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...
