About Us
THE RETURN OF THE TALL SHIP TO ITS BIRTH IN THE DRY DOCK WAS A TIME OF CREATION AND A LABOR OF LOVE. OUR HAND-CRAFTED BEER IS FOUNDED IN THIS TRADITION. DRY DOCK BREWING STARTED AT HOME AND WE BRING OUR PASSION TO OUR EVER-GROWING FLEET.
Opening its doors in 2005, Dry Dock Brewing Company was the first craft brewery in Aurora. It was the result of the community that came out of a homebrew shop and sister company, The Brew Hut.
It all started in 1995, with the opening of The Brew Hut. Co-owners Kevin DeLange and Michelle Reding expanded the tiny homebrew shop’s “experimental” homebrew batches, by cutting a hole in the wall into the recently vacated space and converted it into a 900 square foot microbrewery right next door! Dry Dock Brewing Co. was born as seven BBL brewery and tasting room for their homebrew customers to enjoy.
Within months of being open, Dry Dock Brewing won their first beer competition medal at the World Beer Cup with its Gold winner Amber Ale. Dry Dock quickly became known as an award-winning brewery across Colorado, leading to another expansion of the brewery.
Since Kevin and Michelle started this adventure, Dry Dock Brewing Co. has brought home several local and international awards for a variety of beer that has been on tap. To date, they have 28 GABF medals and 8 World Beer Cup awards.