11/19/2014 Update:


I’d mentioned last post that the East Village Café was remodeling, but hadn’t made clear what the new name was going to be, or even if there would be one.  The sign just says “Brew”, but Brew In The Village is the full name, and was added to my list the week it reopened.  I’m not quite sure if it was completely finished, but I think a sort of rustic joint where you can get a cup of coffee or a Vanilla Porter will make a nice addition to East Davenport.

Monkey’s Riverdale Pub closed briefly to become My Place – The Pub, after an ownership change and slight remodel.  I’ll probably have to take a look at my favorite and least favorite dives lists, since Monkey’s was on both (depending on the time of day), though both were as honorable mentions. 

Those additions bring my total to 538.

As for what’s on the horizon: 

Congratulations to Richard and Denise Day, who just broke ground on Green Tree Brewery in LeClaire.  If all goes well, they will be open in April, immediately north of the distillery.  Possibly before that, there will be another Barrel House immediately to the south.

The previous owner of one of my favorite places in the Quad Cities, 129 in LeClaire, is opening a place at 4907 Utica Ridge in Davenport (just north of Osaka).  No sign up yet, but the bar is built and they have a small patio to the side with a nice fireplace.  Without a name, it can’t yet be added to my What’s Left list, but the two coming to LeClaire puts it at 11.

Other bar news:

·         I don’t need to wonder anymore if anyone would be moving in to Uptown in Bettendorf, as it’s been bulldozed.

·         It appears that the Platinum Club in Rock Island has closed before I was able to get there, but I’ll need to confirm that.

·         The Dam View Inn in Davenport has reopened after a remodel (and is a vast improvement), and M. D. Green’s in the Rock Island District has opened their front portion as they work to repair the back, after the fire in September.

That’s all for the local bar update, so… It’s photo time!  My wife and I were fortunate enough to get back to St. Maarten (and neighboring islands) for the second time this year, so here are some 
Caribbean bar photos:


Bar de L'Oubli, St Barth


Bar de L'Oubli, St Barth


Smokey's, Anguilla


The beach at Smokey's, Anguilla


Le Select, St Barth


Le Select, St Barth


Guy's Driftwood Boat Bar, St. Maarten


Guy's Driftwood Boat Bar, St. Maarten

Bars since the Sep 27 post ( * - new to my list):
Harley's
Ubriaco's Trattoria
Duck City Bistro
Governor's
Fargo
Bierstube Moline
129
RiverBottom ChopHouse
11th St Precinct
* My Place - The Pub
* Que Bueno (DEN)
* Judge Baldwin's (Colorado Springs)
* Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. (Colorado Springs)
Duey's
Steel Head Tavern
Parkside
Red Ginger
Maloney's
Rick and Kathy's
Harrington's
Dam View Inn
Bass Street Chop Bar
Pub 1848
* Brew In The Village
Jersey Grill
Rivals
Manny's Too (Fulton)
* The Summit (Galena)
* Frank O'Dowd's (Galena)
Go Fish
Blu Shamrock
P. K. Dugan's
Paddlewheel
Steventon's
Cabana Beach Bar (St Maarten)
Pineapple Pete's (St Maarten)
* Beirut (St Maarten)
* Smokey's (Anguilla)
Guy's Driftwood Boat (St Maarten)
Sunset Beach (St Maarten)
Overview (St Maarten)
* Chez Joe (St Barth's)
* Bar De L'Oubli (St. Barth's)
* Le Select (St Barth's)
* One Forty Four (New York City)
* Blue Moon Brewhouse (ATL)
* Buffalo Wild Wings (ATL)
The Edge
* Johnnie's Tap (Fulton, IL)
Large 1s (Fulton, IL)
Brix
The Doc's Inn
Lindsay Park Yacht Club




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