City Star Brewing

Dugan Irby with Live Painting by Cecilia Samdahl
2025-07-26 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver)
Dugan Irby’s music is best described as Modern Americana that blends a variety of styles, creating a listening experience that all will enjoy. Come sit on the metaphorical front porch with Dugan Irby and make a memory that will bring a smile to your soul!
https://www.duganirbyband.com/

Pennies on the Track
2025-07-25 18:00 - 20:30
Pennies on the Track is a Colorado Front Range acoustic folk trio. Three singer/songwriters merge sweet vocal harmonies and versatile instrumentation into folk rock and blue grass barnburners, acoustic ballads and rock and roll. With original music and covers of some Americana’s greatest, the band brings something for everybody. The Pennies are Brian Good, Jack Keith and Neil Sperandeo, who met while playing in other groups, open mics and solo gigs. Now good friends as well as bandmates and collaborating songwriters, these guys play for the love of making music together, and that enjoyment reaches out to anyone listening.
https://www.facebook.com/PenniesOnTheTrack

Beer Release: Road Trippin' Amber Lager
2025-07-25 15:00 - 22:00
American Amber Lager is easy drinking and lightly malty with toasty / caramel undertones. Crushable at 5.1 % and mild spicy notes from the Willamette hops. Root Shoot Malting’s Vienna and Munich 10 malt were used to achieve the malty flavors and add color. Available on tap and in cans to-go.

Sam Sauce
2025-07-24 16:00 - 20:00
A mouthwatering tsunami of flavor that’ll have you coming back for more. Fun food fusion, featuring Southern, Asian and Mexican cuisines.

Beer Release: Easy Peasy Lemon Shandy
2025-07-18 15:00 - 22:00
Refreshing shandy style lager finished with lemon. Available on draft and in cans to-go.

Brightwire
2025-07-13 17:00 - 19:30
Houston-based Folk-Rock/Americana
https://brightwiremusic.com/

Mad Dog Blues Duo
2025-07-11 18:00 - 20:30
Changing the face of the “Colorado Sound,” Mad Dog Blues is a high-energy, acoustic blues jam band. We are Mad Dog Friedman on harmonica (founder of Papa Juke, Mojo Medicine Show, Blue Lightning & Harmonica Loowinski), Jeff Becker (Hippy Buckaroos) on mandolin, Clark Chanslor (White Water Ramble) on stand-up bass, Sean Bennight on acoustic guitar and Mark Kaczorowski (Blues on the Lamb) on acoustic guitar. Our original “Colorado Country Blues” sound is a unique fusion of delta blues, bluegrass, honky-tonk, hokum and acoustic jam music.
www.coloradocountryblues.com

Mojito Fizz Hard Seltzer
2025-07-11 15:00 - 22:00
Hard seltzer, naturally gluten free flavored with lime, mint for the perfect summer cooler.

Waffle Lab
2025-07-09 16:00 - 20:00
Highly Evolved Waffles –> Waffle Lab
Founded in April 2012 in Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado, The Waffle Lab specializes in gourmet Belgian-style Liège waffles. Using our signature “classic” waffle as the base, we create amazing sweet and savory waffle combinations. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and dessert, the hardest part of The Waffle Lab experience is choosing from our mouth-watering menu.
WHAT IS A LIEGE WAFFLE?
Originally developed in Belgium, the Liège (pronounced “lee-ayjh”) waffle is unlike any waffle you’ve ever had. Made from yeast-leavened dough (not a batter) and specially imported Belgian pearl sugar, this mouth-watering piece of heaven is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Baked at the perfect temperature, the sugar pearls melt on the inside and caramelize on the outside for a sweet, delicate crunch. Believe us, this waffle is sweet and moist enough on its own—no syrup necessary!

Tom Pakele and Stevieguitar Glotzer
2025-07-05 18:00 - 20:30
Tom Pakele and Stevieguitar Glotzer, a guitar, harmonica blues duo playing the timeless music of Howling Wolf, Junior Wells, Sonny Boy Williamson, John Mayall and so much more including tasty original music.

GPS - Garson, Pakele and Spanbauer
2025-07-05 18:00 - 20:30
We play Honky tonk, Blues and Americana. Front man and vocalist Tom Pakele, co-founder of local blues band Hotfoot, is on acoustic guitar and harmonica, Scott Spanbauer of Johnny Blueheart and Spearfish Junction, plays pedal steel and electric guitars, and Jon Garson of Late for Supper, on bass. We cover a variety of blues artists, also Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Hank Williams, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and more.

Beer Release: Double American IPA
2025-07-04 12:00 - 22:00
Double American IPA is City Star mainstay, All American IPA cranked up a notch. With the addition of more Root Shoot Genie Pale Malt and Citra hops this brew is clear, crispy, bursting with hop flavor and 8% ABV. Available on tap and in cans to-go.

Beer Release: Lavender Saison
2025-06-20 15:00 - 22:00
A refreshing light farmhouse saison with lavender. A subtle floral character without overtaking the classic saison taste. Available on tap only.

Jenna Greenwell
2025-06-07 18:00 - 20:30
Jenna Greenwell is a Berthoud grown, but currently Montana based award-winning songwriter known for capturing the nuanced details of life and bringing her audience to tears. Heavily influenced by Americana artists Lori McKenna, Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell, her songs tell the sacred stories of humanity, always with a thread of hope, and her live performances showcase her talent as a storyteller with a hint of grit. When not singing her originals, she loves giving 90s era hits an energetic, feminine twist and performs primarily in the Rocky Mountain region, both solo and with her five-piece band, the Pioneers. Her debut album, Yellow Sweatshirt, released on all platforms in March 2024. Visit www.JennaGreenwell.com to learn more.

Berthoud Day Brunch
2025-06-07 09:30 - 12:00
Kick off Berthoud Day with brunch and a beer at City Star Brewing!
We will be serving Fizz Mimosas, hard seltzer and Real Dill bloody beers, Squeeze salted lime kolsch and Cowboys golden with bloody mix.

Steepland String Band
2025-06-06 18:00 - 20:30
‘Steepland String Band’ is a high altitude bluegrass act distilled deep in the mighty San Juan Mountain Range of southwestern Colorado. ‘Steepland’ is a fast driving, hard picking acoustic quartet that explores a vast multitude of musical genres, while managing to stay rooted in bluegrass tradition.
Forming around the love for and dedication to live music, ‘Steepland’ has created a unique style of their own, while managing to carve a niche in a genre of increasingly similar sounds. Drawing from an extensive library of covers, and a continually expanding catalogue of original material, each show successfully develops an experience for audiences that keeps them coming back for more.
From the slap-style upright bass, to the piercing mandolin solos, Scruggs-style banjo rolls, funk infused guitar leads, and lonesome three part vocal harmonies, ‘Steepland String Band’ is definitely right at home in Colorado’s community of progressive acoustic aficionados and dedicated show-goers.
http://www.steeplandstringband.com/

Beer Release: Sour Amber
2025-06-06 15:00 - 22:00
The sour is a classic Amber Ale brewed specifically for souring. The beer was soured in Deer Hammer whisky barrels. Nice and sour while still being pleasantly clear and retaining some malty notes. 5% abv available on tap only.

Denny Driscoll
2025-05-18 19:30
Denny Driscoll performs Tasteful Acoustic Music, Over 300 COVERS or ORIGINAL MUSIC, looping and intermittent harmonica😊Entertaining Americans with everything from Americana to Zydeco since 1978.

Captain Steve Clark Acoustic
2025-05-16 18:00 - 20:30
It’s an Acoustic Rock-Singalong with Captain Steve and his many musical friends as they set sail at City Star Brewing. They’ll play decades of familiar classic rock, pop and country with lyrics up on a BIG SCREEN. Sing along from your table or up front with the band!
https://www.facebook.com/captainsteveandthesharkbites/

Beer Release: Lil' Krush Witbier
2025-05-16 15:00 - 22:00
Belgian Witbier, a refreshing, pale-colored, unfiltered Belgian wheat beer brewed with coriander and orange peel. City Star brewers opted to dry hop this traditional style for a unique profile with Krush hops, bursting with citrus, tropical and stone fruit flavors.
Available on tap and in cans to-go.

Dave Frediani
2025-05-10 18:00 - 20:30
Dave Frediani of Moves at Midnight is bringing funk and soul to City Star.
p.s. Dave is also a brewer!

Greg Schochet Little America Trio
2025-05-03 18:00 - 20:30
Greg Schochet is a full-time performer, teacher and producer in Boulder, Colorado. Equally adept on guitar and mandolin, he is fluent in number of acoustic and electric styles, including bluegrass, swing, and country.
A veteran of many touring and recording bands, his love of music and traveling has brought him to some of the most acclaimed venues in the country, including A Prairie Home Companion, Red Rocks, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as the Rainforest World Music Festival in Malaysia.
Born and raised in the suburbs of New York city, Greg’s musical youth was framed by his father’s record collection and FM radio of the 70s and 80s. Combined with a deep love for all things traditional, twangy and old-timey, Greg’s musical sensibilities are wide-ranging and versatile.
He is an integral part of Colorado’s thriving roots music scene, and is a sought after instructor, session player, producer and collaborator.
fiddle tunes • old Western swing • country
http://www.gregschochet.com

Taylor Shae
2025-05-03 16:30 - 17:30
Taylor Shae is an award-winning singer-songwriter born and raised in Colorado, with a bluesy sound that “mixes old soul lyrics with bright vocals and a high-energy delivery for a fresh take on the Americana genre,” (303 Magazine, 2019). Taylor performs with multi-instrumentalist RD, and together the duo has played Colorado venues and festivals since 2016, grabbing the attention of any passerby willing to give into the urge to tap their feet. Few songwriters can claim the release of four albums by the age of 20 while also being a full-time student at Colorado State University, but Taylor’s drive is evident in her release of “Legend Keeper” on Oct. 2.
“Legend Keeper” is an energetic, bluesy-Americana collection made up of stories that are luminous in character, authentic in portrayal of corruption, and enduring in a society of outlaws. Shae’s goal as a songwriter is to become a ‘legend keeper’ herself, a teller of tales that live on through songs meant to be shared, sung along to, and lyrically celebrated.
The album kicks down the doors with soulful Americana-rock anthem “Resolution,” celebrating a gypsy-folk narrative of hitting the road without regrets. You can expect hearts to be strung up over the second song, “Storymaker,” revelling in the idea that as much as we want to write our own story as a ‘storymaker,’ sometimes life is out of our hands and we can only be storytellers. Listening to some of the songs there is almost an uncanny realization that Shae was able to foresee the future challenges of 2020. This is evident in “Lights On,” a song that encourages down-hearted souls to ‘keep the lights on inside,’ or remember to stay positive through dark times.
Not only does Shae bring stories to life in her music, she also aims to raise awareness about large-scale environmental issues such as climate change through songs “What’s Left When” and “Street Sweeper,” expressing passion and concern for the future state of our natural world. In fact, Shae won Sustain Music and Nature’s Backyard Songscape competition in May 2020 with her song “What’s Left When.”
Taylor Shae’s chameleon-esque vocals come through in moments of lyric vulnerability, fiery character during clever melodic phrases, and at the same time providing a full-bodied background chorus or sometimes a gospel back-porch harmony. A pair of acoustic guitars are a driving force in this album, yet each song has a right of its own.
Each of the 10 tracks have been released with a creative music video for a complete audio-visual experience. All of the videos can be found on Taylor Shae’s Youtube page.
Taylor’s third album “High Stakes” was inspired by the vibrancy and liveliness of her 2018 music setlists, the 8-track collection “will kiss your ears like the sun on your shoulders during the dog days to come” (303 Magazine, 2019). Every song on the album has rolled down the streets of a Colorado festival with energy and reason and the music captures the memories of summer. In the songwriting, Taylor wanted to explore the role that sense of place has upon human relationships, and showcased this through soul-wired vocals and untamed bass. Taylor was inspired to create music videos using footage from these live shows to emancipate the spirits of these songs (watch the music videos).
Taylor’s songwriting has been described as having a “carefree edge,” complemented by her “velvety-toned” and “powerhouse vocals” (Boulder Daily Camera, 2019). Taylor believes that much of her songwriting is influenced by the world around her. She is currently a student at Colorado State University, studying Media Communication as an outlet for the passion for storytelling she finds in songwriting and music.
Taylor Shae has received much success as an emerging young songwriter. She was selected to participate in the 2019 Boulder County Artist In Residence Program. Located in Nederland’s Caribou Ranch Open Space, Taylor experienced an inspiring week up in the mountains dedicated to songwriting, videography, and other creative endeavors. She’s performed at many festivals across Colorado including Bohemian Nights presents NewWestFest and Thursday Night Live, Fort Collins Music Experiment, Colorado Women In Blues, Denver People’s Fair, Underground Music Showcase, Rhythm on The River, The Boulder County Fair, and Bands on the Bricks. She was selected as a finalist for the 2017 Handmade Songs competition and recorded an original single, “Alive Not Broken,” at eTown studios. Taylor also won a singer-songwriter competition in 2017 as a part of the Teen Creek Festival in Boulder, Colorado.

https://taylorshaemusic.com/home

Beer Release: Coconut Strawberry Firkin
2025-05-03 12:00 - 22:00
This firkin, a beer that has been naturally fermented and carbonated by its resident yeast was taken up a notch by adding coconut and strawberry. Available on tap only while supplies last.

Beer Release: Lucky 13 IPA
2025-05-03 12:00 - 22:00
Lucky 13 IPA dry hopped with a whopping 13lb of hops: Experimental Hop variety HBC 1019 and Vista hops. Available on tap and in cans to-go.

Beer Release: Citrus Vacation
2025-04-25 15:00 - 22:00
Citrus Vacation is 5.4 %, dry hopped generously with Citra hops, crispy, refreshing and super crushable with loads of flavor. Available on tap and in cans.

Michelle Roderick and Dr. Jim Seely
2025-04-18 18:00 - 20:30
Michelle Roderick and Dr. Jim Seely have collaborated to bring a mix of country, blues and rock songs – both original and covers. They feature songs from Lucinda Williams’ Grammy winning album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.

Beer Release: OG Kush IPA
2025-04-18 15:00 - 22:00
West Coast IPA brewed with Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo, Mosaic and dry hopped with Citra hops and OG Kush terpines from the Abstrax Hops Brew Gas series. A dank citrus earthy hop bomb that will keep the vibes as high as you are. Available on tap only.

Braydon Peterson
2025-03-29 18:00 - 20:30
Braydon Peterson is a singer/songwriter based in Northern Colorado.
Braydon is a full time working musician guitar player and Vocalist of the band Ain’t From Here out of Estes Park Colorado.
Some of Braydon’s influences include Tyler Childers, Grateful Dead, Jd Crowe and the new south, George Straight, Tony Rice, Billy Strings, and Willie Nelson.

Beer Release: Hazy IPA Punk Rock Radio
2025-03-28 15:00 - 22:00
New England style Hazy IPA brewed with Strata and Cashmere hops then dry hopped with Cashmere hops. This beer was brewed listening to Punk Rock Radio – tune in with us by scanning the QR code on your can.
