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Small town bars rock. Usually filled with interesting people that lead to interesting conversations when I'm inebriated
There are often bars like this in larger towns as well, you just have to find them.
Small town bars are fantastic - but cities have some of those "corner bars" as well - happen to think of Jakes in Chicago. Lot of personalities in the homer bars. Often times on the way to our lake cabin - if we are getting close (6.5 hrs away from Ames) we may stop at a small bar - they are friendly and the bartenders are really great.
I would guess the ammount of younger people that have money to spend and don't have kids is pretty low in smaller towns. Also old people in bigger cities do go to bars, just probably not the places you would think of going or even notice from the outside. Think places like thumbs in Ames.
Also in my experience, in smaller towns that have 4-7 bars (like around 7k population), you'll have one bar that the younger people go to and the rest are old ones. Towns smaller than that, like Story City, the young people tend to travel to nearby larger cities, like Ames.
Great small town bars:
Valley Inn - Kendallville
Bubba's - Schley
Long Branch - Florenceville
Barney's - Burr Oak
Laddy's - Chester
The Pit Stop - McIntire
Irish Shanti - Gunder
Valley Inn - Kendallville
Bubba's - Schley
Long Branch - Florenceville
Barney's - Burr Oak
Laddy's - Chester
The Pit Stop - McIntire
Irish Shanti - Gunder
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Anyone ever been to Mudders in Minburn? I've always wanted to check it out but it looks like a place where I might get stabbed at
One of the best "small town" bars I've been to was in New York for the Pinstripe. I can't remember the name right now, but it was just down from Times Square, and had $9 pitchers or something and free hot dogs. Hard to beat that place. We came as strangers and left as ISU celebrities. :smile:
I'll give The Depot in Shenandoah a shout out. I always hit that up when I'm home to see friends. It's almost always a colorful mix of people there, young and old.
Sometimes you go slumming? You don't want to become an old guy with worn clothing?
Ah, the impertinence of youth.
Ah, the impertinence of youth.
I think it has a lot do with the area you are in. I believe that younger people tend to live downtown, so if you went to the bars in downtown St. Paul then you probably saw a lot of younger people.
Me too. Always drive by it on my way to Ames. It always seems open, but have yet to stop.
One of these times I will and let ya know. But if you don't hear from me, or see me posting on here anymore, then......well, I got stabbed.
Not only have I never heard of those bars, I've never heard of those towns.
Being as the largest of them probably has 200 people at best, that's not exactly a surprise.
There was a place in Steamboat Rock called the Frozen Gator, but it went out of business which was too bad. Place was a blast.
Wagon Wheel I think its called in Eldora. Picture your grandma's version of a man cave and that's what it is. Draws were only 75 cents.
Cross Rhodes in Rhodes I've had some great times in after golfing at the Harvester. Troy Davis's Runner up Heisman sits on top of the fridge.
Whatever the name is now of what used to be called Valhalla in Clermont.
Great getting to know people. Also any smalltown VFW on a Friday night and you get some great stories.
Wagon Wheel I think its called in Eldora. Picture your grandma's version of a man cave and that's what it is. Draws were only 75 cents.
Cross Rhodes in Rhodes I've had some great times in after golfing at the Harvester. Troy Davis's Runner up Heisman sits on top of the fridge.
Whatever the name is now of what used to be called Valhalla in Clermont.
Great getting to know people. Also any smalltown VFW on a Friday night and you get some great stories.
Stabbed? Mudders is chill as hell, they only have cans and draws so you aren't going to get stabbed with a broken bottle at the very least.
this. they are there, you just aren't going to them. they are the ones without all the glitz that don't look so nice.