Hops & Pie opened on Denver's Tennyson Street in September 2010, started by Drew and Leah Watson after years running fine dining kitchens in Sonoma/Napa and San Diego County. They traded that world for a neighborhood pizza and beer joint built on scratch cooking and a rotating tap list.
The menu covers slices, traditional, pan, Detroit-style, and gluten-free pies, plus sandwiches built on house-smoked meats and salads made with local ingredients. Beer runs 22 taps that keep turning over, and a covered patio stays open year-round regardless of weather. In February 2020, the team added Berkeley Donuts inside the space, a potato-style donut shop.
The restaurant has grown since its start, expanding from a six-person team and 34 seats into a space of more than 30 teammates and 84 seats. It has become a fixture of the neighborhood, with regulars pointing to the sourdough pizza and craft beer selection as reasons they keep coming back, and it's drawn coverage from The Infatuation.
The menu covers slices, traditional, pan, Detroit-style, and gluten-free pies, plus sandwiches built on house-smoked meats and salads made with local ingredients. Beer runs 22 taps that keep turning over, and a covered patio stays open year-round regardless of weather. In February 2020, the team added Berkeley Donuts inside the space, a potato-style donut shop.
The restaurant has grown since its start, expanding from a six-person team and 34 seats into a space of more than 30 teammates and 84 seats. It has become a fixture of the neighborhood, with regulars pointing to the sourdough pizza and craft beer selection as reasons they keep coming back, and it's drawn coverage from The Infatuation.