Hard kombucha bar reopens in Denver after 7-month closure

Denver’s only dedicated hard kombucha bar is back in business.

For the first time since January, the Blind Tiger, at 3040 Blake St., began serving cocktails —  all concocted with Hooch Booch hard kombucha — on Saturday. The bar also has beer, wine, tea, coffee and small bites, said Anna Zesbaugh, who owns both Hooch Booch and Blind Tiger.

Zesbaugh originally opened the bar last December on a special event liquor license. She planned to close after the holiday season to redecorate the space and add equipment, but she didn’t anticipate waiting seven months for her business license to be approved by the city of Denver.

Zesbaugh said she thought she’d leased a turnkey space at the Backyard on Blake building in RiNo, which is also home to Stem Ciders and Blue Sparrow Coff...