X-bar’s facelift

X Bar, a Denver gay bar on East Colfax, has recently made some changes. Not to worry – the shirtless bartenders are still there ready to throw you a $5 vodka lemonade, but now the entire bar has been spruced up to make the spot more welcoming.

If you stopped by for bottomless brunch mimosas over the summer, you know that X Bar now features a huge private concrete patio. This new addition  allowed customers to sip on their drinks while soaking up some sun. Now that the cold winter nights are upon us, however, the staff at X Bar assures us that with their new heat lamps, the temperatures will be bearable for customers to still enjoy their evening beverages.

The owners of X Bar said that there is now a distinction between the daytime bar and the nighttime: It is a nice neighborhood bar during the day and a rowdy bar in the evening. For example, brunch on Sunday has become one of the most popular times of the week for X Bar. With $9 bottomless mimosas and a $5 Absolut Bloody Mary with more than 15 vegetables to top it off with, it’s easy to see why the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. slot is hard to beat.

When the sun goes down and you’re looking to dance, X Bar’s “O Room” is open on Friday and Saturday nights. With the room’s new nightclub atmosphere, patrons can enjoy live DJs spinning hot new songs. When the weekend nights get crazy and the “O Room” is packed, the downstairs area of the bar will also have a DJ so customers can drink and dance on whatever floor they please.

X Bar has revamped their menu and drink specials so no matter what day of the week it is, there’s always mouthwatering food and cheap drinks. A few examples include Drag Queen Bingo starting at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, and the $8 beer bust from 8 p.m. to midnight on Thursdays. Of course, happy hour is still Monday through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Other modifications to the bar include the installation of a new bar floor and an overall new cleanliness to the place.

With all of the bar’s new changes, X Bar staff encourages new and returning customers to come in, see the updated place and enjoy the new atmosphere.