neighborhood brewery · $
Little Machine Beer
Jefferson Park brewery with trivia, bingo and a food truck outside
Little Machine sits on West 20th in Jefferson Park, a short walk from Empower Field, and it runs like a neighborhood bar that happens to brew its own: Magic: The Gathering on Tuesdays, four-dollar beers and dollar wings on Wednesdays, team trivia Thursday, bingo Sunday, a food truck parked out front most days. Beer releases land on Fridays. The patios take dogs. The lot is free and there is more parking across the alley, except on Broncos game days, when the whole neighborhood flips to paid.
Why go. The closest thing to a real neighborhood taproom within walking distance of a Broncos game.
Their lot is free except on Empower Field event days, when every space around here goes paid — walk or take a rideshare then.
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