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Ragin' Hog BBQ

4361 Lowell Blvd.
Denver, CO 80211

303-859-6003

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The Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver — 2015 Edition
Monday, September 14, 2015 at 8 a.m. by Mark Antonation

Barbecue joints have been springing up around town nearly as often as apartment owners have raised their rents. With so many new choices and so many good pit masters moving to Colorado from the South's prime barbecue regions, it's n...
Reader: Denver's Barbecue Is Atrocious
Monday, December 15, 2014 at 5:57 a.m. by Patricia Calhoun

Krewe Crescent City BBQ closed last week, capping off what's been a tough year for Denver barbecue. We lost the last outpost of longtime favorite Big Papa's; Country Time closed its doors; Big Hoss left Tennyson. But there have been...
The Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 2 p.m. by Westword

Denver doesn't have much of a reputation as a barbecue city -- which makes sense, since the distinct styles of American barbecue evolved in other states; any methods or meat cuts specific to Colorado (lamb or bison, for example) dis...
You'll go hog-wild for the barbecue sauce at Ragin' Hog
Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 9:31 a.m. by Cafe Society

When I eat barbecue, I often skip the sauce so that the meat's smokiness can come through. But when I do squirt on sauce, I don't always want the sweet, thick version that's common in these parts. Colleen Van Tuyl, chef-owner of Rag...