Making and enjoying great craft beer
A brewery serious about a simple goal
"Bootstrap Brewing Company"

Bootstrap Brewing Company

Founded: 2012

Headquarters: Longmont, Colorado

Founders: Leslie Kaczeus, Steve Kaczeus
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Bootstrap Brewing’s goals are very simple: “Make really great beer and have a lot of fun doing it.” Their craft beers prioritize “drinkability,” aiming for a timeless flavor that makes you want to drink pint after pint.

 

And they are serious not only about brewing beer but also about having fun. Founders Leslie and Steve love rock music, and classic rock plays 24 hours a day in the brewery. They are so thorough that they even assign specific music pairings to all nine of their standard beers, such as Lush Puppy and Boat Snack.

To brew the ideal craft beer
and build a business from scratch

　Bootstrap Brewing was founded in 2012 by Leslie and Steve Kaczeus.

The two decided to leave the high-tech industry and pursue their dream of creating an adventurous craft brewery that brews a wide range of high-quality ales and lagers.

"Bootstrap" refers to the process of building a business from scratch without external support, which perfectly describes how this brewery came to be.


Steve had a background as a mechanical engineering engineer and program manager, and was also an avid homebrewer for many years.

He graduated from the American Brewers Guild in the summer of 2011. Leslie, on the other hand, has a background in marketing.

Committed to "drinkability"
A clean taste that makes you want more
and more

　At Bootstrap Brewing, "drinkability" is the top priority when designing beer recipes, with the goal of creating beers that people will want to order again after their first glass.

They use snowmelt from the majestic local Rocky Mountains as their water source, achieving a clean and never-tiring flavor.
 

They have won over 75 medals in major competitions to date,

including 6 medals at the Great American Beer Festival and 3 medals at the World Beer Cup.

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