I went to school in Durango in the late 90's and had a buddy who tended bar at the DT (pre-Hilton obviously). The hotel bar had nightly specials and one was a Newcastle Brown special, always the same night every week, which we'd often hit (being relatively poor college students - and knowing the bartender). Ah, the memories.
And, after all these years, the DT is still there. Very cool.