Beer By Design Brewery

I’ve been in a couple times now, and I don’t have any complaints. It’s a fun little brewery to relax and have a few drinks. It’s nothing crazy inside (which I like) it’s a very easy going environment. All of the bar tenders are very nice and very welcoming. If you want a meal with your beer, don’t come here. Because it’s a BREWERY, they don’t claim to have a full menu. They have tasty beer and good service. I’ll be back again and again.

Great Owners, Great Beer, Great Staff and Great Atmosphere! Love this local tap room, and it’s family friendly & dog friendly. Awesome awesome hangout!

I really like this place and root for them. However, I’m not a fan of their IPA’s. I’ve tried all four of them as well as a rotator they have and just wasn’t impressed. The only one that tastes close to an IPA is the Cascade. They do have a wide variety of innovative brews, so you should be able to find something you like.

Beer was great. The lights in the place are a little harsh, warehouse lights aren’t the best for a brewery when your drinking.

My favorite thing is there is a dog park round the corner and then bring your dog here for a happy hour drink. Fairly new craft beer, I like their amber. Recently tried cherry triple and enjoyed it. I’m not a fan of chili beer but every time I go seems like everyone around me is drinking that–

Great beer and friendly service. What more can I say :) We will definitely be coming back here. The Brunette is probably the best Brown Ale I’ve had yet. That’s saying a lot here in Colorado!

The beer left a lot to be desired. I hate to be this frank but my wife and I were barely able to finish the two flights we ordered. The IPA had no hops; the amber was very plain; the black pepper porter had a very odd buttery smell that was common in a couple of the other beers we sampled.
I didn’t take time to soak in the atmosphere, design, ambiance, or service. I’m sure it was good. All that aside, I’m surprised they’ve been around for two years and that their taps have increased to 21.
We had 8 samples in total so I’m confident that’s a fair sample size.
Best of luck BBD.

Great place to hand out with friends and family. You can bring your own food or ask Vance to make you a burger. The kids love the root beer floats and there’s always a good variety of beers. Lots of regulars and trivia night is always fun. I love this place!

great beers! all kinds.
polite staff.
popcorn is a cool add. & pretzels for purchase were yummy.
food available but didn’t try this time.
see you again!

Amazing Brewery!!! I am 100% Eastern European and I am very impressed all craft beers there. Super friendly Staff and always nice people in Tap room!

Great little neighborhood stop. Staff is super friendly and knowledgable. Nice and cozy little place. Lots of selection of unique craft beers!

Always love this place. Sometimes it’s quiet and almost empty, other times it’s loud and boisterous. but one thing for sure, you will love their beer as much as I do! Try the Hatch Chili beer, so delish!

I brought a group of residents from Park Regency Thornton Assisted Living yesterday… Needless to say, seniors in walkers and wheelchairs don’t always «fit in» in this environment. But the entire staff made us feel welcome. The easy wheelchair access and free popcorn were a fun surprise. The huge selection of beers was impressive– especially, because of the wide varieties of fun flavors. The Hatch Green Chile was loved by all who tried it. Vance gave us a nice tour, and they even passed out mini-​dominos sets for all of our residents to keep. What a great experience for our seniors, and what a great brewery.

I will definitely be going back here.
If you have read any of my other reviews about breweries ever, you will know that I am obsessed with innovative beers! This place has so many! They have a large selection of fruit sours which is what I spent most of my time sipping on (although I also tried to coffee stout which was like drinking a large delicious espresso and I tried a sip of the IPA which was actually really smooth and not bitter at all!)
The place itself is in Northglenn (which is not ideal for me from Denver but IS ideal for meeting my family who live in Broomfield). It looks like a warehouse on the outside. On the inside it is typical comfy brewery all the way. The man behind the counter was so incredibly friendly, attentive and really seemed to have a passion for beer.
Overall, I plan to make this an in between spot when visiting with my family. Love the vibe and the beers!

It’s rare for me to venture all the way up north to sip on some brews, however, in celebrating a friends birthday over the long weekend called for a brew, or two!
BBD is like walking into your dad’s garage, only with taps lining the wall, big screen tv’s and cornhole out back. It’s the kind of place you go with your friends to catch the big game, and relax with great brews… which is exactly what i did!
Here are some takeaways:
1. The family owned buisness treats everyone as family and is beyond friendly.
2. Every Sunday they open their doors to anyone and everyone that wants to watch NFL games. Your only ticket is bringing a dish for the potluck! Because last weekend’s game was at 11am, everyone brought breakfast themed items [minus me, cause i clearly didn’t get the memo] and was full by end of first quarter! I love the idea of everyong briging something to share with fellow patrons — mainly because the brewery doesn’t serve food! ;)
3. The brews themselves are pretty tastey. All inspired by people throughout history, their beers are full bodied, full of flavor and 100% unique! Prices are decent as well :)
Overall, this hole-​in-​the-​wall place is one worth exploring and returning to! :)

I’m so glad I finally found a brewery on the east side of I-​25 in the Northglenn area.
I’ve been here a few times to enjoy some beers on site as well as taken some beer home. Overall between me and my girlfriend there are several beers each that we really like. The fruity beers have a very fresh smell and taste to them. The chili beer here is my favorite spicy beer and if you are into that kind of thing I hands down recommend it.
Compared to other breweries their prices are very competitive. They have a very reasonable happy hour and a great beer punch card. The growler prices are about par but definitely worth it to take some beer home.
If you are looking for a local brewery to support that’s not too far away, I recommend this one completely.

2.5 stars — beer & brewery sorely lacking in design
Despite the nice service and spacious tap room, this was one of my least favorite brewery experiences. The logo and coasters were the only items that seemed to be designed — at all. The T shirts were blah, the space was not designed at all and the beers themselves were tasteless, boring, and unsuccessful. The place is called Beer By Design!
I hate to be so harsh, but the menu exemplifies the extreme lack of design. They have a few series of beers suggested for grouping such as the Mountain series, Women’s series, & the Architectural series. The names are not creative, the descriptions are no fun, and the list is overall boring.
The beers are odorless, flavorless, and flat. I tried their seasonal triple berry and blackberry wheat as well as their Blonde and Brunette Brown and they looked colorful, but left me disappointed.
The taproom was playing loud pop music, had a few people at the bar and was a large empty space lacking personality. The bathroom was awkward with poor art choices, strange stalls, an awful motion detector sink faucet and was also missing any conscious design.
The service was great and the bartendress tried her best to get people exited about the beer. But, unless they kick up the design and significantly improve the brews I can’t see myself returning or recommending anyone else check it out. Lucky for them it sounds like there are few other options in that part of town.

Hmmm… no sir, I don’t like it. That unfortunately was the feeling I had leaving Beers by Design. Upon arriving my lady and I were somewhat underwhelmed by the ‘design’ of the brewery, as well as, the beers themselves. We both had a 4 pour taster she had a combination of the specialty fruit beers, the blond and brown ale and I had the Mountain Ale beers that included the Wheat, IPA, Pale ale and Amber each for some reason felt very flat. The Wheat was decent and very unique, however I don’t know if I could qualify it as an actual wheat beer. The Yeast they use must really be different because it had relatively no hints of the usual wheat flavorings. The lack of hoppiness was very apparent in all of the beers, maybe some people like that but typically the different hops and flavors that come out is what draws me to craft breweries.
Overall, it felt like they needed some work. For some reason I could not get any hints of flavoring from the smell nor did the beers themselves give me any cause to relive the experience. Sorry but apparently this brewery is not my cup of brew. The bartender was nice and the clientele seemed to be good, but that was it. I may try again in a couple months, but I’ll have to be in the area and very thirsty to get me to go back. Swing and a miss!

Beer by Design is a great place, I grew up in this neighborhood and I’m excited to see that they now have a brewery. When I lived here the building was a church.
So as I write this review I can list a few pros and cons, rather than a lengthy narrative I’m just going to list them.
—- Pros —–
Local Beer!
Friendly staff
Good selection of hand crafted beers
Very nice brewing equipment
Clean bathrooms
Food trucks at select times.
Daily specials
Members of the AHA pub discount program
Large sitting area.
— Cons—
Poor lighting– metal halide lights are not warm, they make you want to leave. They need warmer light. I know sounds stupid but it bothered the crap out of me.
Loud music-​I know I’m getting old but the cool jazz was loud enough I asked to turn it down and the rest of the taproom seemed to appreciate it.
Pricing is a little high for a start up brewery, I visited hundreds of breweries across the US, I know what a pint of beer costs me and costs to make. You’re a little high. Curb some of your specials and lower the cost of a pint, it will keep people coming back.
I sampled almost all of the beers on tap and they all had a similar trend, very little hop flavor and aroma. Lots of dark crystal malt flavor and aroma. This isn’t necessarily bad just not a turn on to me. When I order your hoppiest beer and I get a beer that is bitter without the flavor and aroma of hops I’m bummed. More late hop additions please!
Closes a little early on weekends, we were there on a friday night and they rolled up the sidewalk at 10pm. :(
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As you can see the pros out way the cons. I will definitely be back to have another pint or two. I hope to see their beers gain complexity and their taproom some warmth. I’d recommend everyone check this place out and by all means — SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BREWERY

I found Beer By Design to be a nice friendly neighborhood brewery. I enjoyed the beers I tried, they were all good but a little on the milder side, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I must say I have grown tired already of some of the other local micro breweries that think they have to create a crazy hop bomb or strange fruit beer that does not taste as they advertised and is a one time challenge to finish.
After sitting at the bar and soaking things in a bit I realized the place has a somewhat sterile warehouse feel. They have done a good job of painting and the place is very clean… It just needs something more on the walls, maybe a plant (not a fern) or two. Just needs a theme and décor. Other than beer taps on the wall there is no sign of brewing equipment or the smell of fresh beer brewing in the background.
Ill be back. I hope they have there wall of taps all working next time.