Bootstrap Brewing founders Leslie and Steve Kaczeus

Bootstrap Brewing defies plague, sees excellent growth in 2020

Unprecedented Times, Social Distancing, The New Normal… we’ve got plenty of terrible phrases to describe the dumpster fire that has been 2020 and its impact on everything we do.  We’ve seen breweries and bars layoff staff (sometimes more than once) or close altogether.  Bootstrap Brewing isn’t having it.  They’re following all the protocols to be safe but, despite the challenges, they’ve seen excellent growth this year and they are gearing up for more.

Brewery founders Leslie and Steve Kaczeus joined us this week to talk about that growth and what’s driven it.  Unlike many newer breweries that rely on taproom sales Bootstrap has a strong wholesale presence and they’ve continued to grow that business amid Covid shutdowns.  In addition to their core beers like Insane Rush IPA they’ve also began offering seltzer as well as non-alcoholic brews under their Strapless line.  Steve explains that the Colorado lifestyle is very active and health conscious and more consumers are looking for beverage options that fit their lifestyle.  There’s continued growth in gluten free offerings that they’ve filled with their seltzers and the athletic folks (and non-athletic folks, we don’t judge) can also choose one of their Strapless non-alcoholic brews.  One of the Kaczeus’s good friends and early mentors is Dale Katechis, founder of Oskar Blues Brewery.  Katechis recently invested in Bootstrap allowing them to acquire more equipment to support their growth, as well as some special equipment for experimental projects.

Despite all our discussion of non-alcoholic and gluten free offerings, Steve gets all giddy talking about their big stouts.  They’ll soon release ZEUS!, a 13.5% beast with snickerdoodle coffee.

For more info on Bootstrap Brewing make sure to check out their Facebook page for all the selfies of Steve you can handle and stop by the taproom for a hug from Leslie… once the plague is over.

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Bootstrap goes Strapless for their non-alcoholic offerings.  Sexy. (Photo: Bootstrap Brewing)

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