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Dueces Wild Brewery ~ Colorado Springs, Colorado


Latest visit: Jan 2023

First visit: Jan 2019

Dueces Wild is one of Colorado Springs most adventurous breweries. If you define adventure as historical or going back in time. And I do. Usually that word is saved for breweries who mix in all sorts of non traditional ingredients, and focus on sours, wilds, and freaky IPA's. That's not Dueces Wild. They focus on beers from antiquity. This is the only brewery - that I know of - that has an Old Burton ale for example. What? Yea, exactly. Apparently it's a beer that goes way back to the Belgian Abbey's and made popular in London in the 1600's. If you get a pilsner here, it will be "pre-prohibition" style. I love breweries that focus on traditional beers, and especially ones that dig up styles that time has forgotten.

The location is in a somewhat isolated area in east Colorado Springs, not too far from Powers and Galley. It's a large space and you can sit with the brew tanks if so desired. They recently took down their very large wraparound bar and have more tables and chairs. Dark woods and friendly bartenders are what you can expect here.

Mrs. RJG and I will always remember Dueces Wild on one splendid evening, February 2021. Remember we were still in the throes of the pandemic. Not only was Dueces Wild mask free, but you could also buy F*ck Polis T-Shirts while you were at it. American flags are prominent here. Not a destination for wokesters that's for sure. Anyway, at one point in the evening everyone randomly burst into the chorus of Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline'. After a full year of captivity, that event was just too awesome. Freedom was upon us again.

If you're looking for eats, I've seen food trucks here, but I didn't see one on this afternoon visit. In addition there's a grinder (sandwich) shop next door, though their hours are limited. Dueces Wild also maintains a taproom at Union just north of Fillmore. It was the former 1876 Ale Works which lasted all of a month (but we managed to go anyway). It's a great location, that's for sure. I'll write more on that location if we go there again.

1/20/19; 2/27/21; 1/23/23 (new entry)

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