The pour→
A short list of house cocktails that turns with the seasons, the classics made properly, and zero-proof drinks given the same care.
HOLIDAY SEASON · FROM NOVEMBER 26
A Speakeasy Christmas at The Loft.
From November 26, the room upstairs becomes the most festive hideaway in Cochrane. The curtain drawn, the lamps low, and the whole room dressed for the season, with jazz on the speakers. And all December, the doors open five nights a week.
Behind the bar, a Christmas cocktail menu poured only for the season. On the table, holiday bites built for sharing. Come up for one drink after the shopping, a long night with old friends, or the holiday party your people will talk about until next Christmas.
- HOLIDAY PARTIES
- Booking now, from November 26.
- WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SUNDAYS
- A couch section of your own for 8 to 20. No room fee, just food and drink. Thursdays and Sundays from November 26, Wednesdays from December 2.
- FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
- One section held for a party of 8 to 12.
- ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
- Take the whole room, for up to 50.
- OPEN ALL DECEMBER
- Wednesday to Sunday from 4. Walk-ins welcome every night, or save a table.
- CHRISTMAS
- Closed December 24 and 25. Back on the 26th, from 4.
- NEW YEAR'S EVE
- Something special is in the works. Stay tuned.
THROUGH THE CURTAIN
Nineteen stairs up, one curtain across, and Cochrane is somewhere else.
Walk through Half Hitch, climb the stairs at the back and step through the curtain. People tell us it's the last thing they expected to find in Cochrane. We'll take that.
The plates→
Small plates made for sharing, and they change with the season: think charcuterie, marinated olives and a good spread of cheeses. Bites, not a full dinner.
The room→
About 45 seats in comfy chairs around low tables, with a few couches and high tops, lit low on purpose. Small enough to feel like yours, busy enough to feel like a night out.
SATURDAYS · 9PM
Live music, upstairs.
Every Saturday at nine the room gets a soundtrack. Come early and settle in with a table, or come late for the set. Either way, the night runs long.
Two of you, or the whole crew
Pull up two chairs for a slow night out, or bring the group and settle into the couches. The night shapes itself around what you're after: a quiet catch-up over one good drink, or a few rounds and a lot of stories.
Before you climb
- WHEN
- Friday and Saturday from 6pm, and Thursdays too from November 5. Live music Saturdays at 9.In December: Wednesday to Sunday from 4pm. Closed December 24 and 25.
- GETTING A SEAT
- Walk-ins are welcome all night. Book a table if you want one held between 6 and 8:30.
- FINDING US
- Through the front doors of Half Hitch Brewing. Tell the host you're here for The Loft and they'll point you to the stairs.
- PARKING
- Free in the brewery lot, with more on the street nearby.
- AGE
- The Loft is 18+, so bring your ID.
- THE STAIRS
- It's nineteen stairs up and there's no elevator. If stairs are hard for you, send us a note before you come and we'll talk it through.
- CELEBRATING SOMETHING
- The room holds about 45. Book ahead for six or more, or get in touch about a section of your own or the whole room.
Low light, good company, and nowhere else to be.
HOLD ME A SEATQuestions, or planning something bigger?