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Atrevida Beer ~ Colorado Springs, Colorado


Latest visit: Nov 2023

First visit: Aug 2018

And we now reach our final Colorado Springs brewery for the RJG to document (well, there's Father & Sons which seems more like a distillery with one beer on tap, but I need to try it anyway). It was a two year project. There are a couple more breweries nearby in Woodland Park and Manitou Springs that I still need to revisit, but for the city proper, Atrevida is the last one for the RJG to cover off on. It wasn't the original plan, but it seems every time I was in the area it was either too late, or they inexplicable closed, or had some special event going. They were the first brewery we went to during the pandemic, thinking we'd get crowlers to help support them while still enjoying local beers. Big mistake, as the beers went flat quickly. They didn't know how to do it. Oh well, at least we helped them financially. 

As you can imagine, the food truck El Chapin does not offer alcohol, and I wanted at least one beer before heading home. We're already deep into Mexican culture, why not cap the evening off at Atrevida? This brewery goes to great lengths to promote their Mexican heritage - especially now with Day of the Dead happening. Apparently they also recently secured a space at the Colorado Springs Airport given their minority ownership status. 

It's a cozy little place with a few tables inside and a few more out. They also have a standard food truck outside on Friday's and Sunday's (Heavenly Tacos). On this particular Thursday, they were there too! We even called ahead and they said "no food trucks on Thursday nights". What a bunch of dopes. Now I have to find where Heavenly Tacos goes next as they are looking to expand beyond just Atrevida. We talked with them for awhile outside, what a nice family.

We only had one beer each, and I was disappointed my pilsner wasn't cold enough. You can debate serving temperature on IPA's, but that's not a discussion with lagers, pilsners, etc... Perhaps not the best brewery in town, but I do enjoy going here. I don't think I've ruled out any of the breweries here yet though lol.

8/4/18; 2//19; 4/4/20; 11/2/23 (new entry)

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