craft beer and brewing founded 1989 1989 founder doug wynne and corkie odell headquarters fort collins colorado coordinates 40 35 21.49 n 105 3 47.69 w 40.5893028 n 105.0632472 w 40.5893028 ; 105.0632472 coordinates 40 35 21.49 n 105 3 47.69 w 40.5893028 n 105.0632472 w 40.5893028 ; 105.0632472 number of employees 108 website http odellbrewing.com odell brewing company is a craft brewery in fort collins colorado . contents 1 history 2 distribution 3 philanthropy 4 sustainability 5 awards 6 references 7 external links history edit odell was founded in 1989 by doug wynne and corkie odell in a converted 1915 grain elevator located on the outskirts of downtown fort collins . 1 it was the second packaging craft brewery to open in colorado and the first in fort collins . starting in his kitchen in seattle doug odell had spent ten years refining recipes and playing with brewing processes until he settled on the brewery s first two recipes although not yet the names 90 shilling and easy street wheat . after brewing and kegging his beer odell would deliver it pick up empties and make sales calls out of his old mustard colored datsun pickup . in 1994 the brewery constructed a 8 000 square foot 740 m2 building and brewed 8 300 barrels of beer . 2 in 1996 odell brewing amended its draft only commitment and added a bottling line to start packaging six packs . 2 numerous small expansions ensued . in 2009 the brewery again expanded doubling its plant size to 45 000 square feet 4 200 m2 and increasing its beer sold to 45 000 barrels . in 2013 a new brew house was added and the taproom and patio were remodeled . odell brewing is projected to sell 100 000 barrels in 2014 with the capacity to brew more than 300 000 barrels a year . 2 currently eight 400 barrel fermentation tanks are being added to the existing brewery . 3 in 2014 odell brewing co. celebrated 25 years as a craft brewery . 4 week long festivities included a silver lining soiree oktoberfest celebration and cellar series release of 180 shilling . odell brewing also teamed up with boulevard brewing company to release silver anniversary ale a collaboration commemorating both brewery s 25th anniversaries just one day apart . in late 2014 odell brewing co. employed 108 co workers and distributes in 11 states and the uk . in 2013 it was ranked the 34th largest u.s. craft brewing company by the brewers association based on 2013 beer sales volume and ranked the 44th largest overall u.s. brewing company . 5 distribution edit tasting flights odell beer is found in the following states 6 arizona colorado idaho iowa kansas minnesota missouri nebraska new mexico south dakota texas wyoming odell beer is also exported to great britain and ireland . philanthropy edit odell brewing company regularly contributes to charitable programs in the serving area and engages co workers in philanthropic efforts . the charitable program is managed by a co worker team that meets quarterly to choose which agencies to support . odell outreach is an extension of the brewery s charitable giving program that enlists co workers family and friends to participate in volunteer activities throughout the community . 7 the charity of the month program allocates a percentage of taproom proceeds to non profit organizations serving environmental educational or humanitarian causes . 8 the tasting room donation averages 1 200 each month to the chosen charity . charities are chosen by an employee led charitable committee which oversees the disbursement of all charitable contributions and beer donations . in recognition of its continued community contributions odell brewing was awarded the outstanding small business philanthropy award from the state of colorado in 2004 . 9 sustainability edit outdoor tasting area sustainability plays a critical role in the odell culture . in 2014 the brewery employed a full time sustainability coordinator to work with the city of fort collins and continue the goal of making odell brewing co. a zero landfill brewery by 2020 . 10 recycling compost bins diversion stations are located throughout the brewery and all spent grain hops and yeast feed local dairy cows . the sustainability coordinator is currently working with the city of fort collins wastewater treatment plant to see if spent yeast and hops can be used to treat municipality water without using chemicals . the brewery was awarded the fort collins chamber small business sustainability award in 2009 and 2013 . 11 awards edit 90 shilling bronze english style brown 2006 los angeles county fair bronze american amber ale 1991 great american beer festival 12 easy street wheat gold american style hefeweizen 1993 and 2005 great american beer festival 12 bronze american wheat beer 2006 los angeles county fair 5 barrel pale ale gold classic english style pale ale 2006 and 2013 great american beer festival 12 silver classic english style pale ale 2005 and 2006 los angeles county fair silver classic english style pale ale 2005 great american beer festival 12 cutthroat porter bronze brown porter 2005 and 2006 los angeles county fair gold porter stout 2005 stockholm beer & whiskey festival ipa gold medal american style india pale ale 2007 great american beer festival 12 silver medal american style india pale ale 2007 north american beer awards irish red bronze medal pro am brewing competition 2008 great american beer festival 12 levity amber ale silver best bitter 2005 and 2006 los angeles county fair friek gold medal wood and barrel aged sour beer . 2011 great american beer festival . 12 extra special red bronze medal imperial or double red ale 2007 great american beer festival . 12 curmudgeons nip bronze medal old ale strong ale 1998 and 2006 great american beer festival . 12 references edit best companies to work for in colorado . colorado biz . retrieved 21 november 2014 . a b c happy 25th anniversary odell brewing . craft beer & brewing . retrieved 21 november 2014 . odell brews new expansion plans . the coloradoan . retrieved 21 november 2014 . odell brewing turns 25 this month . the full pint . retrieved 21 november 2014 . brewers association top 50 breweries pdf . brewers association . retrieved 21 november 2014 . odell brewing to distribute statewide in texas . brewbound . retrieved 21 november 2014 . how small companies should give to charities . the wall street journal . retrieved 21 november 2014 . odell brewing good beer good people . craft beer . retrieved 21 november 2014 . colorado celebrates 17th annual national philanthropy day . blacktie colorado . retrieved 21 november 2014 . corey odell sustainability coordinator odell brewing company . great american beer festival . retrieved 21 november 2014 . green awards program . fort collins area chamber of commerce . retrieved 21 november 2014 . a b c d e f g h i gabf winners . great american beer festival . retrieved 21 november 2014 . external links edit http www.odellbrewing.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w 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