Who needs a brew pub license, or manufacturer’s (brewery) license with a sales room in Colorado?

Issued by Local licensing authority, then the Liquor Enforcement Division, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.

1 of the 20 kinds of business in Colorado

A brew pub brews on the premises and serves meals, and is licensed locally and by the state like a restaurant. A production brewery holds the manufacturer’s license from the state and opens a taproom as a sales room at the brewery. The federal TTB brewer’s notice comes first.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Local licensing authority, then the Liquor Enforcement Division.

Sources and dates

Liquor Enforcement Division fee schedule (form DR 8500); C.R.S. 44-3-396 (brew pub) and 44-3-402 (manufacturer). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

Questions about opening here.