USA, CO: Mu Brewery to close its doors for good later this month

After just two and half years on Colfax Avenue, in the heart of Aurora's Cultural Arts District, Mu Brewery will close its doors for good later this month. It is one of just a very few Denver-area craft breweries to shutter in the past decade, but in all likelihood, it won't be last, Westword reported on February 7.

The brewery shared the news on February 6:

“It is with great sadness that we announce Mu Brewery’s last day of business will be February 18th, 2017. After several struggles through 2016 that unfortunately did not work the way we had hoped, we have decided that the best course of action is to close our doors. We cannot say enough how much we appreciate the support of all our fans and we would not have been able to accomplish what we had without your efforts. Mu Brewery will continue to be open during regular posted business hours and invites our community to come “Drink Mu Dry” on February 18th for one last “cheers”!

Founded by Nathan Flatland in June 2014, Mu was named for the Greek letter — which also stands for "micro"; it is located inside a former office that hadn't been occupied since 2008. At the time, Mu was the only brewery on Colfax Avenue's 26-mile stretch, but it's since been joined by six others: Westfax, Seedstock, Lost Highway (which is moving to Centennial), Alpine Dog, Cerebral and Fiction.

"It was a tough decision to make. It was a sad day," Flatland tells Westword. The biggest problem for the brewery was its location. "We were in the red, the entire time... When you read our Yelp reviews... people are fond of the beer, but not so fond of the location."

06 February, 2017