From the fireplace to the s'mores to the champagne sabering ritual, there's no better place to brag about your awesome runs down the mountain. Read more.
This bar at the fun-and-funky Wildwood Snowmass is not quite a brewpub, but its relationship with Colorado's New Belgium brewery means you surely won't go thirsty. Read more.
Aspenites will stay in ski gear and munch pesto grilled cheese and sip cocktails 'til last call, when fireplaces start putting people to sleep. Definitely an après bar. Read more.
The “Tavern” serves cocktails and après grub to fuel even the most frail skiing participants. Fill food cravings with a “Double Double” burger courtesy of the best après bar in town. Read more.
One of the most relaxed and comfortable spots in town to enjoy an Ajax Pilsner, Brown Bearale, or Independence Pass IPA. Brews are on the cheap side, so take your time. Read more.
Two words: Double Happy Hour. Okay, that's three, but you'll lose count too when you pop in between 4 and 6, and then stumble back for the encore between 8 and 10. Great barbecue, too. Read more.
Grab a table or a couple stools around the U-shaped bar and order up a Guinness, and then another. The Guinness-braised lamb shank is a house specialty, but you'll do fine with a Mortimer burger. Read more.
The burger and spinach dip are at the top of a light menu, but don’t come to eat. Drink in a classic saloon that snuck alcohol in milkshakes called “Aspen Crud” during prohibition. Read more.
Known by locals for its unreal bar menu, with great (Aspen) prices, you’ll find burly mountain men mowing specialties like Jimmy’s mac and cheese side by side with Aspen’s elite. Read more.
The best elements of the NY/LA mixology scene without the snobbery. Extensive cocktail menu is divided by spirit, but chat with the amiable barmen and have them guide you to what you truly thirst for. Read more.
Impressive selection of draft beers, including plenty of Colorado brews, and they're used to mixing cosmos by now if that's how you roll. Well-executed pub grub that will hold you steady. Read more.