Supporters Rally Outside the Lyons Den Restaurant and Taphouse

By Michael Emery Hecker

Monday, December 14, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.

Michael Emery Hecker Supporters holding signs just outside the Lyons Den. 1/20

Michael Emery Hecker Supporters of the Lyons Den holding signs at the December 13 rally. 2/20

Michael Emery Hecker Denise and Randall Yarbrough, owners of the Lyons Den. 3/20

Michael Emery Hecker Supporters brought signs to the Lyons Den. 4/20

Michael Emery Hecker Supporters of the Lyons Den, at 160 East Main Street in Lyons. 5/20

Michael Emery Hecker The Lyons Board of Trustees temporarily suspended the restaurant's liquor license on December 7. 6/20

Michael Emery Hecker The restaurant had been serving diners indoors. 7/20

Michael Emery Hecker The Lyons Den was also not enforcing the facial-covering requirement. 8/20

Michael Emery Hecker Many of the people at the rally didn't wear masks, either. 9/20

Michael Emery Hecker They also didn't observe social distancing. 10/20

Michael Emery Hecker Dining rooms were ordered closed on November 20. 11/20

Michael Emery Hecker The Lyons Den had been vocal in its objections to the Level Red rules. 12/20

Michael Emery Hecker The Lyons Den is not the only restaurant that's disobeyed the rules. 13/20

Michael Emery Hecker Boulder County sheriff's deputies confiscated liquor from the bar. 14/20

Michael Emery Hecker Denise Yarbrough says that deputies removed over $8,000 worth of alcohol. 15/20

Michael Emery Hecker Mark Milliman addresses the crowd of Lyons Den supporters. 16/20

Michael Emery Hecker Supporters of the Lyons Den at the December 13 rally. 17/20

Michael Emery Hecker Supporters of the Lyons Den. 18/20

Michael Emery Hecker A Lyons Den supporter listening to speakers on the patio. 19/20

Michael Emery Hecker The Lyons Den is currently closed. 20/20

Supporters Rally Outside the Lyons Den Restaurant and Taphouse

On November 20, as counties across Colorado moved into Level Red, restaurants in those counties were ordered to close their dining rooms. Most complied; the Lyons Den Restaurant and Taphouse did not. On December 7, the Lyons Board of Trustees voted unanimously to temporarily suspend the Lyons Den's local liquor license and its business license, because the eatery had continued serving customers inside the restaurant. But on December 13, supporters rallied for the Lyons Den. "It's sad that they're attacking the bar and restaurant industry," said co-owner Denise Yarbrough. "A lot of other states are open. Thousands of businesses have closed because of the 'scamdemic.' Where are all those people going to go to get jobs? The government hasn’t extended unemployment benefits. They’re not doing anything about it. I want answers."

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