Bars & Breweries

Order an extra-dirty martini at Trios Enoteca, a normally well-behaved wine bar in downtown Denver, and you might be in for a slutty surprise — particularly if Snookie is your server…

Happy Place: Hamburger Mary’s, 700 East 17th Avenue, 303-832-1333 The Hours: Daily from 3 to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. (We think…more on that below.) The Deals: $1 to $3 beer specials; $3 you-call-its; $2 well cocktails; half price appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to…

Last month top-notch bartender James Lee gave up his Salida gig to return to the Front Range, taking over as the beverage director at TAG, Troy Guard and Leigh Sullivan-Guard’s flagship Larimer Square eatery. He’s spent the last few weeks getting his feet wet, learning the spirits list and board…

I stopped by Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar, the stylish new restaurant in the Spire whose bar is stashed behind floor-to-ceiling, chain-link drapes, just before the Kentucky Derby — which was why the bartender’s suggestion of a Green Tea Mint Julep ($10) seemed like a sacrilege. Some things, like…

Mashtuns, fermenters, kettles and other types of brewing equipment have been pouring into Denver breweries over the past few months — from Strange Brewing to the Denver Beer Co, from Wynkoop Brewing to the Copper Kettle. And more equipment just got here. Last week, Vine Street Pub installed its new…

Not all sports fans are dudes. Not all sports fans are bros. Some of us were offended by Kobe’s and Joakim Noah’s insensitive language this year and felt they deserved to be fined; some of us don’t dress and act like we did in college; some of us think Lebron’s…

One of Denver’s last classic dive bars is in the process of a remodel. What started as a project to bring the Lancer Lounge, and particularly its bathrooms, up to code turned into a much bigger beautification project, says owner Rebecca Conda. The most dramatic development? Last week the sliver…

A year ago this month, when I first spoke with Dennis Krieger, the owner of Zingers, a small-mall joint near the University of Denver that pushes chicken wings in a gazillion guises, along with chicken nuggets in a bag, chicken salad and a whole coop of other college-appropriate grub, he…

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…

The Wynkoop Brewing Company is about to add new brewing space for the first time in, uh, as long as anyone there can remember, says spokesman Marty Jones. The new tank — a forty-barrel beauty that will serve as décor in addition to increasing the brewpub’s capacity — will sit…

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…

In Colorado, if you advertise that something is hot, it should be hot. Back east, hot may translate as tepid – but in Colorado, we’re tough, dammit. When we order something hot, we expect it to be frickin’ hot — especially at a Mexican restaurant. Last week I dropped by…

Yes, it’s only June 1, but Denver is already making plans for the Great American Beer Festival, which takes place here September 29-October 1. Tickets go on sale at the end of this month, and brewers are thinking about what categories to enter (or brewing up some specialties and hiding…

It’s been five months since the Wynkoop and Breckenridge breweries revealed that they were merging their finances and operations, but it’s going to be a while longer before the Wynkoop can start producing its beer at Breckenridge as it had planned. The federal Alcohol Tobacco Trade and Tax Bureau (TTB),…

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…

Italian wines can be hard to love. They’re unabashedly old world, full of mouthwatering acidity, brazenly tannic, and as terroir-driven as they come. They’re also endlessly intriguing. Each of Italy’s winemaking regions tells the unique, richly historic tale of its evolution from independent city-state right up to its unification with…

Denver’s Del Norte Brewing Company, which specializes in Mexican-style craft lagers, is working on a new beer that could be in bottles by the end of June. The as-yet-unnamed beer is an amber lager, similar to Bohemia, but more hop-forward, says brewery co-owner Joe Fox. A test batch is on…

Cloppity clop. The Wynkoop Brewing Company is bringing back its horse-drawn beer wagon tonight, packing up kegs and cans around 6 p.m. and rolling them down the road to drop them off at the Wazee Supper Club, Mario’s Double Daughters Salotto, the Lobby and the Marriott hotel at the Colorado…

Happy Place: The Irish Rover, 54 South Broadway, 303-282-4643 The Hours: Daily from 3 to 7 p.m. The Deals: Two-for-one well cocktails, wines by the glass, and draft beer; $1 off select appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…

Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…