Dry Dock Brewing is an Aurora based Brewery with distribution across the state of Colorado. They opened in 2005 as the first brewery in Aurora, CO. It was the result of the community that came out of a homebrew shop and their sister company, The Brew Hut. Over Dry Dock Brewing's 15 years, they have been operating as an independent brewery, winning 26 Great American Beer Festival awards, including Small Brewery of the Year and 8 World Beer Cup awards for a variety of beers. Their most popular beer to date is the Apricot Blonde. Other flagship beers include Amber Ale, Hop Abomination, Vanilla Porter, and Sour Apricot.