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Brown Barrel Tavern
7 reviews for Brown Barrel Tavern
7 reviews in English
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Review from Aaron E.
9/20/2011
Holy mackerel, now this place is a dive bar. The last couple times I have been here have been quite the adventure. I'm just saying go in here, start playing the juke and know that good times will be had. Don't worry about the creep in the corner he won't bite just play some Johnny Cash and you're in!
The people watching will be amazing depending on what type of music you select. You won't find too many deals on booze, possibly a random special on gin or can of high life but that is the extent. Stop by see for yourself it shall be interesting! -
Review from Dana R.
2/20/2011
Sure, the place is one of the diviest dives this side of Divesville BUT anyplace where an impromptu soul train line is joined by random patrons is a-ok in my book! However, if it weren't for all the high-stepping and stiff drinks, it would not have been as fun, and my rating would be a 2.
Eclectic crowd, stale cigs smell (that dissipates after a while), not crowded, strong drinks - need a place to duck away from the world - stop here with an open mind - but should you see the double line forming, get ready to bust a move. Anna behind the bar was awesome and when asked "does it always get like this", responded "on Saturday's". See you next week! -
Review from Pbone E.
Denver, CO
1/15/2011 1 photo
If you want to get off the street and have some beer and a couple games of pool, this is a good anonymous spot to do it at. First ended up at the Brown Barrel when I didn't want to pay the $30 dollar cover at some fag bar over on Broadway. No offense fags! I actually like gay people. They aren't afraid to be themselves and the more gay guys there are means more available women in need of luvin'.
If your a clubber, raver, or like big anonymous crowds...don't go to the Brown Barrel. And definitely don't go out of your way to go to the Brown Barrel...it's one of those spots where you just find yourself there saying "what happened?" -
Review from TJ Lee W.
2/20/2010
They have ghostbusters, and the top gun soundtrack on their jukebox. Not to mention no one is ever here so if you're looking for a cheap place to play pool or chill out and listen to 80's music with your friends, this is the place.
And it's right next to a bunch of poppin' places, so you can mosey out and find a little more action if you start feeling antsy. -
Review from Jill S.
7/3/2010
YES to everything here.
That's all you need to know. -
Review from Col. Hector B.
Broomfield, CO
12/13/2008 1 photo
How many times have I staggered past the Brown Barrel Tavern's door and not noticed it? No sound escapes it. This mute beige recess invites all kinds of speculation, the mind goes wild: when I pull the handle, will I see a luminous grotto filled with goblins swinging around on ropes, squirting each other with seltzer bottles and throwing pies? Or maybe an alabaster dais with a single key, or weirder yet, a long hallway to another door just like the one I'm standing in front of now? I've never even noticed this door.
Behind it is a tidy, plain barroom with nautical stuff on the walls and low lighting, Tammy Wynette on the jukebox, a single row of barflies stoking the low murmur of morning-beer conversation, and possibly one of the nicest ladies you'll ever meet, Cathy Lyons, behind the bar. Lyons refuses my tip ("The girls that work for us take them, but we don't. We figure things are expensive enough."). She and her husband bought this place 22 years ago, and started the slow process of repeatedly kicking out the riff raff. The years of diligent 86ing have paid off in an unassuming, comfortable room where locals can come drink cheaply and safely. 22 years of work for one clean little barroom. I am humbled by what it can take to get the smallest things right, and am reminded how I need to stop trying to stake out Infinite Jests in my head all the time and just try to get this paragraph right, right now, for you. Let me know how I'm doing from time to time. Maybe you will find my striving here laid clean and bare, and perfect for the morning you find it. -
Review from Seanery M.
Grand Rapids, MI
11/11/2010
Not a bad little dive on Broadway... All I can really remember from my times at the Barrel are big cans of beer and a family portrait behind the bar. I asked the bartender if she was the little girl in the photo and she told me the photo is like 20 years old and no. Well damn... The place sorta smelled like a bowling shoe the last time I was there and that really does not matter at 12:45am on a Friday night. I'm gonna wear me some bowling shoes next time I march into this dive.
