What can I say, I’m a sucker for places like this! A brew pub that makes numerous quality beers, a well above average menu, and an atmosphere to die for. Dine on the main floor, head upstairs for some pool or darts, or even go downstairs on the weekends for the imporve comedy club. A perfect place to meet others before heading out on the town, or to a Rockies game. And it’s located right next to the light rail exit. Can’t beat it.

Wynkoop is spread out in a spacious building which makes it a good option for an indecisive bunch. On the main floor, there’s a normal sit-down indoor restaurant area, a walk-up bar area, and there’s two separate outdoor eating areas. Upstairs is a pool hall, with darts and shuffleboard and another bar.

We decided to take advantage of the temperate summer night that was not too cool and sit on one of the outside patios. It turned out to be a good people watching spot as the neighborhood is full of bars and restaurants and people walking from one to another.

As it is a brewery, we decided to get their sampler of 11 different brews. My favorite was the seasonal summer ale – a little citrus flavor, but still crisp…sorta like a Blue Moon with a slice of orange. Bonus for the seasonal—it had the highest alcohol content at 6.2%. The light ale received positive reviews too (we liked it better than their most popular ale) but the fun part was sampling them all. Just stay away from Patty’s Chili Beer….yuck!

Food-wise, I was pleasantly surprised. Being in landlocked Denver, we had pretty good mussels for an appetizer.

But the fun part is after the nice meal in a pleasant setting, we just had to roll on upstairs to have a fun evening shooting some pool.

So if you need something to eat and something to do, Wynkoop is the place!