Coors Field

Carlos Gonzalez hits a two-run dinger (not the mascot, unfortunately) to best Yankees

Denver blog posts are already getting psyched for Rocktober. Purple Row's Jordan Freemyer on the unusual (for Coors Field) score of the Rockies' win over the Yankees: 2-0. Cargo put up the runs, the pitchers (!) did the rest. Colorado Pols calls bullshit on this quote: "Doctors kill more people th ... More >>

Blue Moon's Sandlot brewery at Coors Field will open on non-game days starting in May

For the first time in more than a decade, the Blue Moon Brewing Company at the Sandlot, which has been open only to Colorado Rockies ticket-holders -- and then only on game days -- will be open to the public on non-game days beginning May 2. The news means that revelers in LoDo will have another ta ... More >>

Rockies fans to blame for team's suckage because they're not demanding enough?

Denver blog posts bleed purple. South Stands Denver's Colin Daniels channels fans who go to Coors Field for the atmosphere, not the baseball when he writes: Don't blame me if the Rockies suck. Colorado Pols: President Barack Obama will be in Colorado next week to talk about gun violence. Coyote G ... More >>

Despite a tragic summer, Colorado is still the real sunshine state

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Look for these craft beer hits on Rockies Opening Day

Baseball fans are going to find awesome deals today on America's favorite light lagers at LoDo bars and restaurants. Awesome, awesome deals. But if you are looking to drink something else, perhaps a deliciously flavorful ale brewed by one of this state's amazing independent beer makers, you need to ... More >>

A handful of restaurants offer up Opening Day deals

Opening Day at Coors Field may as well be a holiday in the Mile High City -- Denver's residents descend on downtown en masse, kick off the baseball festivities early and keep partying until late. Earlier today, Jonathan Shikes, aka Colorado Beer Man, divulged a list of spots to find craft beer as yo ... More >>

Five ways to freshen up the Great American Beer Festival

​What's that you say? How can you mess with perfection? Easily. The Great American Beer Festival, which takes place September 29 to October 1, is the biggest consumer beerstravaganza in the world. It's on the life to-do list for beer lovers all over the globe, and it brings more cachet to Colo ... More >>

Robert Seamans: Alcohol, pot finding doesn't make Rockies fan's Coors Field fall less tragic

Big pics below.​After Rockies fan Robert Seamans died after sliding on a Coors Field railing, some readers objected to us including photos of him having a great time during a previous visit to the ballpark. We argued that such shots only made him more relatable to those of us who've done preci ... More >>

Denver Flash Mob does "Time Warp" at Coors Field before Rockies-Dodgers game (VIDEO)

Video below.​To those of you who think flash mobs are played out, we have this to say: Shut up and dance! That's what the Denver Flash Mob did on Saturday at Coors Field prior to the Rockies-Dodgers game, shaking it to the Rocky Horror Picture Show fave "Time Warp." If only the Rockies could ... More >>

Ten trucks, one big bash: Justice League of Street Food revs up for its first party of the summer -- and you can eat and drink for free!

​The Justice League of Street Food -- Denver's elite fleet of food truck movers and shakers -- are back with a vengeance after last summer's incredibly successful debut, and this Saturday, from 5 to 10 p.m., the motorcade is revving up for its first party of the summer season, pimping foodstuf ... More >>

Gay marriage act shortfall in Colorado prefigures similar defeat in Minnesota

​We come to you bearing Denver blog posts. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic notes that a gay marriage bill in Minnesota failed because too few Republicans supported this particular example of family values. Sound familiar? Purple Row's Andrew Martin chomps into a Helton Burger. It's a hit ... More >>

Guess where I'm drinking?

​ On Friday night, we left Coors Field after the ninth inning, when the game was still tied. Obviously, this skull knew something we didn't. Can you guess where we were drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is enter ... More >>

Our updated medical-marijuana directory

​Just published: Reviewer William Breathes's take on ALCC LCC, a particularly Kush-y dispensary near Coors Field. But there are other hits -- and misses -- for dispensary users, as you'll see when you check out our newly updated MMJ center listings. Click to access our medical marijuana dispen ... More >>

Fat, drunk and happy Fourth of July: Denver's best restaurants and bars for catching the fireworks

Samantha Webb​This Independence Day, we won't be fighting crowds in public areas, risking a ticket for an open container or grilling our own meat for all the neighbors. Instead, we're going to watch celebratory explosions in the sky while getting fat, drunk and happy on a patio around town. I ... More >>

Breastfeeding mea culpa from Colorado Rockies

Sandy and Ashlie.​The Rockies may have lost to the Red Sox last night, but they won with Sandy Snow. Earlier this season, Snow had been breastfeeding her daughter, Ashlie, at a game when Coors Field personnel asked her to move out of view, even though only Ashlie's toes were exposed. Snow was ... More >>

The Bull & Bush's Smoke on the Lager will light your fire

​Smoked beers are something you either love or hate. They taste - as one beerdrinker recently put it to me - "like drinking a barbecue pit." I love them. I don't know why, but there is something about the way that smoky, barbecue pit flavor meshes with the beer that works for me, that makes ... More >>

Top five food favorites at Coors Field -- and other hits and misses

​ The Rockies are heading back to town, which means Coors Field is stocking up. In ascending order, here are the five most popular food items at the Denver ballpark (not including beer): 5. Peanuts 4. Nachos Supreme 3. Foot Long Brat 2. Super Dog 1. Rockie Dog The Rockie Dog is so popular ... More >>

Baseball is Back. Now, drink up!

​Welcome back baseball! The Colorado Rockies play their home opener today at 2:10 p.m. against the San Diego Padres, followed by games on Saturday and Sunday, and you'll need some good beer to go with your baseball. Here are some of our favorite places to drink up:

Dixons Downtown Grill: Show us your ticket stub, save on grub

​Hey, culture snobs: The next time you think about tossing your ticket stub to the tenth performance of Phantom, think twice. Dixons Downtown Grill, 1610 16th Street, is offering 20 percent off your tab (food only) every time you present a manager with a stub or ticket from the Denver Center ... More >>

Welcome to Roctover, where hope and promise reign but one big question lingers

A Flickr photo.​The end of baseball season is always a sad day, no matter when or how it ends. It means, among other things, that Saturday-afternoon errands will no longer be buoyed by the baseball on the car radio; that excuses to drink $9 drafts and yell at grown men are limited to Sundays; ... More >>

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Big Shucks

The Merrell Oyster Racing Series is back for another adventurous year.

Great Divide introduces three new beers -- and a patio

I hate windows during the summer. I hate them because when I'm at work, I can see the sky and the sun and the birds and all the people who aren't at work strolling merrily by. Thankfully, I don't work near Coors Field anymore, because the smell of food and the thought of baseball and the promise of ... More >>

YouTubers ratchet up the guilt on John Elway, other Denver celebs over child soldiers

On April 25, InvisibleChildren.com is staging events in 100 cities to bring attention to the abduction and forced recruitment of child soldiers -- an unspeakably cruel practice that's all too common in many parts of the world. In Denver, participants will gather at the main gate of Coors Field pri ... More >>

Hit the Sandlot on Opening Day

Baseball season is on tap, and so is the seasonal reappearance of Denver's oddest brewpub, Blue Moon Brewing Co. @ the Sandlot, inside Coors Field. Why is it odd? Although the brewery itself - owned by a division of Coors -- cranks out Blue Moon and some of the other Coors-made Moons year-round (in ... More >>

Summertime Brews

Microbrews, music and more infiltrate the Coors Field parking lot.

RooBar Finds a New Home

Over the Weekend... SoCo Music Fest @ Coors North Parking Lot

Over the Weekend...Daniel Johnston, Swayback CD Release Party, the Photo Atlas, Opening Day

No World Series Tickets Through the Rockies Website

The Ultimate Rockies Fan: Does Such a Thing Exist?

Prime Directive

Urban Legends

Here's the Pitch

Coors Field needs a voice for the future.

Club Directory

Best Cheap Home-Improvement Items

Bud's Warehouse

In Training

All aboard for brunch at the ChopHouse.

Loserville?

Denver says goodbye to its winning ways.

The Basement Tapes

Imperfect Pitch

Stealing Home

One of Our Gas Stations Is Missing

A historic preservation effort for Coors Field goes in the tank.

LOST AND FOUND

DANTE? HELL, YES

THE MAGIC NUMBER IS "5"

HOMEBOYS

PEOPLE & PLACES

PEOPLE & PLACES

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