![]() ![]() ![]() In June 1850, a gold prospector by the name of Lewis Ralston found a quarter ounce gold nugget in what would later be known as Ralston Creek. ![]() What is now the city of Arvada is near the site of the first documented gold discovery in the Rocky Mountain region. You’ll also find plenty of Old West history to boot. Located seven miles from Denver and a half-hour from Boulder, Arvada is central to some of the state’s most vaunted craft beer strongholds. (I like to freak out my co-workers by telling them about life outside the Boulder bubble.) Arvada’s Roots in the Gold Rushįull disclosure, I happen to call Arvada my town. The town is one of the state’s easily overlooked craft beer gems. With Colorado hoppin’ both economically and beerwise, you should seek out Olde Town Arvada breweries. More than 300 small and independent craft brewers call Colorado home, and a savvy beer lover knows that there are craft beer experiences outside of the perennial beer powerhouses of Denver, Boulder, Ft. It's kind of put the place on the map.As the sign says, Welcome to Colorful Colorado! Whether you’re on a beercation or are one of the more than 100,000 new residents to the Centennial State, let me tell you one thing right off the bat: We take our beer very seriously. people come from all over the city down to see shows there, and they've never even heard of Olde Town Arvada before. It's been like the heart of Olde Town for the last twelve years as far as bringing people in. The stage is the in middle of the bar instead of the end of the bar so it's wide open. "When it's hopping there's nothing like it anywhere," Rosenberg says. Since taking over the venue, Rosenberg says every weekend was a good memory and there's nothing like live music at the D Note. Also, the D Note is hosting Rockin' New Year's Eve with '80s pop act Retro Sonics and B-52s tribute band Hey Lady! Rosenberg says he's also trying to put together a fundraiser for the doorman, who's been at the D Note since the beginning, but who is sick and has been basically bedridden for the last nine months. "Two years when construction's all done when that train's running I have a feeling it will be really nice, but for the next two years it's going to be a tough time in Olde Town," he adds.Īs one last farewell to the D Note, some bands that have played the D Note over the last dozen years will play the venue this week, including Dan Treanor & His Allstars on Friday, January 2 and Scarecrow Revival on Saturday, January 3. With light rail construction, Rosenberg says there's zero parking in Olde Town Arvada. I don't know if it's a good thing that we're getting out but we'll find out down the road." It's just that Olde Town is changing a little bit. But, he says, there was always good music. Since the Rosenbergs took over the D Note, Rosenberg says business has been up and down. See also: D Note celebrates ten years, gets new owners.ĭave Rosenberg says they fell behind on rent and told the landlord they'd catch up by the year, but the landlord "decided there were other people more interesting to have in there other than us," says Rosenberg. Now, nearly two years after taking over the D Note, the Rosenbergs are closing it on Saturday, January 3. The evening also marked the changing of hands of the restaurant/music venue, as Dave and Mernie Rosenberg bought the space from the DeGraff family. In early 2013, the D Note in Olde Town Arvada celebrated its tenth anniversary with a two-night party. ![]()
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