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Would you pay $99 for chicken nuggets and caviar at Iowa State Fair?

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By Susan Stapleton Verified
| Southwest Iowa Herald Verified
The Iowa State Fair has never been shy about spectacle — deep-fried novelties, foods on sticks and chaotic mashups dominate the Grand Concourse every August. But this year, the most jaw-dropping new bite isn’t dipped, skewered or battered. It’s plated. kAmpE 2 C646?E E2DE:?8 2E y#’D $@FE9!@C< #2?49[ 6I64FE:G6 4967 $2C29 $EC@?8 %FEE=6 — <?@H? 27764E:@?2E6=J 2D "F66? %FE — D6E 5@H? 2 EC2J E92E =@@<65 >@C6 '682D 9:89 C@==6C E92? x@H2 4=2DD:4i 8@=56? 49:4<6? ?F886ED[ 2 49:==65 E:?
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Seven Iowa breweries bring home 18 national beer medals

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By Susan Stapleton Verified
| Ames Tribune Verified
Iowa’s craft beer community added another banner year to its résumé in July when seven Iowa breweries earned 18 medals at the 2026 U.S. Open Beer Championship, one of the largest and most competitive professional beer contests in the world. The results, announced July 15, underscore what industry insiders have been saying for years: Iowa beer isn’t just good — it’s nationally relevant, stylistically diverse and consistently medal‑worthy.
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USA Today named its bars of the year. This Des Moines fave made the list

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By Susan Stapleton Verified
| MSN Verified
When Jeff Bruning and his Full Court Press partners opened their newest bar in 2006, downtown Des Moines was still figuring out what it wanted to be after dark. Court Avenue had energy, but it didn't yet have a destination that could pull in beer nerds, industry pros, regulars and out‑of‑towners on the same night. El Bait Shop changed that almost immediately, pairing a then‑unheard‑of 105 tap handles with a maximalist, Americana‑meets‑fishing‑cabin aesthetic that felt both chaotic and comforting.
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