Matt Denny was the only son of an Irish Sea Captain. Most of Matt Denny’s childhood
was spent running back and forth between the Eastern sea board and the Caribbean.
Born on Key West, and schooled in the deep water ports of the warm Caribbean
seas, Matt loved the colors and flavors of these tropical playgrounds. By the age of
fourteen, Matt was working as a cook at the only place to eat in Pirates Cove, Jimmy
B’s Havana Day Dream.

Matt Denny’s family was lost at sea in the Bermuda triangle, so Matt decided to leave
the Caribbean and try his luck in Mexico. There he was befriended by a local wheeler
dealer, Roberto Avila. Roberto and Matt opened a cantina where “pirates’ bought
and sold hard to get cargo. Roberto y Mateo’s Cantina was the busiest bar in all of
Mexico. A dispute over a card game sent Matt Denny north to the safety of the Pacific
Northwest, where he ran into Peter Russell, a famous hunter and guide. Together
matt and Peter hiked the streams and mountains of the Northwest with Peter
making a good living selling furs, while matt cooked the game for local Lumberjacks.
Some of their early trophies can be seen on the walls of this very Ale House… there’s
Bullwinkle, Mac and Warren.

The lure of the endless riches brought Matt down to California. He had several set
backs before he returned to what he did best… feeding the locals. Matt found miners
and settlers lining up at his campfire every night for a hearty meal and a homemade
ale. It was at A