I only discovered this place a few months ago and have now been in several times for coffee in the mornings and beer in the evenings.  Both are good (not great), but the best thing about Cranknstein is the friendly staff, especially Eric.  I like the combination café-bar-bike shop theme and I just saw a similar place last week in Bend, Oregon.  It's good to see people coming up with creative business ideas and maybe other combinations of businesses will appear in the future.
Review Source:Perfect spot for studying with a beer (no judgment). Conveniently located North on college so parking is easy. I have been here multiple times over the past year and have always had great service- not sure what others are really talking about with the "hipster" vibe because I have sat next to people aged 8-88 on a regular basis. Just a relaxed spot, check your mean reviews at the door.
Review Source:This is one of the first places I tried when I first moved to Fort Collins. I gotta say, I don't know if there's any other place around that quite exemplifies this town. Come for beer, come for coffee, come for bike maintenance! I've only ever come for beer and snacks myself, but I'm definitely a fan of Cranknstein.
Wednesday nights they have $2 shifts, and if you like their page on Facebook you'll see lots of cool updates regarding menu changes, live music and more. Cranknstein should be on every Fort Collins to do list.
Beer. Coffee. Bikes. What a fun combo. Went here for the first time last night - after never had heard of it before then - and thought it was just a really neat place.
We went for the beer - they have a GREAT selection of beers on tap AND in bottle/can. I'm not sure if they have a steady or set selection or if it rotates through but we were thoroughly impressed. LOVE that most of the beers were local - FoCo or Colorado brewed. Â Dig it.
They have a list of what seemed like pretty decent snacks but since we didn't order any, nor did I see anyone eating anything - I can't really say whether or not they looked good / tasted good.
I heard many people commenting on the coffee last night. I'm sure we'll be back to have a brew at some point.
The only thing that seems a bit disjointed is the "decor". They have a lot of fun local artwork on the walls as well as some bicycle art installations. However the couches were strange. No doubt, they're secondhand but they have a big "King Arthur's round table," a couple small 2 person tables, a booth or two, and some couch areas. Kind of fun, very unique - just strange and not all that comfortable.
Interesting place...happy to have it in the Fort.
I had no idea that it was there to be honest. But I came here with friends for a poetry reading. I liked that it was spacious and a coffee shop that serves booze is handy for friends who don't like coffee or tea as much as me. But outside of the reasons I was there, there wasn't really anything about it that would make me feel like it's somewhere I'd go often. I suspect it probably has more to do with what I like in a coffee shop.
To that tend, Cranknstein seemed to be more like a bar than a coffee joint and it was a vibrant place so I don't think the people who were there minded any of that. I just think if you were looking for a coffee shop with the trappings of a cozy, intimate environment with perhaps a dosage of baked snacks or extensive drinks then I'd probably look elsewhere.
On the flip side, if you want somewhere to meet friends who might not be typical coffee shop types and where they can get a beer...it's a solid choice.
I'm so confused as to why this place is getting great reviews. I've been in there twice - once to get my bike fixed, and once to experience the "bar scence" during late night hours. Both visits were purely awful.
During my bike visit, my friend and I were treated like we had no idea what a bike was nor how to ride it. Their bike shop was closed and wouldn't work on our bikes, but my friend had a flat on the way to the shop, so they fixed that for her since we were there. After ridiculing her and breaking her down for having a terrible bike, we were sent on our way - more like booted out for not being hipster enough, I'm sure. I wasn't even acknowledged for help with my bike problems.
A couple weeks later, we attempted the bar scene of the hipster bar and had the same "we're too good for you" experience. The bartender was rude, pushy, and acted like we were wasting his time.
Terrible environment, experience, and staff. There are much better bike shops, bars, and coffee shops in this town, all who treat you with the respect you deserve as a human and a paying customer.
In 1818, author Mary Shelley published the famous novel Frankenstein. As the story goes, a Chemist by the name of Victor Frankenstein creates a monster in his laboratory.
While the details of the monster's creation aren't clear, he explains "I collected bones from charnel-houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous secrets of the human frame" Â and, "The dissecting-room and the slaughter-house furnished many of my materials", alluding to the idea that some of Frankenstein's creation may not be from human bodies. His creation, which he hoped would be beautiful, is instead hideous, with dull yellow eyes, and a withered, translucent, yellowish skin that barely conceals the muscular system and blood vessels. After bringing his creation to life, Victor is repulsed by his work. He flees, hoping to forget what he has created.
Cranknstein is the perfect "Frankenstein" to the Fort Collins food scene. Part coffee house, part pub, part custom bike shop - this place is a mish-mash of creations that fortunately blend beautifully together. The random pieced-together atmosphere may be hideous to some - industrial and garage-like with a tools and workshop in the back, cold with random seating arrangements and re-purposed barn wood from Severance, but the spirit and product of what has come of it is spectacular.
Cranknstein might be a jumble of different functions, but they all work together in harmony. It's a great coffee house. It's a fantastic pub (and honestly, I cannot comment on the bike shop). There's nothing horrifying about this monster. It's the type of beautiful creation that Victor Frankenstein was aiming for.
LOVE THIS PLACE! Â First, it's very hard to categorize -- it's part bike shop, part coffee house, and part bar. Â Here's what I liked about the place:
Atmosphere -- LOVE the fact that it feels like a bike shop -- you can park you bike near your table if you like. Â It's not fancy -- but the furniture is unique, as is the recovered barn wood they use on the walls. Â
Service and people -- Great people working behind the counter. Â Friendly, know their stuff. Â
Coffee -- Love the coffee here... maybe it's how they roast it, but it has just the right amount of bitterness to it.
Beer -- GREAT beer list, and sold at a really low price relative to other bars. Â Mostly local micros, as well as some cool brews from some of the hotter microbreweries outside of Colorado. Â
They also have wi-fi, so I found this a great place to have a coffee in the afternoon, get some work done, then transition into a good beer. Â This place has earned a spot in my coffee house (and bar) rotation!
What a fun new bar. Â It's a needed change to the bar scene in FoCo, with a element of fun and comfort within the environment. Â The beer is good, the coffee is amazing, and the atmosphere is laid back and relaxed. Â If you are up to just grab some drinks with friends, relax in the thrones (no boring chairs in here), or chill in the couch nook, all in a quieter toned down atmosphere, this is the place to do it. Â Come for the coffee, scones and cereal in the morning and stay for beers in the evening.
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