I went on an almost 4 hour bike ride this past Wednesday afternoon, and just to change things up a bit, headed east from Denver's Sloan Lake to check out the various and uncharted (to me, at least) neighborhoods in that direction. I wound up on River Drive, which turns out to be Denver's newest historic district. It consists of 17 houses built between 1885 and 1906 in what was then the town of Highlands, and which sits on a bluff overlooking the Platte River and the City of Denver. It is indeed a beautiful street, in what is now one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city, and so I think it is a very good thing that the city voted to protect it, although one homeowner opposed the designation, saying it took away his property rights. There always seems to be one of these guys in the crowd, right?
Not only does this new district have 17 homes, it also has the Briar Common Brewery right on the corner, with what looks like a fabulous rooftop patio. This building was the grocery store for the area for most of the last century, and was turned into a brew pub in 2016. It was named the best brewpub in the city by Westword magazine in 2018, and has a very high rating in the Zagat guide. Oh Oh - that probably means it is very pricey, which as all of you regular blog readers know, always sets alarms bells off for me. Nevertheless, be sure to check out their website at https://www.briarcommon.com/. Next month they will be celebrating their third anniversary, with tattoo artists on hand to memorialize the event with permanent souvenirs. Really? Seriously? Can't they just let you have a beer and be done with it? Obviously no.
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