by Alex Koenigsberg | Jan 15, 2026 | Local Eats
FoCo Dive Bar Bracket: The Finals The Finalists: Trailhead vs Town Pump Final preamble: Well, here we are. After months of sticky floors, Jell-O shots, and enough Malort to put “Cocaine Bear” to sleep, we have reached the end of the road. What started as a city-wide...
by Alex Koenigsberg | Dec 17, 2025 | Local Eats
FoCo Dive Bar Bracket Semifinals (Round 2) Semifinal’s preamble: The final of the final four. Semifinals, Round 2: Matt’s Place vs Town Pump This time, we pit the Old Town favorite, Town Pump, against the geographic outlier and long-shot favorite, Matt’s Place....
by Alex Koenigsberg | Nov 6, 2025 | Local Eats
FoCo Dive Bar Bracket Semifinals (Round 1) Semifinal’s preamble: Welcome to the Final Four. Round 4: Trail Head vs West End Pub We’ve reached the point where every bar is a proven champion of character, and the stakes are higher than the price of a cocktail at Social....
by Alex Koenigsberg | Sep 24, 2025 | Local Eats
FoCo Dive Bar Bracket (Round 4) Round 4’s preamble: This was a really tough matchup for a few reasons. The first being that we love both these bars. Trail Head Tavern is one of the first places I visited when I moved to town years ago. It is the place that everyone...
by Alex Koenigsberg | Aug 28, 2025 | Local Eats
FoCo Dive Bar Bracket: Round 3 Round 3’s preamble: This week we brought in a new celebrity guest – Jen! Not only is Jen a discerning evaluator of all the important things in life, such as dive bars, she is also an out of towner visiting FoCo and was able to give...
by Alex Koenigsberg | Aug 7, 2025 | Local Eats
FoCo Dive Bar Bracket: Round 2 This week’s preamble: We started on the fringes of Fort Collins in round one. In fact, we were so far fringe that some may even call one of the locations “Laporte.” However, that is the way Reddit voted and we respect democracy. This...
