I’ve learned a few bits and pieces of Denver Broncos lore in my time here, despite not being a big football fan and having grown up in the territory of the team’s secondary arch-nemesis, the Baltimore Ravens. One thing I’ve learned over the years has to do with Howard Cosell,…

A friend of mine recently moved to downtown Englewood — if that’s a thing (I’ve always referred to her new area as “You know, down near the Gothic”). So we decided to set out on a Saturday night tour of her new stomping grounds and check out…

Pints Pub, 221 West 13th Avenue, is a landmark of sorts in the Golden Triangle, the sliver of land in the shadow of the Capitol, bordered by the arteries of Colfax, Speer and Broadway. Cruising by on West 13th Avenue, I am always reassured to see the familiar red phone…

The Park Tavern and Restaurant (931 East 11th Avenue) was one of the first bars I ever visited when I moved to Denver. In fact, a Ouija board once predicted that I was going there with friends. Seriously. As Halloween approaches, it seems only appropriate to share that I was once…

I seem to keep hearing about Clancy’s Irish Pub in Wheat Ridge from a wide variety of people who have ties to the area. My hair stylist, who lives in Golden, told me about it, my friend who lives in the area and is an expert on bars where you…

The Welcome Inn was one of those places I’d always been meaning to go but had never managed to check out until just recently. It’s on the edge of what many now call RiNo, but is still known by long-time regulars as the East Side, and it’s a friendly and casual spot…

I’ve been meaning to stop back into the Abbey Tavern for a while, and not just because it’s super-near my house and a good place to hit up when it snows a lot and I don’t feel like driving anywhere. Although, if we’re being honest, laziness and the desire to…

I’m not sure how I’ve never been to the Highland Tavern before. It’s at the corner of West 34th Avenue and Navajo Street, right down the block from the Bug Theatre, one of the places I used to frequent back when the local comedy show the Grawlix was still around…

Chopper’s Sports Grill, at 80 South Madison Street in Cherry Creek, is an “old Denver” sort of place. Cherry Creek itself is sort of an old classic when it comes to neighborhoods, with parts experiencing a new development boom, while other blocks — like those closer to Colorado Boulevard — seem…

Milo’s Sports Tavern has come to be a neighborhood standby for the folks of Southeast Denver over the last fifteen years. The bar has been Milo’s since 2002 and was originally a part of the B.U.F.F. Brothers conglomerate. When that started to be broken up in 2011, Thomas Clark, one of…

I just learned today from Google that the neighborhood surrounding Regis University in Northwest Denver is actually called Regis. I always thought it was somehow part of nearby Berkeley, but I stand corrected. In this stretch of residential blocks, with a few small businesses here and there along the swath…

Blocks away from the hustle and bustle of the Art District on Santa Fe — and the Sixth Avenue on-ramp to I-25 — lies an unassuming little bar called the Lincoln Park Lounge. After a recent revitalization of the former — and rather sketchy — Westside Bar, which lay vacant…

Tooey’s Off Colfax has it’s own thing going on. From punk rockers hanging out before or after a show at the Ogden Theater, to the industry crowd grabbing happy hour on their day off, to a healthy group of soul fans dancing on “Soul Night” on the fourth Saturday of…

On another suburban adventure, I made my way to Lakewood for a drink at Teller’s Taproom & Kitchen (1990 Youngfield Street) with a friend who just moved to town from my home state of Maryland. I had never been to Teller’s before because it’s been a while since I had any compelling…

SoBo 151, at 151 South Broadway (hence the name), is one of my longstanding favorites in Baker; it’s an unpretentious and welcoming bar with a varied crowd and not one but three excellent karaoke nights. Ttasty Czech and American bar food — with bratwurst, goulash and schnitzel sharing the menu alongside…

The only reason I knew Doctor Proctor’s Lounge in Glendale existed was because my friend used to date a guy who lived in an apartment complex around the corner. The bar is hidden in plain sight, with only a small, overhead neon sign that simply reads “BAR.” You have to…

A friend of mine just moved to Sunnyside, where Ernie’s Bar and Pizza at 2915 West 44th Avenue quickly became her neighborhood watering hole, so I had to come check it out with a small posse for happy hour. I arrived before my friends and had a seat at the bar…

The last time I was at Badger’s Pub, it was snowing outside and I was wearing a Snuggie. A friend had invited me to a Seven Deadly Sins-themed bar crawl, and instead of dressing like Lust or something skimpy that would prove inadequate for the weather, I went with the…

For Berkeley residents and other nearby neighbors of Local 46, at 4586 Tennyson Street, the bar’s first five years have come and gone quickly. Many still remember the Music Bar, which that held down the corner of 46th and Tennyson for more than thirty years, but Local 46 has earned…

The Lakeview Lounge is one of those places I had always driven past but never managed to visit. The situation was the same for my friend who lives only blocks away, so we made a plan to see what the spot was all about on a recent Sunday. The bar…

Along the ever-changing artery of Denver known as Colfax Avenue, some bars change and adapt with the times and the trends, or are bought and sold more times than you can count. In contrast, a few throwbacks like the PS Lounge bravely and defiantly stick to their guns and their…