Overnighting in Ouray, we picked a place our friends had visited in the past. A good brewpub with tasty food and friendly service. FOOD: Mostly, but not solely, burgers and sandwiches. Quality was good -- the fries were a stand-out. I had a green chili burger that had good food flavors, but was nowhere near as spicy as the description had it. DRINK: A brew-pub is only as good as the brew. Both the saisson and the blonde we ordered were quite tasty, as were the seltzers. The selection isn't huge, but that's actually kind of nice; they covered all the beer bases without needing to offer a dozen different IPAs. SERVICE: Very friendly waitstaff, and fairly attentive. We were there at an early hour (they open earlier than other dinner restaurants), but food delivery was pretty quick. AMBIANCE: Brew-pub in an old building on Ouray's main drag -- ticked the boxes nicely. Place was clean, noise level was under control. We chose indoor seating, being concerned about heat up on the rooftop. NET-NET: A bit on the pricey side, but quite satisfying. If I were again in Ouray, I might try someplace else, but I would not need my arm twisted to return here. read more

A hamburger and a pint of beer , plus 20% tip , was $48 dollars . For just me . I guess it was for the view . read more

Ouray Brewery - IPA burger with hazy wheat beer - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

Great rooftop dining. Very self service kind of place. Order at the bar. They bring the food. I'm not sure if you are supposed to clear your own table or not, but we did. Had a great house salad and split the meatless burger with my husband. Nice fresh salad for sure. I am a fry lover and the fries are that kind that are coated. Still okay, but maybe another side with the burger next time. Beer is always delicious local stuff. read more

Friendly staff and good bar food. The bar has swings for chairs which was pretty cool and different. read more

I can't speak highly enough of burgers in Colorado but this topped the list! The best view and the best burgers ever! It was cooked to order, tasty and came out quickly. The fries and beer is also good! We liked it so much, we ate there twice on our trip. Both times - service was great too!! I can't recommend this place enough! read more

Ouray Brewery - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

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Needed a place to eat on our drive down the 550 and found this jem. Walking up to the door there is a sign saying wait outside, I'm amazed how many people didn't read the sign and just walked in, the guy at the door made them wait longer if they didn't read it. Hahaha We ordered the daily special burger that had mushrooms A-1 sauce and swiss cheese to split with fries. The burgers are 1/2 lb and cooked great with a nice brown on both sides and lots of mushrooms with melty cheese. The fries were fresh and had wonderful flavor. Overall a great place to have a burger. read more

Ouray Brewery - Looking at the bar and all the stickers. - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

What a great location and we were so excited to come here. We walked up and we saw the sign about waiting outside and we were actually kind of surprised. It was raining and they made everyone stand outside, even though the downstairs was completely empty and the bar wasn't even open, so there was plenty of places for people to stand inside while waiting to get on the list. They even forced a man with his young child to wait outside in the rain and we gave him our umbrella so his six-year-old son wouldnt get wet. They have a sign outside with a tourist danger meter. Which I found insulting considering Ouray is off the beaten path and their bread and butter are tourists. The beer was tasty until a waiter came by and put his fingers in our glasses to remove them before we were even finished. Overall not a place where we felt in inviting atmosphere and that they wanted people to be coming to their establishment. There are so many other restaurants and cool bars to go to where they really want you to come visit them. read more

Ouray Brewery - A Sign stating they dont appreciate tourist. AKA CUSTOMERS!! - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

Great and classic brewery. I got the buffalo wings with ranch and blue cheese and a small side salad. The bar is super fun with swings instead of barstools. read more

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Unfriendly from the moment we walked into the bar. Yes we are tourists but don't treat us like second class citizens as your town relies on tourism. I have been to brew pubs all over the United States and this is by far the least welcoming one I have ever been to, beer was good that's the only positive I can say about this place. read more

Choose this place because of the view and yes the ambiance was fire...but burgers not great. Frozen patties topped with half good ingredients. If you want drinks and environment yes...come here. If you want good food go to Maggie's. read more

My mom, Aunt and I stopped in for lunch and we were seated immediately. The server was friendly and gave us a moment to look over the menu. She was back shortly after and we ordered burgers and a grilled cheese and chili. The burger was delicious, tender, flavorful and cooked great. The grilled cheese had a great crunch on the bread and a beautiful stretch of cheese when taking that first bite! The chili was tasty also! The fries were crispy and craveable. Cute place, good food, will definitely be back. read more

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Great beers were affordable. The view from the rooftop bar was with the stop. Sit on the rail and enjoy the views below. I'd defiantly go back and bring a few friends too. read more

Ouray Brewery - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

Search yelp for dog friendly places in Ouray and this comes up. They are NOT dog friendly. They aren't very people friendly either. Closes super early. read more

My fiancé and I stopped here a couple years ago and I still think about it. We were sat upstairs and had a beautiful view. The food took a while to be served but our hostess gifted us one of their glasses in return for us waiting so long. The service was incredible and I would recommend it to anyone going through Ouray. Hoping to stop in again here in a few weeks. read more

Ouray Brewery - Upstairs seating area - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

Ouray is gorgeous little town with steep canyon walls and is very picturesque. Ouray brewery serves up some decent food and is not overly priced comparatively to the other nearby tourist traps. If you are only a little peckish this is good place to stop in for a quick bite. Service was attentive and courteous. read more

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This is one of the main larger breweries to check out when you're in Ouray. It was busy but we were able to get seated at another bar counter upstairs. They have swinging bar chairs downstairs that we didn't get to use, but it looked fun! Looks like they brew in-house since we got to see their brew process. Their food looked good but we didn't get any, as we continued to bar hopped everywhere on Main St. it was good to know they had 5oz pours too if you don't want a usual pint. read more

Ouray Brewery - Have 5oz pours - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

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Owner is rude. Haughty attitude towards tourists. Lady working the bar area for take-out was a sweetie. Tipped her big time, but would never return. He's a turn-off. 3 stars just because of the employee who was behind the bar. Zero for the snotty owner. read more

Food looked awesome especially the burgers but only had beers, they were great. The rooftop has stunning views. Aaron the owner was awesome I came with my service animal and he new exactly what to ask and what not too, on the way out he thanked us for having a well behaved dog, I told him a real service animal will be well behaved and invisible to most people, challenge is people have abused the it for all the wrong reasons. read more

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We've been her a few times, my daughter lives in Montrose, about 45 mins away. The roof top is really quite fun! The views are amazing! I'm from Montana so mountains usually don't impress me. The food is good, it has some nice choices like, grilled chicken on the kids menu instead of breaded and fried. My 3yr old grandson loved it, the fries helped. I had a grilled chx sandwich, which I normally don't because I like breaded and fried, but this was really good! Great flavors and the chx was cooked perfectly. The beer is good, too. I like their hazy. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is I don't like having to go up to order. They have plenty of people running around it would be so easy to just have them take your order like a normal restaurant. I would stay longer if I was getting served. read more

Cute little brewery with a great vibe. Not a ton of beer options compared to most breweries, but still solid. The upstairs view was really nice, and the swings on the first floor were fun. Didn't try the food, but it looked good! read more

The views from here are absolutely amazing. I also loved that they had overhead coverage for shade, so that the majority of us were not sitting in the sun. Service is great everyone there is friendly. We ordered chicken wings, TWICE because they were so delicious! The fries were really good too. Next time we are in the area. We will absolutely be back for more! Delicious read more

Ouray Brewery - Rooftop views - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

Ouray is a quirky mountain town and Ouray Brewery fits right in - in a good way. I had their brewery cheese hamburger and it fit the moment. The French fries that accompanied the burger were warm and crispy. Staff provided friendly service and tips on what to see around town. Quirky vibe with very unique bar seating (I will leave it at that). read more

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Service and atmosphere are great! Love those swings at the bar. But the food is meh. There are better spots in town.

Great spot to visit after doing the ouray via Ferrara. Beers were crisp and refreshing and staff helpful with suggestions. Will def hit this place again when we're in the area read more

They have a killer patio and allow children in. The rest of the experience is less excellent. Their IPAs are decent, but the other beers are lacking. The food is consistently middle of the way. read more

Get the wings and fries. The fries were amazing!! Husband had the brown for his beer and really enjoyed it. Service was quick! Didn't go to the rooftop, but looked cool! read more

We stopped by for a beer because if you're from CO you want to try all the breweries you can and brag about how you've been there. Well the IPA. I had was fine, but what would have been nice is to be able to try several beers. They don't offer flights, which is a no-poop business miss in general, but then the staff wouldn't provide tasters and said they'd get in trouble if they did. It's so odd given the industry norm. Now I'm gonna remember the experience and not the beer. The outdoor rooftop view is nice! And every single person was so kind. read more

Great food and beer! Beer would have been better served in glassware, not plastic. Ketchup packets are a thumb down, when spending 20.00 on a burger. Great view, friendly staff. read more

We really enjoyed the beer here (great hazy IPA), food menu was simple pub-fare but everything we got tasted great. The views from the rooftop are hard to match anywhere in Colorado - worth a stop for a beer just to look out at the mountains from the rooftop. read more

Ouray Brewery - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

Not many options in Ouray but this ended up being a good one. Ouray Brewery has multiple levels and a killer rooftop. So no matter the weather there's a place for you. The beer and food was ok. The burger was good, felt on the small side for the cost. The fries were really good. Hard to criticize the grub or beer with the million dollar view from the rooftop. My wife did not enjoy the flavored hard seltzer I ordered her. Rated the Million Dollar Amber a 3.25 on Untappd. It was unremarkable. The couple of staff members I interacted with were nice. read more

You will enjoy this place more if you know going in that you walk up to a kinda hard to see counter to order food and drink. There are no servers, only food runners. The food was good and the view is great. read more

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food was mid and way over priced every worker we encountered was short and rude, no customer service looked like they didn't want to be here but pretty views! read more

Great beers and an awesome place to hang out while you are in town! Highly recommend stopping by and grabbing a beer and hanging out up top on the patio...or in the hanging swing chairs! read more

Ouray Brewery - Coolest glasses anywhere! - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

Subpar food, you order at a counter and they bring it out. My husband ordered the cluck Norris and wings after a friend recommended. His chicken sandwich was still raw and wings were OK. Would recommend the peach cider and local cola they serve. read more

Ouray Brewery - Cider & cola - New American Near Me - Ouray, Colorado

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Came here for dinner during the thanksgiving weekend. It was walkable from our Inn. *Very weird there is a sign that says please wait outside, it seemed like a joke and one of the servers was super annoyed we walked inside from the snow. So, I guess moral of the story, wait outside. The upstairs servers were beyond sweet. Gave us the run down of the homemade French onion soup! Delicious but would have loved a melted cheese on top. The burger was perfect but the fries were a tad overdone. I would love to come back during the warmer months to sit out on the rooftop! Overall 4/5 stars! read more

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Allow maps reported pet friendly. NO PETS ALLOWED Must be 85 characters So I will add we parked and walked very far in the heat. read more

I think the number one thing you'll see across all their reviews is inconsistency with the food and the service. I have to call out the review by AL Bish as 100% indicative of the attitude of the owners here. Biggest complaint here seems to be rude staff. It's isolated to just Ouray Brewery (the rudeness and back talk). We went in March 2025 and we did not have our dog with us but when we were seated inside, we saw dogs come in through the little door off to the left that heads straight up the stairs to the rooftop. We thought oh next time we gotta bring our puppers. We came back in June 2025, and were quite rather rudely told that pets are not allowed. Not only that but he insisted that pets have NEVER been allowed here and when we tried to say we were here just 3 months ago and saw dogs on the roof, again, he said no you're wrong. I was ready to just let this go but I did some research and saw AL's review and that's exactly how we felt, we were being gaslighted by being told they've never been dog/pet friendly and we were nuts for saying the were. Luckily AL found that post that said they were pet friendly at one time in the very recent past. Then they tried to say oh it's not us, it's the Colorado State Health regulations that state pets are not allowed. I did further research and restaurants have the option to allow or disallow pets only on outdoor patios as long as there is access separate from the main entrance, which there is. One door leads directly up to the rooftop bar, different than the main entrance. Additionally, Ouray County health regulations don't put any further regulations county specific on eating establishments. The point being just say you are no longer allowing pets, don't lie and say we can't or we never have. I'm okay with that and do not expect every restaurant to be pet friendly but don't put the blame on the state or county, it was a business decision and leave it at that. Don't have staff insist it was never pet friendly,, because it clearly was at one point. If you have a pet and looking for a pet friendly place, try out Maggie's Kitchen with an outdoor patio right next to Mr. Grumpy Pants Brewery and you'll feel so much more welcomed there. Too bad as this place has potential if they'd just put the customer first always. Don't make excuses or try to "clap back." read more

Problems begin with the fact that this town is a tourist trap- 2 burgers and one beer - $70 plus tip. The burger was dry and so was the bun. We were sat next to the t-shirt section. And so there was constant shopping next to us. The whole town is unkempt, poor roads, poor service and waaay overcharging. No, I would not come back. It's a beautiful town, busy not enough to keep you busy for even an afternoon. We left and had dinner in Palisade. read more

A nice place to enjoy a beer and good food too! We had a smoked salmon sandwich which was very tasty, and sat in the swing chairs at the bar. A fun atmosphere and good service. read more

Stopped in for lunch and to enjoy the rooftop dining while touring Ouray for the day. Check in outside to get on the waitlist. It wasn't packed inside, but I'm guessing the workforce issues are still happening, as they were attempting to spread everything out. Once we got in, we found a table on the roof and then went to order. Disappointed they no longer had the brown ale that still appeared on some of the menus, we both ordered and enjoyed a glass of the Amber. I ordered the green chile burger, and my wife had the classic burger with avocado. The onion, lettuce, and tomato comprise the 'setup', and unfortunately, you can't hold one without holding it all. Therefore, we both ditched our tomatoes, and even though I was told the setup was on the side, mine wasn't, so I ended up peeling off the yucky tomato. While both burgers were more red than we prefer, they had good flavor. There weren't a ton of fries, but it turned out they were enough, and they were delicious too. It doesn't appear as though Ouray has a lot of brewery options, so we'd come again the next time we're this way. read more

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