This rendition of Brewers' Favorites jumps from one spectrum to the other in terms of color, flavor and producer. Below are a few Colorado favorites from the experts.

Moonwalker IPA, 7% ABV, Equinox Brewing

This is my go-to IPA after a hot day in the brewery. Equinox consistently knocks out amazing IPAs, and Moonwalker is one of their new recipes that I’ve really enjoyed lately. A fantastic example of a West Coast IPA, Moonwalker checks all the boxes on what I love about the style. Tropical fruit flavors from Southern Hemisphere hops, just a touch of dank hop sulfurs, a very light malt base that hints at cereal graininess and a crisp, assertive bitterness that leaves you wanting more. Cheers!

Mike Hiatt, Brewer, Coopersmith’s Pub & Brewing

Postcard Porter, 5.6% ABV, Diebolt Brewing Co.

Diebolt’s Postcard Porter is a go-to for me, at the brewery and in 6-pack cans. It has fantastic cocoa aroma and flavor, yet finishes smooth and dry. I love when brewers pull off full-flavored beers you can drink all night. Porters aren’t as easy to find as they used to be and Postcard is a good one. I found myself over there enjoying it so much, I decided to add a porter to our lineup!

Brett Williams, Head Brewer, Little Machine Beer

Mexican Logger, 5.2% ABV, Ska Brewing Co.

When offered an opportunity to share a favorite beer for a magazine called Thirst, I automatically became thirsty. To quench this Thirst, I quickly meandered to a favorite of mine, which is Ska Brewing’s Mexican Logger. You can’t hide flaws in a beer style like this. It is such a beautifully made, easy drinking beer. I drink this beer all the time, and it has me dreaming of beaches, boats and my wife mowing the lawn in a bikini. Yeah, that’s my kind of lawn mower beer!

Zach Wilson, Co-Owner/Brewer, Purpose Brewing and Cellars

Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout, 12% ABV, Epic Brewing Co.

We tasted through some beers recently to brainstorm a new batch of imperial stout, and the standout quickly became Big Bad Baptist from Epic Brewing. Loaded with cocoa, coffee, whiskey and oak, it was rich, complex, and dangerously smooth at 12% ABV. Quite a mouthful. It was the beer we kept coming back to, and it sets a high bar for our next effort.

Gabe Toth, Head Brewer, Twisted Pine Brewing

Roll in Ze’ Hay Gose, 5% ABV, Verboten Brewing Co.

Why this beer? Well, it’s just a good beer. Complex in the right way, but completely approachable. Also, every sip makes me think about Peter Boyle dancing to Puttin’ on the Ritz. The better question is why Verboten? I love it when a brewery pushes the envelope on beer so far that it just seems wrong (ahem, dill pickle beer?). The fact that Verboten does this so well and so routinely should be an inspiration to every other brewery out there. Josh, Angie and Jason have no fear and I can’t wait to see what they do next!

Colin Westcott, Owner/Brewer, Equinox Brewing

Codename: Superfan IPA, 6.5% ABV, Odd13 Brewing Co.

There are a few breweries in Colorado that are making incredible hazy IPAs. Superfan from Odd13 stands out to me because of the depth of flavor that they produce on a consistent basis, which indicates to me that they have taken the time to really know their yeast and develop their hopping techniques. The aroma is dominated by pineapple but gives way to tangelos, strawberries, honeydew melons, mangoes and papayas. The flavor delivers what the aroma promises with a smooth mouthfeel, and the character from the yeast expresses itself in a clean and precise manner.

Brandon Jacobs, Brewery Manager, Great Divide Brewing Co.