Telluride Live

About

This is Telluride Brewing Company's brewery and taproom on Society Drive in Lawson Hill, where the beer is made. It pours twenty rotating beers and has a beer garden. Its Craft Kitchen & Pizza serves smash burgers, chicken tenders, salads, sandwiches on house-made focaccia and pizzas, for dining in or takeout.

Core beers include Tempter IPA and Russell Kelly Mosaic IPA. You can take home cans or buy a keg, and you can arrange a short tour by calling or stopping in. It's short because you can see the whole brewing space from the taproom bar.

History

Founders Fish, a brewmaster, and Tommy, a bartender, met at a Telluride bar and talked about a brewery of their own for a decade. In May 2011 they formed Telluride Brewing Company with Brian Gavin and John Lehman, and the first beer was poured in 2012. Its Face Down Brown won gold at the World Beer Cup in 2012 and at the Great American Beer Festival in 2012 and 2014. The Montrose Daily Press reported the kitchen's opening in December 2025.

When to go

The taproom page lists daily hours of 11 am to 8 pm. In the fall 2026 off-season it was open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 am to 8 pm, and closed Monday and Tuesday. Seating is indoors year round and outdoors when the weather allows. The company's separate Mountain Village brewpub was closed for the off-season in November 2026.

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Good to know

The brewery says it's kid-friendly, and the menu has kids' tenders and a kids' burger. Pets aren't allowed, because the building's homeowners association doesn't permit them.

Gluten-free items are made in a shared kitchen, so the brewery doesn't recommend them for anyone with celiac disease.

Price

• Kids' tenders and fries$12
• Kids' single burger$12
• Smash burger$18
• Cheese pizza, small or large$18 or $28

Fries are $3 extra with other items, and each to-go item adds $0.50.

Prices checked November 2026 on the website of Telluride Brewing Company. They can change, so check before you go.

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