Denver, Colorado: From Cowtown to Cooltown

By Julie Miller
September 17 2016 - 12:15am
The Denver city skyline, downtown against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.
The Denver city skyline, downtown against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.
Terminus Union Station
Terminus Union Station
The ART Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
The ART Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
Ophelia's Electric Soapbox.
Ophelia's Electric Soapbox.
Some of the fare on offer at Rioja.
Some of the fare on offer at Rioja.
The Source, Denver.
The Source, Denver.
Crimson Room.
Crimson Room.
The view from Avanti.
The view from Avanti.

I've always considered Denver as The Dude of American cities: affable, laidback and a bit of a slacker. Not least because of its infamous association with herbal refreshments – you know, wacky baccy, weed, reefer, consumption of which is now legal and widely embraced; but also because of its love affair with beer, with the Colorado capital having more than 50 craft breweries within the city limits.

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