The Ale House has intrigued me for a while, knowing that they have a great view of the Denver skyline and that they have 40+ beers on tap. After driving by it for almost two years (after dinners elsewhere in the Highlands), we finally made it inside. We took a table in the bar and perused through the beer selection, selected an appetizer (seared tuna), and put in an order for two burgers.
I ordered the beer-b-que burger, which is served with an oatmeal stout and honey beer-b-que sauce, caramelized onions and applewood smoked bacon. It was a delicious burger. The only problem I had, was that the bun got soggy fairly quickly from the sauce. The bun may have just been smashed a little, its liquid-absorbing powers greatly diminished. Nevertheless, I polished the burger off. There wasn't anything exceptional about the fries because as I sit here and write this I can't remember one bad or great thing about them.
The seared tuna appetizer was a bit of a gamble. That is, why order it at a brewery? But, I think it paid off. The tuna was fine and very rare, but I was most impressed with the tortilla chips. That probably sounds very lame, but it's true. They had a nice coating of oil and salt and they were served warm with some pico de gallo.
The Ale House is in the family of Breckenridge Brewery brewpubs. We found this brewpub to be better than the one in Breckenridge, where we dined in August of last year and the food was a bit of a letdown. The views of the Denver skyline across Central St and I-25 are great. There is currently some roadwork near the restaurant and some major construction downtown that hurts the view some, but for the most part, you couldn't find a better location for a brewpub. With the views, the bold collection of beers on tap, and the location in the Highlands, the Ale House will probably be around for a while.
Dined February 14, 2012.
Written by B.
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