Information on The List was supplied by individual companies through questionnaires and could not be independently verified by the Denver Business Journal. The Fort Collins Brewery, ranked No. 12 on last year's list, was acquired by Canadian-based Red Truck Beer Co. Durango Brewing Co., Estes Park Brewery, Backcountry Brewery, Black Bottle Brewery and River North Brewery, ranked Nos. 21, 21, 23, 24 and 25, on last year's list, did not return information for this year's list. Only those that responded to our inquiries were listed. In case of ties, companies are listed alphabetically.