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Soulcraft Brewing: A Way of Life in Salida, Colorado

Published: June 20, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Soulcraft Brewing. For those that know Salida, you know Soulcraft. For those that don't, it's time you do. Salida, Colorado. A Colorado mountain town that has it all: rafting, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, camping, and one of the best craft beers scenes in a town of 7,000 people.\xa0

Meet Mike LaCroix, owner of Soulcraft Brewing

Those formative years spent in middle school have a lot to say. Meet Mike LaCroix, who listened to his middle school self, knowing from a young age that he wanted to be a brewer. It's no surprise then, that the name of his brewery was also inspired by his teen years of listening to hardcore and punk.

Initially starting his brewing career in the long gone Silver Plume Brewery, moving on to a long career as head brewer at Amica's in Salida, he recognized a need for more beer. Voila! Soulcraft Brewing was crafted. Being one of the OG's on the craft beer scene in Salida, Mike has made a name for himself both in the craft beer industry and in his now hometown of Salida, Colorado.

This is Salida's craft beer story, too.

This is Salida's craft beer story as much as it is his own. We chat everything from obnoxious beers to obnoxious deers (yes, I know, deer, but come on - the rhyming must be done), to collections of stale beer in trash bags as inspiration to follow your dreams, to culinary school to military service to housing crunches to damn good beer and the simplicity that it all really boils down to.

Click here for the full show notes, including a few pics, events, and all the beers we drank.

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