Breckenridge, CO 80424
Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome in the taproom and on the patio at the downtown taproom.
- patio
- indoor ok
Broken Compass Brewing – Original Taproom (Airport Road)
68 Continental Ct, Unit B-12, Breckenridge, CO 80424
Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome inside the original taproom; the brewery describes dogs roaming the room as part of the scene.
- indoor ok
Bruz Off Fax
1495 York St, Denver, CO 80206
Dogs are welcome at both Bruz taprooms, including the outdoor patios, with fresh water and free dog treats provided.
- patio
- water bowls
Cannonball Creek Brewing Company
393 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80403
Dogs are welcome on the patios.
- patio
Every card states its dog policy and whether a primary source confirmed it; unconfirmed listings say "call ahead". Businesses marked "Featured" pay a fee for placement. Payment does not affect what a listing says about its dog policy, and we do not rank Featured listings by quality. Add or correct a listing.
Looking for a yard where the leash can come off? See breweries with off-leash yards. Planning a hike first? Browse dog-friendly trails by city.
Questions about dog-friendly breweries in Colorado
Can dogs go inside breweries in Colorado?
Sometimes. Colorado's food rules keep pets out of the interior of a retail food establishment, but a taproom that serves no prepared food may be allowed to admit dogs indoors by its local health agency. It is decided venue by venue, so look for the indoor ok tag on a listing and call ahead if the card says the policy is unconfirmed.
Why does one taproom of the same brewery allow dogs and another not?
Each location holds its own health-department approval and has its own patio layout. A patio with a sidewalk gate and no roof can qualify; one reached only through the dining room cannot. Kitchens, food trucks parked inside the fence and table service all change what the local rules allow, so policies differ between locations of the same brand.
Does my dog have to be leashed on a brewery patio?
Yes in practice. Denver's patio rule requires leashed dogs with current vaccination tags, kept off furniture and away from service stations, and the CDPHE variance conditions other counties use are similar. Every one of the 12 cities on this site also has a general leash law that applies the moment you step onto the sidewalk.
Are service dogs treated differently?
Yes. Under the ADA and Colorado law a service dog trained to perform a task for a person with a disability must be allowed inside, and staff may ask only whether it is a service animal and what task it performs. Emotional-support animals are not service animals and are treated as pets: patio only, where the venue allows it.
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