First visit: Jan 2026 (Garden of the Gods)
It was time for another meet with Dr. Boom, as our collective record businesses have been intersecting of late. Not too far from his homestead is Voodoo Brewing, one of the very few brewpubs here that is not from Colorado. I personally try to only support our locals, as they need all the help they can get, but the timing and the location suggested we should go here for lunch.
I first became familiar with the Voodoo brand while in Baltimore, trying one of their beers at RJG favorite Max's Taphouse. This was when I had an office there from late 2016 through 2019. I also saw them in Pittsburgh during that same timeframe, which is where they are based. When they opened here, I thought it was quite curious. We certainly do not have a shortage of breweries or brewpubs here in Colorado Springs. I thought they were just branching out to a western location, and creating a new distribution center. I didn't realize they were a brewpub chain, not that dissimilar to Bricktown Brewing that we just frequented in Tulsa.
Onto the experience at the brewpub. First off, you'll notice they have very few of their own beers on tap. Supposedly they are to have five, but two were out. Of the three, one was a sour (no thanks), and one I'd already had via can. The third was an imperial IPA which are very strong, though I hadn't tried it before. So I had the repeat lager, and later had the imperial. They do offer many guest beers from Colorado, though most of them are ones you can get anywhere else in town. So from a beer perspective, our local Voodoo isn't that exciting.
Fine, how about the food? On this front, yes, excellent in fact. I went with the Smokehouse Burger, which is a smashed cheeseburger topped with beef brisket burnt ends. It's a big burger, due to the chunks of beef and onions, and one can barely get their mouth around it. They offer a steak knife to cut it, but I persevered the old fashioned way. I also grabbed their pub fries, chips by any other name, and added a chipotle ranch sauce to dip them in. Excellent flavors all around.
The atmosphere is a classic modern darkened pub. Plenty of natural light, but still intimate so you are not squinting like at a fast food restaurant. They were wise to face the west towards the mountains. Service was efficient if not overly friendly.
I would certainly welcome an opportunity go back to Voodoo Brewing, though I'd still prefer to support our local brewpubs first.
Locations (29): Pennsylvania (5); Florida (5); Ohio (4); South Carolina (3); Virginia (2); Idaho (2); Georgia (1); Indiana (1); Maryland (1); North Carolina (1); Wisconsin (1); Nevada (1); Texas (1). Plus this location in Colorado Springs. For my former DFW readers, the TX restaurant is in Prosper, way up north between McKinney and Denton.
2/3/26 (new entry)
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