
The deal means McWhinney now owns 4.7 acres along Brighton Boulevard. But Great Divide’s Barrel Bar is staying put.
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The deal means McWhinney now owns 4.7 acres along Brighton Boulevard. But Great Divide’s Barrel Bar is staying put.
“There’s no bartenders or TVs, and it’s conversational,” said a Birch Road co-founder. “You can talk to each other, and hear each other.”
The decision was based on evidence of violations provided by police who worked undercover and off-duty at the bar. The Department of Excise and Licenses director will have the final say.
FlyteCo, which opened in Berkeley in 2019, had “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to grow the brand.
“We owed a lot of money,” said Periodic Brewing founder Chris Labbe, who blamed the pandemic-induced closures of its taprooms.
Puttshack at Lot Twenty Eight will join a crowded field of no-grass-required golf establishments, which are booming in Denver.
Handsome Boys Hospitality owns three other themed concepts in Larimer Square and has other bars planned in RiNo and downtown Denver.
“The idea is not only to give breweries exposure but also to give new residents access to the breweries they had back home,” a co-owner said.
“I got new management, new security,” said Hussam Kayali, whose Denver nightclub faces possible fines or the loss of its liquor and cabaret licenses.
“We’re just bar people that wanted to open a bar,” said one of the co-owners of Crypt at 1612-1618 E. 17th Ave.
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