If you’re a cocktail drinker in Denver, you’ve likely tried a libation with a dash of creativity from Alex Jump and Stuart Jensen.
Jump spent four years as the bar manager for Death & Co. in Denver before starting a consulting business and emerging as a leader in the low- and non-alcoholic beverage movement. Jensen is co-owner of local drinkeries Curio and Roger’s Liquid Oasis, and was part of the ownership group at the now-defunct Brass Tacks in LoDo.
Together Jump and Jensen, who got married earlier this year, are a cocktail power couple shaking up the local scene, and in 2025, they’ll debut their first concept together.
The Peach Crease Club, coming to 4180 N. Wynkoop St., Suite 130, promises to be a sophisticated joint featuring a robust menu of craft cocktails, both boozy and non-alcoholic, alongside beers and wines. Jump and Jensen are designing the space to showcase their love of the mid-century modern aesthetic with warm colors and cozy seating they hope will inspire patrons to linger.
“Just as much as we love going to our friends’ spaces, we’d love to create a space our friends come on their nights off,” Jump said.
Fittingly, the bar is something of an extension of their home. During COVID, the couple built a small bar in their backyard where they hosted friends and maintained a vibe that was missing from many establishments during the height of the pandemic. They gave it a cheeky name – The Peach Crease Club – inspired by a similarly named watering hole featured in HBO’s “The Outsider.”
Though the name of the forthcoming spot originated with those backyard hangs, Jensen said the project was in the works much farther back. He knew the developers who were constructing commercial properties by Mission Ballroom in River North Arts District – the same complex where the new Left Hand Brewing Co. is located – and hoped to add an original concept to the offerings near the venue. The pandemic tabled those plans until recently.
“The opportunity to have a cocktail bar that was so closely tied to one of our favorite music venues was the big appeal,” Jensen said.
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To that end, The Peach Crease Club will offer two avenues for guests to enjoy its libations. The first is by grabbing a table or barstool inside the 1,800-square-foot lounge, or concertgoers will be able to order from a walk-up window in the plaza where the entrance to Mission Ballroom is.
The outdoor plaza is expected to be licensed as a common consumption area — a state designation that allows businesses to serve alcohol within a specific space, allowing people to roam with their drink — so the window will sell quick beverages for those waiting in line, Jump said.
Right now, The Peach Crease Club is the shell of a building, but Jump and Jensen hope to submit construction plans to the city in the coming weeks and start buildout thereafter. They expect to serve their first drinks by mid-2025. Keep up with their progress at instagram.com/peachcreaseclub.