On Saturday, February 8th we’re bringing the ruckus for Melvin Brewing (Alpine, WY) National 2x4 Day! We’ll have plenty of special tappings, Kung Fu on the big screen and Wu Tang on the speakers.
On Saturday, January 25th, Comrade Brewing Company will be taking over ALL 10 of our taps! Comrade won Small Brewing Company of the Year and GOLD medals for TWO of its IPAs at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival.
On Saturday, December 14th 4:00 - 10:00PM we're holding our annual Ugly Sweater Party!
On Saturday, October 19th join us for our annual BV GABF special tappings event at The Jailhouse! The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) hits Denver every year and we're bringing a taste of the festivities to Buena Vista! When we open at 4pm on 10/19 our taps will be filled with 2019 GABF medal winners and beers rarely seen in Colorado.
On Saturday, September 14th we're holding our annual Oktoberfest celebration at The Jailhouse!
On Saturday, July 20, 2019 we're celebrating 3 years of The Jailhouse Craft Beer Bar!
On Friday, June 28th join us for the Official Kickoff Party for the 3rd annual Rapids & Grass Beer Festival! We'll have special tappings from some of our favorite breweries in the West/Southwest including Beachwood Brewing & Blendery, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Jester King Brewery, La Cumbre Brewing Co., and Sierra Nevada! Be sure to check all of these folks out at the festival too!
On Thursday, June 27th we are kicking off Rapids & Grass Beer Festival weekend early with a tap takeover from Wiley Roots Brewing Company and Outer Range Brewing Co. plus a Music Workshop from Coletrain Music Academy!
On Sunday, May 5th we're OPENING at NOON for Cinco de Mayo festivities! Join us for Mexican style beers, Micheladas, Cheladas, Ghettoritas (our take on a Margarita without Tequila), homemade chips, salsa and guacamole (as supplies last)!
On Saturday, February 2nd we're once again bringing the ruckus for Melvin Brewing International 2x4 Day! We'll be slinging Melvin beers, bumpin Wu Tang, and getting generally rowdy on Groundhog's Day.
On Saturday, December 1st we're raising our glass to Ullr in hopes of a kickass ski season! Thanks to Melvin Brewing and Teton Gravity Research we'll be drinking this year's batch of Pilsgnar Pilsner cans with ski movies on the big screen! Vintage ski costumes are encouraged!
On Saturday, October 13th from 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. we're celebrating the Great American Beer Festival, BV style! Starting when we open, our taps will be filled with specialty and rare beers from breweries who sent beer to Colorado just for GABF!
On Saturday, September 15th we're holding our 3rd Annual All Colorado Oktoberfest at The Jailhouse! Our friends Bierstadt Lagerhaus will be joining us once again as sponsors! We'll have five of their beers on tap plus German styles from a selection of other Colorado brewers. There will be German style snacks as well as some vinyl spinning!
On Saturday, September 8th, Sierra Nevada is taking over our taps with some specialty brews!
Welcome Bell’s Brewery to Colorado with special tappings on Wednesday, September 5th!
On Saturday, July 21st we're celebrating our 2nd anniversary of The Jailhouse! We'll be tapping super special beers at 12:00 p.m. on the 21st and will likely be popping bottles as well. Come celebrate with us!
Spend your weekend along the Arkansas River sampling beers from some of the best breweries in the country, jamming to an incredible lineup of bluegrass music, and taking in the sweeping mountain views.
On Friday, June 8th from 6-8PM New Orleans street band St. Cinder will be live on our patio!
Travis McNamara of Trout Steak Revival will play a solo songwriter’s set on Thursday, May 31st.
We're bringing the ruckus once again as a host of Melvin Brewing's 2x4 Day! This year, the event is going international with 40 bars around the globe throwing one hell of a craft beer, kung fu, and Wu Tang party. Join us 4-10 p.m. at The Jailhouse, bring your A game and take Tuesday off 'cause we're going hard on a Monday!
On Friday, March 23rd 4 Noses Brewing Company is taking over our taps! Tommy Bibliowicz, Owner / Head Brewer, and Dustin Ramey, Director of Sales, from 4 Noses will also be in the house giving away brewery branded merch.
On Saturday, January 13th we're celebrating ski season (and hopefully not still praying for snow)! Melvin Brewing will be in the house with their NEW cans of TGR Pils-Gnar Pilsner with killer can art thanks to Teton Gravity Research. We'll be showing gnarbro ski movies, also thanks to TGR! And our good friend and pro skier Mark Morris of Rapidgrass will be playing a solo show to help with our snow dances.
No cover. Just drink beer!
On Saturday, December 16th we're throwing our second annual Ugly Sweater Party at The Jailhouse! Don your best holiday sweater (or outfit), drink Christmas themed beers and let Kellyanne Conway Stole My Bike (7-9 p.m.) serenade you!
On Thursday, December 7th from 5-8 p.m. drink your fill of Two Roads Brewing Company! They'll be taking over our taps and Lizzy Shpitalnik from Two Roads will be joining us for giveaways including FREE branded glassware and other brewery shwag!
On Saturday, October 28th we're celebrating Halloween at The Jailhouse! Join us 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. for a costume party, Halloween and fall themed beers, and LIVE MUSIC on the Watershed BV stage from Kellyanne Conway Stole My Bike 7:30-9:30!
On Saturday, October 14th we're tapping some very unique and rare beers from out-of-state brewers coming in for GABF. We'll be announcing our Draught List soon, but expect offerings from Jester King Brewing, American Solera, Alesong Brewing & Blending, Scratch Brewing, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Societe, Beachwood Blendery, Half Acre Beer Co, Fort George Brewery, and more!
All Colorado Oktoberfest will take place 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. at The Jailhouse Craft Beer Bar in Buena Vista, CO! We'll have all 10 taps filled with Colorado made German style beers, plus German style pizza from Crust BV, commemorative 1L steins, games, and more.
On Saturday, July 15th we're celebrating our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! There will of course be beer. LOTS of beer. And LIVE MUSIC!
From 2-6 p.m. we're holding a mini beer festival with our friends Baere Brewing Company, Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, Cerebral Brewing, Elevation Beer Company, and Melvin Brewing in the Watershed BV lot. $20 gets you unlimited tasting from these breweries as well as access to live music from The River Arkansas and Augustus on the outdoor stage!
The bar will also be open from 12-10 p.m. with a killer taplist. Service as usual inside.
This has been an amazing year, we hope you come celebrate with us!
The First Annual Rapids & Grass Beer Festival will take place on Saturday, July 1, 2017 along the banks of the Arkansas River with 40+ craft breweries, bluegrass music, camping, and rafting.
On Wednesday, May 24th Kevin Galloway of the band Uncle Lucius will be playing a solo set from 6-8pm! Salida local Catfish Waldrip will be opening. No cover. Just drink beer.
