New 'Nano-Taproom' And Brewery To Open In Golden

GOLDEN, CO – Golden has some new yeast in town. Coda Brewing, a new "nano taproom and brewery" will open Sept. 8.

Coda Brewing founder Luke Smith styles himself as a “fermentation scientist” who defines his passion as "designing each individual beer with a unique water profile and a unique yeast strain," he said.

According to Colorado Brewery List, Smith's Sleepyhead Passionfruit Imperial Kolsch took home a silver medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Fest. Luke also won the 2014 Brewbound Startup Brewery Challenge in San Diego that led to a collaboration with Widmer Brothers Brewing. Luke also won a silver medal at the 2015 Great American Beer Fest for a Strong Pale Ale.

The opening night at 15965 S Golden Rd. will feature 14 beers on tap including fruit beers, sours, saisons and IPAs created from "proprietary recipes and house-propagated yeasts," the company said. The company focuses on "small batch, limited and quite unique brews."

The name of the company is derived from a musical trope, and opening night will feature live music from Weatherbee and the Gnarbillys and food from @therollingdoughtruck.

Music and beer go together, after all.

"The coda symbol notes the end of a music passage. Like the end of the arduous brewing process or having a beer at the end of a day," Smith says. "Every beer has an audio paring. Coda’s approach is tapping into that last sense of hearing by pairing beer with music and collaborating with musicians to make beer they want. In essence, the science builds the beer and the music drives it."

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