Good bye Battles/Campus town liquors building

sad day. the ol' Keg Shop never asked questions when you walked in for bloody mary supplies at 6:15 in the morning

They were open that early!

gonna miss the keg shop

had some good time because of you ole pal

After visiting Battles this summer (no students around and it was dead in there) I ordered and promptly waited 20 minutes to get a sandwich with chips and a pickle. No big loss if they never relocate.

Battles is in my top 5 reasons I love Ames.

Am I misremembering or did the Keg Shop start out in West Ames somewhere around the Hy-Vee?

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Originally Posted by HuxleyClone

After visiting Battles this summer (no students around and it was dead in there) I ordered and promptly waited 20 minutes to get a sandwich with chips and a pickle. No big loss if they never relocate.

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I would wait an hour for one of those sandwiches that was spit on for that BBQ sauce and a pickel!

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Originally Posted by CLONECONES

gonna miss the keg shop

had some good time because of you ole pal

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I always went into the Fire Sale section in the back. People always said it was old, expired beer. CHEAP though :biglaugh:

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Originally Posted by Bret44

I would wait an hour for one of those sandwiches that was spit on for that BBQ sauce and a pickel!

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. It's never been the same since Goodman took over ownership.

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Originally Posted by HuxleyClone

After visiting Battles this summer (no students around and it was dead in there) I ordered and promptly waited 20 minutes to get a sandwich with chips and a pickle. No big loss if they never relocate.

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I was in there the weekend before school started and ordered the sliced beef sandwich. And, as always, it ****ing rocked! I've never been disappointed with Battles dating back to the early 90's. Best BBQ I have ever had anywhere, and I eat a lot of BBQ.

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Originally Posted by cybsball20

So, a 1.3 acre, gaudy gas station in the middle of campus town? That's extremely disappointing... The last thing that area needs is a big paved lot...

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I actually tend to agree with this. While new development in campus town is great, I would rather see the gas station leaving to make room for more bars and restaurants as opposed to tripling in size and eating up a chunk of prime real estate.

The problem is that it's WAY too expensive to put a new restaurant or bar in Campustown. You have to go with existing facilities unless you're Kum & Go and have a ton of capital at your disposal. Kum & Go can make it because it is able to generate money for 18+ hours each day. Restaurants and bars have to be run with a very, very low margin in Campustown and a new building Whiskey River style isn't feasible.

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Originally Posted by aeroclone

I actually tend to agree with this. While new development in campus town is great, I would rather see the gas station leaving to make room for more bars and restaurants as opposed to tripling in size and eating up a chunk of prime real estate.

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The T-Galaxy building is still there. Feel free to make an offer and open a bar. What's stopping you??

I don't know if I could go on living in a world without Battle's BBQ

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Originally Posted by WhatchaGonnaDo

I don't know if I could go on living in a world without Battle's BBQ

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It's a scary thought. One of the only places where the meat AND sauce are truly awesome. If anyone remembers Big Daddy's in DM, I think it's somewhat comparable on that level.