Pour one out for Rock Bottom. 🍺 One of Denver’s first microbreweries, and the namesake behind what became a multi-state chain of well-recognized brewpubs, has closed after 35 years on the 16th Street mall. Located on the first floor of what was once the Prudential financial services building, Rock Bottom was founded in 1991 by Boulder restaurateur Frank Day, who had opened the Walnut Brewery in his hometown a few years earlier. He named it Rock Bottom as a cheeky reference to Prudential’s famous tagline, “Get a piece of the rock.” On Monday, a sign on the door read: “Unfortunately, we have permanently closed. Thank you for allowing us to serve the Downtown Denver community.” Read more at the link in our bio. 📝 & 📷: Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post #Colorado #Denver #Beer #Breweries #CraftBeer #ColoradoBeer