The Aspen Room
In addition to the Brewery´s craft beers, the Aspen Room bar has a selection of craft cocktails. Come in to try the classic cocktails that are given a little El Rancho twist. Some that resonate are the 291 Old Fashioned, with 291 Colorado bourbon, the Ranchero Margarita, which comes served in a hickory smoked salt-rimmed glass, the Rancho Sunset, the perfect refreshing cocktail colored to represent the West Deck sunsets over the Continental Divide, and a twist on the classic French 75 gin cocktail infused with lemon, rosemary, and Prosecco simply called the Evergreen 75.
During Prohibition, American cocktails came to be mixed with new, and sweeter, flavors to cover up the taste of bootleg liquor. Consequently, the era had an irreversible effect on mixology and encouraged greater experimentation with the combining of drinks and flavors. The Aspen Room caters to the sweeter palate with bright cocktails, such as our Paloma, Breckenridge Gold (made with Breckenridge bourbon), and Mountain Berry Martini.
The emphasis on the bar and the Aspen Room’s speakeasy quality, do mean that this area in El Rancho is generally skewed towards a 21+ crowd.