It?s National Repeal Day. And, what, you didn?t shop? Don?t worry, we have a list of places in West Des Moines where you can buy beers, wines and spirits to celebrate the anniversary of the end of Prohibition.
But first, a bit of history about the ?Noble Experiment? ? Prohibition, that is. The Women?s Christian Temperance Union ? Carrie Nation and that bunch ? believed alcohol was the root of many, if not all, social ills.
After many years of campaigning ? and by campaigning, we mean tavern vandalizing, bottle smashing and generally riling up the whiskey-swilling masses ?? Congress on Jan. 16, 1919 passed the 18th Amendment outlawing alcohol and, presumably, putting an end to drunkenness, crime, mental illness and poverty.
That, of course, didn?t stop the entrepreneurial folks in Templeton, Iowa, who went under the radar and organized what has to be one of the greatest shows of community unity of all time and put together a bootlegging operation that attracted the likes of notorious gangster Al Capone, who baptized the rye whiskey ?The Good Stuff.?
Congress finally got it in 1933 and 79 years ago today, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed Prohibition.
Templeton Rye has been resurrected in legal form, using the original Kerkhoff family recipe, and you can buy it in Iowa and a handful of other states without fear of raising the ire of hatchet-wielding temperance advocates.
The small-batch whiskey is easier to find than it was when the first few bottles were released in late 2006, but it?s still elusive.
Look for it West Des Moines at Hy-Vee and Dahl?s grocery stores, liquor stores and even convenience stores like Casey?s General Store and Kum & Go.
Some locations:
- Dahl?s Foods stores at 5003 E.P. True Parkway or 1208 Prospect Ave.
- Hy-Vee stores at 1909 Grand Ave., 1725 Jordan Creek Parkway, 1700 Valley West Drive, or 555 S. 51st St.
- Kum & Go convenience stores at 5969 Ashworth Road, 7265 Vista Drive, 1301 Eighth St., 745 S. 51st St., 141 S. Jordan Creek Parkway, 5308 University Ave., 1400 Valley West Drive, or 1272 Eighth St.
- Casey?s General Stores at 2125 Grand Ave. or 108 Eighth St.
Some other Iowa labels you might want to consider Cedar Ridge Bourbon Whiskey, distilled near Cedar Rapids in Swisher. The distillery also offers Clearheart Triple Distilled Vodka and Dark Rum.
Iowa?s wine industry has quadrupled in the last 20 years, according to the Iowa Wine Growers Association. In West Des Moines, some area vintners include Schade Creek Vineyard & Winery, Summerset Winery, Jasper Winery, Madison County Winery, Covered Bridges Winery and Penoach Vineyard
Did we mention Iowa beers? In West Des Moines, local brews are available a Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery.
For more fine wines and spirits ? Iowa made or not ? in West Des Moines, check out:
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