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Trail Life mission to create a comfortable and inspiring experience that helps move Grand Junction toward valuing and protecting the outdoors and building compassion for the community. Owners, in collaboration with a team of valued, well-trained, and beer savvy employees, will work to create an engaging, inspiring, and creative work environment. Through intentionality, simplicity, and passion we will create good beer, good food, and an atmosphere where customers can enjoy the company of friends and family.
436 Main Street
Our building, constructed around 1890–1897, is historically significant as the longtime home of Bannister's Furniture and Funeral Parlor. Operated by the Bannister family from the late 1890s until 2002. To be reopened as Twisted Title until 2020.
Conservation efforts
We are careful about how we operate. Our cooks, brewers, and crew pay attention to minimize waste and make responsible use of water. Small things like our agave straws and our large compost bins all play a part in our efforts to minimize waste.
Dead Pet Series
A beer series dedicated to past beloved pets of our staff and crew. Each beer is a small way of honoring the dogs and cats who were part of our lives, our routines, and many of our favorite adventures.
Meet the crew
We’re made up of people who care about good beer, good food, and the kind of community that forms around shared time outside. That mindset carries into how we serve, how we connect with guests, and how we try to make the brewery feel welcoming and real.
Locally sourced
We care about the ingredients behind the experience. Our coffee is made with locally sourced beans from Rostiva. Our beer begins with Colorado water, an essential part of the brewing process and a connection to the place we call home. From drinks to food, we believe thoughtful ingredients help create a better experience for every guest.
Grain For Good
On the last Monday of each month, we partner with a local nonprofit and donate a portion of beer sales to support their work. It’s a simple way to bring people together, give back to the community, and use this space for something meaningful beyond the tap list.
the owners
Emma, a proud West Virginian, began learning and building her fascination with fermentation in 2006 when she started home brewing with extract in her college apartment. Since then she hasn’t stopped learning and brewing. Her formal education in Engineering at Virginia Tech and years working as a brewer (shout out to Kannah Creek and Jim!), has only assured her there is more to learn, gotten her more excited to brew, and kept her looking to taste and learn about the next beer in her glass. Cheers to the next beer in yours!
As a fourth generation Colorado Native, Ryan has grown up exploring the trails and slopes throughout the state. Within all of that wandering, the trail life gave him his appreciation for the outdoors as well as his mission in life: to make the world a better place through conservation and compassion. Since 2002, he has devoted his life to Outward Bound and the CMU Outdoor Program to teach future generations how to sustainably and responsibly recreate out on the trail. He hopes to bring that passion and commitment to make a difference in the world, to Trail Life Brewing. And just like he believes that the trail gives you exactly what you need, he also believes that good beer and good people help spark the passion.
The Trail Life doesn’t come easy; it takes hard work, sacrifice, and planning to get there. We believe in the Trail Life and we believe both in working and playing hard. Because we are certain that both of those make food and drink taste better at the end of the trail.
Craft Beer - Created for people and the planet
we love where we live
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