Des Moines Bars & Clubs
Two Drinks: The Sideshow Lounge
Wine and beer with an eclectic crowd
Two Drinks: Wellman's Pub
An Ingersoll staple for 27 years
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- A busy night on 86th Street
- Friday night at High Life Lounge and el Bait Shop
- Bar crawl through six East Village bars
- Dolce's Tent Party
- Saturday night in Court District
- A little fun at Blue Moon and Tonic
- Start of Memorial Day Weekend at Uncle Buck's
- Patios after work
- Tour de' Ingersoll
- Irish pub crawl to Mickey's and Flanagan's
- Thursday night drinks in the 'burbs
- Big night at Blue Moon and the CAB in West Glen
- Metromix visits Cabaret Lounge and Down Under
- Cinco de Mayo at the Twisted Parrot and Drink
- South side bar crawl
- Uncle Buck's
- Drake Relays Court Avenue Block Party
- Midwest Freak Fest at Val Air
- '70s and '80s Pub Crawl
- Liars Club
- Clown Attack
- Beach Party at Garden, Rio, Buddy's and Blazing Saddle
- Metromix visits Fourth Street
- Singles Crew: Miss Kitty's
- Brew Year's Eve
- The Clubhouse
- Metromix visits Ingersoll Avenue
- Grand opening of Cotton Eyed Joe's
- Buddy's Corral, The Blazing Saddle and The Garden
- Singles Crew: Night Out in Court District
- Snuggie Pub Crawl
- Tonic and Cabaret West Glen
- Beaverdale bars
- Limey's, Chicken Coop and The Longest Yard
- Singles Crew's first night out: Mickey's and Drink
- Saturday night at Tonic, Jake's and Stix in Ankeny
- Piano bar party at Blue Moon
- The beautiful people of Uncle Buck's
- Friday fun at Miss Kitty's
- St. Patrick's Day at Mickey's, Paddy's and Twisted Parrot
- St. Patrick's Day at Limey's, Sully's and Flanagan's
- St. Patrick's Day on Court Avenue
- Early morning St. Patrick's Day at Flanagan's
- Pre St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl
- Tent party at Twisted Parrot
- The Southside
- Dolce
- Court District
- Drink
- Pelican Club, Kamodo Club and Beneath
- Metromix visits 86th Street
- Main Street in Ames
- Cabaret West Glen
- Liars Club
- Ingersoll Avenue bars
- Fat Tuesday at Uncle Buck's
- Fat Tuesday at Hessen Haus
- Singles Pub Crawl
- Blue Moon Piano Bar: February 2009
- El Bait Shop and High Life Lounge
- Hessen Haus and 101 Lounge
- Drake Bars
- Cattoors on Grand and Limey's Pub
- Grand opening of Dolce
- Red Rock and Joe's Pub
- Tailgators and Paddy's Irish Pub
- Bar Olympics at Cabaret West Glen
- The East Village bars
- Liar's Club on Court Avenue
- Miss Kitty's
- Groundhog Day party at High Life Lounge
- Super Bowl Parties at Bourbon Street Bar, Third Base and Trophy's
- Uncle Buck's
- Jeannie's Bottle and Hugh's Jungle Room
- Metromix visits the South Side
- Pelican Bar and Kamodo Klub
- Rio, Blazing Saddle and The Garden
- Blue Moon Piano Bar: January 2009
- Surf Shack
- The Drake Neighborhood
- Metromix visits West Des Moines
- Metromix visits Ankeny
- Metromix visits Wellman's Pub and Flanagan's
- Metromix visits 86th Street
- Down Under Bar and Grill and Cabaret Lounge
- Uncle Buck's
- The East Side
- Outback Bowl
- NYE at Cabaret West Glen, Tonic and Crush
- New Year's Eve in the East Village
- New Year's Eve in the Court Avenue District
- Court Avenue Distrist
- Metromix visits A.K. O'Connor's
- Metromix visits Ingersoll Avenue
- Twisted Parrot and Bogie's Pub
- Metromix visits Miss Kitty's
- Metromix visits Mickey's Irish Pub
- The East Village
- Naughty and Nice Party at Crush
- Metromix visits the Edge
- Metromix visits Liars Club
- Metromix goes bowling
- 2008 Santa Pub Crawl II
- Santa Pub Crawl 2008
- Which Santa Pub Crawl costumes are best?
- Metromix visits Waukee
- Uncle Buck's
- Metromix visits Hessen Haus and 101 Lounge
- Crush's Black and White Ball
- Metromix visits the Garden
- Metromix visits Merle Hay Road bars
- Metromix visits Pelican Bar and Kamodo Klub
- Blue Moon Piano Bar and Grand Piano Bistro
- Metromix visits Tonic and Limey's
- Metromix visits El Bait Shop and High Life Lounge
- Metromix visits the East Village
- Cabaret West Glen "Turn Back the Clock" party
- Liar's Club costume party
- Halloween at Miss Kitty's
- Halloween at Drink
- Tons of photos from Court Avenue Pub Crawl
- Metromix visits Ankeny
- Metromix visits Skybox Lounge, A.K. O'Connor's and West Port Lounge
- Cabaret West costume party
- Grand opening of Uncle Buck's
- Metromix visits Tailgators and Mickey's Irish Pub
- Metromix visits Ingersoll Avenue
- Metromix visits Gronau's and Bogie's Pub
- Clive Jaycees Halloween Costume Pub Crawl
- Game show night at Drink
- Blue Moon Piano Bar, Cabaret West Glen and Third Base
- Downtown's new Pelican Bar and Nightclub
- Wellman's and Greenwood's Birthday Party
- If you had your own beer, what would you name it?
- How tastes in beer have changed
- Grand opening of Court Avenue Saloon
- Metromix visits Ankeny bars
- Big Game: Photos from Des Moines
- Big Game: Photos from Campustown in Ames
- Metromix visits the Court Avenue District
- Metromix visits Tonic in West Glen
- Metromix visits Halo
- Metromix visits Mickey's Irish Pub
- Fourth Street
- Metromix visits the Loft
- Metromix visits Crush
- Football bar crawl
- The East Village
- Brother Trucker at El Bait Shop
- Blue Moon grand opening
- Cabaret West Glen End of Summer Party
- 86th Street bars in Clive
- Cabaret West Glen
- Surf Shack and Johnny's Hall of Fame
- Mike Jones no-show at Vieux Carre
- Jeannie's Bottle
- Grand opening of Halo
- Jimmy Buffett Night at Jimmy's American Cafe
- Crush
- An evening at Drink
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I disagree with the above review...if you don't like to come in through the "smoking area" in the front, the staff will gladly let a...
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This is a bar that claims to be a Cubs bar. They have specials during Cubs games; they cover their walls with Cubs paraphenalia; th...
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