Denver, CO
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| The Platte River Convergence where Cherry Creek and The Platte River meet downtown |
Reddit Learnings
Today we went to lunch at
My Brother's Bar. It is the oldest Bar in Denver and it has served food and libations since 1873. Before I travel to a place I research it. I use Google, Yelp, Trip Adviser, and other sites to try to understand what should be put on a list of things to do while we are there. I have my normal checklist of things I want to do which includes; Museums, State Parks, Pinball, Tiki Bars, Capitol Buildings, Breweries, Birding Locations, and many other things, but doing research helps me find some of the hidden gems. My Brothers Bar isn't a hidden Gem but it is a place that I wouldn't have known about if it wasn't for Reddit. One other thing I do before going to a place is to join the subreddit, in this case it is
r/Denver for the area and watch the chatter and discussions that happen in the months leading up to my trip. They talk about politics, crimes, festivals, sports, traffic, and all of the things that make a city a city. One topic I happened to catch was
"Dive bar with good food?" I do love a good dive bar and I like food so I took notes and ended up with a list of about 8 places I wanted to go. My Brother's Bar was on that list.
We met Brandon, Matt, and Gene there at Noon and it was everything I expected from the oldest bar in Denver. The wood floors were worn into a cool pattern from people walking in tight paths around the tables, the bar was nicely stocked, there were patrons sitting at the bar drinking, and there was an old menu sign that had been updated over the years. They are known for their Jalapeno Cream Cheese Burger but after my jalapeno induced heartburn last month I went with a normal burger and Mini Corn Dogs. The food was really great bar food. The burgers came wrapped in paper on top of a plastic condiment carrier which had sliced onions, relish, ketchup, mustard, sliced pickles. and pepperoncini. Brandon, Matt, and Gene also got onion rings and fries so I got to try them and they were really good too. It was a great place and a unique experience and I owe it in part to people just talking on Reddit.
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| The Platte |
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| The Platte Whitewater Park for tubing and kayaking |
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| They were running this heritage trolley for $7 a trip. |
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| Some cool art to go with the seating areas and no this wasn't Anti-homeless Design, there were plenty of sections that didn't have these. |
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| The entrance and Logo for My Brother's Bar |
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| You have to sell shirts when you are the oldest bar in Denver |
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| The condiments were nestled all snug in their Lucite Container |
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| Here's the menu, what would you have ordered? |
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| Here is a zoomed in version so you can see all of the history |
If you want an easy way to catch up on our adventures check out yesterday's post
here.
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