Update 2024: Permanently closed.
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This is the last installment of the SBRRP, as I could not find any other restaurants that were not fast-food chains. I will post the summary separately. After this, we will be moving on to the Arapahoe and 95th Street Restaurant Project (A95RP).
When I was compiling the SBRRP list, I wondered, "Does Front Range Brewing have a kitchen?" I went to look at their website, and one of the top links is labeled "We Have a Kitchen," so the answer is yes! Apparently I am not the first one to ask that question. The menu is limited to the nicer kinds of bar food: appetizers, a few salads, wraps, quesadillas, flatbreads, and two "brewhouse favs" (brat and grilled cheese). There are also a couple of kids' options (grilled cheese and grilled PB&J).
This brewery has been around for a while, but we had never been there. We thought it had a pleasant interior, with nice lighting, colors, and decorations. It was very quiet when we arrived about 5:45, but they have limited Sunday hours (2 to 7 p.m.). Other nights, they're open until 10. The nice bartender answered a lot of questions and helped me sort out a flight of five beers, and I tried a mix of the small-batch, core, and seasonal beers. I liked them all, but my favorites were the Helles and the Märzen because I tend to favor light, crisp beers. For our food order, we shared a small spinach salad, G had the bbq pork quesadilla, which came with a side of chips, and I had the CAM flatbread (marinara sauce, mozzarella, salami, grilled chicken, and beer-brat sausage). The beer flatbread is house-made, and this meat-heavy version was delicious. I especially liked the slightly sweet marinara sauce and the sausage. G devoured his quesadilla and said the fusion of flavors was tasty. We'll definitely be back!
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| Quiet on a Sunday evening |
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| My flight, left to right: Prairie Fire Helles, the November-fest Märzen, the Ma Belle Peche saison, the Hogback Double IPA, and the Waneka Lake Session Chocolate Stout. I especially liked the Helles and the Märzen. These were all 5.5% ABV except the IPA (8.5%). |
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| Flight labels |
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| Small spinach salad (very good, with cheese, walnuts, bacon, and balsamic vinaigrette). I especially liked that the nuts were not candied! Plus bbq pork quesadilla with chips and CAM flatbread. |
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| A rare photo of G, featuring his bbq pork quesadilla |
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| The bartop has a collection of 2,700 beer-bottle caps. The bartender was showing me that they had an original Avery beer cap. |
As a side note, we used to frequent this mall when it had a whole different set of restaurants and the FRBC site was a bingo parlor. Obviously, this was a long time ago! We hadn't seen it yet in its newest incarnation and under its new name ("The District"). We liked the new arrangement of the interior mall space with couches, armchairs, and tables, and a few people were hanging out in this area. There is a coffee shop (OTIS) that was closed when we arrived, but the open area would be a nice space to relax with a cup of coffee.
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| The inner area of the District mall |
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