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Where We're Eating

1 FARM TO FLASK (PLUS PIZZA)

Ironton Distillery & Crafthouse

RiNo

ucked away toward the northern edge of RiNo sits one of the biggest and best patios in Denvernot to mention the production hub and tasting room for year-old Ironton (the last from her dad's recipes). This month, Walters will release her first bourbon, crafted with barley, rye, red wheat, and heirloom blue corn grown in eastern Colorado by Whiskey Sisters Supply. Enjoy the nutty, smoky-sweet sipper inside Ironton's livingroom-esque gin loungeor take your drink to the patio, where you can sit near the garden, play lawn games, and, often, listen to live music. Hungry? Sidle up to Mountain Crust's window, which opened in May, for a pizza with a crackerlike crust or swoon-worthy baked Brie.

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