About Black Shirt Brewing Co


Black Shirt Brewing Co is a progressive, artisanal brewery located in the RiNo Art District in Denver, CO. The brewery was founded by brothers Chad and Branden Miller and Chad's wife Carissa. Our focus is on creating unique, assertive, vibrant, complex, and ultimately perfectly-balanced beer. We do everything by hand, in small batches. No gimmicks. No bull shit.


Genuine. Passionate. Soulful. Authentic. Beer.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Kickstarter Goes Live!

Today is a monumental day for Black Shirt Brewing Co. Over the past several years, we have spoken about our little brewery with anyone and everyone who would listen. We have talked about how our approach to beer is completely different from anything currently in the market. We have spoken with great pride and joy about our ideas, our passion for beer, and our need to be creative and to share our creations. And along the way, we have lit the fire in other people. Whether we have convinced them to chase their dream, or we have made them a believer in Black Shirt Brewing Co, the network of inspired people that we are proud to call our friends has multiplied many times over. We couldn't feel more blessed and thankful to have each and every one of these people in our lives.

On this day, we are doing something that we rarely do, but we need to now more than ever - we are asking for help. We have just launched our Kickstarter campaign. If you're not familiar with Kickstarter, here is the link for more information. Basically, it's an online funding platform for creative projects. For us, it is a huge opportunity to gather our friends, family, and our community, in the hope of inspiring them to get behind us. We need more cash than we have to realize our dream, and to follow through with these ideas that we have spoken about for years. If you would like to help us out, here is the link to our kickstarter project. We can't do it without you! If you can donate $1 or $1000, every single bit helps. Please pass this link along to your friends and family, and together we can get Black Shirt Brewing Co off the ground!

A very warm and sincere Thank You,

Chad, Branden, and Carissa

Monday, September 12, 2011

Monday, Sept 12th Update

Last week was a great week for Black Shirt Brewing Co. We heard back from Kickstarter that our project has finally been accepted, and we can start our online funding campaign. This is great news considering how badly we need a financial push to get the doors open. More details on the funding campaign are coming in the next few days. We also submitted our plans to the City of Denver Building Department, again, in the hopes of getting a construction permit. Finally, this time, we had all of the necessary forms and materials to submit our application, and now the project is under a 2 week review. I am sure there will be a number of hurdles, but at least we are moving forward...

A few pics of our friends Aaron and Kyle working their butts off for us. These guys are the best friends we could ask for, sacrificing their weekends for almost nothing in return, to help us out. Thanks a million guys!