I have an extremely unhealthy relationship with a man named Black Sky... Finding myself at least once a week, I somehow still always have a new beer to try! They have about 25 on tap, vastly ranging in brewing styles at all times. My faves as of lately have been the Fall From Grace Abbey and the Petal to the Metal. Did I mention they boast beer, metal, and....PIZZA?! In house mf! Their whole menu is bomb diggity. And for my fellow Golden Girls fans..they have a different flavor, fresh cheesecake weekly...weeeeeekly. The flavors are always perfect. Ugh. To be there now, wait...I am! The beertenders are great, my personal favorite is Dan. Don't be intimidated by the head banging. Tippy-tip: Get a glass of their house-made root beer, its next level. read more

I must say, this place seems to get better on each subsequent visit. On my most recent visit (a bit of a beer pre-function before Yelp Casino Night) I tried several beers, and did not dislike any of them. The Demon version with sweet potatoes and chilies was not bad at all. It had a slow, but noticeable burn that was alleviated by the overall sweetness. The hazelnut Porter and chocolate version of the same were quite tasty. And the Saison being served was a fine beer indeed. I look forward to my next visit, a couple months down the road, because if the trend continues, the beers will just keep getting tastier. read more

Enjoyable! Black Sky is very new and finding their footing, but so far so good. The 4 beers they have created each tasted good, maybe a little on the new side and not quite as refined as they could be, but definitely a great start. I also thought supplementing their other tap's with area craft brews was a great idea to promote local brews, as well as, keep the supply coming without running out. The space was cool, has a cool heavy metal vibe without being intimidating to the average brewery goer. I recommend hitting this place up and checking it out for yourself! read more

This place has some seriously awesome potential. The ales are either amazing or repulsive, the bottled Petal to the Metal is fantastic but overpriced at $20 per. The decor is very metal and appropriate, but holy SHIT do they need air conditioning. The outside area is full of mismatched table and chairs that would be rejected by Goodwill. Pro tip, when in doubt get the Pile of Priests ale, it's solid. Stay far away from the Demon Phoenix, it tastes like a gypsy's bathwater. read more

You know, for a heavy metal theme, I enjoyed my visit to Black Sky. Bright enough with natural light, it's painted dark to complement their rocker theme. The bartender was friendly, and they had $3 screwdrivers and a Bloody Mary bar. It's a brewery, but they only had 2 offerings on tap, an IPA (malty) and an imperial pumpkin stout, rimmed with cinnamon (toasty and coffee flavor heavy). In addition to the two tasters, we ordered a pizza. It's very thin crust, but was surprisingly tasty. Service was quick considering there were only 2 or 3 employees working between the bar and kitchen. I think Black Sky has a lot of potential. There's a lot going on between the food, beer, and bar, which may seem an identity issue compared to so many micro breweries these days, but I like that they had other offerings, more than 20 tap handles (with nearly a dozen guest beers on while they increase their offerings). I'll be back to Black Sky once they've increased their own tap list. Their website, however, is like most brewery websites in that you have to work to find the info you want (or call for hours). read more

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Don't expect service here. They seamed upset that 6 of us came in and we didn't want to each try to fight our way to the bar to order drinks and food. read more

Black Sky Brewery - Breweries Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Great vibes if you're into metal and beer. Pizza was off the charts and the staff was extremely accommodating. Highly recommended and I'll be going back as soon as I'm able! read more

As a brewery, the beers were watery/not carbonated enough, and thus the flavors were weak. We tried most of the ones that sounded amazing in samples. They did not match the descriptions. As for food, I hear the pizza is excellent. I had a caprese salad and it was very good. The service was fine. The atmosphere is metal rock themed and interesting, but a bit daunting. The clientele reflected the theme, as did the music, and artwork. If you are into metalheads, this would be fun. Order the food, skip the beer. read more

Black Sky Brewery - Trying all the "weird" ones. - Breweries Near Me - Denver, Colorado

We wanted food and they were listed as open. We got there and the kitchen was closed, so we waited by the front door for an Uber. After a couple minutes the bartender came up to us and told us to "get out or I'll [...] kill you." We left immediately. There were no other warnings. read more

Great pizza!!!! I wasnt a big fan of their beer, but the pizza is top notch. Great service too read more

Here for a Friday lunch on a holiday week, and it was the best choice. Great atmosphere, not very crowded and bartender very friendly. Had the house salad and soup, best cold day combination. Recommend having some samplers b4 your pint selection. They have a good selection and some guest taps. read more

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Black Sky Brewery is celebrating their three year anniversary this weekend. The beer is delicious! The pizza is divine and the people are stupendous! You feel at home. It's like combining Cheers with metal. If you haven't been there, get in there! read more

Black Sky Brewery - Black Sky Brewery! Beer is delicious! Pizza is divine! People are stupendous! You feel at home. It's like combining Cheers with metal. - Breweries Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Definitely a unique take on a brewery! Not really death metal guy but love breweries and was happy I popped in. Had a tasty pizza, a flight of solid brews, and a fun time. Great service. Fun vibe. Colorful crowd, and I mean that in a good way. Wouldn't hesitate to visit again. Drink local! read more

In my slightly less than two years in Colorado (thanks Army) my goal was to visit 100 Colorado breweries. I'm proud to say that Black Sky was #100. We stopped here just prior to the Sat afternoon GABF session and were not disappointed. We had a full flight of their own beers and enjoyed almost all of them, which is rare. Their pizzas were great as well, so stop on by. read more

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The beer was good! The atmosphere and music was great, but the bar back was freakin terrible! I was clean cut and he had the long hair and seemed to want to fit the metal stereo type because he wanted to fit in! If it wasn't for the good beer, I wouldn't have kept my cool. Garbage service and will never go back. Denver has over 300 breweries, don't waste your time! read more

Decent spot with a "metal theme" and a huge skylight above the bar! I didn't like any of their beers very much but they do have guest taps and food. Great guest taps/ beer list was like 6 of their beers and 8 guest taps. Food/Pizza also.. service great I think I just came on a bad day! Get Dat Did read more

To be fair, I was here once. I guess I didn't expect a 'metal' atmosphere but it works here. If you're into that then it's definitely work checking out. I, for one, was here for the beer. I liked that the bartender knew her stuff, which is expected of any brewery I go to. I tried three of their beers and the two I liked best were collaborations. In fact, only one really stuck out and that was the English Ale with the pizza place from Salida. There was also an Orange influenced beer with BoB and Krampus Ale. The latter two were just okay but the one with Salida was pretty darn good. I think it's a good sign that they collaborate because that will only make them better. I am excited to see where they will go in the next couple of years. read more

I cannot truly rate the beer or food so I must give a neutral rating. I'm not a prude and I'm not a saint, but this place is truly for serious heavy metal enthusiasts. We were at Renegade brewery and were hungry for lunch. The bartender recommended Black Sky Brewery because they make beer and serve food. We walked the 5 blocks along Santa Fe and walked in to a heavy metal concert. We were the only folks not wearing black. We could not hear anything inside so progressed outside to the Biergarten. I told my wife and daughter I would venture in and procure some vittles and grog. I was standing at the bar and literally could not hear anything but the band. My chest was vibrating to the bass. Reminded me of a band my friends started in high school. Three chords memorized and played over and over at full blast. I gazed upon the chalk board to take in the drink list as I waited to make sign language with the bartender. The drink special was the Hot Beef Injection. The second drink highlighted was Two In The Pink. I knew I wouldn't be successful communicating my food or beer order and decided we'd come back another time. I think I saw a poster w Charles Manson's photo as I walked out. Not exactly the craft brewery experience I had in mind. read more

We were looking for somewhere close by to have a couple drinks when we ordered takeout from Belemonti's down the street and Black Sky popped up. I loved the vibe in here. A good mix of people and some great music playing. Service was good, too, although I was a little confused if it was bar service or table service. We sat down and the bartender came over and took our order and then got busy and never came back. Not a big deal, we just went up to the bar after that. All their brews are stellar, although I loved the Toxic Zombie the best. They serve food, too, but since we were getting some pizza down the street we didn't partake. We'll be back! read more

Friendly service and great food. Their pizzas and calzones are awesome. Support local!!!

Black Sky Brewery is possibly one of Denver's most underrated breweries. I say that because I often mention them to people who don't even know they exist, and they clearly don't know what they're missing. Black Sky has some incredible beers of their own, plus guest taps of other great Colorado breweries. The prices are great - you can decide if you want a taster, a 10-ounce pour or a full pint. I love the 10-ounce pours so that I can try more varieties of their delicious beer. My favorites are usually their stouts. On my most recent visit I had their Chocolate Mint and the Pistachio Chocolate Mint stouts - both incredible. If you happen to be there when they have their Blackberry stout, this is a must have (and my favorite!) This past visit I also fell in love with their Chocolate Hazelnut Porter, which is insanely good! Black Sky offers plenty of lighter offerings too, and has a delicious Saison and some great wheat beers - but their dark beers are always my favorites. Maybe it's all the metal music, but something about this place just makes me want a dark beer. Speaking of the music, yes they are hard rock but it's not a place that non-metal heads should avoid. The atmosphere is very open and inviting, so even if you're more into Manilow than Metal, you can probably hang out here. As another reviewer put it, they like metal, but it's not really in-your-face. Another big plus to Black Sky is their food. They make some incredible pizza, calzones, garlic knots and headbanger rolls (stuffed dough.) They know their dough, and have several delicious ways to serve it to you. Arrive hungry! read more

I only had time for a quick beer. I had the Chocolate Mint Stout. OMG!!! Out of this world GREAT! The gal beside me had one of their pizzas that looked awesome. It was refreshing to be able to order food and not have to go to a food truck. I'll definitely be back and try one of their pizzas. read more

Black Sky Brewery - Chocolate mint stout = YUMMY! - Breweries Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I have been to BSB theee times in the last month and really love the beer variety and all the cool stout flavors. So far beer and food have been top notch. I have only had the veggie grunders bit my friends loved the pizza they ordered. I am eager to try out the barrel aged bombers they have for sale as well and overall cant wait to see what they experiment with on beer flavors. The staff has been just ok. One time the waitress didnt seem to even be familar with their beer menu. On slow times we experienced the staff just hanging oit drinking and overhearing them put down somenof the patrons...not very professional. You can still have a laid back theme yet still be professional! Weve also had great staff experiences so this may just be growing pains to be worked through. I will still go back despite those issues. I love smaller breweries that taste wise can compete and even beat some of the bigger competition. Definitely worth visiting and trying oit something different. read more

Great vibe, patio, beer and pizza. Only tried the Demonseed and Petal to the Metal today. Look forward to coming back for more with some pizza. They do serve up other local beers which is great! They've got good local spirits as well! Definitely check this place out! read more

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Good brews, reasonable prices. Definitely heavy metal themed but less in your face than TRVE. Nice place to hang out. Food was just ok. read more

Very Impressed. All of the ingredients were very fresh, the Mac and cheese had a perfect amount of beer and I'm a big fan of the chili cheese bread! Will be adding this to the list of nearby favorites. read more

One of our faves! Good beer, good unfancy pizza, pin ball, unnecessarily overinformed beer geeks pulling pints..and two blocks from home. Awesome! Not sure how this qualifies as "new haven" pizza, or if that's even a thing. But such a great place to gym for a beer and a pizza. read more

Great beer and pizza served in an authentic establishment dedicated to heavy metal, not hard rock, heavy fn metal. I'm a fan of the table that doubles as a Galaga/Pac Man arcade game...remember those? read more

Four stars based on a single visit. I am confident that this will be five stars after a few more slices of their delicious pizza and, of course, a couple more glasses of the excellent beers offered. Heavy metal, yes...but friendly bartender, friendly patrons. read more

We stopped in for some tasting and pizza to go. Delish and great metal atmosphere! Black Sky pizza is delish but i coulda used more jalapenos. The Corpse Paint pizza was simple and soo tasty!! read more

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Very decent beer and headbanger music. Hard music is awesome from the speakers - currently blasting early Metalica. Very nice. CALOZONES AWESOME! Got one with pep, onion, sausage it was sick! read more

Always has been and always will be my favorite brewery. The service is wonderful, the food is great, and the beer of course is off the charts. I have been coming here for years, they always have local metal concerts going on, crazy events around holiday seasons. You will not be disappointed read more

Visited Black Sky on Saturday afternoon for a late lunch. I'll be back. Let's start with the ambiance. The place has a bit of a heavy metal theme, but it's not oppressive. Music was definitely in the metal/punk range, but not overly loud. Really, the theme extends to artwork and beer names. This isn't a place that relies on a theme to cover up for substandard beer/food. Then the beer. When we visit a new brewery, we usually share a flight to sample as much of the beer as possible. There's usually a "grenade," that one beer that no one wants to drink, so someone has to fall on it. Not so at Black Sky. All of the beer was good. The standout was the chili beer, which had a massive amount of chili flavor without a lot of heat. read more

God, I love this place! Great food, and expanding their menu, as they grow. Excellent beer, and the heaviest of metal playing through the speakers! Very nice people running the joint, and the music isn't so loud that you can't have a conversation. The pizza that I tried had a great garlic-like taste, and the sauce wasn't real sweet. Pizza isn't supposed to be sweet, d*mn it! Looking forward to trying more dishes & beer. I just wish I didn't live so far away from this place. :( I thought it was well worth the drive, personally. read more

First off, this is a brewery, and the beers we had were amazing and unique. We tried almost all of their offerings and I can even say their "light" beer was quite enjoyable. The reason for the lower rating? The food was terrible, and served accompanied by apologies from the waiter who was taking care of us. Most of the things our table ordered were burned on the bottom. I'm sure we'll be back, however, we might eat before arriving the next time and just go for the drinks. read more

Many beers here are great and original. The only people who may be critics are the type who think Corona is a good beer. Yes the music may be the type you think is odd but service beer and pizza are badazz.. read more

I'll be honest, when I first went here, I was a little underwhelmed. The last couple tomes I've been here have completely changed my opinion though. The pizza is excellent--nice thin crispy crust, good toppings, nice acidic/tomatoey sauce. It's not Frank Pepe's, but it's excellent for Connecticut pizza this side of the country. Beer selection is one of the best and most unique in town if you ask me--good variety, something for everyone, and not just a bunch of IPAs. The best part is the staff though. You'd be lucky to find a friendlier bunch of people at any restaurant or brewery. At the risk of sounding like a judgmental square, you don't usually expect such a warm staff in a place like this, but it is the cherry on top here. read more

Tried this place a few years ago as I am a big fan of New Haven style pizza, & it was great. Went recently & the pizza was soggy & stuck to the box. It's definitely not as good as it used to be. read more

Let me preface by saying that I've always had a good time at Black Sky previously and love hanging with the metal crowd. The last time I went, and believe me it will be the LAST time I go, I encountered incredibly rude service. When we arrived it was already near the end of the show. The ATM was broken so we had to go across the street to use theirs. So we paid a cover only to realize we would only get to see the last 15 minutes of the show. I've never been to a show that makes you pay a full cover to see a few songs. We grabbed our 1st drinks from a short haired female bartender (bartender 1) we ask for limes and she says they don't have any but we can clearly see a bar prep container with limes or lemons on the booze counter. Fast forward  to grabbing our 3rd drinks (of the entire night) and the bartender male with long blonde hair said my friend slurred and rudely said you're cut off. She definitely did not slur and was not over served. So quite a while later (4th drink) I go inside and wait in a long line to get a drink. I get to the bar and a bartender 1 looks me straight in the face, ignores me and goes to the next customer. Then a 3rd bartender served me who was nice. After that we left. We're not in the regular scene so maybe they think it's okay to be a**holes. You should treat every customer well, sad to say I will not be returning to Black Sky. read more

I come here to be with like-minded metalheads. I often meet new people, see new bands and drink new types of beer, whatever Harry concocted but that's the charm of black sky. I have certainly embarrassed myself here more than once but they always accept me and never judge me. Long live black sky! read more