This place is SO Colorado. A bar with 60+ taps, a Mexican food truck, and an event space for a wedding reception. The music was at the right volume so people could actually talk to each other. The food truck had a family-size meal ready in less than 10 minutes. Patrons were provided an e-menu for the beer list so they could make their decision before getting to the bar therefore keeping the line short. Plenty of outdoor seating with kids activities. This was the perfect dinner to end our vacation with.

We parked in the free parking lot, which is conveniently located next door. There is seating both indoors and outdoors. We were there on a Saturday afternoon and there was a mixture of families, groups and couples. We ordered two pints of Maxline red ale, which was delicious, together with chips and salsa from the Mexican food truck. The pints were a little pricey at $8.00 each, but well worth it. Inside, there was a pool table and plenty of seating. Outside, there is plenty of room, with bench seating. Worth visiting!

Like everything thing around the world, Covid has changed the landscape for enjoying local craft beers. The Barrel is a taproom with both indoor and outdoor seating. The interior bar has been closed. No one is allowed in there. The patio is very large with lots of picnic tables spread out. They have a single bar open at the back of the patio. They create a social distance single line running up to the bar. They have over 50 craft beers on tap and more in bottle and can. Multi-paged menu's are laying on every table. I recommend looking at that before you get in line or while you are in line. It takes a good 10 minutes to get through the line to the counter. If you don't know what you want, they take the person behind you while figure it out. I was there for about an hour and a half. Sometimes there were three bartenders working the one line, but other times it was one person. The closer it got to evening, the longer the line got. I enjoyed myself here. The outdoor patio, beautiful views and cool weather made drinking local craft beers wonderful. A food truck was pulled up on the opposite side of the patio for food options.

This looked like a really cool place to hangout and have a drink. My husband and I liked the outdoor atmosphere, especially during Covid-19. However, while in line to buy drinks, the female bartender was just rude to everyone waiting. She was complaining about her long hours and lack of breaks. She continually yelled at people to get in line and stay back from the bar. Everyone seemed uncomfortable and just looked at each other like, "What is her problem?" We decided to leave and go somewhere else. Her attitude just made us want to spend our money elsewhere. It's too bad because it was a neat place.

Tonight my wife and I went to this bar and wanted to enjoy the outside atmosphere. It is an attractive patio bar. There is a bartender at the outside bar. She has brown hair and a little heavy set. She asked me what I wanted to drink and I said " can you recommend an IPA" ? She said...."I don't play that game" and helped the person behind me. What??? A bartender that does not talk about local beers? When I finally did order she slammed the beer in front of me. Perhaps I got her on a bad night but there is no excuse for anyone in at a vacation spot like Estes to act that way to a customer. Perhaps it is a great spot but this bartender ruined our night. I want everyone to know about this person at this establishment. My hope is that she will find her right profession. Perhaps she needs to be a cab driver in NY City.

Look no More if you’re Looking for a Brew Fix in Estes Park. The Barrel has delivered every time. From Lagers to Stout they have that and everything in between. The staff is among the friendliest around. They are passionate about their products and will guide you to make the right choice. I mean, she spent a good five minutes explaining stouts and I landed in a whiskey barrel I would likely not had elsewhere. Easy to see how we came back 3 days in a row. They also have food trucks for your food fix that change every so often. We have been here three times and didn’t see the same twice. Needless to say, the his place became out watering hole, one we are certain to come back to when in Estes Park!

Don’t book your event here! We had the exact same experience as the reviewer before. We booked the patio for a wedding rehearsal dinner back in April for an event this month. The event coordinator sent an email canceling our event citing an error made by the previous event manager. We had an 11 page contract signed and left a $500 deposit. The deposit was refunded but that was not helpful as we had 60 people coming to Estes Park from out of state or country. This was only 2 1/2 weeks before our event. I scrambled around to find a new event with the help of our caterer and luckily the The Wheel Bar came through for us and we were able to get a last minute space there for our event!

What an amazing place with amazing beer choices : our favorite the 21 st amendment . I have enjoyed the live music while my husband and son played pool . We really enjoyed the place with fantastic views and great atmosphere. Coming back for sure !!!!

This is a warning to all future party planners, wedding planners, brides, grooms etc. I am from out of state and I had signed an 11 page contract with them in March 2023. 19 days before our event they dropped our wedding planner an email saying with a heavy heart they were cancelling. No reason was initially given. Came to find out they multiple booked and “supposedly” someone rented the entire venue two months before us. Took them FIVE MONTHS to figure that out. Our wedding planner even confirmed details of our event two weeks ago. By the way - never a personal call from the owners, they hid behind Event Team signatures and email and blame it on an ex employee. The contract you sign isn’t with their employees!!! . They refund your deposit, say they are sorry and we are left to scramble and find another venue within two weeks and notify ALL of our guests that they cancelled.

We came here on a Sunday looking for some lunch and a beer after a hike in RMNP. The food truck on site was pretty good and quick. There is an awesome selection of beers on tap - something for every type of beer or seltzer lover. Plenty of outdoor AND indoor seating - and we were even able to catch some of our hometown team (Baltimore Ravens) on one of the tv's inside. Great place!