Using a bike event, several craft beer festivals and other special projects, Longmont-based Left Hand Brewing generated $687,440 for local charities last year, including the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, SOS Outreach, and the St. Vrain Valley Education Foundation.

“Being active contributors to our community is who we are as a brewery and a passion of our employee-owners,” said Left Hand’s Community and Events Manager Josh Goldberg in a statement.

Among the brewery’s major events is Bike MS,a two-day fund-raising ride, as well as Hops+Handrails, Leftapalooza, the Longmont Octoberfest and Nitro Fest.