A self-serve beer hall in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood has closed after a decade following “a steady decline since COVID,” according to its owner.

First Draft Taproom & Kitchen ceased operations at 1309 26th St. over the weekend.

California transplant Mark Slattery opened the business in 2015, taking advantage of technology from a company called iPourIt.

Customers could fill their glasses from some 40 taps of beer, cider, wine and other beverages on the perimeter of the establishment. An RFID chip in their wristband monitored their pours and charged them by the ounce. An on-site kitchen dished up burgers, wings, pizza and sandwiches.

“You can be waiting for 15 minutes at a bar before the bartender comes over to take your order,” Slattery told BusinessDen in 2015. “Here, you don’t have to

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