Lone Tree Brewing Emphasizes Team, Quality, and Longstanding Partnerships In 2025 Year In Review
Here is the 2025 Lone Tree Brewing Company Year In Review.
LONE TREE, CO— On the heels of their 14th anniversary celebration, Lone Tree Brewing continues to prioritize beer quality in 2026. Its leaders attribute this emphasis, as well as their hard working team and longstanding partners, to their ongoing success.
Here is the 2025 Lone Tree Brewing Company Year In Review.
Beer In Review
Among Lone Tree’s 2025 specialty can releases were the popular springtime SKU, Honey Lager; as well as a Hazy IPA, Oktoberfest and Chocolate & Pistachio Stout. Some noteworthy draft beers were also crafted for Stout Month in February, and in collaboration with Public Offering Brewing.
Also in 2025, Lone Tree revamped their flagship IPA recipe. Read more about this process and roll out in Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine’s Brewing Industry Guide.
Hop Zombie, the decorated and cult-followed Imperial Red IPA, made a Summer Solstice appearance at Lone Tree Brewing Parker before creeping back to the taps for the thirteenth Hop Zombie Day in October. As always, it was greeted with a line out the door awaiting its arrival– and it didn’t last long.
Production
In 2025, Lone Tree’s brewing team produced 3,727 barrels of beer brewed with 270,572 pounds of barley, wheat, oats, rice, corn combined and 4,741 pounds of hops along with various advanced hop oil products. They filled 427,008 12oz. cans.
Recipe development and refinement for the Lone Tree IPA increased hop additions by almost 25 percent last year, and a 17 percent increase for the Double IPA, to create the most robust, fully-saturated hoppy beers. Blueberry Blonde fruit puree additions increased by almost 60 percent to achieve a truly fruit-forward Blonde. The brewhouse has also been transitioning the Peach Pale Ale into the new and improved Peach Wheat Ale, with a targeted release date of late February 2026.
Throughout the year, the brewery recaptured 215,000 gallons of water. Their reused pallet wraps saved 450 pounds of plastic wrap from landfills.
Team
A few of Lone Tree’s time-honored employees shifted roles in 2025. Candace Peterson was promoted to Director of Tasting Rooms, Dennis O’Harrow (previous Head Brewer for six years) decided to step into the role of Lead Brewer, and Dale Hollars was promoted to Head Brewer after 6 years with Lone Tree. Improving upon many years of successful recipe formulation and brewing proficiency takes considerable discipline, and Lone Tree’s brewhouse staff is always up to the task.
In total, the brewery now has 22 employees. “We’re extremely proud of the hardworking individuals that make this not only a successful business, but a place we’re happy to wake up for every morning,” says Jerry Siote, Director of Brewhouse Operations.
Sales & Distribution
Lone Tree sold their packaged beers across Colorado in 2025 via their longstanding partnership with Western Distributing. Throughout the course of the year in Colorado distribution, Mexican Lager, Red Ale and Blueberry Blonde comprised 70 percent of the total volumes sold across Lone Tree’s packaged portfolio. 13 percent of these sales were in the Denver Metro area, while more than 36 percent of sales were realized from towns and cities in the Lone Tree area heading south to Colorado Springs .
Community and Events
Lone Tree donated upwards of $22,000 to their nonprofit partners last year. These contributions included $10,000 for the Bridge Transition Program at the brewery’s annual car show. Other recipients of their philanthropic efforts included Special Olympics, Adams Camp, 2Blondes All Breed Rescue, 7 Sisters, and the Colorado State Firefighters Foundation.
Towards the end of 2025, Lone Tree’s brew crew crafted the Polar Plunge Cold IPA in conjunction with the City of Lone Tree’s Police Department. A portion of the Cold IPA sales will be donated to the annual Special Olympics fundraiser taking place in April 2026.
Lone Tree rounded out 2025 by celebrating 14 years in business! Owners John Winter and Jerry Siote are proud of this accomplishment amid tumultuous times, and committed to crafting high quality beer and supporting their high quality people for years to come.
Moving Forward
A leader in the Colorado beer industry and beyond, Lone Tree continues to hone their brewing craft as a top priority– even in another year of NA and cannabis drinks. Siote told SevenFifty Daily that brewing beer continues to be the bedrock and default mission of Lone Tree for their 2026 beer industry predictions piece.
Lone Tree Brewing has exciting milestones on the horizon. Parker locals and visitors can plan on the second anniversary of Lone Tree Brewing Parker location on Saturday, February 28. Summer Solstice Hop Zombie and the classic Hop Zombie will creep back on tap in June and October, respectively. And finally, the brewery will celebrate its silver anniversary in December.
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ABOUT LONE TREE BREWING CO.
Lone Tree Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Lone Tree, Colorado in Denver’s South Metro area in 2011, and has remained a local staple for more than a decade. Now deeply rooted in this community, the brewing company is growing friends at its two tasting rooms– the original location near Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, and Lone Tree Brewing Parker in the heart of Parker, Colorado. Visit the brewery online at lonetreebrewingco.com.
Save The Date: Annual Charity Car & Bike Show plus Silent Auction, benefiting the DCSD Bridge Transition Program at Lone Tree Brewing Company on September 20
Since the start of this event in 2021, Lone Tree Brewing Company has raised more than $34,000 for their neighbors at The Bridge Program.
LONE TREE, CO— The fifth annual Charity Car & Bike Show benefiting The Douglas County School District Bridge Transition Program at Lone Tree Brewing is slated for Saturday, September 20. Since the start of this event in 2021, Lone Tree has raised more than $34,000 for their neighbors at The Bridge Program.
This impactful event helps raise essential funds to support young adults with disabilities, ages 18–21, as they gain skills for independent living, employment, and community engagement after graduation. The Bridge Transition Program relies on community fundraising to supplement limited school resources. Sponsorships and donations from events like this make a real difference— helping provide classroom technology, updated curricula, transportation for outings, cooking classes, and more.
This year, bidding for a fully outfitted Aprilia Tuareg 660 adventure bike will open one week prior to the event. Lone Tree has teamed up with Colorado Motorcycle Adventures (CMA) to include a fully outfitted Aprilia Tuareg 660 in the silent auction. CMA graciously coordinated with Aprilia to donate the bike, and they went a step further—partnering with SW-MOTECH, Backcountry Discovery Routes, Doubletake Mirror, and Motoz High Performance Motorcycle Tires to fully outfit it. Special thanks to these partners for helping make this incredible auction item possible.
The brewery offers free registration in advance for those who want to show off their cars and bikes in the parking lot. Inside, guests can bid on silent auction items and enjoy Lone Tree’s variety of beers on tap. All registration and silent auction proceeds will go to The Bridge Program.
“Your support helps empower these students and directly contributes to their success in adulthood,” says Lone Tree’s Director of Tasting Rooms Mike Webster, who has spearheaded this event for the past five years. “Thank you for considering a sponsorship or donation to this meaningful cause.”
To sponsor or donate a silent auction item, contact Mike Webster at webster@lonetreebrewingco.com.
For more information about Lone Tree Brewing Company’s partnership with The Bridge Program, or any other of its philanthropic efforts, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT LONE TREE BREWING CO.
Lone Tree Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Lone Tree, Colorado in Denver’s South Metro area in 2011, and has remained a local staple for more than a decade. Now deeply rooted in this community, the brewing company is growing friends at its two tasting rooms– the original location near Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, and the recently opened Lone Tree Brewing Parker in the heart of Parker, Colorado. Find Lone Tree’s stylistically diverse lineup of canned beers in cans and on draft in Colorado and Kansas to enjoy with your buds. Visit the brewery online at lonetreebrewingco.com.
Lone Tree Brewing Company To Host Fourth Annual Charity Car & Bike Show For The Douglas County Bridge Transition Program
Lone Tree Brewing has raised more than $20,000 for The Bridge Program since the start of their partnership in 2021, and hopes for another successful year of donations at this popular event.
LONE TREE, COLORADO— Lone Tree Brewing Company will host the fourth annual Charity Car & Bike Show benefiting The Douglas County Bridge Transition Program on Saturday, September 7. Lone Tree has raised more than $20,000 for this nonprofit organization since the start of their partnership in 2021, and hopes for another successful year of donations at this popular event.
Lone Tree Brewing Company is neighbors with The Bridge Program at its original location in Lone Tree, Colorado. In 2021, The Bridge Program moved its annual car show to take place in front of the brewery, with a silent auction inside.
“With the help and insight of friends who had hosted car shows in the past, the first event turned out better than anyone could have imagined,” says Lone Tree’s Director of Tasting Rooms Mike Webster. To-date, Lone Tree and The Bridge Program have hosted three car shows with auctions that in total have raised more than $20,000 in support of students and families transitioning from school into the adult world.
The 2024 Charity Car & Bike Show at Lone Tree Brewing in Lone Tree on Park Meadows Drive will take place on Saturday, September 7 from 9am to 2pm. There’s free registration for those who want to show off cars and bikes and more than 40 auction items available. Donations to The Bridge Program are encouraged. Learn more here.
“Our partnership with The Bridge Program extends beyond this car show and keeps growing year over year,” adds Webster. “We also create work opportunities in the brewhouse for students from the Bridge Program, and last year I was even invited to speak at the Bridge Program graduation party. We’re very proud to collaborate with this great organization.”
For more information about Lone Tree Brewing Company’s partnership with The Bridge Program, or any other of its philanthropic efforts, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT LONE TREE BREWING CO.
Lone Tree Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Lone Tree, Colorado in Denver’s South Metro area in 2011, and has remained a local staple for more than a decade. Now deeply rooted in this community, the brewing company is growing friends at its two tasting rooms– the original location near Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, and the recently opened Lone Tree Brewing Parker in the heart of Parker, Colorado. Find Lone Tree’s stylistically diverse lineup of canned beers in cans and on draft in Colorado and Kansas to enjoy with your buds. Visit the brewery online at lonetreebrewingco.com.