WWII Era Building In Colorado to Become Trendy Beer Garden/Lounge

The list of places to get a drink on your way to and from Estes Park, Colorado, will be expanding with an old building getting new life.

Bohemian Cottage Outside of Loveland Has New Owners With New Plan

2025 marked 40 years since what was once a beloved German restaurant opened along Highway 34, a few miles west of Loveland. The restaurant officially closed in 2012, remaining dormant until early 2025.

A 2012 view of Bohemian Cottage, west of Loveland (Credit: Google Street View)

The new owners of Bohemian Cottage first bought the home above the building, then opted to continue the tradition of owning the cottage as well.

Having grown up in Loveland myself, I always felt that Bohemian Cottage always had a "Sound of Music" vibe about it. Though we never did dine at Bohemian Cottage, we always liked seeing it as we drove by, on our way to Estes Park.

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There's also that little house on the hill above the "cottage," which is now owned by a couple who are ready to take the building into its next incarnation. According to the Reporter-Herald, they want to make it a beer garden where you pour your own beer as well as a little cocktail lounge.

Places where you can pour your own beer have become fairly trendy over the last few years; there was a place in Windsor for a couple of years, Howlers & Growlers, where you could do that.

A Self-Pour beer station (Credit: TSM/Dave Jensen)

With a self-pour bar, you get a card that keeps track of how many ounces of each beer you pour. It's a great way to cut down on staffing while being fun for customers.

What will be nice about this new concept for the building is that the owners will keep the historical aspects about in place (it is on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties) while updating it to become this new [bar.]

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Once what will be known as The Double Barrel gets off the ground, it become as beloved as Bohemian Cottage was. Maybe it will become another popular destination in the area, such as Ellis Ranch, Sylvan Dale Ranch, and The Dam Store.

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