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Dry Dock Brewing Company

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Brewing company based in Aurora, Colorado, United States

Dry Dock Brewing Company is an American brewery located in southeast Aurora, Colorado. Since its founding in 2005, Dry Dock has received awards from the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival. It was named "Small Brewing Company of the Year," in 2009 at the Great American Beer Festival.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Dry Dock Brewing Company is an American brewery located in southeast Aurora, Colorado. Since its founding in 2005, Dry Dock has received awards from the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival. It was named "Small Brewing Company of the Year," in 2009 at the Great American Beer Festival. Owned by Kevin DeLange and Michelle Reding, Dry Dock Brewing Co. was the first brewery in Aurora, Colorado to open with a 7 BBL brewhouse.2

The story

The 2005 brewhouse opened in a 900-square-foot space next to their original business, The Brew Hut, a homebrew supply shop. The brewery was given its name because of DeLange's interest in nautical history.

Dry Dock expanded in 2009 and again in 2011. The brewery now runs a 7 BBL taphouse, including a tasting room with 180 seats and eighteen taps. It is located in its original Hampden Avenue location, which is called "Dry Dock."

In 2013, Dry Dock nearly quadrupled its production numbers, jumping from 3,200 barrels in 2012 to 12,000 barrels in that year. This increase came with the purchase of a 30,000-square-foot production facility, North Dock. Dry Dock now has the capacity for expansion that enables the brewing of 30,000 barrels/year. In the brewery, it cans its line of beers, including Apricot Blonde, Amber Ale, Sour Apricot Blonde, Hop Abomination, Hazy IPA, and Vanilla Porter.

In September 2014, Dry Dock opened the Canoe Room, a four-tap tasting room inside its North Dock facility. This has since grown to twelve taps. The tasting room serves both draft and canned beer. The room, once the storage area for The Boy Scouts of America Aurora Chapter's canoes, became known as the "Canoe Room," thus giving the tasting room its name.

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Products and brands

  • beer

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Timeline

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