Monday, May 11, 2020

Court Avenue Station - open!



With a web header stating to EAT | DRINK | PARTY, you know you've come to the right place. The charm is in the building, as the brewery moved to its new location in 1996 to be closer to downtown. From their website:

The Saddlery Building was built in 1881 by Mr. J. Rubelman of Muscatine, Iowa, who decided that Des Moines, with its two rivers and 13 railways, would be advantageous to his thriving saddlery company. He was right, and ran a successful saddle, harness, and leather works for almost 20 years.

Since that time, the building has also been home to a shoe maker, rubber company, stove manufacturer, glove company, the Krispy Kone Company and the Kaplan Hat Company (which was also the name of the restaurant once located on the first floor). After the flood of 1993, during which the building housed 19 feet of water, the ground level was left vacant until 1996 when Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company started to move in its brewing equipment.

Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company is dedicated to brewing beers of premium quality and character. All of our beers are handcrafted by our brewers utilizing the traditional methods of our early American ancestors.

Cowcatcher
  • 1 oz. cognac
  • 1 oz. amaretto
Pour into brandy snifter 3/4 full of crushed ice, stir and serve.

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