About JAKs Brewery Colorado Springs
JAKs Brewery Colorado Springs is the Amelia Street location of JAKs Brewing Company. The name comes from its founders, Jeff, Antonio and Ken, who served in the Air Force. The red star in the logo is the symbol of the Air Force Aggressor program.
The motto is "Aggressive Beer for Aggressive Beer Drinkers." The first beer was JAKRabbit IPA, a highly hopped recipe that took four hop additions. The wider JAKs list runs from Purity Pilsner and Mexican Lager to Brown Eyed Girl and Barley Wine.
Unit emblems and photos on the walls point to the founders' Air Force roots. The company gives its used grain to local farmers and ranchers to feed cattle and other farm animals. It also reuses brewing water for cooling and cleaning.
The entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating are all wheelchair accessible. That makes the Amelia Street brewery easy to get into for guests who use a wheelchair.
From JAKs' own website and its Google listing, read November 9, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Where does the name JAKs come from?
It comes from the founders' first names, Jeff, Antonio and Ken. All three served in the Air Force, and the red star in the logo comes from the Air Force Aggressor program.
Is JAKs Brewery Colorado Springs wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating are all wheelchair accessible.
What was the first beer JAKs made?
It was JAKRabbit IPA, a highly hopped IPA. The name is a joke about the four big hop additions it took to get the recipe right.
What does JAKs do with its used grain?
It gives the used grain to local farmers and ranchers to feed cattle and other farm animals. The company has done this since day one.
Which breweries are close by?
Dueces Wild Brewery is 0.8 miles away. Nano 108 Brewery is 1.8 miles away, and Fieldhouse Brewing Company is 1.9 miles away.
Answers come from JAKs' website and its Google listing, read November 9, 2026.
Breweries near JAKs Brewery Colorado Springs
Before you visit JAKs
JAKs runs several locations around Colorado Springs, so make sure you are headed to the Amelia Street brewery. Check jaksbrewing.com before you go, because the beer page and the location page carry the current details.
Dueces Wild Brewery is 0.8 miles away, which makes it an easy second stop. Nano 108 Brewery is 1.8 miles away, and Fieldhouse Brewing Company is 1.9 miles. Together they make a good afternoon of it.