Raccoon River Brewing Closing March 7

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  1. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
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    http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...ilding-hotel-fort-des-moines-django/23194261/

    Do with this information what you will. As a former Des Moines area resident, this one is more sentimental just because of how long it's been around and predates the craft explosion by years. As far as how good the beers were, I can't judge either way. I haven't been in forever and there's too many breweries and restaurants to try for the handful of times I get back each year.
     
    #1 SudsSavant, Feb 10, 2015
  2. SaulTBauls

    SaulTBauls Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2013 Iowa

    Not really surprising after the Register ripped them in a review a week or so ago.
     
    #2 SaulTBauls, Feb 10, 2015
  3. BrettHead

    BrettHead Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2010 Nebraska

    Did not know they had a Wynkoop connection just like our Upstream's here in Omaha. Interesting
     
    #3 BrettHead, Feb 11, 2015
  4. Spinrathen

    Spinrathen Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2013 Iowa

    I'll give them points for being around during the first craft beer boom, but I've never had a consistently good product from them spanning the years. I'm hopeful another brewery pops up in that space.
     
    #4 Spinrathen, Feb 11, 2015
  5. hezagenius

    hezagenius Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2011 Iowa

    I'm sure Exile opening a few blocks away has hurt their business.
     
    #5 hezagenius, Feb 11, 2015
  6. JediMatt

    JediMatt Zealot (549) Jun 18, 2010 Iowa

    Yeah, sorry, but when you can get Exile and Court Ave beers that are much higher quality just a couple blocks away, this doesn't surprise me. I never had a beer there I thought was very good.
     
    #6 JediMatt, Feb 11, 2015
  7. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    Yep, their beers always seemed to be very run of the mill if you ask me....a red, a brown, a pale ale, etc. That was cool back in the 90's, but you have to evolve to what people want today. I did used to love going there to play pool back in the day, but haven't been for years and won't really be missed for me. Still a bummer to see them go after almost 20 years.
     
    #7 BottleCaps80, Feb 11, 2015
  8. Iowan

    Iowan Initiate (0) May 26, 2013 Iowa

    Cool space, mediocre beer. I never got the impression that they were all that into making beer.
     
    #8 Iowan, Feb 12, 2015
  9. BrewUrbanist

    BrewUrbanist Initiate (0) May 11, 2012 Wisconsin

    The pool tables there were nice.
     
    #9 BrewUrbanist, Feb 13, 2015
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  10. SnakeEyes

    SnakeEyes Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Iowa

    In agreement with y'all though I like their El Bandito Loco and Stonecutter
     
    #10 SnakeEyes, Feb 17, 2015
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