The Gin Mill = all that is wrong with LoDo (if not the world). Despite having a ton of space, the bar is laid out such that walking in is always a claustrophobic clusterfuck. By the time you make it to the back patio, you've seen enough overgrown frat stars and sorostitutes to make you remember the last time you went to the Gin Mill and swore you'd never, ever return. The drinks might be passable in your average big ten college town, but are lacking by Denver's standards. Avoid at all costs - if you want that fratastic lodo night out, go to LoDo's or the tavern instead. read more

Ok, so I've given this place a few chances now and I am just not thrilled. Every time I am here, we have so much difficulty getting to the bar to get a just get a drink! This annoys me more than anything! Any junk place can be fun when drinks are easily accessed. Hello to Gin Mill! This is elementary. I digress, this place basically makes me feel like I am in college again and not in the good way. First of all, the crowd here is young. Like, 21 (I hope) to 25-26, mostly. The guys for whatever reason, feel the need to stare at you like you are to be sopped up with some kind of gravy and a warm biscuit. I am not into this. The atmosphere is a typical hole-in-the-wall, tunes from back-in-tha-day, wood floors and all. They do have a large patio, which in the summer I imagine, could be really nice. Still, I am not feeling the vibe this place puts out. I don't take shots (ok...ok, this is partially a lie) and I am not really a liquor person (I do, however, enjoy a good whiskey and seven) and the only beer I saw floating around were sadly your watered down big labels, like Bud Light (gross). Fail! Gin Mill. Fail! read more

One time, they didn't let me in because I was "too intoxicated." Don't you peasants know who I am??????????????? Ok, to be fair, I was "intoxicated" enough to lose my jacket at the bar I was at before. Other than that, good music and cheap drinks. Popcorn is nice little treat too. It gets pretty packed, but most places do in Lodo. The bar crawl events that start here are always pretty fun. The crowd has less D-bags then, say, Brothers or the-place-that-shall-not-be-named (hint first name VIEW last name HOUSE) read more

Off-the-beaten path spot for drunks in LoDo, but still gets very bro'd out and insanely packed at times. Drinks are fine and decently cheap for LoDo. There was a time in my life that I might have enjoyed being surrounded by piss-drunk women. Or been fine being packed in like a sardine from front door to back door and bathroom to bar. Or totally ignored by bartenders taking care of their buddies instead. But no longer! My favorite was when I was given the third-degree because I had lost my driver's license and had a passport instead. Bouncer didn't seem to want to accept my Federally-issued identification, and instead kept asking for my driver's license. Awesome! Took some convincing to be allowed to use my identification that works in every other place that needs to confirm who I am. PS- it's none of your damn business why I am using my passport instead of my license, and asking me multiple times is silly. If friends want to come here, I sometimes tag along. But I never want to come here of my own accord. read more

I hate this bar, and every time someone suggests we go, a little part of me dies inside. It is just the worst, first it always smells like popcorn because they are constantly making it. I realized the last time I was there why this is. It's so the drunks eat it thus soaking up the booze in their stomaches just before they projectile vomit all over the floor. Kinda makes sense. It acts like the saw dust from elementary school. Anyway, the place is a real meat market, only the butcher serves grade J meats, the meats might look good but they will make you sick. Tons of cooler bars in LoDo and Denver. read more

Definitely a place to have fun but be aware of your personal belongings because thievery is allowed at this place. Especially when Eli is on the clock. He allows his friends to steal from customers & does nothing about it. With this type of integrity you know who to send your enemies to. Personally, I'm never stepping foot in this place again as long as Eli is there. Good luck to the rest of you. read more

I've been to a lot of bars in my day. I don't usually use foul language in my yelp reviews, but I have to say...The Ginn Mill was the biggest shit-show I've ever seen. Holy crap! I'm pretty sure I never acted like that when I was 23. (who am I kidding?) There was vomiting. There was dirty dancing/dry humping/fornicating on the dance floor. There were fights. There was video taken. Damn that was fun to watch!! read more

This place has continued to decline in quality the last few months. The security guards are always on a power trip and super disrespectful to people. They dont have to be rude in providing reasons why people are not allowed in. They just spew curse words and got very aggressive towards the group of women that i was with. One of our friends showed up late and joined us and the security guard said "dont try to get in my fucking line". First, ur a security guard not the owner of the establishment, calm down. Second, we saw many people walk directly into gin mill so we didnt think adding one more girl to the group of 10 would be a problem. Then when another girl spoke up about the issue the security guard said "shut the fuck up and you can get out of the line too". This is a horrible place and i cant imagine that the owner would want the security guards speaking to a group of women like that. We went elsewhere. It was a young Hispanic man that was being horrible rude to everybody in line. This place used to be a fun spot but the security guards are man af. Would not recommend to anybody. If 0 stars were available i would chose that. read more

Let me preface this by saying I used to like the Ginn Mill a lot until a few months back when I was minding my own business, walking a girl out, and a scuffle ensued between the bouncer and some random guy. The bouncer decided to pull out a can of f****ing pepper spray and gave the girl I was with a full on facial of mace. I got sprayed as well but what an irresponsible POS that bouncer was. The cops outside were completely worthless. I'm a grown man but the girl I was with was in agony, and nobody bothered to help her. Not the staff and not the swine. Never going back to this place. read more

Enjoyed this spot on a Thursday night. Great selection of music with above average bartenders. The location is ideal because it sits between various other bars in the area. Crowd was decent with even mix and ratio. Bartenders knew how to mix and knew the various qualities of liquors they had. Will definitely visit again. read more

Well, ever since Brix closed, I needed to find a new 'hang'... The regulars all migrated to the Mill, and I can see why. It's an eclectically fun little LoDo joint. Good mix of fun drinkers, though a little clicky at times (college age kids hanging in tight little groups, too afraid to socialize with the rest of the bar crowd...) *** Quick Update! *** They earned a fourth star... Good Karaoke night on Tuesday, and the crowd is great. If they keep it up, they just might get the fifth star by the new year! Of course, that would require a bevy of free shots and beers... read more

I've tried to enjoy this joint, its close to where I live. Decor wise, its very cool, but that's where the fun ends. It seems the crowd oscillates between preppy scum and trust fund babies then swings wildy to frat f--ers who spill beer and back-slap each other in peacock displays of vaguely homo-erotic behavior creating uncomfortable man-musement. The bartenders, on a good day, plod through their job like men on death-row, resigned to their fate. On a bad day, they are sullen and surly. This could be a fun place, like say, the fantastic Herb's directly next door. read more

To be fair it was a Sunday so it was super mellow in there. Great dive bar. I like the fact they have an old school popcorn machine so you can pop your own fresh popcorn great drunken bar snacks. PROS- Free Popcorn, Jukebox, and Board games... I'm the connect four/checkers champ =) read more

I'm from Seattle and I come down to Denver a lot for business. This is one of the bars I frequent when I am in town and it's for good reason, they do draw in what I consider to be solid talent; a good looking fun crowd. My favorite part the Denver scene is the out door patios. Ladies night out here specifically poppin. (They drink free) DJ spinning top 40. Small dance floor but if you like water pong as an alternative activity there's three tables you can shoot at. Two bars, one up front and one in back. Free popcorn some where between. Not going to lie, didn't bother trying it but I hear it's good. #GermophobeProblems I didn't experience any issues with service. I've always come at super times and the gals handle the rush well. The place is a little more grimy than a lot of other places I like in the city but it's still fun times. There's an off duty cop that idly stands in the corner. Idk how I feel about this. read more

This is a late review, but after what happened to me I'm sad this place is still in business. I went there with some friends and was in the back area. it was getting late and I went to the bathroom before we left. while I was in the bathroom they closed off the area of the bar I was in. since my coat, phone, keys, and friends were in the back I tried to get around back by going around the other side. The door guy would not even listen to me to explain that my friends were waiting for me with all of my belongings, and would not let me passed. Mind you, it was not yet officially bar close they just were not letting anyone else in. as he kept cutting me off I tried to go around him to get an explained "my friends are waiting for me! I'm not entering your bar new, I've been in your bar, My stuff is in your bar, I'm walking around from the other side of the bar." He started pushing me with his chest to get out. You do not push me or any woman. I pushed him off with my hands. He yelled "get out you fat cow" and dragged me out. I am in my mid 30s at the time and not some 21-year-old trying to get another drink. I'm simply trying to get my belongings and let my friends know. I sat outside in tears for the next 15 minutes until bar closed when my friends realized I was not coming back and finally left. Any bar that can treat a customer like this should be closed. please take your business somewhere where they respect customers. read more

Pros: good dance music, fast bartenders, lively environment, pretty cheap Cons: bouncers are kind of big jerks. a couple of us went to go use the restroom as soon as they announced last call, but the rest of our very large group was still finishing up out front and leaving that way. We were told that if we used the restroom that we had to leave out back. When trying to explain that we were from out of town and didn't want to get separated/lost from our group we were very rudely interrupted by the guy YELLING in our face "GO THIS WAY YOU CANT COME BACK." We just turned back to our friends and waited until our next destination without another word. Also, all the bouncers wear gopros or some kind of recording device which I just found interesting, but after reading some of these other reviews, it makes sense! I don't want to discourage anyone from going here, it's still a pretty good time all in all. Also greeeeat for people watching. read more

I'm only giving it an extra star because of how I remember it used to be. Went there on a Sunday night, around 8:45pm, and the front door was locked while a bunch of people were hanging out inside. Weird. Hours are super easy to update on all online platforms within minutes (Yelp, Google, Apple Maps, etc.). This place is presumably open until 2am like many bars on Sunday night. If you're not really wanting to be open, then just post hours customers can rely on, not "play it by ear" (an abusive practice that often helps bars go out of business). I'll be happy to tune this review up on giving it another shot in the next month or so. read more

We caught the Ginn Mill on what I hope was an off night. The Broncos had just lost their playoff game and people were in rare form. And by rare form I mean, drunk as crap. So many people were wasted when we arrived at 8:30ish, it was kinda annoying until I could get a few drinks in me and not be quite as bothered by people making out and stumbling around. After a few drinks, I didn't notice quite as much. Until the two guys got *literally* thrown out of the bar, one of which was knocked out cold and had to be taken away by police/EMS. The drinks are cheap. The bartenders are meh. One guy ignored me on multiple trips up to the bar for drinks and shots for the birthday girl I was with. I finally was served by a female bartender and she was a doll. read more

A friend of mine and I stop here for a beer before our poker game with some frequency. Or, should I say, we used to. After the DMV screwed up, my license had expired. They were sending me a new one in the mail. They had, of course, given me the temporary slip of paper stating that I'd renewed it and had a valid license. However, that was in my car (where, you know, I might need it), and of course, if I was going to be drinking beer, I had not driven my car. They actually demanded to see that paper, and wouldn't let me get a drink without it. A few things, guys. First, I'm 37 years old. It is not hard to tell I'm over 21 to look at me, I didn't turn it yesterday. Second, your birthday is still your birthday even if your license is expired. Why on Earth would that matter? If you could go backwards in age by having an expired license, everyone would do it. And third, why would I be carrying around that paper when I'm not driving? And why's it matter? The license, not the temporary slip, shows my age. The temporary slip doesn't even have your birthday on it. (I looked.) My friend and I went elsewhere and got a beer with no trouble at all. My new license arrived, but these clowns won't ever be seeing it. read more

Love this place. Besides the bouncers having too much facial hair and taking all the girls I'm hitting on. This place has cheap drinks, it's divey and I met your mom here and took her home. BTW I'm your stepdad. Love the MILL read more

I officially love it...they have karaoke on Tuesday nights. And let me tell you, any bar that will let me sing a really bad rendition (wasn't sure it was possible, but yes it is) of We Built This City and doesn't kick me out for it, is FINE by me. Also, they have Connect 4. read more

Avoid on weekends unless you love douchebaggery! I loved this place when it first opened, before it expanded into the frat rat skank magnet it has become. Don't get me wrong, I gave it a solid 3 stars because it has a decent always crowded patio and there are secret bathrooms that only a precious few of us know about which prevents me from waiting or taking a leak in the alley. Also, if you are waiting in line for the Marquis forever and need a quick shot, this will do in a pinch! The design is good, service is not bad - but the weekend crowd makes me feel like STDs are airborn. If you are on the prowl, there are lots of 20 somethings trying to hook up w/eachother and some well dressed old men hunting for sugar babies. If you want to go somewhere awesome, there are a crapload of other options within two blocks. This is what happens when a great place becomes trendy. read more

The Ginn Mill feels like every bar from college, except that Denver isn't really a college town. Cheap drinks served in plastic cups, drunk girls slurring their words, and a seriously crowded bar area on weekends. You know what you're getting yourself into when coming here though, and that's to get drunk and remember what college felt like. I also added a star because one of the bartenders rocks a no-holds-barred, free flowing mullet and looks exactly like Stifler. You just can't hate that! read more

I think it might be impossible to behave at this noisy, roudy meat market on a Saturday night. The popcorn is sooo bad it is basically just flying around like a good snowball fight. The floor and tables are so dirty it's a common sight to see extremely enthusiastic cheers with PBR tallboys cans so beer sprays everywhere. And you can sing along to the music at the top of your lungs and dance like nobody's watching. I guarantee you'll leave with popcorn in your hair and a smile on your face... unless you don't like to have fun. read more

I always like going to the Gin Mill before Rockies games. It is always easy to get a drink at the abr and I love the outdoor area as well. Good prices on brews always helps.... read more

First time there ever last night. Packed to the hilt. Literally just standing there and a guy walking through the crowd on my left. Somehow decided my friend on the right who was 10 feet away facing the other direction pushed him. So obviously even as a female when he tried to swing on my friend I stepped in the middle. Then security decides to grab me back of the neck and throw me out the gate. Yeah no fighting. Cool I get it. Not sure where t read more

I am 30 years old, and still dominate the hell out of beer pong. Yes, they have beer pong set up in the back on two barrels. What a fun place!! Also I think they sprinkle crack in their free popcorn..jus' sayin. read more

Thursdays=ladies nights= free drinks all night & in free. Enough said. Really enjoyed this spot when I was in Denver. Played great music, served popcorn while showing a movie, and they beer pong going on outside. Definitely would check it out again when I'm in Denver! read more

OK kids, just like any successful bar, your experience is heightened if you frequent it at times other than peak Friday and Saturday nights. The better you get to know your bartenders, the better your experience is, and the nicer they are to you when you come in on peak Friday or Saturday nights. Many nights (or afternoons) the Ginn Mill will run specials, it's a great deal in LoDo. While they have some fun nights like Karaoke Tuesdays and beer pong tournaments, let's be real, this is a bar made for drinkin'. They've even worked hard to re-create an old prohibition era saloon feel. read more

This bar is like my ex-husband. It used to be great and I loved it but now it's just something I can only tolerate occasionally, if necessary. There are lots of places to drink in LoDo. Gin Mill does have a decent happy hour, strong drinks, popcorn and sometimes games. You can also easily find drunk dudes here to buy you a drink. I like this place best when on a pub crawl. The crowd is more diverse and you are not expected to stay long. read more

Great drinks and good music which is really hit or miss in LoDo. Also, FREE POPCORN!

Not just a bar, a rendevous point. I have been going here religiously every Wednesday for Denver Cruisers during the summer. Why? Why not? Meet up and drink with 200+ others in costume and ride bicycles through downtown Denver. That's when The Cruisers are there. I have never been to The Ginn Mill on a non-Cruiser night. But you would not be dissappointed. read more

Our bartender Emily was amazing. I visited this bar back in May on a trip out to Denver and this hidden gem surely didn't disappoint. The drinks were strong and smooth going down. The owners were also present which made things more enjoyable. read more

I've been here on multiple occasions usually for events. It's a typical bar but they have a pretty big patio in the back, which is nice. The beer is pretty cheap and they normally have specials so that makes it attractive. When I'm there for events it's really more like a 4 star bar but it's only 3 stars because it's not a place I would seek out just for the hell of it. Without anything going on it's just another bar in an area filled with options but probably worth a stop-in if you happened to be in the area. read more

I'm not sure if I have just been missing this place on their good nights, but the Gin Mill has never sparked it off for me. I like the general concept of the place, but it seems sort of lack luster for some reason. I have tried it on dead nights, and pretty packed nights. It is in my path occasionally so I do stop in. The bar itself is divey and sporty. They have dollar bills strewn all over, TV's with sports and Fuel on. No real complaints, but no recommendation either. Dave read more

Cool laid back staff . Great open air area in back to play beer pong . Great drink specials and great people

I probably come here more often than any other bar downtown. The main reason is because of their mid-day happier hour (okay, if that doesn't make me sound like an alcoholic, not sure what does haha) Anyway, they have $2/$3 you call it's until 7 pm during the week, which is great especially before Rockies games! The inside is nice and their beer selection/drinks are pretty good. Not the most outstanding bar, but based on its prices, location and vibe, it's a good central gathering point for sure! read more

Oh, the Gin Mill. Everyone has been there at least once, right? Before or after a Rockies game? During a bar or bike crawl? Once on accident... on a Saturday night? Weekend nights are packed and a little FratTastic, but let me share a little somethin' with you...This little tid bit is about how to do it right - the 30 somethin' way. Happy Hour is Monday thru Friday from 3pm until 7pm. And features $2 you call its. What the what? It is actually a legit You Call It, including branded spirits and an array of Craft beers, excluding only a few items. No specials on Saturdays, but Sunday Funday comes back strong with 2 for 1's on drafts & wells. Additionally, all the bar tenders are friendly, experienced professionals and easy on the eyes. You are welcome, Enjoy. read more

Had a great time at first... then this real D bag bouncer made us pay $5.50 because i personally needed assistance finishing my drink and god forbid asked my girlfriend's little brother to help me finish my drink....worst experience ever read more

Where in Denver would one get served by the incredible Hulk? Where in Denver will you find out just what Kickball is all about? Where will you find some of the drunkest and chattiest people on a Fraturday night? During my short stay in Denver good ol' Gin Mill was a good and standard way to end the night. Cheap, fun, noisy. Denver would not have been the same without the drunken chat , free pop corn and random comments. read more