the yacht club denver

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“ The space is casual and fun, and the snacks from Acorn take bar snacks to a new level while remaining affordable. ” in 4 reviews

“ The drinks are super unique , well balanced, and full bodied. ” in 2 reviews

“ If you're ever in the mood for a really, really, really good hotdog and a beer/shot combo this is your place! ” in 3 reviews

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3701 N Williams St

Denver, CO 80205

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After exploring numerous top 50 bars across America, I've finally discovered the epitome of excellence - Yacht Club. Without a doubt, it stands out as the best bar I've encountered so far. The uniqueness and deliciousness of every drink on their menu left me thoroughly impressed. However, "The Fourth Color" stole the show and became an instant favorite. If I find myself in Denver again, I'm committing to ordering 10 glasses of this delightful concoction every night. Special thanks to the long-haired gentleman who recommended this extraordinary drink. His expertise added an extra layer of enjoyment to an already fantastic evening. Kudos to Yacht Club for delivering an unparalleled bar experience that has set the standard for my future explorations. Cheers to many more unforgettable nights!

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This is a fun, funky little bar, which is a nice follow-up to dinner at Brasserie Brixton next door. We just had a couple cocktails/wine. I don't love natural wine, so I might stick to the cocktails/beer next time.

Yacht Club is a chill place to get a great cocktail. Friendly staff helps guide you to choices that suit your taste. They have a new cocktail menu with a variety of options. I decided to try the Ded Reckoning - a mix of smoky mezcal, tequila, sweet vermouth, cacao, and mole. It was a nice, spirit forward drink. They also are known for their hot dogs which are a great compliment to the cocktails if you need a bite to eat.

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5 stars all day. What a great find!! Stumbled into an upscale dive bar and the best part is, they sell fancy hot dogs. Definitely a great spot to meet people and bring people from out of town!!!

I may be missing something or my taste is just not aligned - but I've never had a good cocktail here. They're definitely interesting and innovative, but are almost always a flavor disaster or trying too hard (in my experience). The vibes are cool, but definitely depends on when you come in and whether or not you know anyone there. I've never experienced so much blatant staring at a bar, and I'm nobody interesting. May be due to the small size, or may be that the clientele is the young "too cool" crowd. Occasional "what are you doing in our bar" vibes. Can be super uncomfortable. The bartenders are very knowledgable and very cool/nice, but don't expect quick service. This is definitely a "be prepared to hang for a while" type of speed. Also hot as HELL in the summer.

I don't normally write reviews for bars but this place is a hidden gem! Unique and perfectly crafted cocktails. You won't find anything else like this. A huge selection of unique drinks including a ton of clarified milk drinks that confuse your brain with how something so clear can have such a balance of flavors. Super friendly & knowledgeable bartenders (shout out to coleman!). It's the cocktails of your dreams without the pretentiousness of a cocktail bar. Unassuming almost dive bar vibes - you'd think its a place to just get a beer. But obviously don't - the bar tenders are seriously talented. Perfect spot to hang out, have fun, and enjoy amazing drinks. Bonus points is that they serve hot dogs! And not just your normal ketchup and mustard, but specialty items that are a perfect pairing with drinks. Do yourself a favor and check this place out!

My friend took me here and it's a pretty cool vibe. Very relaxed and the bartenders are awesome. They have very unique cocktails and the three that we tried were delicious. The prices were good for the quality cocktails. The only downside was it was packed and it was hard to converse because it was so loud. I really had to be close to my friend to hear what she was saying. Anyways it's a nice casual bar to visit

This bar was recently awarded as one of the best bars in North America by the 50 best discovery list and I can see why. This bar is definitely one of the best bars I've ever been to. The drinks are super unique, well balanced, and full bodied. Each drink had such a cool combination of flavors and the texture of each one was smooth. The bar tenders were also crazy fast at making the drinks but the quality was great. The place surprisingly never got too crowded and we found a spot immediately. Keep in mind we showed up around 9 and it started to get more crowded around 10 or later. The bathrooms were clean considering it's a bar and the place was fun and they played bobs burgers on the wall. All the drinks are very reasonably priced considering it's denver and how the drinks are so amazing. We had the im on soka, south side swizzle, hvr water, laughing bones, and pencil thin chinstrap. The I'm on soka was super refreshing and the bar tender actually gave us a sample of it since they pre make it and keep it in the fridge. The drink is amazing. Not too strong of absinthe and I am not a absinth drinker. The drink is so refreshing and a great way to start the night. The hvr water also is premade and was genuinely one of the best drinks I've ever had. The dill flavor was so prominent and the buttermilk which was strained out gave a really great full bodied feel to the drink. The tequila was not strong at all and the drink was very refreshing. The pencil thin chinstrap was very booze forward and definitely not my style but if you like cognac and stronger flavors like that this is the drink for you. The laughing bones had such a unique flavor and it was so good. You could actually taste the curry leaf too which blew me away. The south side swizzle was a very pretty drink although the ice was super thick and it was hard to enjoy the drink. The flavors were the least complex but it's definitely a trendy drink. The bartenders were fast, attentive, and were so good at their jobs. They were busy and yet had time to answer our questions. Seriously go to this bar and you won't regret it. I'm already planning my next trip back and I don't do that often.

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Gosh I wanted so bad to love this place but the service & drinks just let me down! These may have been the worst craft cocktails I have ever had in my life. Located outside RiNo in the Cole neighborhood next to Brasserie Brixton, The Yacht Club is a whole vibe- it's darkly lit, no sign (except an anchor on the door) and looks super swanky from the outside. When you enter, the area between the door & pub is nature-y vibe & inside, it's super trendy with a dark ambiance & filled with music that is just a little to loud. We picked an open table that sat 4 but was missing a seat so it was a little awkward but we found a barstool that didn't fit but worked. The space holds maybe 40-50 people max so it's super cozy! And, who doesn't love a themed Yacht Club that serves up gourmet hot dogs & craft cocktails? There were ~3-4 bartenders that were interchangeably acting as servers too. We finally got some water as we perused the funky menu. All cocktails were $14 each & the beer selection was awful (think: miller highlife, PBR, etc). I loved the funky names & crafted liquors in each cocktail though! I tried the Milly Grace (corn whisky, mr black coffee liquor, rancio wine & caramelized banana)... served in a highball glass with an ice rock- I wanted to love it but it was so damn boozy I could hardly drink it! Joey got the Beginners Luck, which was the best of all of our drinks, albeit still so strong. My stepmom loves fruity drinks so she got the frozen banana daiquiri & it was soooo boozy too, you couldn't even taste the banana over the booze. My dad got the watermelon la crawl, which was a vodka based cocktail that was all booze & the only watermelon was from the jolly rancher they put on top. This all might have been a little better if the server actually returned to our table to see how the drinks were, or refill our water, or just to provide service... but that didn't happen. Once the drinks were on our table, we had to do the rest for ourselves- filling up water from a large gatorade cooler & getting our check from the bar. Not quite the experience you would expect from a craft cocktail lounge where you're paying good money for drinks with nice glassware...... All in all, the Yacht Club gave me really mixed feelings. I am all for $14 craft cocktails but I want a good flavor profile & not just so much booze that I can't taste anything... but the vibe was on point, I loved the space, so I may come back here for a hot dog & drink sometime but it certainly isn't on my list to return.

4.5 stars. How have I not heard of this adorable cocktail bar within walking distance of my house? Probably because it used to be located in the Source Hotel. Now it's attached to Brasserie Brixton (which I've been meaning to visit) and relatively easy to find if you recognize the nautical logo. Yacht Club gets busy quickly after opening at 4pm, so arrive early! Love that it's one of what seems like a few places actually available in Denver on Mondays. Lots of delicious, colorful cocktails with high quality ingredients. I ordered a strawberry daiquiri which I thought was frozen, but maybe I misspoke. Still tasty and boozy. The vibes are EVERYTHING, from Les Miserables projecting on the far wall to the staff laughing with each other. The Yacht Club menu mentions inclusivity as one of their values, and that's exactly what I felt. So many more drinks I can't wait to try, in addition to the separate menu of hot dogs.

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Restaurants, food and drink, restaurants, food and drink | need a dive bar but with better drinks check out the new yacht club., the cole neighborhood hangout is equal parts dive, cocktail and wine bar.

“It’s high-brow and low-brow,” explained the bar’s co-owner Mary Allison Wright. “If it’s nice, there’s (also) a sense of ratchet to it.” (Re: ratchet, think the opposite of bougie or bourgeoise.)

Wright and her husband, McLain Hedges, have been dreaming up this perfect high-low mix for nearly two decades together. The couple opened their first Denver bar by the same name back in 2014 at The Source.

Yacht Club is open From 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. every day except Tuesday. Two daily happy hours happen from 4-6 p.m. and 12-2 a.m. The bar is located next door to Brasserie Brixton at 3701 N. Williams St. More at yachtclubbar.com .

They debuted a bottle shop, The Proper Pour, alongside it, and both destinations gained loyal followings within the food hall until their respective closures in 2019 and 2020.

Now the standalone Yacht Club near the corner of 37th Avenue and Williams Street can become their very own neighborhood bar dream.

“It truly is an amalgamation of everything we love,” Wright said. “And it has everything you could want depending on your mood.”

“This is our home, our clubhouse,” Hedges added.

As the name suggests, Yacht Club is a reference to affluent seaside culture, here flipped on its head.

“Yacht Club is the anti-club club,” the bar’s menu reads. “YC is a nerdy cocktail bar, a natural wine bar, a(n) (expletive) dive bar.”

“Why have to choose?” Wright explained. “The space can’t feel too precious. But it also can’t feel too shitty that you’re wondering why you’re drinking this (great) glass of wine.”

What unites the drinks is a theme around “coastal, water-bound things that have a history of connecting the world through travel,” Hedges explained. So rum, sherry and brandy all make appearances.

Agave-based spirits also get their dues in drinks like How Very Blue the Sea Is, made with Madre mezcal, Blue Spice Clairin rhum, blueberry Curaçao, pineapple and lime ($12).

“That drink is like a Blue Hawaiian met a margarita,” Hedges said. “People have maybe had certain things like it, but there’s also an element of discovery there.”

The discovery continues with fortified wine-soaked shave ices cranked by hand and then topped with surprises like fermented blueberries, raw honey or candied orange (all $12).

Hollywood Frank’s (a fictional character) Famous hot dogs are made here with local Riverbear links and topped in combos like The Varsity chili slaw or The Lorraine cheeseball spread.

And then there are the simpler pleasures like the Old Number 7-11, an $8 Jack and Coke and a hot dog; or a $3.50 Miller High Life, the “Champagne of beer.”

Hedges and Wright agree: These days sometimes good drinks get served in such a fussy way that customers are left to wonder, “Am I enjoying this correctly?”

The answer at Yacht Club is simple. “We want people to drink it, and we want people to have access to it,” Hedges said. “Hopefully we built this place to invite everyone in and to host y’all.”

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Don’t let the name of this bar fool you: Yacht Club isn’t a snooty members-only experience. Founded in 2021 by McLain Hedges and Mary Alison Wright, this venue was founded as Denver’s premier ‘anti-club club’: a safe space for drinks enjoyers of all varieties. To cover all bases and ensure this is truly a welcome space for everyone, the bar’s drinks programme is a marriage of myriad different establishments, cherry picking the best elements of natural wine havens, dive bars and cocktail outposts to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Whether ordering a cocktail ‘Club Banger’, such The Last Oasis (vodka, green mango, yuzu sake, elderflower, amazake), a glass of fortified wine or fan-favourite Old No. 7-11 (a bourbon and coke served alongside a hot dog), Yacht Club is ready to satisfy your every need. Hedges and Alison Wright also take their eco-credentials seriously, having implemented a stellar sustainability programme that reuses byproducts and eliminates waste, earning the bar the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award in North America’s 50 Best Bars 2023.

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Address: 3701 N Williams Street, Denver, Colorado, 80205, United States Email: [email protected] Website: view Yacht Club’s website Instagram: @yachtclubbar Facebook: view Yacht Club’s Facebook page

Labelling themselves as a dive bar, natural wine bar and a cocktail bar, the Yacht Club in Denver welcomes everyone by saying they are the 'anti-club club', offering food and drinks in a more casual setting.

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