For many people, the word “homebrewing” summons a haze of sepia-toned nostalgia: Neighbors sneaking through the night with bottles tucked beneath their arms. Bathtub gin bubbling away behind barn doors, and the general sense that someone, somewhere, is about to be chased by a trench coat-wearing revenue agent.

Or, if you’ve logged too many late-night hours watching the Discovery Channel, it brings to mind the premise of “Moonshiners,” a couple of dudes in overalls distilling questionable concoctions in rusty bathtubs somewhere deep in the Appalachian Hills: Complete with clouds of steam, clinking mason jars and the looming threat of spontaneous blindness from improperly distilled hooch.

Homebrewing in Colorado couldn’t be further from the world of hidden stills and midnight chases. In Co

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