Bars near Story City

“I spent several months in Story City while I was working with a home builder in Ames. I frequented swannies several times a week while I was there and was always treated so nicely by not just the bartenders but the local patrons as well!

September 19th, 2023, was the one year anniversary of my father's passing.
I had his hat sitting on the bar in front of me, and someone asked the bartender what does significance of that hat was, because I was already wearing one myself. They asked me, and I told them the background story. Somebody offered to buy a beer in his honor, and when word spread, many different people stopped by to share their kind thoughts, cheered my father, and took a drink of his beer.
I think during the time I was there, there must have been three or four beers purchased by and shared by many! It was a very special night!“

“Great bar food, ice cold beer in a great small town setting“