Lakewood beer connoisseurs have a new watering hole in CAUTION: Brewing Company, the city’s first production microbrewery and taproom.
Set up at 1057 S. Wadsworth Blvd., the taproom and covered patio offers seating for 70 people to try its brand of specialty beers.
“We’re working to create unique beers using as many ingredients as possible from Colorado,” said Danny Wang, co-owner of CAUTION with his wife, Betty. “We want to make balanced beers, and every beer we make has a reason. There was a thought process that went into it.”
According to Betty, the company started in north east Denver, near the Stapleton area. They were a production only company when the began, with a flagship beer called Lao Wang Lager, which mixes in Asian spices.
“We started by sending the beer to the Lao Wang Noodle House in Denver, and tried to spread it to other noodle, pho and sushi joins,” Betty said. “We wanted to give people a craft beer to go with their favorite Asian dishes.”
In May 2012 they expanded and opened a tap room and started really growing, and since Betty and Danny live in Lakewood and go to the Jefferson County Brew Fest, they were looking to open up a location in Lakewood.
“We’ve been eyeing this space for the past year and a half. We thought it would be perfect for a little brewery,” Betty said. “We’re looking to have food trucks come in on Fridays, and hoping to start trivia nights, open mic nights and maybe some karaoke.”
There’s no doubt that the main attraction at CAUTION will be the brews. The company has six flagship beers, including the Honey Matrimony Brown Ale, which is the beer that inspired the Wangs to get into the brewing business.
“We created the beer for a friend’s wedding, and it is our most Colorado-proud beer,” Betty said. “People kept telling us we had to start selling this, and so we started looking into it.”
The location had a soft opening in December and had its official grand opening on Jan. 18.
“Things have been going really well with sales, and we’ve finally had the chance to meet the neighbors and other businesses around us,” Danny said. “Lakewood is really going through a bit of a renaissance, and it’s so active here that we’re looking over the summer to do some kind of running or biking events.”
Betty and Danny are both thrilled to be bringing their unique take on beer to the city where they live.
“We have quirky recipes and a really relaxed atmosphere,” Betty said. “We treat everyone like family, and don’t take it too seriously. We just want people to come here and have fun.”
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