Garrison tavern11/27/2022 ![]() ![]() Who, in their right mind, puts Rhino Lining on a bar top? Why? What were you thinking? Not only did you cover up a beautifully, hand-crafted bar top, but you made their servers jobs harder because now you can't sign a receipt on the thing. #GARRISON TAVERN TV#Jon Taffer, your team done goofed when it comes to the Triple Nickel.This is where Spike TV should use the term "industry experts" very, very loosely. If you're in Durango, you end up at the Ranch, if you're in Salida, you end up at the Vic, in Colorado Springs, the Nickel is that place. I felt uneasy sitting on one.Every town needs a great dive bar that can suit any type of late night drinker. Ok, that's fine, but don't Rhino-line the bar top, close up the cooler vents and put crappy IKEA stools everywhere. They went with a "garage theme" because the building used to be a garage. If you've been to the Nickel, you know the charm, the lore, the stickers on the door. Then, we went to Triple Nickel and I realized everything they did good at Brickhouse was just for show. With Jon Taffer's recent outcry about craft beer, you'd expect him sticking to macro beer for draught taps. We've heard estimates that each episode costs them $200K or more.but that doesn't seem in the same ballpark with changes they made with the Brickhouse.I was surprised to see Smiling Toad on tap there. The basement and back billiards areas are still untouched, while the kitchen could use a few new appliances, but this is a show about the bar, so why worry about that stuff, right? Overall, things are pretty good at the Brickhouse, er-Garrison tavern.While the new additions were good-a new glycol system, new 8 tap system, point of sale and new furniture-it didn't seem up to snuff with other "rescues" they've done. Really?Really, Spike TV? In any case, they did fix some things, while leaving other things untouched. Not only did they not use Colorado locales for the newly covered lakes and fishing spots depicted on the walls, it doesn't fit with the military theme they tried to go with from the onset. ![]() ![]() Oddly enough, they went with a military themed name and a fishing decor.industry experts? Strike one in my book. Walking into the Garrison Tavern looked similar with things looking pretty much like they were, albeit with a new coat of paint and new barstools. Yes there was new sign out front, but as a graphic designer myself, it looked hastily fashioned. I stopped in at the Brickhouse, recently renamed Garrison Tavern, after recording a show at the Tim Gill Center. And in Colorado Springs' case, lots of it. But, you must realize, Spike TV pays for this to be a reality television show, so there has to be drama. Thanks to Josh's connections, we got a fair bit of heads up about the Brickhouse's experience, but today after we recorded a radio show with Bryce Crawford and Dionne Roberts of Rocky Mountain Food Report, we decided to stop in and see first hand the changes that were made.įor those without cable television, myself included, Bar Rescue is a Spike TV production where Jon Taffer, a former University of Denver Poly-sci major, helps local bars fix their problems and become profitable enterprises. *Update: Listen to our chat with Garrison Tavern owner Jon Nicholls!*So, if you haven't been living under a rock for the past few months here in Colorado Springs, you'd know that Jon Taffer and his "dream team of industry experts" behind the Spike TV show Bar Rescue were in town. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |