Great place to grab a few drinks before a game. Close to Coors field and plenty of parking. The gent attensing to everyone was friendly, informative, and pretty easy at in this girl's opinion. Later the same evening place was absolutely packed so we walked around Octoberfest a bit. read more

We were kinda bouncing around Larimer all day and stopped in this place. Kiko was the most amazing bartender we stayed longer than the one drink planned. It was so fun! And we learned it's an Iowa bar and 2 of us were from Iowa so we will check it out in the football season. We have to visit Kiko before then, he made all the Raindeer drinks!! read more

The Ginn Mill - Pubs Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Always a good time at the ole Mill! Spent a lot of time there from 2010-2015.. miss it a lot .. I wonder if the back parking lot is still the place to hang out after? read more

Lexi the best bartender in downtown very friendly and never had an empty drink. She took very good care of the whole group and made our night read more

Very lively on the Friday night we were here. It was awesome. The atmosphere is also pretty sweet. We only ordered basic spirits to drink but the service was nice and they were happy to give me extra lime in my rum and coke. The only issue I can think of was that it didn't seem like social distancing was enforced at all upon entering. So many people were standing next to each other at the bar. read more

The Ginn Mill - Back patio - Pubs Near Me - Denver, Colorado

The bouncers here are extremely discriminating and disrespectful. They wouldn't let us in because of the shirt my girlfriend was wearing which was not revealing or anything disrespectful. I respectfully asked why and the bouncer got super disrespectful and told us to leave unless we want to lay his salary. I wouldn't go here if i were you. read more

This was my friend's favorite hangout and was often a stop for a cyclists pub crawl on the weekends. That night was no exception. Cyclists were on the hunt for beer and fun. It was fun running into some of the fun cyclists in for a beer stop. I was there with my friend and some of her friends too. It was a rowdy and deliriously good time. They had ice cold Coronas and lots of draft beers too. We even made some Washington bill contributions to add to the bar. I wonder if they are still there today. Haven't made it back in years to check. read more

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Such a good time, always a vibe especially on a Saturday night!! One the guy bartenders is super nice, quick, and makes good drinks. The big security guard is always super nice read more

Paid to do the Denver Halloween Bar Crawl, which said in the fine print on our ticket and lanyard that all entry fees would be waived at participating locations until 2am. They did not honor the waived cover even though they advertised it, saying that promo ended only shortly after check in time, we tried to show them the event details, they were rude and would not look or calmly listen. Waste of money to do the crawl, deceiving on their part & they still profited off the crawl tickets. read more

The date is 05/25 we went in expecting a fun time like my friends usually do. We got a special on our drinks for being girls. We got kicked out because "security" came at us saying someone in our group touched someone even though they touched her first. He claimed she touched them first but security cameras will show otherwise. However the guys in our group got falsely accused beforehand for being "too drunk". This all happened before they decided to kick us out and not the other people in the establishment. read more

DISCRIMINATING. He literally said "it's my club- if I don't like your face , your eyes or even your hair. I can tell you , you can not come in." Worst place to go to! Tried celebrating my birthday here with friends and was told I could not go in for reasons he did not like me. Definitely don't recommend standing in a long line just to be told something so hurtful. read more

The Ginn Mill - See next post. - Pubs Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Was denied entry for having a Trump shirt on and was told to depart immediately since I didn't have any girls with me

It's almost that time of the year....Rockies opening day! This is our normal starring place before we pile into Coors field for opening day or any Rockies home game. This place is only for the young college age predominantly hipster/ chic crowd now according to the door person now. Pretty interesting on a Thursday night we return just to meet friends for the fun atmosphere & energy inside, not last week. Door man instantly stops us & says we don't do tatts here fellas, and yeah it looks like you have a neck tattoo we especially don't allow people with neck tattoos inside. Huh? First & foremost YOU'RE IN DENVER COLORADO & you don't allow tattooed people inside a downtown bar out the blue or was it just us tonight 3 good looking Denzel Washington looking fellas, dressed to the nines & cleaner than the board of health. Ummmmm, ok!!!! Just to state the facts, I swore I've seen 2 tatted female bartenders in your establishment & they had neck tattoos too as a fact. Fact # 2 I can you tell someone has a neck tattoo if they are wearing a turtle neck? Inquiring minds want to know. So if you are management and this is a new policy please place this on your website or front door; otherwise, it seems like racial profiling point blank period! My crew has been to Gin Mill several times a year majority of the time it's on Opening Day.....Sad because this year we will have to find a new opening day prepartying & post partying place due to the new no TATTOO & ESPECIALLY NECK TATTOO policy newly enacted. Just so you know, we said ok, that's new & walked off the line and spent our hard earned tattooed money at other establishment. We didn't even argue or rebut it just laughed, said that's new and we're happily on our way. So food for thought people if you are a chef, bartender, FOH/BOH and want to work here please don't have tattoos if you want a chance to work at this great establishment. Just sad that my friends smaller than a quarter tattoo of his daughter's name under his turtle neck git us barred from Gin Mill. Other than that please go here the drinks are good, food is good, etc. I guess rules are rules for some people. read more

Stood in a 20 minute line and paid $20 for a very underwhelming crowd in this bar on st pattys day. Seems like good potential but bad service and bad DJ read more

This must be the graveyard for many good turned bad turned blackout memories for anyone I mention The Gin Mill to. But being from the East Coast where a $20 open bar all night is just not a thing and a top shelf open bar at that is completely unheard of, we decided this was the move for Wednesday night Halloween. Oh and we were not wrong. On the outside, it looks like a saloon set deep in the old Wild West. You walk inside and you're back to the now - fairly decent sized space in the front by the bar and a second bar in the back right by a dance floor. I think there was a dj, though I don't recall seeing him. Maybe some more 90s/early 2000s hip hop would have made this night perfect, but music was okay nonetheless. This was our first Halloween in Denver and I do not regret coming here. $20 at the door and I was drinking Jack and ginger all night. Jagerbombs (heavy on the jager) were also free range - how is that even possible? One of these is $12 where I'm from. We left fairly early (around 11pm) because of an open bar casualty. One out of the three of us found himself laying outside next to his own cocktail of the night's drinks plus a splash of stomach acid. I can see how this place could easily become a sh*t show as the night progresses, but thankfully I didn't catch any of that. It was cheap, it was fun, and everyone showed out with the Halloween costumes. Thanks for a great time, Gin Mill, see you again someday. read more

This is the worst place in denver. The staff is rude and act like they are gods because they work at a bar. Go somewhere where they actually care about the quality of their drinks and their customer service. read more

If I could give 0 stars. The bouncers come yelling at my husband to take his mask off (being Halloween night) and he asks them why are they yelling at him when he didn't know he couldn't wear his mask. Less than a second later they put him on a chokehold and kick him out, punch me and push me as I'm trying to tell them he wasn't trying to do anything wrong. NEVER IN MY LIFE GOING BACK HERE AND I AM PRESSING CHARGES. These bouncers are the most entitled I have ever seen do not waste your time or money coming here. read more

The Ginn Mill was the third stop on my friends bachelorette bar crawl in Denver. DRINKS: Pretty average for the cost. So much so in fact that I can't remember what I had to drink while I was there! Ha! Pretty sure it was a whiskey sour... TUNES: We stayed for a few songs and danced amongst ourselves. It was the typical assortment of hits being played. Def danceable. CROWD: Perhaps it was the crowd during my visit that killed it for me. It was a Saturday night so it was packed to the hilt. Not an issue, except when people are being rude and rowdy. Def not a fan of a bad crowd. Eh, I wasn't terribly impressed with the Ginn Mill. I'd stop back in to grab a quick drink, but I wouldn't plan on staying for an extended period. read more

Last night was the disaster of the decade at the Ginn Mill. I am visiting Denver so I'm not familiar with the bar but the DJ was great so we decided to stay. It was NYE and the bar was packed but the Ginn Mill had zero staff to control the people. We saw 6 fights. 4 of them were between male and females fighting. The most disrespectful aggressive bouncer shoved his way through a crowd of people and legit slapped a drink out of my girlfriends hand. Zero empathy, extremely unapologetic, and had no reason to be as aggressive with us he was. Honestly this man should be fired for the way he handled the situation. Rather than directing us to the bar to help us get another drink or politely asking us to move he when we approached him to discuss the situation we were met with a disrespectful "what do you want" which was followed by "it's packed and you shouldnt be in my way" he then spent the rest of the evening staring us down and instigating us throughout the night. I wouldn't recommend this place!! read more

The bartender was a total b****. She has no excuse because we got there before it started getting busy. Thursday's get so packed because of lady's nights. The lady's nights special wasn't all the great either. I don't remember it exactly but I knew the the lady's night at viewhouse was way better. We came back afterwards to check it out again and it was ridiculously packed. The music that was playing was pretty fun to dance too but the service that I got while at the bar was just awful. I get it, you're busy but if you're going to treat people Like crap don't assume you're going to get a great tip. Especially when you take 10 minutes to pour a beer. read more

Such a fun place to check out in Denver. Being from San Francisco, I couldn't believe how cheap the drinks were!! Only 2 or 3 bucks for a mixed drink or beer. On top of that they have a huge popcorn machine that is free, to cure those munchees. Conveniently located on the main strip in Denver, definitely add Ginn Mill to the bar hopping list. Next time i'm in Denver I'll be back. read more

The Ginn Mill - Pubs Near Me - Denver, Colorado

We came here on a Saturday night during a friend's bachelorette weekend. The layout of this place is nice- it has a lot of potential to be a great place to dance and hang out. If I lived in the area, I'd give this place another try during the week or during happy hour. Unfortunately, on Saturday night, the place was packed with drunk and belligerent people. A fight almost broke out next to me, two guys wouldn't leave one of our friends alone, I got knocked into pretty hard a few times by people who could no longer walk, and the bathroom line was huge, mostly because the bathroom was a drunk sh*tshow. The popcorn was stale and disgusting, and while we were walking in, a drunk guy threw popcorn at us. The music wasn't bad, but the crowd was awkwardly half dancing, and it was too loud to talk... so it ended up being a weird dynamic. There was also a row of men leaning on the walls leering at all the women dancing, which creeps me out. Maybe if I was younger and drunker, I would have enjoyed this place. read more

Definitely a dive bar. One of the women's bathroom toilets had a huge pile of toilet paper in it since it apparently wasn't flushing. Gross! Just wasn't impressed with much. There was a long bar in the front room, a popcorn machine (kind of cool), bathrooms, then another room. Maybe will try it again to see if it's any different. But then again, probably not! read more

I was drugged here. Not certain if it was the blonde girl that made my drink but possibly. I had 2 drinks here (and only here) and then my boyfriend had to take me home. I couldn't stand, I ended up puking violently for the next 24 hours. When he got me home I had seizures and felt like I was slipping away, my boyfriend told me I was crying for my mom and saying that I did not want to die. Even before entering the bar I was groped in line waiting to get in, I got to the bouncer and told him not to let the guy in behind me because he had touched me and they let him in anyway. It became one of the worst nights of my life in a matter of an hour. I will not be back. read more

I laughed when I read Kelly's review from a couple years back where she noted, "The toilet paper is mysteriously sticky. Everyone leaving the ladies bathroom had it stuck to their heels. Hell, I pulled a whole roll out with me." This came back to mind as I watched women streaming in and out of the ladies room during Oktoberfest. More than a few of them had TP stuck to their shoes. I even saw one women with TP on her shoe heading into the ladies room. I am not sure if she was just really oblivious or a repeat customer. Okay, this place is rather divey. It also narrows as you approach the restrooms, creating a choke point. The staff are not all the most friendly (a lot of scowls) but they seemed to be pretty hard working. I enjoyed the beer selections and like the patio out back. The bathrooms were none too clean. read more

This place is trash. They would let me in because I was wearing lululemon shorts. I just came from the four seasons and it was my bday. Weasels at the front were bugging! read more

This place was awesome! We went before AND after a Rockies game, and for good reason. There were 2 for 1 drinks on Sunday, and even the drink we bought was like $3, so we got absolutely smashed on the super cheap. They have a wall full of dollars perched above the bar that people from all over had written on and decorated. If you see a dollar bill like 9' in the air on the left side of the bar, its mine. That's the joy of being 6'7". It was a really really good time, and I highly recommend it. Next time I'm in Denver, I will make it a point to stop by!!! read more

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The bouncers are insanely disrespectful and rude. Power trips, a**holes, and because of them we will never ever come back or recommend anyone here. One of the bouncers told my mother to f*vk off, very disrespectful towards women. We did not feel safe here. read more

Denied entry for visible face and neck tattoos very rudely, prior to going made sure I was in dress code as I looked it up in case, nothing online or written about visible tattoos being a cause for denied entry, was not quiet or kind. Is this a rule, personal discrimination? Horrible as I was not alone, sober and looking to start our night there. Business was beyond confrontational and rude, no manager was able to respond or help, absolutely demeaning and disrespectful. Overly aggressive as I was not even arguing or provoking. read more

This was our 2nd stop during bar hopping. The line outside is a bit hectic to get into but once in everyone is chillin', everything is dark and a bit dirty and the music is alright. Not alot of dancing from the crowd but it's enough to just bob. Drinks were average, we got jager bombs and there was more redbull than alcohol. Overall, didn't stay too long because we wanted better music and a friendlier crowd. read more

FUN CROWD ALL THE TIME!!! This is my new place to hang out with friends on Saturday nights. Always good people watching and the outdoor patio is awesome! read more

I came to The Ginn Mill not really in the mood to drink... but $5 Crown Apple? Okay, sign me up! It was a large spot with indoor/outdoor space, multiple accessible bars, decent music, and BEER PONG. BP was a bit chaotic to chase down the balls, but a fun way to have a drink and meet people. There's a front (across from Retro Room) and rear (by the stadium) entrance. Let's call the vibe... ratchet chill. read more

This place is different in a good way. With so many hole-in-the walls & high end euro lounges, it's nice to find a place that isn't afraid to give everyone the big middle finger & just be fun. Don't get me wrong, I frequent enjoy plenty of those "other" establishments, just know that sometimes I don't want to wear semi-business-casual & pay $10 for a drink. Sometimes I don't want to be bored in a dirty booth watching some shitty TV shows I could watch for free at home. It's the perfect balance between the two. All the action of the big bars with a down to earth small joint feel. Sometime I just want to kick back in my shorts & flip flops knocking back a few drinks with my peeps & be entertained by a good crowd & atmosphere. Whether it's the dollar bills stapled all over, the peanuts & shells on the floor, or the old time wooden shack feel.... Ginn Mill comes strong with reppin' the rocky mountains in the heart of Denver. The best part is the back porch, just like an old school back yard bash. Great people watching with a bar/ beer tub everywhere you turn. This was a nice little un-expected surprise among streets filled with dive bars & too cool for school clubs. read more

The Ginn Mill - Pubs Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Happy hour (3pm - 7pm on weekdays) here is my favorite, especially before Rockies games considering its location. 2/3 dollar you-call-its: most beers are $3 and most mixed drinks are $2. They also have free popcorn if you're in a snacking mood. The night-life here is good as well. They have an outside area in the back with beer pong and an additional bar. Overall, a good spot in the evenings and even better during the day, maybe that's why this is my go-to for happy hour downtown! read more

The Ginn Mill - Sitting outside - Pubs Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Oh my golly...so here we go! The Ginn Mill has that LoDo feel let me tell ya! Lots of plastic happening here, but also great jams and lots of dancing to be had on a late weekend night. Bar options are pretty awesome as well as you can get the blueberry red bull with blueberry vodka and they have it! Lots of bars are limited on their selections so I can vouch that this one won't let you down! Also...if you are getting those drunchies whilst stumbling out of the doors, there are usually tons of food carts and trucks right outside while you make your way to the uber/lyft. Not bad for a weekend night - that's for sure! read more

This is my first time and last time at Ginn Mill. The place has the lowest end bartenders that you could find. They were most likely found on the street and hired if they know how to pour liquid into a cup. The drinks are very expensive and the mixed drinks even more so. When they pour the drinks, they basically place an eye dropper worth of booze in each drink. After I drank my $11 Long Island, I got more of a sugar high than any taste of alcohol. If you're loaded with money and have explored EVERY possible option to get a drop of alcohol, don't have a life, and enjoy having a terrible time, still don't come to this bar. read more

This. Place. Is. Hell. At least, this is what I am pretty sure my hell is going to look like. Why didn't I like it, you ask? 1. Long narrow building gives me the feels that I am being herded somewhere with the other 7,498 people packing this bar. 2. I ordered a BRECK BREW SUMMERBRIGHT ALE (I had to yell) and the bartender asked me which summer ale I wanted. And then I received my delicious craft beer in a plastic Miller Lite cup. 3. The men are about as subtle as getting hit over the head with a sack of potatoes. 4. The women are drunken princesses looking for validation from a guy with muscles. 5. The toilet paper is mysteriously sticky. Everyone leaving the ladies bathroom had it stuck to their heels. Hell, I pulled a whole roll out with me. I give it one star for the seasoned popcorn. read more

Laid back, low key, but a lot of fun. Two blocks away we could here the live tunes coming from the Ginn Mills front door. Stepping inside we found a long bar with plenty of seats surrounded by exposed brick walls and mellow lighting that just made you feel like ordering a scotch, or actually gin. Plenty of tables for hanging with your peeps, and a patio out back to enjoy during the warm nights of Denver (of course these don't happen in November). Friendly buzzed patrons, bothering no one. The staff is courteous, kind, and quick. The bathrooms are in decent shape too... though there was a half eaten Reese's PB cup sitting on the sink. This is a great place to just drink and have fun with your friends without feeling like a canned sardine. read more

We had a great dance party at The Ginn Mill but unfortunately it was closed. Next time!

Tldr; don't be surprised if you get literally thrown out of this bar on a whim, so stay far away from the bouncers at all costs. This seems to be a consistent problem with a variety of customers. If you do find yourself here, be sure to stay away from the staff! I was here for an afternoon drink on the weekend and was kicked out by one of the staff (Tony). He kicked my friend out for asking to borrow a chair he was leaning on, and after I tried to reason with him, he immediately asked me to leave as well. We asked for the manager and waited for a while near the front. We asked another staff member how we could find the manager, and he was also very unhelpful (didn't know who the manager was). After FINALLY speaking to the manager (Jimmy) he told us that he trusts his staff over every customer and was very condescending. Jimmy, Tony, and the rest of the staff were unreasonable, quick to be hostile, and didn't take complaints seriously. This trashy dive spot is run by incompetent people on a power trip, and managed by someone who can't see past his employees' brown-nosing. I will not be returning - ever - because of the staff (including bartenders). Edit: After reading other reviews, it looks like the staff (bouncers and bartenders) are notorious for having bad attitudes and being quick to get violent (excessively so). I hope the manager Jimmy starts paying attention before he gets slapped with a lawsuit. read more