This New Year’s Eve, “out with the old, in with the new” is more than a seasonal saw at the soon-to-be-former Pikes Peak Brewing Co. in Monument. 

Almost a year after its acquisition by Colorado Springs’ Goat Patch Brewing Co., the familiar Front Range brand is poised to assume its spot among Colorado beer’s auld lang syne. 

The brewpub at 1756 Lake Woodmoor Dr. will wrap up business early at 6 p.m. on Wednesday ahead of a four-day closure and official rebrand to Goat Patch Monument, reopening on the first Monday in 2026.

“We’re just going to do a deep clean … freshening up with some paint, updating our merch area,” said Goat Patch co-owner Cate Baze. “It’s not going to be an overhaul; we just felt like it was a good way to start the new year.”

Goat Patch has steadily expanded its offerings, footprint and inroads over the years since it was founded in 2017 by a group of brew-loving, entrepreneurial friends as the anchor brewery at the Springs’ Lincoln Center, a former elementary school and now multi-use complex off North Cascade Avenue. The “patch” leapt north in December 2024 with the purchase of Pikes Peak Brewing Co., an award-winning 13-year-old regional staple founded by former homebrewer Chris Wright, who announced his plans to retire from brewing.

For 12 months, the Lake Woodmoor Drive location has existed in something of a brand limbo, with dual PPBC and GPBC vibes and signage apparent inside and out, marquee to menu. Baze said much of that time was spent figuring out if, and how, the twain could continue to meet going forward – much in the way of the friendly collab brew the two brewhouses did to celebrate the purchase back in late ’24.

Pikes Peak Brewing Co. recipes, including Elephant Rock, AdAmAn and Gold Rush, have become staples on taps and package store shelves throughout the region, and in the hearts and minds of craft beer fans.

“When we took over that space, we really kept it as Pikes Peak. It definitely wasn’t our intention to switch when we first purchased it,” Baze said. “I think that we thought we could manage both brands equally.”

The learning curve of the last year, however, bent in a different direction.

“I think that things kind of evolved over 2025 as we really … got our hands dirty, and really understood what it meant to operate both brands on a day-to-day basis,” Baze said. “I think it’s … those lessons that ultimately brought us to the decision to rebrand under Goat Patch.”

Goat Patch took over the release of AdAmAn, the annual brew celebrating the storied and ever-evolving group of cold-weather adventurers who ascend America’s Mountain to ignite a fireworks display each year. 

No jarring changes are on the horizon, but the long-term fate of PPBC’s other recipes, and any potential roll-outs under the new label, is still up in the air, Baze said.

The official evolution into Goat Patch Monument comes with good news for GPBC fans, she added, including the creation of the brewery’s “first ever” membership club, with deals at all three addresses – the Lincoln Center flagship, Goat Patch’s Northgate taproom, and in Monument.

“We’ve never done a membership since we’ve opened, but being able to pull all three locations under one umbrella and be able to offer our loyal patrons another benefit … is something we’re excited about,” she said. 

“I think this change (at PPBC) actually represents us doubling down about the commitment that we have to the community,” she said.

An official ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration for Goat Patch Monument, in partnership with the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, with live music and a food truck, is planned for 5 p.m. on Jan. 9.