The Colorado and Denver Bar Association

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was leaving after an especially long day, he noticed something odd on the bathroom mirror: ‘You’ll be back.’ He shrugged it off but found the same message every morning for weeks. Finally, one evening when he was particularly tired, he decided to ask his friend, the bartender, what it meant. The bartender smiled and said, 'That’s just our way of saying goodbye.' Turned out, someone had written it as a joke during their shift.

2. One night, while a young lawyer was working late into the evening, she heard a strange noise coming from the hallway. Peering out curiously, she saw her colleague’s pet parrot perched on top of the filing cabinet, flapping its wings frantically and pointing towards the door. Curious, she approached quietly, but as soon as she got close, the bird squawked ‘Get out! Get out!’ in perfect mimicry of their boss’s voice. The young lawyer laughed so hard she almost tripped over the filing cabinet, realizing it was just an anxious parrot trying to warn them about something mundane—like an incoming pizza delivery guy.

3. One night, a delivery driver pulled up outside the old courthouse bar. As he unloaded crates of beer, he swore he saw a ghostly figure in the reflection of a crate. Curious, he looked around but found nothing. Shrugging it off, he finished his work and went inside. Later that evening, while chatting with a regular, he mentioned the strange sighting. The bartender smiled knowingly and said, ‘That’s just old Mr. Jenkins, haunting our place because he always forgets his keys.’

4. One night, a delivery driver pulled up outside the old courthouse bar. As he unloaded crates of beer, he noticed something odd on the sign above him: ‘Free drinks for anyone who can solve our riddle.’ Curious, he walked inside. Inside, an old lawyer with a twinkle in his eye asked, 'What has four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?' The delivery driver scratched his head until another patron shouted, 'It's a man, dude!' Everyone burst into laughter, including the bartender, who poured free beers all around. That night, the legend of the courthouse bar grew even more colorful.