In a small town, out on the high plains of Colorado (but within sight of the Rocky Mountains), you will find an watering hole named High Hops Brewery (All Types of Beer for All Types of People – High Hops Brewery). Located in the town of Windsor, the brewery is about an hour’s drive north of the Denver metro area.
What’s charming about this brewery, from my point of view, is that you can order an ale and then go perusing through the garden section. That’s right, High Hops is a brewery/nursery hybrid!
On a cold March day, MrsVintage and I met up with the younger Vintage daughter and her boyfriend to celebrate MrsVintage’s birthday. Before dinner, we popped into High Hops to check things out.
Since I wasn’t sure what I was in the mood for, I picked a flight of beers on the more malty side. I went with their Blueberry Wheat ale, Whitty hefeweizen, The Honeyed One red ale, Cookie Porter and the Cold One lager.
I really wanted to try their Ba-Ree Scottish ale, but it’s a can pour so I was out of luck.
They were all good, but I really enjoyed the Blueberry wheat and the Honeyed One red. If you like maltier ales, those are the ones I recommend.
After slaking our thirsts, we headed into downtown Windsor for MrsVintage’s dinner. We chose to eat at the Windsor Mill Tavern, a fairly upscale burger joint (chicken wings cost $20.00!). Seeing as they have tavern in their name, you might surmise that they serve alcohol. And you would be right. However, I didn’t try any of their selection of beers because I was going to be driving back to Denver at evenings end, so I needed to dry out.
The town of Windsor is smack dab in the middle between the university town of Fort Collins and the agricultural/university town of Greeley. It’s a fairly well to do city that appeals to people who work in Fort Collins but can’t afford to live there, and people who work in Greeley but don’t want to reside too close to the cattle feedlots. Greeley is known for its pungent perfume. The “smell of prosperity”, as my grandmother used to say.
Anyway, Windsor has a pretty lively downtown area that is worth scoping out. It’s “cute” in the words of our daughter. Windsor Vacations, Activities & Things To Do | Colorado.com
