Shamrock Brewing ~ Pueblo, Colorado

Latest visit: Feb 2024

First visit: Jul 2011

Back in Pueblo for the first time in 2024. Usually I do this trip solo, but Mrs. RJG wanted to tag along and go thrifting with me. Her deal in the bargain? We must go to Shamrock. This is her favorite place for hamburgers, along with The Brass Tap. And that's exactly what we had - two Angus cheeseburgers, well done, with pub fries. And it came out perfect, as it always does. On this visit we managed to try three different beers, and all from Shamrock this time.

---original 10/5/23 review

And we conclude our venture at the friendly confines of Shamrock Brewing in Pueblo. On our first visit, we only tried the beer, as we were on our way back home to our Denver townhome. It wasn't until that fateful year of 2020 that we finally tried Shamrock for a meal. It was before the pandemic and there was an air of doom and gloom. Mrs. RJG really loved their burgers, so it was definitely going to be a place we wanted to return. And we did - it was the first, and pretty much last, place we revisited in that same year. Do you remember when it looked like the pandemic was over? In early June, many states were reopening up. They were being weird about it still - the whole six feet distancing thing felt so unnatural. Masks were yet to be mandatory. Given this new found freedom, it appeared it was only going to be a two month blip in our lives. We celebrated by going back to the place we had just tried: Shamrock Brewing. And once again, we both loved our lunch. Then... it was over. It would be two full years before things really got back to normal, though for us in southern Colorado it was more like one year fortunately (Denver wasn't so lucky).

And now we return again, deciding to have our first ever dinner here. The restaurant was very crowded on this Thursday night, a good sign in an otherwise struggling economy. Shamrock, as you might imagine, looks and feels like an old Irish pub. Comfortably sitting in downtown, the building is old enough to pull off the atmosphere. As for the food, it once again did not let us down. I had the buffalo burger, and the Mrs. had an angus beef burger. Both with cheese. I try to get buffalo any time I can, preferring the leaner meat and great flavor. Both were cooked to order well done, super important with Mrs. RJG. We both like the "pub chips" which are essentially fat fries. They always come out steaming hot. The only quirk on this visit is that I didn't get a chance to try a new beer made by Shamrock. I discuss this on the Bier Reise monthly update.

We'll be back again.

7/23/11; 1/26/20; 6/13/20; 10/5/23 (new entry); 2/17/24