Latest visit: Jul 2025
First visit: Feb 2022
---7/9/25 update
It was time for another meet with Dr. Boom to cover the record business. Our last gathering was at Cerberus Brewing, so a trend is emerging. There have been many updates since I last stepped foot in OCC three plus years ago. All for the positive I'm happy to announce. They for certain are taking the brewpub concept seriously. Their menu has expanded greatly, and the kitchen is "legit" to use hipster parlance. And they've also increased their beer selection as well. This puts them in league with other established brewpubs in the area like the aforementioned Cerberus, South Park, the fast growing Goat Patch, and the grand dame of them all: Phantom Canyon.
On this visit we started with the queso and chorizo dip along with tortilla chips. The chips were homemade and crispy, while the dip was hot, meaty, cheesy, and outstanding. For the primary meal, I tried their herbal chicken sandwich which was delicious. A heavily season chicken breast, on a lightly toasted roll,, with gooey cheese, and perhaps best of all, a tangy Caesar salad dressing. This came with fries and, by request, they offered me a spicy mustard dipping sauce for my hot fries. I saw Dr. Boom devouring his burger, so presuming he had a similar conclusion.
In the RJG Rotation goes OCC.
---original 3/5/22 review
Always up for a new brewpub! Mostly breweries nowadays outsource to food trucks, while they focus on the beer. Perhaps OCC should consider the same. It was on a Sunday, so they offer brunch. Had to have my staple breakfast burrito smothered in "salsa verde". I had really hoped they meant Green Chile, but they did mean green sauce - like you would have for chips. It was decent, but it wasn't hot enough (temperature)! C'mon, that should be easy. And the flour tortilla was right out of the bag and rolled. You guys can do better. Try at least - it's too expensive for this kind of negligence.
Beer was great though (covered in the Bier Reise - see above). Nice spacious location - street parking is required, and will likely to be one block over on Pikes Peak. We'll try more typical brewpub fare next time. So incomplete it is...
3/5/22 (new entry); 7/9/25
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