Breckenridge Brewery RiNo Patio is the pick to make first, and the reason is simple: the doors open at 11 a.m. every day of the week and the taproom closes at 10 p.m. No day of the week rules it out, so the planning is mostly about what time you arrive and whether the group wants to sit inside or out. It is a large, industrial taproom at 2920 Larimer St with a variety of craft brews and a courtyard that allows dogs and has games. Hours and specials change, so check the venue page for current details before heading out.
Larimer Street Taproom and Courtyard
The draw here is the courtyard. Plenty of taprooms have a patio, but this one pairs the big industrial room with an outdoor space built for staying put: the courtyard is dog-friendly and has games. That suits a group that wants something to do between rounds, or anyone who would rather bring the dog than leave it at home.
Inside, the room is large and industrial, with a variety of craft brews on offer. The place serves beer, and Google rates it 4.6 of 5, which is the kind of number a taproom earns by being easy to like. Google also puts it at the inexpensive end of the price scale, so a second round does not turn into a budget conversation.
The second round is where a taproom proves itself, and a large room with a courtyard has room to prove it. The hours help: with the doors open from 11 a.m. and the close at 10 p.m., there is a long stretch of the day to work with, and the last hour of the evening is the one to plan around, since nothing here stays open past 10 p.m.
Dogs are welcome in the courtyard, which makes the games area a decent fit for a weekend afternoon with a leash in one hand. The same courtyard works after work, when the games are a way to stretch out a conversation rather than a reason to stay late.
Food and Drink at the Taproom
Beer comes first. Ratio Beerworks, whose site covers the 2920 Larimer taproom, names Dear You Citra French Saison as a signature pour at 5.5% ABV. A saison at that strength is a beer for a long afternoon rather than a quick stop, and it makes a sensible starting order for anyone who wants to see what the taproom does well before moving on to the rest of the variety.
The same site names the food: pizza, wings, brussels, fries, burgers, sandos and pretzels. That is enough to turn a pint into a meal. Pretzels and fries suit a table that is mostly there for the games, while pizza, burgers and sandos carry a dinner. Wings and brussels sit in the middle for a group sharing plates.
The taproom also does delivery, which helps when part of the group is somewhere else and wants a share of the order. Menu prices are not something to count on from this page, so look at the current menu before ordering for a crowd.
Plan Your Visit by Day
Because the doors are open every day, the week splits by what you want from the visit rather than by what is open.
- Sunday through Tuesday: the same hours as every other day, so the taproom is a dependable fallback when other plans fall through. It opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.
- Midweek: a weeknight stop after work works because the close is 10 p.m. and the courtyard games give the group something to do while the room fills.
- Friday and Saturday: the same doors, the same close. The practical difference is that more people will want the courtyard, so an earlier arrival gives a group more choice of where to sit.
For a late night, the 10 p.m. close does most of the work. The evening ends on a schedule, which makes the trip home easier to plan. Take transit or a rideshare instead of driving after the last round.
If the evening has to run longer than 10 p.m., decide that before the night starts. Denver Brewery Taprooms: Patios, Rooftops and Pub Hours covers other taprooms around the city.
Getting There and Parking
The taproom has free street parking and paid street parking, so a driver can choose between the two depending on how long the visit will run. Free street spaces are the cheaper way in; the paid ones are there when the free ones are taken. Neither depends on the day of the week, so the parking plan is the same on a Monday as on a Saturday.
The entrance is wheelchair accessible, and the taproom has wheelchair accessible parking. A group with a wheelchair user can plan the same visit as everyone else, with no separate arrangement for the courtyard or the room.
The address is 2920 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205, in the RiNo stretch of Larimer Street, which is the street to look for when setting a meeting point.
Where to Look Next in RiNo and Denver
When the taproom is not the plan, or when the evening needs a second stop, these pages cover the neighborhood and the city in more detail:
- RiNo cocktail bars by street goes through the bars in the neighborhood street by street, with hours and parking.
- Hidden gems in RiNo collects quieter places with hours, prices and parking.
- Denver Happy Hour Deals by Neighborhood sorts deals across the city by neighborhood.
- Denver Brewery Taprooms: Patios, Rooftops and Pub Hours compares taprooms with patios and rooftops across Denver.
- Denver Rooftop Happy Hours: Mountain Views and Drink Deals is the page for anyone who wants height with the drink.
