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• Odell 90 Shilling

  Amber Ale · 5.3% · Fort Collins, CO

  90 Shilling is our smooth and complex flagship beer. A medium-bodied amber ale with a distinct burnished copper color and a deeply pleasant aroma. The name 90 Shilling comes from the Scottish method of taxing beer. Only the highest quality beers were taxed 90 Shillings... more

  16oz Draft $6

  Rare|Popular|Great brewery

• Stiegl Radler Grapefruit

  Radler · 2.0% · Salzburg, Austria

  Stiegl Grapefruit Radler has a distinct tart flavor, citrusy aroma, lively effervescence and natural cloudiness.

  16oz Draft $8

  Rare|Highly rated|Popular

Shots

• Double Dragon Bomb

  Watermelon Pucker, Dragonberry Bacardi, Red Bull

  $7

• Hulkamaniac

  Lemonheads Vodka, Grenadine, Lemon

  $7

• Pinky & The Brain

  Watermelon Pucker, Irish Cream, Grenadine

  $7

• Sonic & Knuckles

  Blueberry Stoli, Blue Curacao, Lime Juice, Code Red Back

  $7

• Wario

  Skyy Citrus Vodka, Grape Pucker, Sour

  $7

On Tap

• 3 Floyds Deluxe Lager

  Lager · 4.5% · Munster, IN

  Brewed using Indiana corn grits, this lighter-style premium lager is clean, refreshing, and ultimately "gulp-able." Available year-round in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.

  16oz Draft $6

• 7 Hills Fritty Cent

  Fruited Sour · 6.2% · Dubuque, IA

  Apple Fritter Pastry Sour with Madagascar Vanilla Beans. Go shawty, it's your birthday, we gonna eat apple fritters like it's your birthday.

  12oz Draft $7

• Barn Town Banana Nut Love Muffin

  Fruited Sour · 5.0% · West Des Moines, IA

  We conditioned this Gluten Free Sour on walnuts and then added banana. Aromas of bananas erupt from the glass, followed up with flavors of warm baked banana nut muffins.

  12oz Draft $11

• Barn Town Lit Sour Cherry

  Fruited Sour · 5.0% · West Des Moines, IA

  Cherry sour with electrolytes

  12oz Draft $11

• Big Grove Burch the Bear

  Brown Ale · 5.2% · Iowa City, IA

  Burch is back with big flavors of hazelnut and bittersweet chocolate with a sweet but crisp body. Burch may have gone to the big forest in the sky, but Iowa’s first mascot will never be forgotten. In Burch we trust!

  16oz Draft $7

• Big Grove Citrus Surfer

  Wheat Ale · 4.8% · Iowa City, IA

  Crushable waves of citrus with a smooth, refreshing finish. Our light and smooth citrus wheat is a twist on our award-winning wheat beers and bursts with real citrus

  16oz Draft $7

• Big Grove Easy Eddy

  NE/Hazy IPA · 6.5% · Iowa City, IA

  Flaked wheat and oats make for a brilliant golden haze in this Unfiltered IPA. Hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe.

  16oz Draft $7

• Big Grove Summer Jam

  Berliner Weisse · 4.2% · Iowa City, IA

  A Berliner Weisse-inspired beer, Sidehill Sour, all jammed up with raspberries, blackberries, and cherries just for summer.

  12oz Draft $8

• Brickway Bella Chocolate Stout

  Milk Stout · Omaha, NE

  12oz Draft $8

• Confluence Des Moines IPA

  IPA · 6.9% · Des Moines, IA

  As the capital of Iowa, Des Moines constantly surprises first-time visitors with its mix of expected agrarian heritage influences and unanticipated cosmopolitan flare. So too, with Des Moines IPA, an American take on a world beer: India Pale Ale (IPA)... more

  16oz Draft $6

• Confluence Light & Squeezy

  Radler · 4.5% · Des Moines, IA

  Radler may mean cyclist in German, but you definitely don’t have to be a cyclist to enjoy one... more

  12oz Draft $6

• Confluence Old Tavern

  Light Lager · 4.2% · Des Moines, IA

  Light Lager

  16oz Draft $6

• Crimson Sunset Jacked UP: French Toast AKA Gorilla Glue

  Cider · 6.8% · Cascade, Iowa

  Made with all natural ingredients in a 100% off grid facility powered by wind and solar. Wild yeast fermented fresh pressed Local apples and Local Raw Honey.

  12oz Draft $11

• Crimson sunset Honey Roasted Pecan

  Sweet Cider · 6.2% · Iowa

  A wet January special release: Made with honey caramalized in a copper kettle over a hickory wood fire and pecans simultaneously roasted in the honey after it reached the toffee stage. Local maple syrup was added to make non drinkers think twice;)

  Draft

• Drekker There Was A Time

  Hazy IPA · 6.9% · Fargo, ND

  "There Was a Time" was brewed with premium pilsner, white wheat and carafoam, and hopped with Nectaron, HBC 1019 and Sultana hops so it features notes of passionfruit, juicy pineapple and just a little bit of dreamy orange creamsicle. It's juicy.

  12oz Draft $9

• Exile Blackberry Bohemian

  Des Moines, IA

  12oz Draft $9

• Exile Ruthie Munich Gold

  Lager · 5.2% · Des Moines, IA

  Our smooth gold lager starts with caramel and honey aromas from the Munich malt that are subtle yet pronounced. A tribute to a real Des Moines original!

  16oz Draft $6

• Gezellig Peach Wheat

  Wheat Ale · 5.0% · Newton, IA

  Easy like a summer afternoon and twice as peachy. This wheat beer is light, smooth, and bursting with juicy peach flavor that stays refreshing, not clingy. Soft wheat keeps things mellow, the finish stays crisp, and at 5% ABV it's built for patio sitting, story swapping, and losing track of time... more

  12oz Draft $9

• Gezellig Rainbow Sherbet

  Fruited Sour · 5.0% · Newton, IA

  Full spectrum flavor in liquid technicolor. Electric citrus, sweet mango, juicy raspberry, and pineapple burst together an ultra fruity sour that finishes smooth and sherbet-bright.

  12oz Draft $9

• Guinness Draught Nitro

  Dry Stout · 4.2% · Dublin, Ireland

  Rich and creamy. Distinctively black. Velvety in its finish.

  16oz Draft $7

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Bottles

• Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider

  Cider · 5.0% · Cincinnati, OH

  Angry Orchard Crisp Apple is the #1 hard cider in the country. It is refreshing, delicious, and tastes like biting into a fresh apple. Crisp Apple has just the right amount of sweetness that makes is the perfect drink when you’re looking for something a l

  Bottle $6

• Blue Moon Belgian White

  Witbier · 5.4% · Denver, CO

  A wheat beer brewed with Valencia orange peel for a subtle sweetness and bright, citrus aroma.

  12oz Bottle $6

• Corona

  Mexican Lager · 4.6% · Anáhuac, México

  Made with the finest quality blend of filtered water, malted barley, hops, corn, and yeast.

  12oz Bottle $6

• Dos Equis Especial

  Pale Lager · 4.45% · Monterrey/Orizaba

  Dos Equis Special Lager is a refreshing, crisp, golden, lager style beer imported from Mexico.

  Bottle $6

• Exile Hannah

  German Hefeweizen · 5.2% · Des Moines, IA

  Bright, bubbly and unfiltered, Hannah tells it like it is. Subtle yet lasting, her clove and bubble gum aroma pulls you in.

  12oz Bottle $6

• Modelo Especial

  Pilsner · 4.4% · Anáhuac, México

  Well-balanced taste and light hop character with a crisp, clean finish. Characterized by an orange blossom honey aroma with a hint of herb.

  12oz Bottle $6

• Stella Artois Pale Lager

  Pale Lager · 5.0% · Leuven, Belgium

  Premium European lager of noble traditions that is still brewed using natural ingredients in the same processes of mixing and fermentation used in the old days.

  12oz Bottle $6

• Yuengling Traditional Lager

  Pale Lager · 4.5% · Pottsville, PA

  Famous for its rich amber color and medium-bodied flavor with roasted caramel malt for a subtle sweetness and a combination of cluster and cascade hops.

  12oz Bottle $6

Cans

• Bud Light

  Lager · 4.2% · St. Louis, MO

  Bud Light is a premium light lager with a superior drinkability that has made it the best-selling and most popular beer in the United States.

  16oz Can $5.25

• Budweiser

  Lager · 5.0% · St. Louis, MO

  Brewed using a blend of imported and classic American aroma hops, and a blend of barley malts and rice resulting in unparalleled balance and character.

  16oz Can $5.25

• Busch Light

  Pale Lager · 4.1% · St. Louis, MO

  A light, balanced flavor, with fewer calories. A pleasant hop aroma and a smooth, slightly sweet finish.

  16oz Can $5.25

• Carbliss Black Raspberry

  Hard Seltzer · 5.0% · Des Moines, IA

  A cocktail infused with natural black raspberries and a hint of other delicious fruits. Carefully selected for its distinctive flavor profile, this drink is distilled for a smooth, sweet taste. Perfect for unwinding at the end of a long day.

  Can $8

• Coors Light

  Pale Lager · 4.2% · Golden, CO

  First, aged (lagered) below freezing to give our beer its crisp taste. Then it’s filtered cold so that it gets that brilliant, bright appearance.

  16oz Can $5.25

• Coors Original

  Premium Lager · 5.0% · Golden, CO

  Coors, nicknamed the “Banquet Beer,” was first introduced by Adolph Coors 1873. According to legend, thirsty miners in the late 1800s threw celebratory banquets with Coors as the honorary beer because of its superior craftsmanship... more

  16oz Can $5.25

• Exile Ruthie Munich Gold

  Lager · 5.2% · Des Moines, IA

  Our smooth gold lager starts with caramel and honey aromas from the Munich malt that are subtle yet pronounced. A tribute to a real Des Moines original!

  16oz Can $6

• Guinness Draught Nitro

  Dry Stout · 4.2% · Dublin, Ireland

  Rich and creamy. Distinctively black. Velvety in its finish.

  16oz Can $6

• High Noon Peach

  Hard Seltzer · 4.5% · Memphis, TN

  Bursting with fresh-picked, sun-drenched, perfectly ripe flavors. Juicier than an early-2000s tracksuit. Pairs well with porch swing sunsets, cut off shorts, and long days at the lake.

  Can $8

• High Noon Pineapple

  Hard Seltzer · 5.0% · Memphis, TN

  High Noon Pineapple Hard Seltzer is made with real vodka and real fruit juice, sparkling water, and natural flavors. Only 100 calories, no added sugar, and gluten-free.

  12oz Can $8

• Michelob Ultra

  Pale Lager · 4.2% · St. Louis, MO

  Low-carb light beer with taste smooth enough to carry the Michelob name.

  Can $6

• Miller High Life

  Pale Lager · 4.6% · Milwaukee, WI

  Miller High Life continues to be faithfully brewed as a golden pilsner, utilizing light-stable galena hops from the Pacific Northwest and a select combination of malted barley.

  16oz Can $5.25

• Miller Lite

  Pale Lager · 4.2% · Milwaukee, WI

  The Miller Lite recipe uses a unique blend of choice Saaz and Pacific Northwest hops and a significant amount of caramel malt. Continues to be purposefully brewed for more taste, aroma and golden color than other light beers, with just 96 calories.

  16oz Can $5.25

• Nutrl Strawberry

  Hard Seltzer · 4.5% · St Louis, MO

  Nutrl Strawberry is gluten free with no added sugar, all natural flavors and just 100 calories.

  12oz Can $6

• Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR)

  Pale Lager · 4.7% · San Antonio, TX

  Selected as America’s Best in 1893.

  16oz Can $5.25

• Sun Cruiser Pink Lemonade + Vodka

  Hard Lemonade · 4.5% · Boston

  Hard Pick Lemonade with vodka.

  12oz Can $6

• White Claw Black Cherry

  Hard Seltzer · 5.0% · Chicago, IL

  Sparkling rush of 100% pure seltzer water, our BrewPure alcohol & a hint of juicy black cherry is the perfect combination of pure refreshment & subtle ripe flavor

  12oz Can $6

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

• Pauline's Revenge

  Peach Simple Syrup, Grenadine, Tropical Red bull

  12oz Glass $6

• Robohop

  Watermelon Puree, Lime Juice, Hop Water, Lime

  12oz Glass $8

• Thunder Jolt

  Raspberry Simple Syrup, Lime Juice, Ginger Beer, Lime

  12oz Glass $6

Non-Alcoholic Cans

• Exile Ruthie NA

  Golden Ale · 0.0% · Des Moines, IA

  Ruthie became a staple in the 1950s bar scene. Her tips were so exorbitant that they tried to impose a burlesque tax on her, leading to national fame and all charges being dropped This smooth and balanced non-alcoholic golden is our tribute to a Des Moines original.

  12oz Can $6

• Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Petaluma, CA

  An IPA-inspired refreshment that's zero-alcohol, zero-carbohydrate, and zero-calorie, made using everything we know about hops.

  12oz Can $6

Non-Alcoholic Bottles

• Heineken 0.0

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Netherlands

  Heineken “0.0” is an alcohol-free (0.05%) pale lager, which is malty and fruity with cereal undertones.

  12oz Bottle $6

• Jarritos Soda

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Mexico

  Variety of soda.

  Bottle $3.50

Cocktails

• Barbie

  Stoli Orange, Cherry Pucker, Pineapple, Coconut Cream, Starry

  12oz Glass $8

• Blanka's Electric Lemonade

  Apple Pucker, Skyy Citrus Vodka, Lemonade

  12oz Glass $7

• Captain America

  Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher Vodka, Grenadine, Lemonade

  12oz Glass $7

• Cherry Lime Crisis

  Cherry Jolly Rancher Vodka, Lime Juice, Sprite, Lemonade

  12oz Glass $7

• Kirby's Dream Drink

  Watermelon Jolly Rancher Vodka, Pineapple, Lemonade

  12oz Glass $7

• Marge-A-Rita

  Jose Cuervo, Blue Curacao, Sour, Lime Juice

  12oz Glass $8

• Mike Tyson's Drunk Out

  Lemonheads Vodka, Ace Pineapple Cider, Code Red Mountain Dew

  12oz Glass $8

• Princess Peach Punch

  Peach Schnapps, Malibu, Pineapple, Splash of Cranberry

  12oz Glass $7

• The Updown

  Stiegal Radler layered with a Nitro stout

  16oz Glass $7

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