Like phone numbers and ill-considered doctoral theses, barbecue sauce often ends up on a napkin. Dole out savory blots with today’s Groupon to Hickory House Ribs, valid at locations in Parker and Aspen. Choose between the following options:

• For $13, you get $30 worth of barbecue fare on Sunday–Thursday.
• For $15, you get $30 worth of barbecue fare on Friday and Saturday.
  
  

Hickory House Ribs crams both its Aspen menu and Parker menu with hearty entrees loaded with slow-smoked meats and made-from-scratch sides. The lodge-style eatery imports its award-winning baby-back ribs ($16.49–$18.99/rack) from Denmark, where the pigs fatten up naturally without antibiotics or mandatory ice-cream quotas, and slow-smokes each slab with a combination of hickory and oak branches. Barbecue dinners ($9.99–$13.99) arrange hefty portions of smoked sausage, pork shoulder, or beef brisket alongside mounds of baked beans, coleslaw, or crisp fries. Chefs hand-cut each battered and fried loop in small, medium, and large orders of onion rings ($4–$8), and tender pork ($5.29–$6.75) or beef sandwiches ($5.79–$7.25) attribute their culinary charm to 12 hours of slow-smoking, homemade barbecue sauce, and rigorous etiquette lessons.