Windsor may soon be giving Greeley a run for its money when it comes to the number of craft breweries located within its borders.
Peculier Ales, which opened in the summer of 2020, is the first craft beer establishment located in downtown Windsor.
The establishment joins fellow Windsor breweries High Hops Brewery, Mighty River Brewing Company, Mash Lab Brewing and Lonesome Buck Smokehouse and Taproom.
Peculier Ales founder Nick Armitage considered spaces in Greeley, Fort Collins and Loveland, and even considered building a brewery in Water Valley before signing on the dotted line for the space at the Old Windsor Mill, 301 Main St., Unit A.
“A friend of a friend asked if I had looked at the Windsor Mill and I told him that I was sure they had somebody because they really wanted a brewery in here. He was like ‘no, no give them a call’,” Armitage said. “So I gave them a call, came and looked at it, called my partner and we signed a lease a couple of weeks after.”
The brewery experienced a few minimal delays in construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Some things were stuck in customs for a month. Even things that were overnighted were stuck in customs for a month,” he said, laughing. “It’s been a roller coaster.”
And like many breweries around the country, the shutdown of in-person services and dining caused Armitage and his crew to switch gears and turn to distribution.
“We now push probably 50% of our product to liquor stores in cans for distribution,” Armitage explained. “Which we did not plan on and wasn’t in our model. But we were fortunate enough to have a canning line so we were able to quickly pivot and get it out there.”
The name, Peculier Ales, has an interesting backstory and not one you’d connect to the brewery.
According to Armitage, in England the word peculier is associated with a church or parish that set itself apart from the Church of England.
“My family comes from England and there is a town called Armitage. A couple of hours away there is a church called St. Mary’s and it is a peculier,” he said. “They were little community churches that just did their own thing. There is also a very famous beer in England called The Old Peculier.
“I love England and having that family tie to that area, I’ve had Peculier Ales in my pocket for like 12 years.”
The lettering and logo is also steeped in English history.
The brand opted to use Blackletter font, which is the style that monks used in transcribing manuscripts onto parchment paper.
“The flower on the logo is from the stained-glass window at the entrance of St. Mary’s. Our graphic designer guy modified it,”Armitage said. “We had a great team that worked on our branding and it was a lot of fun.”
The brewery offers a variety of beers including IPAs, stouts, ales, lagers and hard seltzers as well as soda.
“We are not afraid to brew anything. We will brew almost any style but we like to do a lot of our own twists and turns on it,” Armitage said. “But at the same time, we do a lot of classics. Our motto is ‘beer set apart’ because a peculiar is a church set apart.”
Customers can expect to find anything from a classic pilsner and heavily fruited sours to hazy IPAs and West Coast IPAs.
“We do fun crazy things,” he said. “We are not committed to brewing only a certain style. I get too bored to do that and I like to experiment.”
Armitage is currently working to get a kitchen up and running to be able to offer patrons food options, however, customers are welcome to bring in their own food or have it delivered.
The brewery hosts different food trucks in the back parking area Thursday through Saturday.
In addition to food and drinks, the brewery is working on creating a lineup of live entertainment from musicians and comedians for people to come out and enjoy.
Currently, Tuesday nights feature performances from singer/songwriters performing with every other Thursday set for comedians to come out and share their acts. Depending on COVID-19 restrictions, Armitage is hoping to start offering outdoor performances beginning Memorial Day weekend.
“We are working on some really fun options to utilize this space as much as possible this year and beyond,” Armitage said. “We have a lot of fun things planned for this summer.”
With its high ceilings, open floor concept, roll up bay doors and ample indoor and outdoor seating, customers can spread out and enjoy one of the brewery’s custom beers safely.
Armitage got into the brewing business after experimenting at home and then taking jobs with Crabtree Brewing, New Belgium Brewing, WeldWerks Brewing and Lonesome Buck Brewing.
“I was fortunate enough to be the Number 2 employee at WeldWerks before I got headhunted to help start a brew pub,” Armitage said. “I got approached by somebody to start a different project and I thought if I am doing all this work for somebody else, why not just do it for myself. And that’s how this got started.”
For more information on Peculier Ales, beers on tap or upcoming events, go to www.peculierales.com.
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