Quad Cities Bars

10/31/2017 Update:  Covering some new ground. Rudy’s Bicycles, Beers, and Brats opened in Davenport in what was back 3/4 (front quarter is a panini restaurant) of Jaguar Alley, and is now the farthest eastern outpost for drinking in the rapidly broadening downtown.  A garage door opens to the back patio where, if you stand, you can see a little bit of the Mississippi (sitting, you only see the railroad bridge crossing to Arsenal Island, and the vacant lot across Iowa St.), and they’re putting in a sand volleyball court and some much needed landscaping.  The bar is long, with about a couple dozen stools, 20+ tap beers, and a bicycle shop in the very front of the bar.  My last trip in, the kitchen had started serving appetizers, and should have their full (but brief) menu available now.  The thing that struck here was how happy the owner and employees seemed to be – we had very recently been to UP for the first time, and despite working in an upscale rooftop bar in downtown, most