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🍻 FoCo’s Winter Brewfest Is Pouring Soon
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Winter in Fort Collins has a certain flavor to it — bold, a little hoppy, and best enjoyed with friends. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to gather your crew and toast to surviving February, this might be it. Keep reading… because this one’s strictly 21+ and seriously local.
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🍻 FoCo’s Winter Brewfest Is Pouring Soon
The Fort Collins Winter Brewfest — presented by the Fort Collins Brewery Alliance — is taking over the Drake Centre on Saturday, February 28 from 2–6 PM, and it’s shaping up to be one of the coziest (and tastiest) afternoons of the season.
Here’s what you’re getting:
🍺 17 Fort Collins-based breweries under one roof
🍴 Local food trucks including Matador Mexican Grill & Scratch Cuisine Asian Fusion
🎶 Live music from KRFC
🥂 A commemorative tasting glass + unlimited 5oz pours (yes, unlimited)
🎟 Ticket Options
General Admission – $45
Includes your tasting glass and unlimited 5oz samples from 2–6 PM.
VIP – $75 (Limited to 50 people)
Early entry at 1 PM, access to exclusive specialty & barrel-aged beers, pizza/salads/pretzels from Verboten Brewpub North, VIP-only restrooms (clutch), and all the unlimited pours.
Designated Driver – $20
Access to the event + non-alcoholic beer samples and unlimited soft drinks.
📍 The Drake Centre
802 W Drake Rd
⏰ 2–6 PM (VIP at 1 PM)
🔞 21+ only
If you love local beer, this is basically a Fort Collins sampler platter in liquid form.
🍻 Participating Breweries Include:
Breckenridge Brewing (Fort Collins)
Gilded Goat Brewing Company
Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
Peculier Ales
Purpose Brewing and Cellars
Rally King Brewing
Salt Road Brewing
Stodgy Brewing Company
Timnath Beerwerks (Fort Collins)
Verboten Brewpub North
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