Was super excited to visit a place that used to be a comfortable home for me before it was gentrified by fake wannabe hipster. I was greeted at the door by a waiver that stated the rules of the bar..: no judgement basically …. I was judged. The bar wouldn’t serve me…. A sober straight woman ..people were rude… don’t take from my community and then judge me for not looking like the “queer” you advocate for… this place is a mirror for everything they stand against.
Exciting atmosphere, great bloody Marys, good food with a decent price for being in the boulder area.
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