The Cellar Peanut Pub Is Iowa’s Best Small Town Bar And It Has A Stool For You

Iowa has a lot of incredible small-town bars, but there's a pub in Pella that stands windmill blades above the rest. The Cellar Peanut Pub is a place with a friendly pub experience that can't be beat in this Dutch-inspired town. The bar has a lively, welcoming atmosphere, one of the best bloody marys on earth and it takes its beer, very, very seriously.

Reviewers have taken notice and the pub has won a trophy case full of accolades - it has been named the best pub in Iowa, the best Craft Beer Bar in Iowa, and the pub's bloody mary won top honors at The New York Wine & Food Festival, a contest judged by The Food Network’s cast of Chopped.

All that's left is for you to judge this place for yourself.

The Cellar Peanut Pub is located in the heart of Pella, Pop. 10,000.

The town is home to windmills, Dutch-style buildings, and scores of tulips that bloom each spring. In the midst of all of this old-world wonder, you'll find the Cellar Peanut Pub.

The pub has more than 50 awesome beers on tap.

The menu might seem playful, but the pub takes its beer incredibly seriously. All the servers have been through the Cicerone Certification Program, which certifies and educates beer professionals so they can provide the best beer experience.

The pub has plenty of stools waiting for you.

If you look up, you'll see a few bikes hanging from the ceiling.

The Cellar Peanut Pub's bloody mary might look like any other but it's no ordinary cocktail.

This bloody is a masterpiece and it has won over legions of fans and critics.

On warm days, the pub's "Biertuin" is the place to be.

Biertuin is Dutch for beer garden.

Marty Duffy is the visionary who owns the pub.

If you're lucky, Duffy might be the one pouring the drinks and crafting the bloody marys when you stop in.

On nice days the pub's garage doors let in the warm breeze.

The Cellar Peanut Pub doesn't serve food but people bring in delicious pizza from a restaurant next door. While you're in Pella, here are some more things to see and do.