Best bar in town! Amazing selection of Whiskey, and a cool calm environment. Awesome staff, especially Dave who is extremely knowledgeable on every single whiskey & will help you make the right choice on what to try based off what you tell him your taste preferences are. Anyone who is downtown definitely needs to check out Whiskey Bar. You won't be disappointed. read more

I'm really torn here. Whiskey Bar has a tremendous collection of the brown stuff and at very reasonable prices. The bartenders are always knowledgeable and friendly with great recommendations. That said, the ambience (if I can even use that word here) is terrible. Whiskey Bar is old and crusty, but with none of the charm of a good dive bar. (plus the crush of rockies fans claiming their free pbr after a game can be annoying, to say the least) Go there to taste test your way towards figuring out your next bottle of scotch - then buy it at Argonaut and drink it in the comfort of your own home. read more

I visit WB often and am surprised I have not reviewed them before. The Mr and I include WB in our usual haunts when on our downtown trolling-for-booze excursions 99% of the time. He likes WB because liquor retail is his biz and he always wants to have a point of reference for his product w/o buying every bottle. WB provides such an extensive variety that he has been able to build his repertoire respectably w/ thanks to them. I'm not always in the mood to "try every whiskey" as he is, so there is always a respectable selection of beer from which to pick. Their "other" liquors are meh but their margs are good. I see some complaints about the staff - I've never had any issues and enjoy that they seem to always remember us even if not by name. read more

We stopped in here on a walk through Denver. The bartender was very helpful, and really informative! We started the Whiskey tour, and we plan to come back! The prices were pretty good too! My only complaint was that it was really hot inside, pretty sure there isn't A/C. We just sat outside, it was lovely! read more

Came in with a friend of mine, during a Yankees Red Sox game... The bartender had a stack of ones on the table while wearing a Sox Jersey. He was arguing with the guy in the Yankees jersey across the bar from him. Loudly, and obnoxiously. Apparently, that was the other bartender, and they were betting on pitches, and letting the numbers ride. This was quite entertaining. The bartender screaming and scaring away the homeless guy who was asking for free booze, was kind of funny too. Whiskey selection was great. Nothing exceptional, but definitely well represented. They had several Bourbons I was unfamiliar with (at the time) which I got to taste and enjoy, my buddy had scotches that he was excited about, as he was getting ready to leave for Scotland. All in all a fun time was had here. Chill, relaxed, cool little sports bar. After the game, watching the bartender in the Yankees jersey, drunkenly try to set up a projector unit to watch Caddy Shack and slurring quotes the whole time would have made the visit worth while, in itself, but it had everything else to add to it read more

Great dive bar atmosphere, which usually guarantees you don't have to stare at a bunch of high def TVs playing sports, but they have quite a few. (That's a drawback for me, might be a perk for you.) They do have an excellent whiskey selection. However, the menu is is not particularly well organized and the one bartender on a Friday night was friendly, but too busy to make a suggestion. I am not a scotch novice, so it was easy to order a couple of things I knew my husband and I would like, but I had hoped to try something new that I wouldn't have picked myself. A better organized menu or an available bartender would have been useful for that. Finally, the prices. You are definitely paying what you would at a very fine restaurant with an extensive spirits selection, minus the good food and atmosphere. If you're looking for a place downtown to party (and don't mind huge TVs) this is probably the place for you. We were looking for a place to enjoy a couple of rarer whiskeys and each others' company and I don't think I can recommend the Whiskey Bar for that. read more

Alright drink prices and specials. The bartenders are nothing to write home about. This is a Missouri bar, so being from Missouri, you can expect to find me here for games. read more

I've still got a slight buzz from the whiskey so I'm going to give this place 4 stars, even though I'd probably only give it 3 if I were completely sober. I'm giving it the 4th star because one of the bartenders is a huge Red Sox fan, and also because the name is kind of cool. Oh, and because I got 3 free shots. There's obviously a huge selection of whiskey and scotch here. If that and all the toolbags that usually hang out in LoDo aren't your thing, then don't go there. Luckily it was snowing pretty heavy when I went so there wasn't much of a crowd. The interior is decent, nothing fancy. They have several huge tv's, which was great for watching the Niners beat the Steelers. All in all, it was decent, but don't forget I would have normally only given it 3 stars. Cons: No food served (Apparently you can bring food in) read more

Hey, I've known the owners for years, so I have to give it 5 stars, right? ;-) But seriously folks - The Whiskey Bar is an unpretentious place, put together by three guys who worked hard to start it, and who know how to work hard and have fun. They've managed to grow into other venues and run more than one successful business while still offering $3 drinks, in 2010?! They "get" how to do a bar. Definitely. Some call it a "dive bar", some call it a "cheap bar", many will try to ask of it or make of it something that it's not. It's not fancy, it's not dark and scary either. It's a corner bar, close enough to the trendy "LoDo" area to be convenient, without being *in* the LoDo area, and subject to the "we are cool" price tag... (I'd vote these guys mayor over Hickenlooper any day, but their war chest might be a little lighter than his with his $5+ beers. Oh well...) But if you want a solid Downtown neighborhood bar that serves just about any type of Whiskey you can imagine... check out the Whiskey Bar. And if you really like Whiskey, ask about their Whiskey Tour... and look at the names of the "accomplished" Whiskey drinkers on the wall! :-) (Oh and someone in one review complained about the music.. it's an Internet Jukebox, silly. Go play what you want to hear on it! LOL!) A place to go when you're downtown and want a drink. That's pretty much it. If you're looking for something else, you can find it, but not at the Whiskey Bar. It's not Cheers, and it's not Wynkoop. The name says it all. read more

Geeks Who Drink Trivia on Saturdays is awesome. Also, the TouchTunes internet-connected jukebox is fun to troll with some John Williams - Imperial March, Raffi - Bananaphone, or Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner (good, but holy hell is it long...) read more

Nice, dark, somewhat kinda dive bar. Pool tables and other stuff. I liked the atmosphere.

Was in last Sunday from Dallas, I had a great time and will be back. Found the drink specials online too, can't wait to be back for that!

Excellent service. So much fun. Quality entertainment. Bartenders interacted and we enjoyed played Mario kart with them! Highly recommend ! read more

Good selection and friendly people.  Doug the bartender is the Jedi master of scotch, whiskey and bourbon.   He has a good handle on regions, flavors and complexity.  Not fancy but real laid back people having a good time read more

Honestly I"m not a big fan of LoDo bars they're usually over packed, fileld with Dbags and have horrible employees. The Whiskey Bars is one of the few LoDo bars I really enjoy going to, not just because I'm a big Scotch drinker but because they just do a damn good job. The employees always seem happy , they pour a proper drink (none of these bogus digital pourers) they don't have really any of the bottom shelf liquors that are so cheap you can't even find them in Liquor stores . The Crowd is friendly and the place is just a cool bar although in the summer the place can be insanely hot especially there basment WOW talk about an oven, or a good way to sweat out the calories from the fabuous drinks here read more

Interesting place. Drinks are averaged priced, service is good, music... Nah, not my mix of music but not bad.

Ughhhh not sure what happened here? We came in to kill some time with some drinks while we waited for our table at a restaurant down the way. Maybe it was because we didn't have a Missouri Tigers jersey on, but the service was pretty lousy. We sat at the bar and waited and watched people that came in after us get served. We gave it like 15 minutes and at that point, we had to pull the rip cord and chalk it up as a loss. I really wanted to grab a drink and enjoy The Walking Dead pinball that was calling my name. #sadface read more

I enjoy drinking Jameson and gingers for $3 during happy hour 4-7pm every day. This is a place I would probably prefer to hang out at on a lazy weekend afternoon when it's not so packed. The St. Pat's crowd was a little much. There were some Jersey Shore fans present and needless to say they weren't wallflowers. But the bartenders were all very friendly, which isn't always the case when they're practically giving away booze for free during happy hour. I bet this is a great neighborhood bar if you live in the neighborhood so I'll be back to confirm. This is the sister bar to The Lobby. read more

Every time I frequent The Whiskey Bar I am treated like family. Tim and Dave are excellent bartenders and I highly recommend

HORRIBLE service and very unfriendly. Wouldn't suggest to anyone. unless you want to deal with rude bartenders that are too busy facebooking then serving they're customers. Went on a dead Thursday night. Had a tall skinny bartender with glasses. Not only was he rude and lazy but spent more time on his phone then doing his job. Couldnt give any suggestions which was a reason i went there. Being they have over 400 whiskeys its a little overwhelming. Bartender was very short and rude when I didn't know the exact whiskey I wanted in my old fashioned. Sad was excited to try some new whiskeys, cocktails and talk about whiskey. Instead felt like I was making the bartender mad because he had to do his job. Don't waste your time this place was a joke!. read more

Horrible bar tender and terrible service. Went to the Whiskey Bar last night before AND after the game. Upon entering after the game there was no door man. We headed towards the restrooms before ordering and the bartender came from the back screaming at us that he needed to check IDs. We told him we didn't appreciate being yelled at. Apparently it was our job to make sure we waited at the front door until the person responsible for checking IDs came back to do their job. After our complaint he told us maybe we needed to find somewhere else to go, we were not obnoxious or intoxicated. I am a MIZZOU graduate and have spent a lot of money at this bar and will never return. The service from the same bartender was terrible and overly aggressive. "what do want, I need 2 IDs for those drinks". No, what can I get for you, No thank you. If treating your loyal, high paying, return guests like an underage drinker at a college bar is the theme you guys are going for, you have definitely pulled it off! This place sucks! read more

Giving this place 5 stars. I don't know how to categorize this place. It's got the dive bar feel to it with the decor and all, but the microbrews they serve are very legit and they have all the fine whiskeys you'd want to drink. It's like a dive bar that doesn't serve crappy drinks. The best thing by far in this place though is the happy hour. $3 for any draft beer, well drink, and even the bottled beers (which is rare). When you consider they carry a lot of microbrews from around Colorado, it's got to rank as one of the best happy hours in downtown. Shockingly though they don't draw "huge" crowds during happy hour, which is great - they are still a well kept secret I guess. The funniest thing to me is that they serve Great Divide beer cheaper during happy hour than I think even Great Divide does. Honestly, people need to check out this place a lot more. read more

As an fellow industry worker, I assumed a positive experience was everyone's main focus but I suppose I was wrong! First and foremost I must say that bartender Anthony showed my friends and I an excellent time!!! Actually one of the best times I've had at the establishment!!! Shortly after laughter and happiness was had; everything went down hill when incoherent, newly hired "bartender" Timmy (who was not working) began being belligerent and disrespectful to my entire group using offensive language as well as making extremely inappropriate comments towards all of us! The terrible behavior was addressed and asked to be dropped yet continued to escalate by Timmy and his friends until my group was so uncomfortable and offended that we were forced to take our business elsewhere! Never have my colleagues or myself ever been so disrespected by someone who claimed to be a face of any business! An experience so horrible I would not even recommend to my worst enemy! read more

I thought the place was nice it was nice and quite not to rowdy which is always especially being downtown. I have been back a couple of times and every time it was pleasant read more

If I could give zero stars I would. Decent drink selection but the service is terrible. The bartenders are rude and can't be bothered to do their job. There's plenty of places nearby to get a drink, avoid this place. read more

A great place if you love Whiskey. If you don't love Whiskey, this bar is still pretty good. They have great specials and a friendly staff. The area could be a little better as this is just up the street from a homeless shelter, but hey, what can you do. read more

One thing to contribute: After a rockies (day) game, they had a sign out saying "Free PBR." We gave them our ticket stubs and got a free can. I know that it works for day games... not sure about night games. read more

Horrible service. Told the waitress I don't drink Coors Light but like light beer. She said "well I don't have all night for this" and walked away. read more

I came to whisky bar recently and had a fantastic time. Great staff and great conversation Tim recommended some great choices on whisky selections. I will defiantly be coming back soon for more great drinks from Tim ! read more

I go to the Whiskey almost every Saturday for Geeks Who Drink trivia. If I didn't love GWD so much and Saturday wasn't the only day I could go, I would not be stepping foot inside the Whiskey (Shout out to Emilio- the quizmaster!). I've always gotten really terrible service here, including once when they kept my Credit Card and then insisted they didn't have it, but then found that they did after I continued to press the issue. Another downside is they don't serve food at all, but they do allow you to bring in outside food and the Marquis pizza is only a block away. It gets really crowded after a Rockies game and drunken, sweaty sports fans are not my scene. read more

I was thinking of bars I enjoy going to when I head downtown, and this was the one I thought of first. I use to meet a couple buddies here years ago, and since then..one has moved away...and I still find myself ending up at this place. The drink prices are decent, and seems low key..more for a crowd in the ages of 25-35.. read more

Keeping in mind the genre-specific intent behind Yelp's rating system, I'm giving Whiskey Bar full marks as a quintessential Dive bar with the best and most exhaustive selection of Scotches and Whiskeys in Denver. Belly up to the bar and let Dave or another knowledgeable staffer guide you through their list of around 150 different choices. I always go straight to the Balvenie Caribbean Cask. Pair that with a 90 Schilling from Odell's (Fort Collins), and you'll be on your way to happy town. I love Whiskey Bar! read more

Awesome selection of whiskey as the name implies. It's got a great neighborhood feel, friendly staff, a smoking patio out front, darts, pool and most amazing, a pile of board games in the corner. It's a great hang out to watch the game or just play a game. read more

Whiskey. Bar. What more do you need to know? A massive, and I mean MASSIVE selection of Whiskey, Scotch, Bourbon and all the permutations in between. Very knowledgeable staff will take you around the world in the finest malts you can find! read more

This is a good place to come to for a nice casual drink. There's usually not a lot of action and noise, unless you go there on a "trivia night." They do have a large selection of whiskey. I'd imagine a whiskey drinker would be pleased to see the size of their selection. Service is ok depending on who is behind the bar. read more

Old historic building in the "LoDo" district (Lower Downtown Denver). Great prices on pints of Craft Beer ($3.00) .... also check out the special price promotions on various days of the week read more

It's your typical dive bar, featuring a great whiskey selection (I know a little contradictory). The whiskey selection is impressive and the prices are great, however that does lead to a sloppy late night crowd and everything does have a sticky film on it from all of the spilled drinks. Not sure I will be back, but I don't regret the visit. read more

This would probably be one of my neighborhood bars if I lived in the area. 1st off, its called "Whiskey Bar", well done. 2nd, they have billiards, an internet juke box, and Safari Buck Hunter. It'd be pretty easy to blow off a day with the guys. read more

Excellent selection friendly service. What more is their to say. I've gone about four times since moving into the Lodo area. Each time the service has been excellent with knowledgeable bartenders. Definitely crowded after a Rockies game, but so do all the bars in the area. Basically this is a nice neighborhood feel bar, not pretentious or too pricey. read more

Randomly stopped in with friends that were visiting town. The owner opened up the doors a few minutes early for us & was super laid back. Their happy hour menu was awesome & service was great! Definitely recommend if you're in to a good chill atmosphere, nothing fancy, & tasty drinks. read more