Denver Dives Live; National Growler Day Saturday

DENVER— With Club 404 closed and reopening in 2012 with a new owner, one must wonder: "Where are the good dives?" Kathleen St. John of The Denver Post has some answers. "There's now an emptiness in downtown Denver's old-fashioned drinking scene. But places still exist where the beer is cheap and macrobrewed, the crowd doesn't care about your Foursquare check-ins, and a cocktail has four ingredients or fewer — preferably fewer." [The Denver Post]

FT. COLLINS— Saturday is National Growler Day and Ft. Collins breweries are taking the holiday seriously with specials to lure you in, as if that's hard. The Coloradoan has a round-up of the offerings. [The Coloradoan]

VAIL— Headed to the mountain this weekend? If you're in Beaver Creek, Black Diamond just opened in The Charter with chef Andy Buechel's culinary touch. [Vail Daily]