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Bars & Breweries

Drink Festive: Every Holiday Pop-Up Bar in Denver

By Molly MartinDecember 26, 2025

Christmas may be over, but you can still celebrate the season at these spots.

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Travel

How to Kill Time at Denver International Airport

By Cynthia BarnesDecember 22, 2025

Facing a flight delay? Start your vacation inside DIA!

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Bars & Breweries

The Top 50 Bars in Denver Right Now

By Molly MartinDecember 11, 2025

There are a lot of watering holes in the Mile High, but these are the top shelf.

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Restaurants

New Tennyson Street Whiskey Bar and Custom Hat Shop Opening Soon

By Molly MartinDecember 9, 2025

Expect no-frills cocktails, $4 beer in frosty mugs and free bar snacks.

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Bars & Breweries

Denver’s Newest Vinyl Bar Debuts Next to Mission Ballroom

By Sara RosenthalDecember 5, 2025

Its menu includes culinary-driven drinks named for familiar foods, like Papaya Salad and Banana Bread.

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Bars & Breweries

Snag a 35-Cent Cocktail in Denver Today Only

By Molly MartinDecember 5, 2025

The deal is in honor of the end of Prohibition.

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Bars & Breweries

The Best Dive Bars in Metro Denver

By Westword StaffNovember 26, 2025

Raise a glass to these old-school saloons!

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Bars & Breweries

Restored Colfax Motel Debuts With Coffee Shop and Cocktail Bar

By Molly MartinNovember 24, 2025

There’s also a ’60s-inspired downstairs space dubbed Grandma’s Basement.

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Bars & Breweries

The Best Denver Bar for You, According to Your Zodiac Sign

By Gina ParkerNovember 17, 2025

Whether you’re a business-minded Capricorn, a mysterious Scorpio or an attention-loving Leo, there’s a Mile High watering hole for you.

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Bars & Breweries

Sip Spooky: The Best Halloween Bars in Denver

By Molly MartinOctober 31, 2025

Creepy decor and creative cocktails await.

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Bars & Breweries

There’s a New Neighborhood Bar With Affordable Drinks on East Colfax

By Molly MartinOctober 29, 2025

“We’re not bringing a cocktail bar to Colfax— we’re bringing the Colfax spirit into a cocktail bar.”

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Opinion | Reader Response

Reader: There Are Too Many of These Damn Food Court Things

By Patricia CalhounOctober 26, 2025

Has Zeppelin Station gone the way of the dinosaur?

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Bars & Breweries

This Tiny Brewery Is Setting a Big Example for Success

By Ryan PachmayerOctober 24, 2025

Under new owners for the last four months, it’s expanded beyond beer.

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Denver Life

Ten Things to Do in RiNo

By Shannon TuckerOctober 24, 2025

RiNo is so much more than the industrial neighborhood it used to be.

Colorado Grain-to-Bottle Distillery Celebrates Ten Years
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Colorado Grain-to-Bottle Distillery Celebrates Ten Years

By Laura SmithOctober 21, 2025

Branch & Barrel Distilling has aged as nicely as its award-winning spirits.

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New Mezcal-Focused Listening Bar Brings the Party to Platte Street
Bars & Breweries

New Mezcal-Focused Listening Bar Brings the Party to Platte Street

By Molly MartinOctober 13, 2025

It’s the latest project from La Diabla owner Jose Avila, and it’s like no other place in town.

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Bars & Breweries

Where to Drink Late Night in Downtown Denver

By Cynthia BarnesOctober 10, 2025

All of these spots are open until midnight or later.

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Denver Life

Photos: Denverites Don Orange for Lorax Bar Crawl Supporting Tennyson Center for Children

By Tessa GuthrieOctober 4, 2025

The streets were a forest of fuzzy mustaches, Lorax Lemonades and Denverites who drink for the trees.

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Bars & Breweries

Three-in-One Concept Blend.Co Debuts in Ballpark

By Danielle KrolewiczSeptember 12, 2025

It will function as a coffee shop, cocktail bar and event space.

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Travel Westword

24 hours in Georgetown, Colorado

By Chelsey Dequaine-JerabekJuly 25, 2025

Look no further for your next getaway. Join us as we eat, drink, and see the sights of the Silver Queen of the Rockies, all just an hour’s drive from Denver.

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