Drinking Liberally Des Moines

Drinking Liberally Des Moines Join us every Thursday starting at 8 pm at: The Station on Ingersoll, 3124 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312

An informal, inclusive progressive social group founded in Des Moines in May of 2005. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics.

01/08/2026

Drinking Liberally Meetup 01/08/2026

Hello Everyone,

We are back to our regular format starting tonight, January 8th, 2026. We will be doing trivia at 7:00 PM and then start our discussion at 8:30 PM. If you would like to participate in trivia, try to arrive before 7:00 PM. On the nights when we do not have trivia, we will start at the usual time, 8:00 PM.

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12/18/2025

Unofficial Drinking Liberally tonight - 12/18/2025

Hello Everyone,

With the holidays in full swing and everyone bustling around, come take an evening off with Drinking Liberally Des Moines as we go on another field trip. This time we are going to GoodSons on Beaver Ave. to play DJ Bingo and have some fun. Just like DJ Trivia, the music starts at 6:30 pm and the bingo fun starts at 7:00 pm. So come out and join us.

With so many holidays happening, we want to wish you 'Happy Holidays' no matter what holiday you celebrate. As for us, we like to celebrate them all because they are all filled with good food and tasty beverages.

Happy Holidays,
Your Co-Hosts

GoodSons
2815 Beaver Ave
Des Moines, IA 50310

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12/03/2025

Hello Everyone,

Well it is getting to be that time of year again. We will have Drinking Liberally at 8:00 PM this Thursday, December 4th, 2025. Then we will not have Drinking Liberally again until January 8th, 2026. On January 8th, 2026, we will go back to our regular times, trivia at 6:30 PM and then our discussion at 8:30 PM.

We also have a special field trip planned for this Friday, December 5th, 2025. We will be heading over to Mainframe Studios for their First Friday event. We will gather about 6:00 PM in the lowest level where they do the glass blowing and then go from there. It is a perfect chance to pick up some gifts for family and friends from local artists. So see you there.

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11/20/2025

Drinking Liberally 11/20/2025:

Hello Everyone,

We are having a special guest tonight. State Senator Sarah Tron Garrett will be joining us tonight. She is running for Zach Nunn's US House seat. We are asking everyone to show up at 7:30 PM because of scheduling of tonight's guest.

Thank you,

Your Co-Hosts

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11/06/2025

Time Changes for November and December 2025

Hello Everyone,

From now until January 8th, 2026, we will be going back to our regular time of 8:00 PM and we will be meeting in the front bar of The Station. Because of the Miracle on Ingersoll, there will not be trivia in November or December. But if you have a free evening, please support our gracious hosts and stop by for a holiday themed drink.

Also note that starting December 11th, 2025 we will not be having Drinking Liberally for four weeks. We will resume on January 8th, 2026. We will also not be having Drinking Liberally on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 27th, 2025. Starting on January 8th, 2025, we will starting doing trivia again.

Your co-hosts

09/25/2025

No Trivia Tonight.

Hello Everyone,

There is no trivia tonight and Dugan's Hideway is closed, so we will be meeting in the front at 8:00 PM. And we will have a special guest, Julie Stauch, who is running for Governor. She will be hanging out with us for a while tonight.

Your Co-Hosts

07/03/2025

Hello Everyone,

We are cancelling Drinking Liberally on Thursday, July 03, 2025, so folks can go to the Yankee Doodle Pops concert and fireworks in Des Moines. We might organize an impromptu get together to watch the fireworks so stay tuned if we announce something.

Happy Fourth of July,

Your Co-Hosts

01/02/2025

Hello Everyone,

There is not going to be trivia tonight, so we start at 8:00 pm in the front of The Station.

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12/19/2024

Hello Everyone,

Just a reminder there is no Drinking Liberally tonight. Instead we are going on a field trip to Goodsons to play DJ Bingo. The music starts at 6:30 pm and the game starts at 7:00 pm. So come on out and have some fun.

Happy Holidays,

Your co-hosts

Goodsons
2815 Beaver Ave
Des Moines, IA 50310

12/06/2024

DL - DSM - First Friday Field Trip - tonight 12/06/2024

In what is becoming something of a tradition, join us for our annual holiday visit to First Friday at Mainframe Studios. We will be going on Friday, December 6th, 2024 at 6:00 PM. It is a great place to meet local artists and get some of your holiday shopping done. Note that parking in the area can be pain, so come early. We will be meeting by the area where they are selling adult beverages on Level 1.

Your co-hosts

11/28/2024

Just a reminder, there will not be an official Drinking Liberally today because of Thanksgiving.

However, co-host Steve will be holding an unofficial DL starting at 7:00 p.m. at GoodSons on Thanksgiving, as is our tradition. So, if you have had enough of Uncle Gordy talking about the "fight for freedum" from the Biden administration and Aunt Glenda talking about how a certain political figure is the second coming, escape for a couple of hours and stop by.

11/08/2024

Just a reminder in this time of chaos, Drinking Liberally Des Moines is still around. So come on out and vent, grieve, and/or laugh. We all need more community in our lives right now. We meet every Thursday evening.

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