Our owner Evan Jeffries sat down with The Mountainside Podcast for episode 264 — a long, honest conversation about the beef industry, raising cattle, his family's ranching history, and how Lazy Butcher and Black Hat Cattle Co. came to be. If you want the real story behind the shop, this is the best hour you can spend on it.
The short version
Evan's family has ranched in Evergreen since 1863 — his lineage runs through the Evans, Hayden, and Davis families, including his great-great-great grandfather John Evans, Colorado's second territorial governor and founder of the University of Denver. Evan spent 20 years with Denver Fire while running cattle on the side, started Bear Creek Cattle Company in 2014, and opened The Lazy Butcher in Evergreen in 2024.
In 2024, that same beef came home to Evergreen when Evan opened Lazy Butcher — a butcher shop, restaurant, and the Cowboy Lounge, all under one roof. He describes the barbecue simply: “Texas style with a mountain twist.”
A couple of short clips from the conversation, if you want the highlights first:
Want more on Evan and the ranch? You can read his full bio and the rest of the team on our Who We Are page, or the story of our cattle and our partnership with Fitch Ranch on our Ranch page.
