(Downtown, Des Moines, IA)
Scooter’s 1344th bar, first visited in 2019.
We returned after nearly an hour and found the place still way too crowded. Absolutely no way of getting a beer outside. We went outside, and found the patio completely full. As we were frustratingly considering giving up, we noticed a second patio with an outdoor bar that had a few seats. We took them. And we soon learned why this section had seating open — it was getting the full brunt of the July afternoon sun.
The brutality of the heat + the gigantic beer volume earlier at Hessen Haus meant this was going to be a shorter visit than I’d hoped for. But in between rounds of wiping sweat off my face I managed to get a few beers in.
My flight consisted of Dolphin Sparkles (imperial IPA)by Toppling Goliath Brewing Co., a Black Prism (sour Berliner Weisse) by August Schell Brewing Company, a Midnight Morning (imperial stout) by Grimm Artisanal Ales, and a Mocha Sombrero (Mexican chocolate stout) by Clown Shoes. I then ordered a taster of Must Kuld (imperial porter) by Põhjala out of Estonia, but I was accidentally served a full pour and powered through it like a champ.
200 SW 2nd S
Des Moines, IA 50309
US
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(515) 284-1970
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