I had a list of places that I wanted to visit during my trip to Denver last week. C.B. & Potts was not originally on the list, but I ended up there after a very late night in the office. I tried to visit Parry’s Pizza but their kitchen had already closed. Since I still needed dinner I quickly remembered that C.B. & Potts was nearby and headed there instead.

Colorado’s Tallest Bar

This was not my first time at C.B. & Potts Denver Tech Center location. It was actually a regular spot for my wife and her coworkers for happy hour during our years living in Denver. The building is a little hard to find off of Arapahoe Road, but as you drive up Greenwood Plaza Boulevard the large barn like structure is hard to miss. The inside is very tall and wide open and they claim to have Colorado’s tallest bar, for whatever that’s worth.

C.B. & Potts is a Colorado chain of brew pubs and is part of the Big Horn Brewing Company, one of the largest brew pub companies in the country. They also operate the Ram Restaurant & Brewery with locations in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, and Washington. Their beer is very approachable and fits well within each style definition. It’s good beer but definitely not my favorite in town.

Chicken Amber Ale

On this visit I ordered the chicken amber ale sandwich ($10.99) The chicken breast is marinated in their brewers’ top secret Amber Ale marinade and then topped with porter BBQ sauce, slaw, tomato, onion crisps, and roasted tomato-chipotle mayonnaise all served on a pretzel bun. I really enjoyed this sandwich with a very unique combination of flavors. The pretzel bun was not actually pretzel shaped, but that was nice as it seemed to hold up better to the various sauces. I added sweet potato fries for $1.29 extra and was given a massive, perfectly cooked pile on the side.

C.B. Potts wasn’t my first choice for dinner, but I could have certainly done a lot worse. Good, approachable beer is on tap with a side of great tasting food.