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Brues Alehouse ~ Pueblo, Colorado


First visit: Feb 2026

I've been attempting to get on down to Pueblo at least once a month, to do some thrift digging and dining. As I've said here before, Pueblo is Colorado's little secret for the best food in the state. At least from a Regular Joe's Guide perspective. If you're a Michelin Star kinda person, then you're going to need to visit Denver or one of the fancy mountain resorts. You know that Michelin is a pay to play entity right? Wonder why Colorado Springs, much less Pueblo, do not have any starred restaurants? Because they refused to pay them. Doesn't matter to us, we're all about the real experience of eating in a city. You can have the fou fou. I did plenty of that in my business travel days. Never was impressed. All show, no substance. Pueblo is like a Midwest town dropped into Colorado. It's more like St. Joseph, Missouri than Colorado Springs.

I've had Brues Alehouse circled for years, but just never found the right time to go. A couple of years ago, Mrs. RJG and I had planned to have lunch here when we were thwarted by a downtown parade. Finally I made it. Pueblo already sports one of our favorite brewpubs with Shamrock, a place we've documented here in the past. Brues Alehouse is completely different. Whereas Shamrock offers up a cozy Irish pub-like setting, Brues is much more modern and spacious. What a beautiful location they hold, apparently an old police station. They have multiple tiers, and they sit right on the Riverwalk. I can only imagine how nice it would be sitting outside in the summer evening with a cool breeze coming through. Inside is sleek, and feels like an upscale sports bar. That's where I planted myself on this fine Friday late morning.


As for lunch, I was pleasantly surprised to see they offer an Italian Sausage sandwich, Pueblo style. See our Passkey entry as to what that might mean. Essentially it entails a local Gagliano's homemade Italian sausage patty, and served sub style, rather than as a traditional Italian sandwich. No red sauce, and garnished more like a hamburger. Plus a Pueblo grown green chile buried inside. The cheese was notable for its gooeyness. For my side dish, I was able to substitute (for free) the fries for green chile. An excellent rendition, a bit spicy, but not overly so. Very flavorful. And it came with a side of fries anyway (they screwed up, call it a bonus!), and I dipped it into a chipotle ranch sauce (that came after the photo was taken). Excellent.

The beers are excellent as well, and the brewery prides itself on German traditional brewing.

Brues is an excellent brewpub, and the kind of place you would want to take out of town guests. Similar to our own Phantom Canyon in that way. I'm going to attempt to come here at least once a year. Mrs. RJG has already insisted she gets to go next time.

2/6/26 (new entry)

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