We came too early the first time so we had to come back after noon…read more We are glad we did, as the place is quaint and fun. The place is tucked into an older building and has great indoor and outdoor seating options. We skipped the bar this time and opted for the patio. They have a nice selection of interesting beers and sours. We enjoyed them all! Our 2 favorites were the salty dawg and Tingles (amazing). We ended up taking home a couple of 4 packs. Sadly they are gone already! The guys working this day were very friendly and helpful with selections and quick to serve! If you have not tried Pulpit Rock beers give them a try, it is very high quality and delicious!!!

A very nice little corner brewery and must-visit in Decorah. Stopped by a couple beers after a…read morehike and it's a very nice casual place to sit and enjoy. Try The Agenda!

Excellent friendly & quick service. Came here for lunch while passing through on cross country…read moretrip. Great hard cider, beer, and cheese curds. Will stop here again.

Since Pulpit Rock brewery was closed still at 11am we headed up the street to Dixie's. Max and…read moreSarah were working and treated us like family. We had fun chatting with them about the beers, the menu and the other local places and things to do. We had many samples and enjoyed a couple nice pours of great local beers. We also ordered some Wisconsin cheese curds, which were generous, crispy and filled with yummy goodness! The place is quaint with lots of history and character! We saw some of the food that came out and it looked amazing. If you are in Decorah I would highly recommend Dixie's!

Great seating area with view to roller dams. Good cold beer. Dogs allowed in outdoor area. Good…read morecold beer. Friendly staff. Interesting story about the name and horse racing history.

Great beer, superfecta ipa was really tasty, no pic but pretzel bites with house made cheese sauce…read morehit the spot. Beautiful view of dam from back deck. Only downside is inside the brewery smelled a little burnt like a dirty oven.

At least in Waterloo, if you're looking for a quality beer selection, I'm pretty sure this is as…read moregood as it gets. I stumbled across this place after making plans to have dinner with some friends at Rudy's Tacos, which is housed in the same corner building. This bar is located directly across the hall from the Lava Lounge and I believe has the same owners. Arriving early on a Tuesday evening there were a few people in the Lava Lounge but no one yet at the Beer Hall. While waiting for a third friend to arrive we bellied up to the bar and were attended to by a great bartender who knew his beer. The bartenders floated between the bars on an as needed basis and one could order something on tap from either bar. Very easy going, very friendly. Now about the beer. Between the two places there were approximately 10 taps including beers from Jolly Pumpkin, Tool and Brouwerij Bavik (Petrus Oud Bruin) and bottles and cans ranging from $2 Grain Belt Nordeast to Bourbon County Brand Stout to Duchesse de Bourgogne. Since I was just back in town visiting I can't speak to the prices very well but they seemed reasonable. On Thursdays they apparently offer beer from another neighbor in the same building, Guerrilla Brewing Company. I wasn't around long enough to give that a try but certainly hope to on the next visit.

Feels like a vintage basement. That's a good thing. Good spirits and a great selection of beersread more

Group stopped during Ragbrai along with around 25,000 other participants. All the locals we spoke…read moreto said this is best place in town. They were correct. Because of the deluge of people in town, menu was taken out only and was choice of lasagna and a calzone type sandwich. They ran out of the lasagna just before we got to front so friend ordered food while I secured a cool spot to sit upstairs in bar. ALL of the staff were incredible and friendly. Bartenders were awesome and we put them to task. Several rounds. The "pizone", aka calzone was very good, fresh baked bread loaf with sauce, meat and cheese baked into it.

Planned this stop on my 6,000 mile summer food tour for the "panino" which sounded unique and read…read moresome sites saying it was a must try in Iowa. Arrived excited as I saw the menu had fried gizzards and also deep fried angus steak cubes. I ordered both and the panino. The gizzard breading immediately made me think of long John silver fried clams oddly enough. The steak was flavorful but a bit on the tough overcooked side. The panino ended up being a slightly thinly filled pepperoni roll with meatballs added which was slightly a downer. Had to ask for my refill as the waitress while nice seemed to be working the kitchen as well. Waited about 15 minutes to get my check from the time I took my card out and put it on the table. On paper it was cool...but nothing wowed me enough to recommend.

Second time coming in. Can't say I like their beer but the food is tasty…read more Got a burger and cheese curds this time. Super filling. The fist time, we shared a crab Rangoon pizza, which was oddly delicious. Will definitely come again.

TG.... Are you guys ok??? This was AT BEST a glorified McDonald's. Poor service, the menu was awful…read moreand the beer selections have declined severely. First, I'd like to state that I have visited TG several times in the past. I was so excited to take my girlfriends as I had many amazing meals in the past with their vegan/vegetarian selections, and was confident we would all find something delicious. WOW. What a shock to see the "new" menu which had zero vegan options and the other items were basically an Applebees knock off. The sides we did piece together for a meal were ok and our one brave friend who ordered a chicken bacon wrap said it tasted like they made it hours ago and had no flavor or outstanding qualities. Our experience made me so sad and embarrassed for TG as we travel from out of state to visit decorah. We always look forward to our favorite pseudo sue and the menu, but sadly will probably never return. The restaurant was freezing, the service was not friendly, people had their toddlers screaming and running around at 9pm, just not what you want when you are looking to relax with a beer and food at the end of the day. If this is the demand here in decorah this is not it for your visitors.

I'd heard of this place and made the hour and a half drive to try it out. So glad I did…read more The owners are the staff, which is great because we could discuss the beers and what we thought of them. We were impressed by them all. The tap.room is cozy and welcoming. Bright and friendly. The beers were good. I even liked the sample of pumpkin beer I tried and I'm not a pumpkin beer fan. The black IPA was extremely good. We discovered on selected days that they do in house made pizzas, so we tried the Cuban. It was soo good. Honey mustard base with ham, canadian, bacon and pickles. So glad we tried it. Delicious. A ways for us to travel, but we'll worth the drive!

Great beer. Pizza was delicious including gluten-free. Nice live music. Very clean. Summer was…read moreso much more than I expected.

Great atmosphere and the flatbreads and pretzel bites are . Haven't had a beer I didn't like…read more Honestly my favorite brewery in the area!

We've visited here often and love it. The atmosphere is nice and the outdoor patio space is great…read more Always friendly staff and delicious beers. A must-stop when in town.

It's always a pleasant surprise to see a brewery that is excellent tucked away in a small town in…read moreMiddle America. Pivo is just one of these such places. I already had the brewery to try but relatives that live somewhat locally to the town added more justified hype and momentum to give this brewery a try. Without a doubt we will be returning! Might first beer so far with Pivo is their excellent their American Light Lager known as Rice ville Light Lager. As the name suggests this is a rice lager which I do really enjoy getting. This beer is crisp, slightly sweet, malty and a clean finish. That is a highly excellent beer and I can't wait to try more of their beer options. Excellent, excellent starting beer with this brewery!

Pivo Brewery is a wonderful venue tucked in the rolling hills of NE Iowa. We visited on a Sunday…read moreafternoon on our way through town and were pleasantly surprised that they had live music that afternoon. They had plenty of servers working and the service was prompt and attentive. We ordered the cheese curd appetizer which was just enough, had a few beers (Jamaica IPA was a personal favorite) and listened to some music on a very pleasant afternoon!