Apparently, one of their beers, the Passion Fruit Imperial Kolsh (Sleepyhead), won the Great American Beer fest 2014 silver medal. The beer here is actually some of the most balanced and delicious beers I’ve had. Wasn’t expecting too much because this brewery seemed to be pretty new but dam, my expectations were totally blown away. I especially like the 90s rock themed bingo games. They also have music bingo on Thursday’s which are super fun. They have experimental beers that they work on as well as seasonal ones. They have an IPA, stout, ale, hibiscus drink and a few other selections. They have mason jar and beaker beer cups that make this place very trendy and hipster. The printing and graphic design of their logo and menu are also very tasteful and modern. PROS Things I do like about Coda include their smooth natural wooden indoor and outdoor tables as well as their indoor strung lightbulbs. The pork was slathered with sauce that wasn’t integrated well into the meat. By the time I picked it up the french fries were soggy.

I ordered a pork sandwich with french fries (there was an option to get it with chips). Their menu is separate from Cedar Creek’s so that was a plus. Then they charge you $ 2 for the «delivery fee» even though it is literally across the street from Coda in viewable distance. If you want to order food here you literally have to call a phone number to Cedar Creek Pub across the street where their kitchen is at and place the order over phone and give your credit card information over phone. The entire service we got from our waitress felt divided like she wasn’t too enthused or interested in our table. It’s certainly worth the trip out to Aurora if only to try their sampler.ĬONS: Upon entering the restaurant no one greeted us nor seated us so my group was awkwardly standing there while the workers were chit chatting to one another. There were some top notch brews to be had here. While I didn’t love all of their beer, I did enjoy the atmosphere. An American Barleywine that was as smooth as you’ll find from this generally potent style. The Atomic Dog surprisingly ended up being my favorite of the bunch. An excellent representation of the style. Their Pale Ale, Chicago something or other, was my second favorite beer. I’m used to huge hops in both aroma and flavor. I was expecting huge flavors from something called «Hindenburg». In fact I almost picked up a bottle to go but held back as I knew there would be more beer in my immediate future. Not too powerful flavors of either PB or J. The PB &J Porter was the beer I was looking forward to the most. The 6 beers I tried were all pretty good with a few standing out more than others. The tap tender was great as I ordered at the bar counter, and he delivered my order to our table. Old school strung lighting to set the mood. It’s a nice looking taproom with lots of shiny, smooth wood everywhere. Especially a high quality operation such as Coda. Must be great to live upstairs from a brewery. It’s located on the bottom level of an apartment/condo complex across from some sort of medical campus. Coda was tucked away in the strangest location that I’ve yet to find a brewery. How cool is that? It feels like you’re sipping a science experiment.

While doing my Unilocalsearch, I bookmarked Coda solely off the way in which their sampler is served. I can’t wait for summer, when they have big garage doors to open and some outdoor seating!Īnyone that knows me, knows that I will 9 times out of 10 order a sampler when visiting a taproom. Day or night, it’s a great choice for a laid-back pint of excellent brew. As it stands, this place is my favorite brewery in the city. Valley Below, a Breakfast Cream Stout, is also excellent, as is the Jolene, a brown ale. It’s dark and smooth and sweet with a hint of whiskey and not nearly the bite you’d expect from a larger ABV. At almost 11%, that beer is no joke, but it goes down damn easy. I had their Barrel Aged Spoonful (a barleywine) on our last visit and lapped it up. There’s always someone interesting to chat with, and a lot of sweet kids looking to make friends with my dogs. At any given time, there’s a great mix of dogs, young families, and residents from the hospital capping off a long on-call shift. Ambience-wise, Coda has a lot of warm, honey-colored wood and very friendly people. When I consider Denver’s enormous sprawl, this place is technically in my neighborhood! It’s also right across the street from E’s grad school at the Anschutz campus, and I can guarantee he’s been here WAY more than I even know, but I love to make the jump up I- 225 and settle in for a couple beers even if I’m not meeting him there after his classes are done.

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