Mahalo for the Memories: Luau & Pig Roast Recap

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, we brought the island vibes straight to the tap house—and you brought the energy! Our first-ever Luau & Pig Roast was a full-on tropical escape packed with sunshine, music, dancing, and some serious flavor. Huge thank you to everyone who showed up, wore their Hawaiian shirts, and helped us turn this summer celebration into a party we won’t forget.

🌺 Tiki Drinks & Island Eats

We kicked things off at noon with the tiki bar going full throttle—serving delicious Painkillers, Mai Tais, and Piña Coladas crafted just for the day. Whether you were sipping in the sun or cooling off in the shade, these tropical classics set the tone perfectly.

At 1:30 PM, the pig roast opened to a hungry (and excited) crowd. Served with BBQ beans, Hawaiian slaw, a sweet roll, and watermelon, these plates flew fast—first come, first served until we sold out! Shoutout to everyone who showed up early and got their hands on this island feast.

🎶 Live Music, Polynesian Dance & Silent Disco

The music started flowing at 1 PM with live performances from Tribal Dantz that kept spirits high and hips moving.

At 3 PM, stunning Polynesian dancers from Hālau Kalama wowed the crowd with an energetic and vibrant performance that transported us all straight to the islands. With a fire display to close out the performace, you don’t want to miss this next year!

But the real surprise hit? Our first-ever Silent Disco kicked off at 5:45 PM—and it was a game-changer. With headphones on and three channels to choose from, everyone created their own dance party under the open sky. If you’ve never danced like nobody’s listening (because literally no one is), trust us—this was something special.

📸 The Vibes Were Immaculate

To all those that got dressed for the occasion, you all understood the assignment! Our patio was packed with Hawaiian flair, chilled drinks, and great company. We loved seeing the community come together, from first-timers to longtime regulars, all sharing the dance floor and toasting to summer.

And of course, a big mahalo to Bear Creek Distillery for the samples and swag that added even more flavor to the day.

🙌 Thank You & What’s Next

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success—our team, the performers, our partners, and YOU. If you have photos or stories to share, tag us on Instagram or drop a comment—we’d love to see your favorite moments!

Didn’t make it? Don’t worry—we’re just getting started. Follow us on Instagram @ColoradoTapHouse or subscribe to our newsletter so you never miss a party like this again.

Until next time… Aloha! 🌴

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HOW IT WORKS

Gather your Team of any size

Come up with an Awesome Team Name

Sign up by contacting Erik on 303-358-3208 or erik@ColoradoTapHouse.com. (only 8 teams each night - waitlist available)

Hold your Spot (your $20 deposit is returned as a gift card at the event)

Be fast to win Prizes and qualify for Championship Night on Tues 06/13

Win it all and be added to the Wall of Champions plaque

Local Support on Tap - Our Fundraising Program

Here at the Colorado Tap House we feel strongly about supporting local.

We know fundraising can be a challenge for school teams, clubs and other organizations so we put together a simple fundraising program called “Local Support on Tap”.

We partner with many different types of local organizations for fundraisers.

·       K–12 Schools (Sports, PTAs/PTOs, STEM Clubs, Music/Marching Band, Senior Prom)

·       Youth Sports Teams (Little League, Soccer, etc.)

·       Agriculture and Equestrian Groups (Future Farmers, Community Gardens, 4-H, Westernaires)

Please see our Local Support on Tap Program page for full program details.

Ready to get started?
Email us at fundraising@ColoradoTapHouse.com and we will do our best to accommodate your group.

Online Shopping Anyone?

Some say to focus on what you can control. So we are happy to announce that we’ve launched our online store so you can grab some merch and represent, while we patiently wait for the Tap House to open.

So back to the topic of control … while we have much more control over the online store than the Tap House build-out, we certainly don’t have 100% control. The virus has impacted the supply chain and we are encountering production delays on many items, but decided to launch with what we have. We will soon be adding more apparel items along with our signature ‘my other coffee is a beer’ coffee mug and a sweet dog collar. You can visit the store via the Shop tab on the website.

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Adopting a Trail

Ever see those those ‘Adopt-a-this’ or an ‘Adopt-a-that’ sign around town? Yep, it turns out you can adopt sections of Colorado Highways, Jefferson County Roads, Arvada Streets, but also Arvada Trails.

We thought, what a great way to give back to community … let’s adopt the section of Ralston Creek Trail that runs through the Tap House property! Little did we know that adopting a trail in Arvada isn’t so easy. No, it’s not that the process itself is hard (unlike getting through the building approval process!), but it is actually very hard to find an available section of trail in Arvada, especially one near the Tap House.

But as further validation that we live in a pretty great community, City Forester Craig Hillegass who manages the program was willing to see what he could do for us. While already adopted for many years, it turned out the section of trail that runs through the Tap House property was very long compared to most. Craig said he’d reach out to see if the current sponsor would be willing to give up the section between Indiana and Joyce and allow us to care for it. As you can see from the picture below they did!

We hope you can join us for our quarterly clean-up events, but in the meantime keep your eyes open for those blue Adopt-a-Trail signs.

Click on the image below to find out more about the program.

City Council approved! but…

So on Monday March 2nd 2020 we received unanimous
City Council approval of our Colorado Tap House project. 

Click on voting results to view the highlight reel.

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Click above for a short video recap of the Colorado Tap House at the City of Arvada Council meeting on March 2nd, 2020.

Cool right?  But what does that really mean?

It means we spent over a year …

  • finding property and negotiating the purchase agreement

  • meeting with the city planning staff and reworking the design

  • hiring architects, engineers, landscape designers

  • having surveys, soil tests, arborist reports, traffic studies completed

  • holding a neighborhood meeting and reworking the design

  • reworking the design with city planning staff until they were happy

  • starting up marketing and social media efforts

  • obtaining unanimous approval of the Planning Commission

  • obtaining unanimous approval of City Council

In means we now get to …

  • complete the land purchase

  • continue work with the architects, engineers, landscapers on the design

  • start work with structural, mechanical, electrical engineers, interior designers on construction drawing

  • revise the final design until the city planning staff approve

  • engage the general contractor to confirm costs and timelines

  • revise the construction drawings until the city grants our permits

  • break ground???

And then after that … well I’ll save that for another time. 

So I’ll close with a shout out to all those people that supported us in the meetings and on social media.  You are appreciated!

Napkin to CAD

They say great ideas sometimes start on the back of a napkin, and the Colorado Tap House wasn’t much different. The thing is, while we had our napkin we needed help bringing it to life.

We took our napkin to my cousin Ryan Chessmore (an architect who also loves his beer), and he thought the concept was awesome! Ryan quickly worked some magic and turned our napkin into an initial design. We then handed the design to my good friend Paul Battista and his team at Battista Design Group who have carried things forward over the past several months.

Huge thanks goes out to both of these guys for helping us bring the Colorado Tap House to West Arvada — coming late Fall 2020.

Check out both the original napkin as well as the CAD mock-up below!

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