Dry Dock Brewing Co

In 2005, Dry Dock Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Aurora, Colorado. Co-owners Kevin DeLange and Michelle Reding expanded their homebrew shop, The Brew Hut, by cutting a hole in the wall into the recently vacated space. They added a seven BBL brewhouse and tasting room in the space for their homebrew customers to enjoy. By word of mouth, the 900-square-foot brewery established itself early on as a community gathering place and Auroras microbrewery. Within the first six months of being open, Dry Docks Amber Ale won a Gold at the World Beer Cup in 2006. Dry Dock quickly became known as an awarding winning brewery across Colorado. In 2013, Dry Dock nearly quadrupled its production numbers, jumping from 3,200 barrels to 12,000 barrels in one year. With the increase came the purchase of a 30,000-square-foot production facility, known as North Dock. This allowed Dry Dock to expand and brew more than 20,000 barrels a year and distribute across the entire state of Colorado....