Sadboy Creamery Officially Opens New Colfax Storefront
DENVER, CO — Sadboy Creamery has officially opened its first retail storefront in Denver, marking a major expansion for the small-batch ice cream company after building a following around limited online pint drops.
Exterior Photo of Sadboy Creamery’s New Storefront | Developing Denver
The new pint shop at 1201 E. Colfax Avenue, Suite 101 celebrated its grand opening Saturday, September 19, with a line forming hours before the doors officially opened at noon. A Developing Denver reporter arrived around 11:30 a.m. and estimated more than 100 people were already waiting outside. By noon, the line stretched down the block with an estimated 150 to 200 people waiting to enter.
The first customer in line told Developing Denver they arrived around 9:50 a.m., more than two hours before the opening. As the crowd continued to grow, members of the Sadboy team brought samples outside for customers waiting in line. Inside, the team was preparing and packing pints ahead of the opening. Co-owner Austin Walker gave Developing Denver a look at the new space before the doors opened, including the production operation located behind the storefront.
The finished space combines Sadboy's production and retail operations while incorporating the company's blue-and-white branding throughout. The storefront includes dedicated displays for its frozen products along with clothing and other Sadboy merchandise. Unlike a traditional ice cream shop, however, Sadboy isn't transitioning to a scoop-focused operation.
The new location is designed as a pint shop, with pints, cups, push pops and freezer pops available for purchase. Sadboy also plans to continue its regular online drops featuring special and seasonal flavors alongside products available directly from the storefront.
Interior Photo of Sadboy Creamery’s New Storefront | Developing Denver
Sadboy Creamery was founded in 2023 by chef Michael Kimball, whose background includes a degree in nutrition from Utah State University and culinary training at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. Kimball later worked in professional test kitchens developing recipes and commercial food products before launching Sadboy.
The company describes its approach as centered around nostalgia and the comfort associated with ice cream, with flavors drawing inspiration from childhood while emphasizing quality ingredients. The Colfax storefront gives that previously online-focused business a permanent customer-facing home while retaining the limited releases that helped establish its following.
Following the grand opening, Sadboy plans to operate Thursdays and Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 8 p.m.
In a post following opening day, the company described the storefront as one of the biggest projects it has undertaken and thanked customers for the turnout, calling the grand opening "Day 1" for the new shop.
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