About Black Shirt Brewing Co and Craft Pizza Kitchen
Black Shirt Brewing Co and Craft Pizza Kitchen is a brewpub in the RiNo Art District of Denver. The pizza is made from scratch, with spent grain from the brewing process blended with two Italian flours. It is also a live music venue.
The brewery was founded in 1999 and opened to the public in 2012. Karen and Jimmy Dodson bought it in late December 2021. Spent grain also goes to local farms.
The beer garden has a hand-built pallet stage for live music. The place is dog friendly. The entrance, restroom and seating are wheelchair accessible.
The kitchen serves pretzels, wings, salads and specialty pies, with a gluten-free cauliflower crust available on small pizzas. Every Thursday the taproom hosts Jeopardy Bar League Trivia. BrewDog Denver is 0.3 miles away.
From Black Shirt Brewing Co and Craft Pizza Kitchen's own website and its Google listing, read September 29, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Is Black Shirt dog friendly?
Yes. The place is dog friendly, and the taproom has a beer garden for outdoor seating.
What food does Black Shirt serve?
Pizza is the focus, made with spent grain in the dough. The menu also lists pretzels, wings, salads and other appetizers. You can order for pickup or through DoorDash, GrubHub and UberEats.
Does Black Shirt have regular events?
Yes. There is Jeopardy Bar League Trivia every Thursday and live music in the beer garden. It also takes bookings for parties and offers catering.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
The entrance, restroom and seating are all wheelchair accessible.
Which breweries are close by?
BrewDog Denver, River North Brewery - Blake Street Taproom and Blue Moon Brewery are each 0.3 miles away. Great Divide Brewery & Roadhouse is 0.6 miles away.
Answers come from Black Shirt's website and its Google listing, read September 29, 2026.
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Before you visit Black Shirt
Check blackshirtbrewingco.com before you go. The site has the drinks list, the food menu and the events calendar. It also posts notices when the taproom closes early for a private event.
The RTD A Line station at 38th & Blake Street is steps away. That makes this an easy stop on the way to or from the airport.
BrewDog Denver, River North Brewery - Blake Street Taproom and Blue Moon Brewery are each 0.3 miles away. Ratio Beerworks is 0.7 miles away, which makes a longer afternoon of stops easy.