
Live Music: Paul DeHaven
Join us for a FREE show from Paul DeHaven at 7:00PM on Saturday, February 23rd!
Craft Beer Bar
The Jailhouse is a boutique craft beer bar located in the historic town jail in Buena Vista, CO. We feature rotating taps of specialty beers from across Colorado, the US, and abroad. Plus, a curated bottle list, wine, and elevated small bites.
Join us for a FREE show from Paul DeHaven at 7:00PM on Saturday, February 23rd!
On Saturday, March 2nd we are excited to welcome Magnolia North to The Jailhouse! Magnolia North is the side project of Steve Foltz of Trout Steak Revival and his wife, Jennifer Middleton.
On Saturday, February 2nd we're once again bringing the ruckus for Melvin Brewing International 2x4 Day! We'll be slinging Melvin beers, bumpin Wu Tang, and getting generally rowdy on Groundhog's Day.
On Saturday, January 19th at 7:00PM enjoy FREE live music at The Jailhouse from 'Mewithoutautry'!
On Saturday, December 1st we're raising our glass to Ullr in hopes of a kickass ski season! Thanks to Melvin Brewing and Teton Gravity Research we'll be drinking this year's batch of Pilsgnar Pilsner cans with ski movies on the big screen! Vintage ski costumes are encouraged!
On Saturday, October 13th from 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. we're celebrating the Great American Beer Festival, BV style! Starting when we open, our taps will be filled with specialty and rare beers from breweries who sent beer to Colorado just for GABF!
On Saturday, September 15th we're holding our 3rd Annual All Colorado Oktoberfest at The Jailhouse! Our friends Bierstadt Lagerhaus will be joining us once again as sponsors! We'll have five of their beers on tap plus German styles from a selection of other Colorado brewers. There will be German style snacks as well as some vinyl spinning!
On Saturday, September 8th, Sierra Nevada is taking over our taps with some specialty brews!
Welcome Bell’s Brewery to Colorado with special tappings on Wednesday, September 5th!
On Saturday, July 21st we're celebrating our 2nd anniversary of The Jailhouse! We'll be tapping super special beers at 12:00 p.m. on the 21st and will likely be popping bottles as well. Come celebrate with us!
Spend your weekend along the Arkansas River sampling beers from some of the best breweries in the country, jamming to an incredible lineup of bluegrass music, and taking in the sweeping mountain views.
On Friday, June 8th from 6-8PM New Orleans street band St. Cinder will be live on our patio!
Travis McNamara of Trout Steak Revival will play a solo songwriter’s set on Thursday, May 31st.
We're bringing the ruckus once again as a host of Melvin Brewing's 2x4 Day! This year, the event is going international with 40 bars around the globe throwing one hell of a craft beer, kung fu, and Wu Tang party. Join us 4-10 p.m. at The Jailhouse, bring your A game and take Tuesday off 'cause we're going hard on a Monday!
On Friday, March 23rd 4 Noses Brewing Company is taking over our taps! Tommy Bibliowicz, Owner / Head Brewer, and Dustin Ramey, Director of Sales, from 4 Noses will also be in the house giving away brewery branded merch.
On Saturday, January 13th we're celebrating ski season (and hopefully not still praying for snow)! Melvin Brewing will be in the house with their NEW cans of TGR Pils-Gnar Pilsner with killer can art thanks to Teton Gravity Research. We'll be showing gnarbro ski movies, also thanks to TGR! And our good friend and pro skier Mark Morris of Rapidgrass will be playing a solo show to help with our snow dances.
No cover. Just drink beer!
On Saturday, December 16th we're throwing our second annual Ugly Sweater Party at The Jailhouse! Don your best holiday sweater (or outfit), drink Christmas themed beers and let Kellyanne Conway Stole My Bike (7-9 p.m.) serenade you!
On Thursday, December 7th from 5-8 p.m. drink your fill of Two Roads Brewing Company! They'll be taking over our taps and Lizzy Shpitalnik from Two Roads will be joining us for giveaways including FREE branded glassware and other brewery shwag!
On Saturday, October 28th we're celebrating Halloween at The Jailhouse! Join us 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. for a costume party, Halloween and fall themed beers, and LIVE MUSIC on the Watershed BV stage from Kellyanne Conway Stole My Bike 7:30-9:30!
On Saturday, October 14th we're tapping some very unique and rare beers from out-of-state brewers coming in for GABF. We'll be announcing our Draught List soon, but expect offerings from Jester King Brewing, American Solera, Alesong Brewing & Blending, Scratch Brewing, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Societe, Beachwood Blendery, Half Acre Beer Co, Fort George Brewery, and more!
All Colorado Oktoberfest will take place 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. at The Jailhouse Craft Beer Bar in Buena Vista, CO! We'll have all 10 taps filled with Colorado made German style beers, plus German style pizza from Crust BV, commemorative 1L steins, games, and more.
On Saturday, July 15th we're celebrating our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! There will of course be beer. LOTS of beer. And LIVE MUSIC!
From 2-6 p.m. we're holding a mini beer festival with our friends Baere Brewing Company, Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, Cerebral Brewing, Elevation Beer Company, and Melvin Brewing in the Watershed BV lot. $20 gets you unlimited tasting from these breweries as well as access to live music from The River Arkansas and Augustus on the outdoor stage!
The bar will also be open from 12-10 p.m. with a killer taplist. Service as usual inside.
This has been an amazing year, we hope you come celebrate with us!
The First Annual Rapids & Grass Beer Festival will take place on Saturday, July 1, 2017 along the banks of the Arkansas River with 40+ craft breweries, bluegrass music, camping, and rafting.
On Wednesday, May 24th Kevin Galloway of the band Uncle Lucius will be playing a solo set from 6-8pm! Salida local Catfish Waldrip will be opening. No cover. Just drink beer.
Elevation Beer Company has started canning! We're celebrating with a can release party at The Jailhouse on Wednesday, May 24th. When we open at 4pm, we'll have $3 cans of 8 Second Kolsch, First Cast IPA, Wave Wheel Wit, and Little Mo' Porter! FREE brewery koozie for the first 50 cans sold!
From 6 - 8 p.m. we'll have FREE live music from Kevin Galloway of Uncle Lucius!
On Thursday, April 20th Denver based acoustic rock musician, Andrew Wynne, will play from 7-9pm! No cover, just drink beer.
On Saturday, April 1st we're getting nerdy! Join us for special tappings of Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC), Mikkeller (Denmark), Omnipollo (Sweden), and Cerebral (Denver, CO)! We'll also have breakfast snacks while they last.
On Friday, March 17th we're celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a Comrade Brewing Company tap takeover and live music from The Savage Boyos (aka Fred, Tom, Brady, Autry)!
On Saturday, March 4th Travis McNamara of the band Trout Steak Revival will be playing a FREE solo set from 7:00 - 9:00 PM!
On Saturday, February 18th Bierstadt Lagerhaus (Denver, CO) is taking over The Jailhouse. When we open at 12pm, Slow Pour Pils, Helles, Bock and Baltic Porter will be on tap. Around 5pm, drink and mingle with Bierstadt owners/brewers Bill Eye & Ashleigh Carter.
On Saturday, February 4th we will host Melvin Brewing 2x4 Day! The Jailhouse is one of 30ish bars in 3 countries to be chosen as a host, pretty cool!
We'll have 9 Melvin brews on tap, Wu Tang music and Kung Fu on the projector - costumes are ENCOURAGED!!! Dress up like your favorite Wu Tang member or rock a ninja outfit. Be sure to take photos and post to social media with hashtag #2x4
DRAUGHT LIST:
2x4 Double IPA
Melvin IPA
Hubert MPA
Citradamus IIPA
Lambda Triple IPA
Drunken Master IIPA
Asterisk IIPA
Carlton Cascadian Dark Ale
Pilsgnar Hoppy Pilsner
More info: www.2x4man.com
On Saturday, January 28th from 12 - 10 p.m., we'll be doing a mini tap takeover with Wicked Weed Brewing out of Asheville, NC!