Looking for Boulder restaurants w/ good beer

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  1. joshodonn

    joshodonn Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2011 Florida

    I have been tasked with choosing a nice restaurant for my colleagues and I during an upcoming business trip to the Boulder area. We will be staying down in Broomfield but we will have a limo for the evening to go into Boulder. I am the only guy out of the 8 that will be attending, so when asked for recommendations I said I just need a place with a good beer selection to dilute all the estrogen that I will be surrounded by. The women decided that I needed to make the decision. So anyways, if any locals have any recommendations for a moderately priced restaurant (we'll be limited to about $75-100/person including drinks) with a great beer selection I'd appreciate it!
     
    #1 joshodonn, Feb 4, 2014
  2. ablackshear

    ablackshear Zealot (695) Sep 17, 2010 Minnesota

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  3. rkarimi

    rkarimi Pundit (959) Nov 6, 2010 Colorado

    It's stout month at Mountain Sun. If you're coming this month, you may want to look at their menus.
     
    #3 rkarimi, Feb 4, 2014
  4. Mebuzzard

    Mebuzzard Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) May 19, 2005 Colorado
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    FATE brewing has a nice restaurant
     
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  5. FishPondManager

    FishPondManager Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Colorado

    I second fate and backcountry. Fate is probably a little better for a casual business crowd. Backcountry has better beer (serious expense account fodder on the bottle list)
     
    #5 FishPondManager, Feb 4, 2014
  6. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    With a budget of $75 to $100, I'd check out The Kitchen. Most expensive spot on this list, but food
    worth it if you can afford it, IMO. And you will be able to choose from plenty of great beers too, though the affordable draft list will be more limited than the other spots.
     
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  7. Jasonrm72

    Jasonrm72 Maven (1,386) Apr 29, 2012 Colorado
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  8. spoony

    spoony Pooh-Bah (2,591) Aug 1, 2012 Colorado
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    Not that I don't enjoy Mountain Sun/Southern Sun (its the love, man), but Denver10 has the correct answer.

    The Kitchen is spendy, but it has much better food than most beer-forward locations and a high-powered location on Pearl Street, as well. The Kitchen Upstairs is a bit more casual, but still has great food, a good beer list, and a high-powered location.
     
    #8 spoony, Feb 5, 2014
  9. joshodonn

    joshodonn Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2011 Florida

    Thanks for the recommendations everyone... The women I'll be with are all dead set on Pearl Street so they can shop as well, so I think we'll hit up The Kitchen... I'll drink myself silly at Mountain Sun after dinner while they shop.
     
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  10. FarmerTed

    FarmerTed Pundit (928) May 31, 2011 Colorado

    The kitchen is a really good choice; lord knows, the chicks will dig it.
     
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  11. joshodonn

    joshodonn Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2011 Florida

    Our meetings start on Monday the 24th so I'll be traveling in that Sunday and will have pretty much all day to do some exploring.. Good chance I'll end up in Boulder. I can bring some CCB goodness if anyone wants to meet up and crack a bottle or two.
     
    #11 joshodonn, Feb 5, 2014
  12. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    He said nice restaurant.
     
    #12 hoppytobehere, Feb 5, 2014
  13. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    Can't go wrong with The Kitchen, The Med, or Centro.
     
    #13 alexipa, Feb 5, 2014
  14. saxlover

    saxlover Aspirant (279) May 20, 2013 Colorado

    anything on the Hill will do :wink:
     
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  15. QueerBeer

    QueerBeer Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Colorado

    Definitely second The Kitchen. Their food is crazy good, and a great bottle list. Make a reservation and don't bother with the Kitchen Upstairs; had dinner there and then had to go somewhere else to get an actual meal.
     
    #15 QueerBeer, Feb 6, 2014
  16. CLE4goodBeer

    CLE4goodBeer Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2011 Ohio

    Backcountry Pizza has great beer. Food is, well, pizza and stuff.
    West end has great food and great beer but limited selection. Good bourbon and all sorts of self-aged liquor (oak barrels on the bar).
    Mountain Sun is hit or miss for both... Some really good beers and above average food but uneven experiences.

    Best of luck and enjoy the city. As far as bottle stores go, can't go wrong and frequent many as they all have gems the others may be missing.
     
    #16 CLE4goodBeer, Feb 7, 2014
  17. MarkyMOD

    MarkyMOD Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Colorado

    Backcountry has great food, you just have to get the specials (really good pizza too). Some of them rotate almost every day. Pork belly street tacos, mmmm.
     
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  18. Zamboni332

    Zamboni332 Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2013 Colorado

    West end Tavern , The Kitchen , Pub on Pima :-), Mountain Sun (cash only ) stout month is popping right now
     
    #18 Zamboni332, Feb 8, 2014
  19. Zamboni332

    Zamboni332 Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2013 Colorado

    What kinda stuff are you bringing from CCB?
     
    #19 Zamboni332, Feb 8, 2014
  20. joshodonn

    joshodonn Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2011 Florida

    not sure, I haven't thought that far ahead yet.
     
    #20 joshodonn, Feb 8, 2014
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