DV8 Distillery

Fun and friendly atmosphere. Had a great time at one of their poker events.

Went here for a drag show and it was so great all the queens and kings were fantastic, the bartenders were so nice and the drinks here were delicious.

I really enjoyed Dv8.. It was my first time!!

Had so much fun at this venue. It is a chic warehouse with awesome djs! 🎶

Great drinks and great vibes. Should note that DV8 itself doesn't serve food so the rating above is for the cocktails. Depending on the day there may be a food truck outside. We got something from Freshly Laid and it was fantastic.

I've heard such good things about this place and was really sad to be disappointed by my experience there. For reference, the time I went was a themed event night with a cover ($20 advance, $25 at the door), not a regular bar night. I don't know if that makes a difference as I've only been there the one time (and the experience was bad enough to be worth writing about). The atmosphere was cool and interesting enough; the bartenders were fantastic, awesome human beings who probably deserve a raise; and performers were exactly as advertised and phenomenal. Zero complaints there; though be warned it's super easy to spend a fair bit on drinks at this bar ($6 shots, $10-$15 cocktails), so plan accordingly. But the DJs!! Good god, the DJs and dancing were SO. UNBELIEVABLY. LAME. Judging by the otherwise stellar reviews, maybe I just had bad luck and went on a bad night. But seriously, the room was full yet the dance floor was empty the whole night. The WHOLE night, y'all. It's not like it just got empty towards the end. No no. When the room was packed at 11 pm, not a single body was vibing or grooving. There were a couple bros who managed some half-hearted head-bobs before giving up. But for some reason the DJs never tried to change up the vibe to engage the crowd, it just seemed like they were playing what they wanted to hear and didn't care about anyone else. Incidentally, the music selection was surprisingly dated. It sounded like it was aiming for the Berlin industrial scene circa 1998, while also randomly teasing samples from mid-90s hiphop, but without letting the samples resolve so it just seemed superfluous... Like, what, does this bar not have an ASCAP license yet?? Can they not play more than 4 beats' worth of an iconic riff without being sued??! It's been a really long time since I've been to a dance night where not one of the several DJs gave a single F that LITERALLY NO ONE was dancing. Isn't it their job to read the room and provide a good, danceable vibe? It just made me sad. All those people paid a not-insignificant cover to go dancing and got... that. I guess DV8 probably made a lot of money either way so maybe it doesn't matter. Anyway, so many friends have told me DV8 was the answer to Boulder's long-standing problem as a dancing wasteland... and I'm sad to have to tell them they're wrong. This place was just like every other place I've seen try to do dancing in Boulder in the last 15 years. Trying and flailing, and probably not going to last. I hope I'm wrong and my experience was an outlier. But don't be surprised if you try to go dancing here and just can't because the vibe is so cursed.

Best place in Boulder. Super fun events and an incredibly welcoming, wonderful staff. They make it feel like home. It’s the only bar in Boulder I’d go to solo and feel comfortable and always have a great time. Much love to the DV8 family! 💕💖💕