Dive Bar Spotlight: Sunpies Bistro
Maybe it’s the blue, headache-causing Hurricanes. Maybe it’s the Cheers-like bar inside (where everybody knows your shame). Maybe it’s the riverside tables, where you can watch tubers and paddleboarders swim by. Maybe it’s even...
Know Your ‘Tender: Gondola Pub and Grill’s Michael Ruby
Like a good wine, bartenders get better with age. Such is the case with Michael “Ruby” Ruby, of Gondola Pub and Grill and YampaValley Shakers, who’s been bartending in the ‘Boat for over two...
Coffee Town USA?
Steamboat Java Roundup
Sometimes it’s breweries getting all the attention, other times bars and even dispensaries. This time, it’s town’s coffee shops and roasters, with a slew (a latte?) of changes percolating around Steamboat’s java...
Downtown Happy Hours
Angling for some après? There’s no shortage of happy hours downtown. The only problem: finishing your day’s adventure in time.
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8th Street Steakhouse
4:30 to 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to close daily; 8thstreetsteakhouse.com
Aurum Food &...
Hot drinks to beat Old Man (He/Him/His) Winter
There’s nothing the body craves more after a day of fresh pow than a hot toddy (unless it’s a hot toddy in a hot tub), designed to raise your body temp and spirits after...
Inside Dano’s Dangerous Tequila
Local Dan Thompson might still be more comfortable galloping a horse than distilling agave, but that’s OK.
Dano, as he’s known, is a four-decade local who’s worked as a custom home builder and cowboy (you...
Brewery Roundup
Mountain Tap Brewery
Artisanal wood-fired pizzas and tasty lagers and IPAs get you stoked? Mountain Tap’s cozy taproom and patio downtown at 910 Yampa Ave serves up innovative beers, a full menu and a family-friendly...
BEVVIES Local Assembly
Storm Peak Expands
Storm Peak Brewery is going up, just like the bubbles in its handcrafted beer. The brewery is adding a new rooftop seating area, doubling its tap room size, and opening a new...
Shaken, not stirred: The Laundry’s Tod “JJ” Johnson creates bonds with all his patrons
Tod “JJ” Johnson, a manager with Rex’s Family of Restaurants who still jumps behind his beloved bar at Laundry, has been a Steamboat barkeep for eons — before RedBull was ever even considered a...
Steamboat Whiskey wins Double Gold at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Steamboat Whiskey Company, Steamboat’s hometown distillery located on 11th and Lincoln in downtown Steamboat Springs, is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded six medals at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition,...