New Image Brewing, which is known for its innovative beers and brewing processes, is looking to make a similar impact with a new farm-to-table restaurant concept.
The restaurant, appropriately called Table, is located inside the company’s original brewery and pub at 5622 Yukon St. in Olde Town Arvada, which has been gently remodeled. It will focus on fresh ingredients, with an emphasis on partnering with Colorado farmers and ranchers.
“My entire adult life I’ve sought out great beer paired with great food, but you don’t often find those things in the same space,” said New Image founder Brandon Capps. In fact, his goal when he started the brewery in 2016 “was to create a focused beer program paired with a unique dining experience. “I spent time living in Spain, where I fell in love with their tapas culture — small plates, small beers, and a thoughtful representation of everything on the menu.”
While New Image’s beers — especially IPAs, fruited sours and barrel-age stouts — have garnered significant recognition, Capps admits that the idea for the food program faded over time.
To bring it back, New Image brought on executive chef Russ Fox, who gained a wealth of experience working at Denver farm-to-table restaurants like Apple Blossom and Coperta.
“I wanted to bring a farm-to-table concept to a brewery in a way people don’t expect,” Fox explained. “It’s about more than just farm-fresh produce — it’s about forming relationships with local farmers and showcasing high-quality ingredients in everything from house-made breads and pastas to fermentation experiments.”
At the core of New Image’s vision for Table is a commitment to ethical ingredient selection and to using Colorado-grown grains and partnering with small, responsible producers. The restaurant is working with around 15 Colorado farms and ranches, sourcing produce from places like Croft Family Farms in Kersey and Esoterra Culinary Garden in Boulder, meats from Buckner Family Ranch in Longmont, and flours from Dry Storage, an artisan mill in Boulder.
Far from a typical brewery menu, Table’s offerings include dishes like: housemade focaccia with heirloom tomatoes; gnocchi with summer squash, cherry tomatoes, basil, pickled mustard seeds and garlic-milk foam; and pasta with shiitake, cinnamon cap, and preserved blue oyster mushrooms, dandelion greens, shiso and black truffle mushroom sauce.
“We’re working with ingredients that we wash the dirt off of ourselves and process everything in-house,” Capps said. “It’s about reconnecting with the way food used to be prepared, and making that accessible and casual, not high-minded or inaccessible.”
The menu will evolve based on what local farmers have available each week. “It’s a little more vegetable-focused than what you’d typically expect from a brewery,” he shared.
In addition to New Image’s entire beer line, Table will have a full bar with a curated wine list focused on local producers and natural wines, as well as a cocktail program centered on seasonal ingredients and local distilleries. “Our approach to cocktails mirrors what we’re doing with food and beer — it’s about being reactive to what’s available,” Capps says.
As for the vibe, Capps hopes to evoke an intimate wine bar feel. “We eliminated half of the communal seating tables and changed them into high tops, and also put in some new tables with bench seating.” Other rustic touches include barrels that have been repurposed into light fixtures.
Although New Image still has brewery equipment on site in Olde Town, the majority of its beer is now brewed at a second taproom and production facility in Wheat Ridge. That location, at 9505 W. 44th Ave., includes a wood-fired pizza oven, which will remain.
The official opening of Table is being planned within the next few weeks. Its hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Originally Published: August 21, 2024 at 6:47 a.m.
