01 · Beer
Brewed here. Poured fresh.
Small-batch beer with a mountain-town point of view.
Explore the beer →Ridgway, Colorado · Since 2024
Bold. Brilliant. Beers.
Ridgway’s nanobrewery and music venue—handcrafted beer, live creativity, and authentic mountain-town community.
Small-batch beer
Live music & events
Family friendly · Dogs welcome on the patio
Prize pool
$780
Five local prizes, from neighborhood gift cards to a distillery tour and tasting.
Trivia League · Fall 2026
Big prizes. Every other Thursday. Three months of trivia.
League scoring begins Thursday, October 1. Play with a team or sign up solo for a fun, social night to look forward to every other Thursday through December.
- $25 · Ridgway Office & Mercantile
- $25 · Cahoots Tavern
- $130 · Hotel Palomino stay
- $100 · LaNoue DuBois Winery date night
- $500 · Storm King Distilling tour & tasting
- Team or individual standings
- Free league signup
More than a taproom
A small brewery with a big reason to exist.
Floating Lotus is Ridgway’s gathering place for expressive beer, live music, art, trivia, and the kind of conversations that only happen when nobody is rushing you out the door.
Come for a pint. Stay because the room feels familiar, the night gets interesting, and somebody you have not met yet pulls up a chair.
Choose your own adventure
Start with what brought you here.
A good night can begin with a new beer, a familiar song, or simply finding the right place to land.
02 · Events
There is always a reason to stay.
Music, trivia, open mic, art, and beautiful oddities.
See what happens here →03 · Ridgway
Make a night of it.
A real mountain town, a warm room, and no dress code.
Plan your visit →The room changes every night
Upcoming at Floating Lotus.
Concerts, weekly traditions, and community nights—kept current in one place.
Sep23
Sep24
Sep25
Independent by choice
Beer with a point of view.
We brew what we want to drink: expressive, balanced, and made for the people in the room—not a focus group.
Community first
The best nights feel like finding your people.
Bikes, muddy boots, kids, musicians, artists, travelers, regulars, and friendly leashed dogs on the patio—there is room at the table.
- Live music
- Open mic
- Trivia
- Family friendly
- Patio dogs welcome
- Outside food welcome
Meet the team
The people who make the Lotus feel like the Lotus.
Good beer matters. So does the person pouring it, remembering your name, and making room for one more at the bar.
APhoto coming soon
Meet Ari · Bartender
Happiness, poured with a warm welcome.
Ari joined the team after years as a Floating Lotus customer. A longtime area local now living in Ridgway, she brings warm energy to the taproom and hopes every guest leaves with one thing: happiness.
Today from the Floating Lotus kitchen
Chips · $2
Crispy, crunchy chips available à la carte.
Private gatherings
Your party belongs here.
The taproom is available for private parties seven days a week, with indoor and outdoor stages, games, a projector, PA, and flexible food options.
Visit Floating Lotus
Come for the beer. Stay for Ridgway.
144 Campbell Lane
Ridgway, Colorado 81432
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 2–9 p.m.
- Thursday
- 2–9 p.m.
- Friday
- 2–9 p.m.
- Saturday
- 2–9 p.m.
- Sunday
- 2–9 p.m.
Open later on event nights. Current changes are posted on Instagram.
