Something is brewing in northern Colorado Springs Area's first brewpub is on tap
September 10, 2009 4:41 PM | R. SCOTT RAPPOLD | THE GAZETTE
Northern Colorado Springs is known for the religious fervor at its mega-churches, the nationwide reach of Focus on the Family, the military staidness of the Air Force Academy and the rapidly expanding rooftops of suburban sprawl.
Scott Koons says something is missing: cold beer, brewed on the spot. He and some other entrepreneurs hope to change that, with the area’s first brewpub.
A ground-breaking will be held today for Colorado Mountain Brewery, a $3.2 million micro-brewery and restaurant that would be the first brewpub in this part of town and the first locally-owned one on the north side. It is expected to open in May.
The microbrew was once the exclusive toast of downtown, but the brewpub business has been migrating north and east in recent years. National chain Rock Bottom Brewery opened a brewpub off North Powers Boulevard in 2005, and locally-owned Trinity Brewing Co. set up shop on Garden of the Gods Road last year.
Colorado Mountain Brewery will be at InterQuest Marketplace, a mixed-use development that includes Hollywood Theaters, which opened a 14-screen complex in May, and is expected to include a hotel, stores and a bowling alley.
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