Denver Nightlife Guide

Overview

Denver brews more beer than any other city in the world, thanks in large part to the Coors Brewery. However, the state of Colorado jumped on board the microbrew bandwagon from the beginning, which translates into a wealth of tasty choices. Beer drinkers will think they’ve died and gone to heaven; just beware of the weakening effect the high altitude will have on your tolerance.

Denver is one of the few cities whose nightlife establishments are, for the most part, centrally clustered in a small area. The heart of Denver’s hedonistic happenings is LoDo (Lower Downtown), a 26-square-block entertainment district with over 90 brewpubs, restaurants, sports bars and dance clubs. If you can’t find a suitable environment to park yourself for a while, you’re just not looking. From comedy clubs and wine bars to intimate jazz clubs, Denver boasts a supernatural selection of places to usher in the early morning hours.

The Denver area is also filled with excellent micro-breweries and brew pubs, all within walking distance of each other in downtown Denver. These pubs brew homemade beer right on the premises that cannot not be found anywhere else. On any given day, there are fifty or so types of beer available in this city that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Also, each brew-pub offers tours and four ounce samplers that let you taste the variety of ales, porters, stouts and lagers that they produce. The home-brews range from “American-style” lagers to more traditional European- and British-style ales. Indeed, Denver is a haven for beer lovers, but the city caters to anyone looking for a good time.