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"Born in a 1915 Northern Colorado grain elevator in 1989, I see how the expanded Fort Collins facility helped Odell grow over 29 years into the nation's 22nd-largest craft brewery; its sprawling Fort Collins bar and patio can draw as many as 2,000 drinkers a day in summer. After years running the five-barrel pilot system and barrel-aging program there, brewers have continued to emphasize craft techniques, offering limited-release brews, live music, and tours that reinforce the brewery's reputation as a "brewery of brewers." - Josie Sexton