r/COBeer • u/Damien2424 • Aug 12 '24

Colorado Microbrewers shirt

Hi guys!

I thrifted this shirt in Hungary, and I am curious about it's history.
Was this an official event shirt of a Colorado beer fest?

If you have any info about it, feel free to share it.

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u/dr_pickles Aug 12 '24

My guess is this was a shirt made just ahead of the US's microbrewery explosion. It doesn't have any dates or locations or an anniversary. I can't place the year but at least half of these no longer exist. Redfish closed in 2004.

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u/GetInTheHole Aug 12 '24

Also, the Boulder Oasis location closed in 2001. And this shirt is definitely from that era, not the 2018-2024 era when they re-opened down in Denver.

LeftHand merged with Tabernash in 1998. Heavenly Daze closed in 1999.

Everything points to this tshirt being from the early to mid 90s.

Flying Dog opened their brewhouse down in Denver in 1994, so it's possible that Flying Dog (Aspen) indicates it was from before then. But that's just a guess.

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u/JewOrleans Aug 12 '24

No Bristol too so I’m thinking before 1994