Running a bar in Colorado can be a lot of work, especially if you have to deal with unruly customers when they drink. This sober bar in Loveland won’t be having to deal with that.
Dance Club in Downtown Loveland Closes, Making Way for Sober Bar
In mid-July of 2025, a dance club/rage room that had not been open for very long in Downtown Loveland, Lyssa, announced that it would be closing, and turning the property over to The Love Shack.
The Love Shack had at one time had plans to open at another location in Loveland (the former Hobnob Restaurant,) but those plans fell through.
The Love Shack took over 120 East 4th Street in late July/early August of 2025, becoming Northern Colorado first sober bar, with crafted non-alcoholic drinks, soft drinks and light food items.
While Lyssa had a rage room downstairs, The Lovel Shack’s plan is to have pinball machines, pool tables, areas for board gaming (like Dungeons & Dragons,) and other “non-violent” options. Though I did stop in one time at Lyssa for a drink, I never did see the rage rooms at Lyssa; can’t say that I’m upset…