Larimer Liquors wants to be your next favorite beer and shot bar

Growing up in a small town in the Midwest, Sudy Kudva attended a lot of high school weddings at the local Elks Lodge, and he’s got a lot of great memories from those celebratory nights.

So next year, Kudva plans to open Larimer Liquors, at 3122 Larimer St., a beer and shot bar inspired by that time. “At Elks Lodge, they have chilled beer glasses, inexpensive beer and one-ounce shots,” Kudva said, adding that he drank a lot of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Stag.

“It’s decorated with wood paneling, and it’s just very warm and comforting. But you couldn’t get an old-fashioned there,” he added. The idea is to juxtapose Larimer Liquors with Gold Point, which is a more high-end cocktail bar that Kudva and his investors own right next door.

Kudva and his team — Savanna Phibbs, Colin Hankins, Corey Costello, Michael Reilly and Caleb Sanford — also own The Squire Lounge, The Matchbox and 715 Club. Later this month, the team, except for Sanford, plan to open The Marigold, a bar and plant store in Five Points.