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    HWY 50 Brewery

    3.7 (146 reviews)
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    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
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    Jill S.

    We love hanging out and having beer and I can always grab wine next door! Love all the fire pits and the band line up is always good too. People are so friendly that work here and can't beat the views!

    Cold beer hot weather nice people.
    Suki M.

    One beautiful fall day after apple picking we stopped by Highway 50 brewery for snacks and ice cold beer. Order at the counter and buy a cute glass if you want, I did. Easy to find and park. Service was friendly. They have a schedule with activities local bands & comedy were listed while we were there.

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    Courtney O.

    It is tradition for my family and I to stop at Apple Hill on our way home from camping every year and this year was no different. After visiting Boa Vista, we decided to check out HWY 50 Brewery for a quick snack. The inside was pretty big and they also had a nice shaded patio area with misters going. Dogs were welcome too! We ordered the Pepperoni and Pineapple Pizza, Garlic Fries and Chicken Strips. It also came with 4 different homemade dipping sauces that were very good. I enjoyed all 3 items - they all had great taste and were cooked to order. Bathrooms were clean and staff were also very friendly! Overall, HWY 50 Brewery is a great place to hang out and I believe they also have live music on some days. We had a great time and will definitely be back next time we are in the area. Check them out!

    Angelica W.

    If you want to have a drink looking at the vast forest that never ends while listening to a live band with some good food and happy people then Highway 50 Brewery is your place. This is my absolute favorite brewery. It has become a tradition now to stop here while we are in Eldorado National Forest for the day. The view though is the cherry on top and the sunsets are the most beautiful I have ever seen here at this special place.

    Spider web inside

    A disappointing experience. Ordered six taster 6 5 oz beers, two hot dogs and two pizzas. All six beers were very warm and quite flat. Yes, it was a 95° day but the beer should come out at least somewhat cool or cold. 90° beer it's not tasty. The hot dogs were fine but the pizza tasted bland and frozen. And very expensive for what it was. All the food was served on paper plates? At a brew house? Thought that was quite low class. What's worse, was the massive spider web on the interior side of the window. Kids had a blast watching the spider catch flies but we thought it was disgusting. This wasn't a new spider web. It was massive and you could see the old carcasses of the previous insects it had digested. So gross and made me wonder also about the cleanliness of the kitchen itself. We were the only customers the majority of the time and I now see why. Perhaps this place was fantastic before but it's obviously gone downhill. We won't be back.

    Melody P.

    Stop by to try their pizza! We each got our own individual pizza and it was great! I got an olive pizza! Yummy! Good service with live music too! Indoor or outdoor seating.

    Hwy 50 Backroad IPA and fruit punch frozen drink.
    Michele M.

    Great atmosphere mostly outside seating looking over the hills. When we came today they had a live band which was really good. Their menu is pizza, salad, hotdogs, tacos and a variety of sides. We purchased the 8 inch thin crust Woodfire combination pizza to share between 3 people. The pizza tasted great, thin crust was crispy but not too hard, woodfire taste and plenty of toppings, the cost was $21. For drinks my son and my husband had the Hwy 50 Backroad IPA $8 each& they both liked the smooth flavor. I had the fruit punch slushie $4, it was good. The service was alittle slow from ordering our food at the counter to getting food was 55 mins. The place was busy which is a good sign of good food, drinks and entertainment. Easy access to get on Hwy 50. We will come back again.

    Susan G.

    Great live music [only on certain nights, I assume], nice crowd, lots of seating. Great garlic parmesan fries. Beer only but just to the left, sharing the same patio, is a [wine] tasting room. They are fine with people bringing wine between establishments. A little pricey tho imo, $13/glass. Went 11/29/2025: Wear layers because indoor seating there is the 'garage door' open so it's more of an indoor-outdoor feel. There are firepits and heaters on the patio and so lots of patrons were out there for the music. I was able to hear the music from inside so that was nice. Beautiful views in the fall and as sun is setting. Band tonight was Fretless (fretlesstheband.com), they were great.

    Adam C.

    The pizza is delicious and the beer smells like a brewed path to shared joy. In Apple Hill? Get some grub and suds.

    Pepperoni and sausage pizza
    Steve C.

    Great views cold beers and solid pizza! Highly recommend this place. It was a touch weird the winery next door had no on tending but t the staff at the brewery was on point.

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    Jaime B.

    Super cool brewery, right next to a winery off Highway 50, in Apple Hill. Tons of outdoor seating, and a dog friendly location. There are plenty of beers on tap. They have a good menu with pizza and a few other items, but we didn't try any food, only beer. The Dry Irish Stout and the Hwy 50 IPA were both delicious! The bartender was friendly, greeting us and serving us quickly!

    Hazy on Highway 50! Solid Ground Hazy by the way(support locals)!
    Derek N.

    WOW! Ok at first I was hesitant, but once we arrived and opened the doors...WOW! Such cool decor! Staff was awesome and fun, three cool dudes just doing their thing! We sat out front, chilled, chatted, got a second round and watched the cars roll by on Highway 50! Coming back!

    Tenders and Fries.  Sauces Top to Bottom: Regular Ranch BBQ Jalapeño Ranch Chipotle Ranch(bottom right)
    Anthony W.

    Great place to grab a bite and chill. We just got done chopping down our Xmas tree at a nearby farm and needed some grub...fast. We got here and the parking lot seemed pretty packed but when we got up to the actual sitting area there were a lot of tables open. Hwy 50 Brewery is definitely legit in the food department. This particular visit I didn't partake in any beer because your boy needed to hydrate. Getting older. Trying to be better you know. But yea let's talk food. We ordered a some tenders and fries with some pizzas as well. I thought the Tenders and fries were my favorite things personally. Not too much breading and good flavor just by themselves. Now...if they give you the option, "Do you just want all our ranches?" Say, yes. One is regular, another is Jalapeño and the last I believe is Chipotle. All homemade. Like I said the tendies are fine on their own but the ranches really sealed the deal for me. The pizza's weren't bad. They just didn't stand out as much as the tenders did. We ordered Pepperoni and Buffalo Chicken. I'm a sauce man. I really loved the sauce on both pizzas but yea. They were just good. Nothing out of the ordinary. But at the same time I was content with my meal. The people who work there were super nice. I definitely would come back if we have an opportunity. Where we were sitting, a band was setting up to perform so I was kinda sad. We would of been almost right in front too but just means we have to come back!

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    Honeycrisp apples, apple cider (tart & refreshing! not too sweet), hard apple cider (very dry-style, white-wine-like), apple pie slice

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