Chainless Brewing opens on north Main in Durango

Chainless Brewing opens on north Main in Durango

New restaurant and brewery planned as hub for cycling community
Sliders are matched with beer at Chainless Brewing on north Main Avenue.

Chainless Brewing opens on north Main in Durango

Sliders are matched with beer at Chainless Brewing on north Main Avenue.
Head Brewer Lucas Ratcliff on Chainless’ beer selection

Reckless Red Lager: “It’s a kind of medium full-bodied red lager. Not many people lager a red, so it’s kind of a unique idea. ... It’s kind of a neat style to play with.”

Chin Split Porter: “You get a lot of the coffee notes and bitterness ... and those little chocolatey tastes at the end. Clean finish. Real full body. Lots of calories in that one – it’s a meal in itself.”

Clipless Wheat: “This can be paired with an orange or a lemon, or anything like that. The ladies love those ones. It’s a really nice, clean summer drinker.”

Grip Slip IPA: “A nice, classic, bitter American IPA. It’s got quite a bit of bitterness to it, a lot of aroma, a lot of back flavor. I used a little bit of pine in there to give some earthiness to it.”

Brút-al IPA: “This one’s my favorite. This is one I’ve been working on for a long time. This is a Brut IPA, which is just attenuating it way down the scale to get that dry, champagney finish. ... You still get a lot of those aromas, a lot of that floral and fruit taste out of the Citra hops in there.”

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