Des Moines Bars & Clubs
Des Moines Mardi Gras 2010
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A modern but warm vibe across from the DMACC campus
Des Moines Dives: East 25th Street Pub
Mini pitchers and Dangle Balls in a home away from home
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- Babes, bros and glass boots at Hessen Haus
- Friday night in the 'burbs
- Groundhog Day 2010 party at High Life Lounge
- Saturday night at Blue Moon and Maddy's
- Mickey's and A.K. O'Connor's
- Friday night at Pelican Bar, Surf Shack and Kamodo Klub
- Ingersoll Avenue winter bar crawl
- Saturday night fun in the East Village
- Kicking it at Third Base
- Saturday night on Fourth Street
- Dollar pints at Olde Main
- Crawlin' through Ankeny
- Beating the cold on 86th Street
- Orange Bowl game watch in Des Moines
- New Year’s Eve 2009: West Glen
- New Year’s Eve 2009: Des Moines Social Club
- New Year’s Eve 2009: Uncle Buck’s
- New Year's Eve 2009: Downtown Des Moines
- New Year's Eve 2009: Iowa State Cyclones fans
- Post-holiday fun at Court Center
- Miss Kitty's Christmas bikini contest
- A run through the East Village Saturday
- A stop in at Carl's Place
- X-mas Masquerade at Liar's Club
- Pelican Club 'Ho Ho Ho' party
- Retro Christmas party at High Life Lounge
- Ugly sweater party at Bogie's Pub
- Saturday night at Margarita's Latin Sports Dance Bar
- Frozen Friday night on Fourth Street in Des Moines
- Main Street Ames bar crawl on ISU-Iowa game night
- Who braved Des Moines bars during the blizzard?
- Santa Pub Crawl 2009
- Friday night on the south side
- Cooney's and Mickey's and Paddy's! Oh, my!
- Another Saturday night on Court Avenue
- Both A.K. O'Connor's
- Black Friday in West Des Moines
- '80 Bash at Uncle Buck's
- Pre-Thanksgiving Ingersoll parties
- Adventures at West Glen
- Kamodo Klub and Pelican Bar Saturday
- Drinkin' in Ankney
- Saturday night in the East Village
- Hawkeye game watch
- First Fridays at People's Court
- Friday night on 86th Street
- Des Moines Social Club Halloween 2009
- 2009 Halloween bash at Bogie's
- Hollerween at Uncle Buck’s
- Miss Kitty's Halloween 2009
- West Glen Halloween 2009
- Uncle Buck's White Trash Birthday Bash
- Friday night at People's Court
- Wednesday night Ingersoll Avenue bar crawl
- Friday night at West Glen
- A wee bit of Ireland
- The Blazing Saddle and The Garden
- Sinners & Saints, Johnny's and the Surf Shack
- Friday night at Uncle Buck's, October 2009
- Oktoberfest 2009 at Hessen Haus
- Liars' Club and Heroes
- Waukee bar crawl: Mickey's, Big Al's and Kenny's
- South-side bars: Bee'z, Kung Fu, Club 2000, the Edge, Scooters
- Thursday night on 86th Street
- The Big Game: Des Moines bar scene
- Rockin' the night at Miss Kitty's
- Bar hopping on Ingersoll Avenue
- Closing down summer at Saylorville Lake
- Metromix visits Fourth Street
- Court Avenue bars: Johnny's, Kamodo, Pelican and 101
- Tuesday night on Main Street in Ames
- Saturday night party in Ankeny
- Friday night fun at Uncle Buck's, August 2009
- Late summer night at Blue Moon Piano Bar
- Thirsty Thursday on 86th Street
- Liars Club
- West side night
- Drinkin' at El Bait Shop
- Prairie Meadows camel and ostrich races
- Thursday on the patios
- Uncle Buck's
- Mickey's, Paddy's and Sulley's
- Metromix visits Bee'Z on 1st
- Wild and zany times at Miss Kitty's
- Saturday night in the East Village
- Friday night at downtown bars & clubs
- Friday night along Merle Hay Road
- Thursday at West Glen
- Fourth Street downtown bars on Saturday night
- Bogie's Luau
- Drink Tent Party
- Fun on 86th Street
- Liars Club
- Clive After Five, July 10
- Ingersoll Avenue bar crawl
- Drinkin' at Mickey's
- 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
- Photos: Singles Pub Crawl 2009
- 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 2009 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 2008 at Cabaret West Glen, Tonic and Crush
- New Year's Eve 2008 in the East Village
- New Year's Eve 2008 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 2008 costume party
- Halloween at Miss Kitty's 2008
- Halloween at Drink 2008
- 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 2008 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 2008 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
- Blue Moon grand opening
Super Bowl XLIV at Cab West, Third Base and Fanatics
Saints and Colts fans cheered on their teams in bars across Des Moines
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The Buzz From Readers Like You
Fergy wrote about Uncle Buck's Bar
Uncle Bucks, The ad says it all, It is place to hook up. The ladies are well worth going there, But you got to have the moves to im...
mushypea wrote about Ridgemont, The
This place is a dump. Its dirty, run down and devoid of any atmosphere. The service is terrible unless you happen to be a young male...
LMartin81 commented on Babes, bros and glass boots at Hessen Haus
Orangeglow , yesss !
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