I stopped by Rugby Scott on Parker's Mainstreet on July 3. The butcher is now open in the old Parker Chamber of Commerce building, right on the corner of Mainstreet and Pikes Peak Drive (19590 Mainstreet, Suite 100) — still finishing a few build-out details, but up and running with full hours.
Here's what I found, the hours, and the in-store discount I spotted.
What Rugby Scott is
Rugby Scott is a family-owned butcher and provisions shop built around American Wagyu and Black Angus, and Parker is its newest shop. The story starts in 1884, on a 160-acre homestead in Rugby, North Dakota, where the Tuchscherer family put down roots for five generations of cattle ranchers, and it continues 900 miles south in Fort Scott, Kansas — the two towns that give the brand its name. Generations later, Dr. Ryan "Tuck" Tuchscherer — a Denver sports chiropractor who specializes in care for professional athletes, including on the PGA tour — turned that ranching heritage into the modern Rugby Scott brand.
The beef is pasture-raised with no added hormones or antibiotics, and it's cut in-house — about as close to ranch-to-table as a butcher shop gets. (It's one of the spots in our guide to where to buy fresh, local meat in Douglas County.)
Parker is the brand's newest shop. Rugby Scott also runs two Denver locations — 731 S. University Blvd and 4114 Tennyson St — one in Greenwood Village at 5939 S. University Blvd (the closest to Douglas County), and a shop in Prospect, Kentucky.
What's in the cases
The counter leads with beef — American Wagyu and Black Angus across the board:
- Steaks: ribeye, NY strip, filet, picanha, Denver steak, and Wagyu bavette (the "poor man's sirloin," a lean bottom cut)
- A "Thor's Hammer" — a huge frenched beef shank that's as much a centerpiece as a cut
- Low-and-slow: brisket, short ribs, osso buco
- Ground beef, kabobs, jerky, and beef sticks
On the pork side it's heritage Kurobuta — spare ribs, pork tenderloin, thick-cut bacon, chops — plus lamb. Beyond the meat, the shelves carry local sauces and seasonings, farm-fresh eggs, Hammond's candy, cheeses, Nicola's Pasta handmade in New Jersey, and other specialty pantry goods. There's also a dog-treat section, including Wagyu dog bones.
The deli counter is still coming together, with the chef working up sides like coleslaw and potato salad. The tater kegs are already in the freezer, though, and worth the trip on their own. I was out and about for a while and couldn't grab anything that needed to stay cold, but I walked out with some teriyaki jerky I'd sampled at the counter — plus a can of Chilly Ones, the Nathan MacKinnon-endorsed non-alcoholic lager I hadn't managed to find anywhere else.
Still coming
A couple of things are still being finished up:
- A whiskey wall / spirits section (the liquor license is in hand; the bottles are on the way)
- A third freezer
Down the line the team is thinking about events, too — cooking classes, whiskey and wine tastings, couples classes, that kind of thing — though nothing's on the calendar yet.
The team has also talked about eventually adding a rail to connect through to SuBourbon next door — the whiskey bar and restaurant going into the same old Chamber building. That's a down-the-road idea, not something in the works yet: SuBourbon itself is still building out as of late July, though its own patios are up.
Chances are you'll find the nicest guy running the store: Cameron, who grew up in Parker and still lives here.
Hours + discount
Current hours (as of late July 2026):
- Monday–Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday–Friday: 11am – 7pm
- Saturday: 9am – 7pm
- Sunday: 9am – 5pm
Hours may still shift while the store finishes its build-out — confirm at rugbyscott.com.
Discount: the counter had 10%-off cards when we visited — grab one in-store (it's an in-store deal, not an online code).
Update (July 24): still finishing up — as of late July they were waiting on a third freezer and their first event announcements. It's a butcher shop first, and on Sundays during the Parker farmers market they cook up cheesesteaks (11am till they sell out).
While you're on Mainstreet
Rugby Scott sits in the thick of downtown Parker's Mainstreet stretch, so it's easy to make an afternoon of it:
- Just west: Tailgate Tavern & Grill and Parker Garage
- Just east, across Pikes Peak Drive: Studio@Mainstreet
- Next door, in the same old Chamber building: SuBourbon, a whiskey bar and restaurant (est. 2026), still building out as of late July with its patios up — coming soon
- Down the street: Poulette Bakeshop and Marvin's Place
- A DougCo farmers market (Parker's runs Sunday mornings in season) is a natural pairing with a weekend butcher run — they cook up cheesesteaks on Sundays during the market (11am till they sell out), so it's an easy add-on
- Downtown Parker's monthly Wine Walk winds through Mainstreet in season — Rugby Scott isn't an official stop on it, but it's open if you're already down there for the evening
It's another chapter in downtown Parker's ongoing boom — the Mainstreet stretch that keeps adding standout local shops and restaurants.
Rugby Scott
19590 Mainstreet, Suite 100, Parker, CO 80138
rugbyscott.com · [email protected]
See our full Rugby Scott directory listing for hours, photos, and details.
Visited and reported by Connor Tien for DougCo Social on July 3, 2026; updated July 24. Rugby Scott is newly open; details and hours may still change as the build-out finishes.