Our Philosophy
Knotted Root Brewing Company represents life: a work in progress, constant evolution, crossing a bridge into the unknown. We aim to push the boundaries of experimentation through fermentation, while honoring those who came before us. Our consciousness is rooted in the mountain village of Nederland, Colorado: a truly unique town that has a long history of being a haven for rugged individualists and bohemians. We embody that spirit with our beer and our business philosophy.
Our beers are in constant rotation, all while maintaining a dedicated approach towards technique, balance, and complexity. We aim to create subtle, nuanced, and deeply soft flavor profiles in all of our beers.
Hoppy ales are our main focus. We use proprietary techniques to highlight specific hop oils producing flavor profile's reminiscent of ripe mangos, passionfruit, and gummy bears. We believe an unfiltered ale presents the most authentic hop experience, so our beer remains naturally hazy in appearance. Ensuring this balanced and finished product is of the upmost importance to us to achieve a drinking experience with layers of complexity. We deliver some of our product in cans that are packaged on premise for on-site can releases.
In addition to hoppy ales, our other focus is rustic, mixed-culture farmhouse ales ranging from funky and horsey to immensely fruity and acidic. Capturing wild, mountain-born yeast and bacteria, we hope to harness the potential of our own local microflora. Some of these beers will take years to produce, resulting in a product akin to those of the Brussels region of Belgium. As with all of our beer, we strive for balance and subtlety. The possibilities with this method of fermentation are endless and we are perpetually excited to see where the road leads us.
Beyond hoppy and mixed-culture ales, Knotted Root produces a wide variety of beers to ensure there is something for every beer drinker to enjoy. These beers range from traditional German pilsner to heavily-fruited Berliner Weisse. Our goal is to educate and create an inclusive atmosphere that thrives off of the energy of our local community and the greater craft beer culture. Taboot.