Twelve Percent Beer Project and Abomination Brewing coming from Abu Nawas!

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TWELVE PERCENT BEER PROJECT:

Twelve Percent Beer Project SNAPPY LIMELIGHT 4/6/12oz CANS –  An All American Craft Lager w/ Lime! – 5% ABV – CT
Twelve Percent Beer Project SNAPPY LAGER 4/6/12oz CANS – Outstanding Light Lager – 5% ABV – CT
Twelve Percent Beer Project SNAPPY LITE 4/6/12oz CANS – Super light, crushable house lager. 4% ABV – CT

ABOMINATION BREWING:

  • Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle Rocket Pop 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Smoothie Sour With Cherry, Blueberry & Raspberry. Tastes Just Like the Half Melted Rocket Pops! We All Remember. POPSICLE AT HOME! 1. STICK CAN IN FREEZER 2. WAIT AN HOUR 3. OPEN, POUR AND SERVE! 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Forbidden Pineapple Coconut Cake 6/4/16oz CANS – Milkshake DIPA. Forbidden Pineapple Coconut Cake! A riff on everyone’s favorite Forbidden Pumpkin, but swap in pineapple, coconut & vanilla! 8.2% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog: FREEDOM 6/4/16oz CANS – An Incredible DIPA, Double Dry Hopped with our favorite American hops! Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe & Krush! 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering into the Fog Moonlit Dark Berry 6/4/16oz CANS – Moonlit Dark Berry Euphoric Hop Liquid Double Dry Hopped DIPA. Here’s to expanding the HOPPY Horizons! 8.6% ABV – CT 
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog TDH KRUSH 6/4/16oz CANS – DIPA Triple Dry Hopped with Krush Hops. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Juice Monster 6/4/16oz CANS – A crushable 6.8% IPA with Nelson & Citra.⁠ A juicy, hazy, behemoth IPA, perfect for smashing the type of thirst only a monster can handle. 6.8% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing The Belgian Beast 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double Belgian Ale, brewed with Saison Yeast. 8% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Matcha Man 6/4/16oz CANS – This might be our favorite Abomination Beer & label to date! Neon Green IPA Brewed with Matcha  7% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Milk Money 6/4/16oz CANS – Abomination Brewing bringing the heat with this White Stout. Loaded with coffee, white chocolate, vanilla, cacao nibs & cream, this one drinks rich, smooth, and dessert-like with a serious kick of flavor. 7.4% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Night Milk 6/4/16oz CANS – Vanilla Milk Stout. 7% ABV – CT
  •  Abomination Tea Time Terror – Strawberry Lemonade Edition 6/4/16oz CANS – Tea-Time Terror Hard Iced Teas are back! Arno Palmer Hard Ice Tea with Lemonade and Strawberries! 8% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Make Sure It’s Dead 6/4/16oz CANS – Smoothie Style – Sour Ale With Soursop, Curuba And Pink Guava. 7.4% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Midsomer’s Night Snack 6/4/16oz CANS – Stout Brewed w/ Chocolate, Marshmallow, Graham Cracker & Milk Sugar. 7% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Midnight Snack Dubai Chocolate 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout brewed with Chocolate, Pistachio, & Puff Pastry. 12.0% – CT
  • Abomination Sticky Oven – Peanut Butter, Banana & Marshmallow Pie 6/4/16oz CANS – This Sticky Oven blends smooth brown-ale malt with peanut-butter richness, sweet banana, and soft marshmallow for a bold, bakery-inspired brew. Abomination Brewing is serving dessert. 7% ABV – CT

22nd Annual Craft Beer Bash set for Sunday, September 6th!

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Get tickets to your Epic Summer Party NOW…the Iowa Craft Beer Bash! Savor a day of fun in the sun with Unlimited Samples from Iowa’s top craft breweries, distilleries, cideries, wineries and more. Sip away all afternoon listening to live music by Brittany Sword & DTKK and enjoy tasty food trucks. It’s Sunday, September 6th at Millstream Brewing Co. in Amana. The Bash is one of Iowa’s largest charity beverage events of the year. Nothing’s better than beer & bands in the summer sun! Get Your Tickets Today at millstreambrewing.com.

Off Color, Mikerphone, and MORE coming from Abu Nawas!

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Off Color Beer for Kicks 6/4/16oz CANS – Beer for Kicks is the perfect pitch side companion from the opening whistle to the final penalty kick. Sessionable yet crushable with a noble, turfy hop profile that balances a malt presence whose nuttiness is only outdone by a gang of hooligans. They added some nuance to the well attenuated ‘international’ style lager by adding demerara turbinado sugar which provides a toffee and honey note. 5.5% ABV – IL
Off Color Beer for Lounging 6/4/16oz CANS – The least Hoppy American Pale Ale ever. Beer for Lounging is a single hop beer only using U.S. Cascade hops providing big aroma and a mild bitterness balanced with a bread crumb malt profile. Strong hop aromas of grapefruit, pine, orange rind, and pear are the focal point of this classic American style of beer. 5% ABV – IL
Off Color Beer for Beaches 6/4/16oz CANS – Beach house style ale with cranberry, Peach, and Lemon Juices added. 6% ABV – IL
Off Color Beer for BBQ 6/4/16oz CANS – Lager with Brown Sugar and Honey. Beer for BBQ is the ultimate cookout companion. Crafted to complement rich flavors with sweet honey and savory aromas, hints of smoky pine, and enough bitterness to cut through the fat. Despite being beefed up with honey and brown sugar, it remains devilishly drinkable as you and your friend gather around the grill. 5.5% ABV – IL
Off Color Crispy Beer for Pizza 4/6/12oz CANS – Italian pilsner is a modern style with origins in Northern Italy where it was conceived as a German pilsner with an English hopping schedule. The style takes cues from Italian cooking where simple, fresh ingredients create fantastic flavor. Unfiltered and full flavored, our hop-backed pilsner’s finish will wipe your palate clean for your next bite of pie. 5% ABV – IL
Off Color Mango Beer for Tacos 6/4/16oz CANS – The Legend gets a MANGO BOOST! You know what we love as much as beer? Margaritas… and Tacos. Gose brewed with Mango Juice, Kaffir Lime Leaf, Key Lime, Orange & Pink Himalayan Salt. 4.8% ABV – IL
Off Color Beer for Power Plays 6/4/16oz CANS – At a feisty Baltic Style Strong Dark Porter with a healthy amount of Hoppy Goodness from Nugget, Saaz Hops. 7.5% ABV – IL
Off Color Apex Predator 6/4/16oz CANS – Off Color Flagship Beer. American-Belgian hybrid style combines free rise fermentation with a traditional Belgian Saison yeast and a hefty, American style dry hopping. 6.5% ABV – IL

Mikerphone Brewing – Hey Mambo, Mambo Italiano – 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious Italian-Style Pilsner. 5% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – The Limon Cello Light 6/4/16oz CANS – MAPLEWOOD BREWING COLLAB. 
– Limoncello-Inspired Soft Sour Ale w/ Sicilian Lemon and Orange Peel. 5% ABV – ILxIL
Mikerphone Brewing – Mikerphone Check 1, 2 – 6/4/16oz CANS – Fresh Batch! Flagship Double Dry-Hopped Double India Pale Ale w/ Citra Hops. 8% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – Special Sauce 6/4/16oz CANS – New England-Style India Pale Ale with Mosaic Hops. 6.5% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – Super Special Sauce – 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped New England-Style Double India Pale Ale w/ Mosaic Hops. 8% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – I Want My IPA 6/4/16oz CANS – American-Style IPA featuring a beautiful balance of malt and hops, with the Mosaic and Citra hops showcasing their glorious smells and tastes. No need to change the channel. RIP MTV!  7.25% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – Break Em Off 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-Style Pale Ale w/ Citra, Amarillo, Idaho 7, and Cashmere Hops. Heavy handed with the Hops on this one, but dialed down the ABV. It’s a CRUSHER that packs a punch! 5.7% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – Cuff and a Crease – 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-Style India Pale Ale. Light malt bill meets big hops with Citra, Cashmere, Simcoe Cryo, Columbus, and Chinook hops. 7% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – Now Playing: DankHouse Brewing – 6/4/16oz CANS – DankHouse BREWING COLLAB. – Black Pale Ale with Columbus, Simcoe, and Citra Hops. 5.5% ABV – ILxOH
Mikerphone Brewing – Now Playing: G-Five Brewing – 6/4/16oz CANS – G-Five BREWING COLLAB. – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Galaxy and Idaho 7 Hops, & Freestyle Hops Wai-iti Cold-Pressed Hop Juice. 8% ABV – ILxWI
Mikerphone Brewing – Now Playing: RaR Brewing – 6/4/16oz CANS – RaR BREWING COLLAB. – Hop Saturated India Pale Ale with Freestyle Nelson Sauvin, Cascade, and Riwaka Hops. 7% ABV – ILxMA
Mikerphone Brewing – Wheat Like Waves – 6/4/16oz CANS – ERIS BREWERY AND CIDER HOUSE COLLAB. – German-Style Hefeweizen, Windy City Style! 5.5% ABV – ILxIL
Mikerphone Brewing – Miker Life – 6/4/16oz CANS – American-Style Lager done right! 5% ABV – IL
Mikerphone Brewing – Land of Transfusion – 6/4/16oz CANS – XUL BEER COLLAB.
 – Transfusion-Inspired Fruited Sour with Concord Grape Juice Concentrate, Lime Juice, and Ginger. If you spent any amount of time in the clubhouse at your local golf course, you’ve probably had a transfusion or two. And what better team to transform this classic, grapejuice-forward cocktail into beer than Mikerphone and Xul! 5% ABV -ILxTN
Mikerphone Brewing – So Fresh and So Green – 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-Style Pale Ale w/ Fresh Cascade Hops. 5.7% ABV – IL

MORE BREWING Morever 6/4/16oz CANS – Fresh Morever Batch Flagship Hazy IPA. Double Dry Hopped and bursting with Citra, Motueka & Simcoe hops. 6.5% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Patel Light 6/4/16oz CANS – Fresh, Crisp, and Ready to Pour easy-drinking Indian-Style Light Lager. Built for smooth sipping any time of day. 4.9% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Core Concept 6/4/16oz CANS – Berliner Weiss with Apple. Super drinkable and lightly tart with green apple flavor. 4% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Premium Rye 6/4/16oz CANS – MORE original American Rye Lager brewed with premium ingredients. 5.8% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Monogatari 6/4/16oz CANS – Gose-style ale. Blends the earthy essence of green tea, the bright zest of yuzu, and a touch of sea salt for a perfectly balanced, refreshingly tart experience. Sip, savor, and let the tale unfold. 6.5% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Lemon Meringue Pie 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious Fruited Sour Ale with Lemon, Vanilla, Graham Cracker & Milk Sugar.7% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Key Lime Pie 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour with Key Lime, Vanilla & Lactose. Juicy lime flavor and aroma have elevated this beer to the highest level. This crazy combo of amazing flavors will be sure to please your taste buds! 7.2% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Peach Cobbler 6/4/16oz CANS – A Scrumptious Fruited Sour Ale with Peaches, Vanilla, Granola, and Milk Sugar. It’s sweet, smooth, and perfectly balanced. Just like grandma used to brew. 7.2% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Blood Orange Double Marbles 6/4/16oz CANS – Milkshake-style DIPA swirls together juicy Blood Orange and Vanilla. 8% ABV – IL
MORE BREWING Clamp and Gasket 6/4/16oz CANS – A Double Dry-Hopped IPA that delivers bold notes from Amarillo, Citra, Strata, and Idaho 7 hops. Clean, crisp, and packed with flavor. An Ode to every Brewer and their Clamps out there! 7% ABV – IL

Hop Butcher arriving just in time for the summer months!

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HOP BUTCHER Wobby Sobby 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Nectaron, Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Nelson Sauvin, Thora, & Nelson Sauvin Amplifire Oil. 7.5% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER Unwind Your Mind 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale Hopped with Mosaic, Motueka & El Dorado. 7.5% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER Euchre Music 6/4/16oz CANS – Extra Pale Ale Hopped with Nelson Sauvin & Nectaron. 4.5% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER Riwakamania (TANGIER) 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy India Pale Ale with Riwaka & Tangier Hops. 6.5% ABV
HOP BUTCHER Arid Grit 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale Hopped with NZ Cascade, Mosaic, Riwaka, Rakau & Fresh Nelson Sauvin Hop Juice. 8.0% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER I Want to Believe 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale Hopped with Citra, El Dorado & Belma. 7.5% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER Quarter Stick 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Motueka, Citra, Sabro, Vic Secret & NZ Cascade SubZero Hop Kief. 8.25% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER x WANDERING MONSTERS BREW – Maxwell and Coney Dog Go To A Ballgame 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Nelson Bliss & Nelson Bliss Hop Kief. 7.75% ABV – ILxOH
HOP BUTCHER Mo Onions 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale Hopped with Mosaic, Simcoe & Nelson Sauvin. 7.5% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER All Beef Frank 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale Hopped with Simcoe & Nelson Sauvin. 8.0% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER A Deeper Dish 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Triple India Pale Ale Hopped with Citra & Vic Secret. 10.5% ABV – IL 
HOP BUTCHER Hop Dip 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Simcoe, Riwaka, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin. 8.0% ABV – IL 
HOP BUTCHER Cold Pizza 6/4/16oz CANS – Cold India Pale Ale Hopped with Citra & Vic Secret. 6.0% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER Bughouse Square 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale Hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe & Nelson Sauvin. 7.5% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER Double Snorkel Squad 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Citra. 8.0% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER First Futures 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Simcoe, Waimea, Eclipse & Fresh Waimea Hop Juice. 8.0% ABV – IL
HOP BUTCHER Sweet Home 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy India Pale Ale Hopped with Citra, El Dorado & Motueka. 6.5% ABV – IL

Pipeworks brews coming from Abu Nawas!

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PIPEWORKS Infinite Citra 6/4/16oz CANS – Citra Hopped IPA with citrus hop aroma that just goes on and on and on and on and… well, you get it!  INFINITE CITRA 7.0% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Sweet Tea 6/4/16oz CANS – Sweet Tea Inspired Beer with Black Tea and Lemon.This innovative beer combines black tea, lemon, and malt backbone to create a uniquely refreshing and highly drinkable craft beer experience. 4.9% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS BEER 6/4/16oz CANS – It is BEER. Say no more. An American Lager like the GODS intended! Simple in presentation and taste yet extremely refreshing and crisp lager brewed with slight corn sweetness. Well balanced and super crushable. 4.4% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Alla Salute 6/4/16oz CANS – Crisp Italian Style Pilsner. 5% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Wave Weaver 6/4/16oz CANS – Pacific Ale with Galaxy and Wai-iti Hops. 5.4% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Pineapple Guppy 6/4/16oz CANS – Summer Pale Ale with Pineapple4.8% ABV – IL 
PIPEWORKS Lime Guppy 6/4/16oz CANS – We’re very excited for the newest addition to our Guppy Pale Ale series: Lime Guppy! This refreshing Pale Ale is infused with fresh Lime Juice, making it a perfect brew for any occasion. 4% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS $ell Ray Sour – 6/4/16oz CANS – Surprisingly delicious Celery and Celery Seed Sour Ale. Refreshingly tart gose style ale brewed with celery seed, celery juice and salt. Sounds weird but it all works! 4.5% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Horchata 6/4/16oz CANS – Horchata inspired Rice Ale with lactose, vanilla beans, and cinnamon. Refreshing and comforting flavors of rice, vanilla and cinnamon. Horchata is a year round favorite. NEW LOOK! 7% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Turtles in Stereo 6/4/16oz CANS – New Zealand Style Pale Ale with Motueka, Rakau, Nelson Sauvin and Nectaron Hops. 6.2% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Mini Unicorn 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA with Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo, and Mosaic hops. Refreshing lower ABV version of our famed Ninja vs Unicorn, this beer takes everything wonderful about NvU and makes for an easy drinking citrus and pine forward IPA. 5% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Ninja vs Unicorn 6/4/16oz CANS – Double India Pale Ale. Hoppy Dry classic west coast style IPA with a light IBU bitterness and a strong citrus and dank hoppiness. Brewed with over five pounds of hops per barrel, this unfiltered double IPA is sure to please the most discerning hop lover. Whether you’re rooting for the mythical horned horse or the deadly assassin of the east, we hope you’ll enjoy Ninja Vs. Unicorn. 8% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Lizard King 6/4/16oz CANS – Mosaic Hopped Pale Ale. Light, crisp and refreshing. Mosaic hops make for one tropical, citrusy, and piney pale that gets our mojo risin’ 6% ABV – IL
PIPEWORKS Blood of the Unicorn 6/4/16oz CANS – Hoppy Red Ale. Tastes of Hoppy, Berry, Citrus, Touch of malt sweetness. In this epic battle, the Blood of the Unicorn has been shed by the sword of the deadly assassin of the east. One sip of this aggressively hopped red ale clearly reveals what drives these, the greatest of, hop heads of lore. Is this the end of the mythical horned horse? Or will he rise like the phoenix to fight another day? 6.5% ABV – IL

Hidden Gems: The Green Door; Clermont, IA

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If you’ve ever taken a scenic drive through the rolling hills of Fayette County, you already know that Northeast Iowa is packed with quiet charm. But nestled in the historic town of Clermont lies an absolute treasure of a watering hole that feels like a warm welcome from an old friend: The Green Door.

Part Irish pub, part community living room, and part boutique shopping experience, this local hotspot at 301 Mill Street is redefining what a small-town tavern can be. Whether you’re wrapping up a day of canoeing on the Turkey River or just looking for a cozy corner to spend a Friday night, here is why The Green Door deserves a spot on your weekend itinerary.

From the moment you spot the namesake entrance, you know you’re in for something unique. The Green Door effortlessly bridges the gap between a classic, authentic Irish pub and a beautifully designed historic space.

Inside, the atmosphere is decorated by rich wood tones, warm lighting, and a distinct nod to traditional Irish hospitality. It’s the kind of place where locals and travelers instantly mingle over live music. What truly sets the decor apart is its multi-functional layout. The pub seamlessly shares its historic brick footprint with a boutique shopping experience (featuring local finds and Brickyard Wines).

The walls tell stories of the building’s past, and the owners have done a masterful job preserving its historic bones while keeping the energy fresh, inviting, and effortlessly social. It’s cozy enough for a quiet date night, yet lively enough to host a traveling folk band on a Sunday afternoon. The beer memorabilia is massive and will take you 2 or 3 pints just to look at all of them.

You can’t have a great pub without great drinks, and The Green Door absolutely delivers. While you can always find a comforting classic, the bar shines when it comes to celebrating regional craft beverages.

  • Rotated Craft Beer: The tap and bottle lists cater beautifully to craft beer lovers. You can expect a rotating selection of local Iowa brews, midwestern favorites, and perfectly poured stouts that pay homage to its Irish pub roots. From crisp, refreshing IPAs perfect for summer afternoons to hearty ambers, and there’s always a pint of Guinness with your name on it.
  • The Wine & Spirit Bonus: Because the venue is tied closely to local wine partnerships, non-beer drinkers are treated to an equally impressive selection of local wines and spirits.

Pro Tip: Planning a late night? The owners actually run a beautifully renovated, cozy studio Airbnb called The Bird’s Nest right next door/above the property. You can spend the evening enjoying the live music and craft beer, and then walk just a few steps to your own quiet respite.

  • Where: 301 Mill Street, Clermont, IA
  • When to Go: Typically open Thursday evenings, Friday nights, and Saturday/Sunday afternoons (keep an eye on their Facebook page for live music schedules and seasonal hours!).

If you’re looking for great conversation, excellent regional drinks, and an atmosphere that makes you want to pull up a chair and stay a while, look no further than Clermont’s favorite green door.

Podcast Episode: Craft Beer Releases And Pairings

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Pip: Welcome back to the site where the tap list is basically a news feed — iabeerbaron has been busy, and the range this week runs from hazy IPAs to a sit-down dinner with eight beer pours and a chef.

Mara: That’s right. We’re covering a wave of new arrivals hitting Abu Nawas, from Phase Three, Pipeworks, and a trio of other breweries, plus a collaborative beer dinner that’s worth knowing about. Let’s start with what’s coming to the cooler.

New Arrivals at Abu Nawas

Pip: The Phase Three post is doing a lot of work this week — it’s not just one beer, it’s an entire lineup drop, anchored by a collaboration concept that brings in three other breweries at once.

Mara: The post frames it directly: “This year’s lineup features P3 flagship Pixel alongside three all-new hazies, each brewed in collaboration to highlight the different approaches we all take to recipe design and process. Same concept, totally unique expressions.”

Pip: So the Pixel and Pals mixed four-pack is essentially a side-by-side tasting of brewery philosophies, all in one box. That’s a genuinely useful format for someone trying to understand what makes each house style different.

Mara: Beyond the collab pack, the Phase Three drop is wide. There’s a Dark Czech Lager cold-conditioned for eight weeks, a Mango Lawn Chair wheat ale, Chicago Sunshine — a DDH Hazy IPA with Citra, Dolcita, and Eclipse — and core staples like the Lager, Amber, and Hefe.

Pip: Eight weeks of cold conditioning for a dark lager is not a casual commitment. That’s the kind of timeline that gets quietly buried in a tap list.

Mara: The Pipeworks post covers a different kind of range — barrel-aged heavyweights alongside crushable everyday drinkers. On the big end, there’s Barrel Aged S’more Money S’more Problems, a bourbon barrel imperial stout at 13.5%, and Port Barrel Aged Murderous, a barleywine aged in port and bourbon barrels at 14.8%.

Pip: And then on the other end of that spectrum, Pipeworks Beer — described simply as “It is BEER. Say no more.” Which is either the most confident product description ever written or the least.

Mara: The Pipeworks lineup also includes Lime Guppy, Turtles in Stereo with New Zealand hops, Many Hats Hazy Double IPA, Horchata Rice Ale, and the Ninja vs. Unicorn universe of IPAs. Then the Skygazer, Urban Chestnut, and O’Fallon post rounds things out with margarita-style sours, radlers, German lagers, and O’Fallon’s Vanilla Wafer Cream Ale and Dad’s Scotch Oatmeal Cookie Stout.

Mara: That’s a wide seasonal spread — from tart fruit sours built for patios to rich cookie-inspired stouts.

Pip: From lawn chairs to lagering tanks. The beer dinner is a different kind of occasion entirely — let’s get into that.

One Night, Two Breweries, Four Courses

Pip: The Field Day and Lua beer dinner is a specific kind of event — limited capacity, one night only, and structured around the idea that pairing beer with food is a collaborative act, not an afterthought.

Mara: The post puts it this way: “Each course includes two curated pours, one from Field Day and one from Lua, designed to complement the dish and showcase each brewery’s approach to flavor, balance, and style.”

Pip: That structure means you’re not just eating dinner with beer on the side — you’re actively comparing two breweries’ interpretations of the same moment on the plate.

Mara: The full ticket includes a welcome collaborative table beer, the four-course chef-curated dinner, and eight paired pours — nine total. Doors open at six, dinner at six-thirty, at Field Day Brewing Co. General admission is ninety dollars plus a twenty-one percent staff gratuity and sales tax.

Pip: Nine pours across a four-course dinner is a considered pace. This is an evening, not a tasting flight.

Mara: A lot of ground this week — from collaborative hazy packs to barrel-aged barleywines to a dinner designed around the idea that two breweries together can say something neither could alone.

Skygazer, Urban Chestnut, and O’Fallon coming from Abu Nawas!

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SKYGAZER BREWING:

  • Skygazer Spicy Canary Margarita 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale with Mango, Pineapple, Lime and Chili Peppers. 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Watercolors Margarita 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale with Cherry, Lime. Margarita vibes. Watercolors Cherry Limeade Margarita is bright, refreshing. 5.5% ABV- CT
  • Skygazer Radler 6/4/16oz CANS – An Insanely Crushable Lager with Grapefruit. 4.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Summer Shandy 6/4/16oz CANS – Fact: beer + lemonade = joy!⁠ A crusher, that makes your patio  dreams come to reality!⁠ Made with real Lemon Juice. 4.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Brambleberry Sour 6/4/16oz CANS – A departure from their heavily fruited Watercolors series. Tart Raspberries & Blackberries Sour Ale. 5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Berry Invasion 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale brewed with Strawberry, Raspberry & Blackberry. 4.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Lavender Shandy 6/4/16oz CANS – Blond Lager brewed with Lemonade & Lavender. 4.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Sour Crusher Mango 6/4/12oz CANS – A super crushable sour ale with Mango! 5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Apricot Mango Dream 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious Sour Ale with Apricot & Mango. 4.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Orange Cherry Supernova 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour ale with Valencia Orange & Cherry. 4.5% ABV – CT

URBAN CHESTNUT BREWING:

URBAN CHESTNUT Big Shark Tangerine Radler 6/4/16oz CANS – Tangerine Radler. In German, “Radler” means: cyclist and it also means: Bier-mixed-with-soda. Thirst quenching and exactly what you need for a summer day! 4.2% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT Big Shark Grapefruit Radler 6/4/16oz CANS – New this year: Grapefruit Radler. In German, “Radler” means: cyclist and it also means: Bier-mixed-with-soda. Thirst quenching and exactly what you need for a summer day! 4.2% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT STLIPA 6/4/16oz CANS – We pronounce it ‘sta-leep-ah’, you pronounce it how you like. STLIPA, an acronym for St. Louis India Pale Ale, is a well-balanced DIPA that uses Sterling, Cascade, Mt. Hood, Willamette, and Chinook hops. 8% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT FANTASYLAND 6/4/16oz CANS – Fantasyland – Noun; a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or as an ideal; dream world. Origin – Midwest “Coast” of the United States. Need we say more?!, A wonderful West Coast Style IPA Midwestern Style, that uses Aramis, Citra, Mosaic, Cascade, Mandarina Bavaria hops. 7% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT BUSHELHEAD CIDER 6/4/16oz CANS – Brewed with local Missouri apples from “Happy Apples” and is easy drinking thanks to an excellent balance between sweetness and acidity. 5% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT Prickly Pear Ku’damm 6/4/16oz CANS – Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse. Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse is pale gold and hazy with clean, lemon-like tartness, light body and light doughy-ness. 4.2% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL LIGHT 4/6/12oz CANS – Light Bavarian Lager. You Asked, They Delivered. All the deliciousness of Zwickel w/ 95 Calories, 3.7 Carbs, 4.0% ABV, and priced to compete with the big boys.
URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL 6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Lager. Pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, the flagship lager of Urban Chestnut. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy bier. 5% ABV – MO
 URBAN CHESTNUT DORFBIER 6/4/16oz CANS – Munich Dunkel. Some refer to the Dunkel style as the original bier of Munich and its surrounding villages (Dörfer). This everyday bier ranges in color and sweetness depending on the amount of Munich and roasted malts used. The sweetness of the malt is then balanced by the use of another Bavarian friend…the Hallertau hop…in this specific case, Hersbrucker, grown near Wolnzach, Hallertau. 5.2% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT STAMMTISCH 6/4/16oz CANS – German Pilsner. A “Stammtisch” is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis – more directly translating to ‘table for regulars’. Our Stammtisch was brewed to celebrate this idea of community and socializing. It’s a traditional German Pilsner featuring a blend of Hallertau and Strisselspalt hops, giving it a pronounced herbal and spicy aroma. It’s crisp and dry with a light grainy malt profile. We think it’s the perfect accompaniment to any gathering. 5.4% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT SCHNICKELFRITZ 6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Weissbier. The unmistakable characteristics of this Bavarian Weissbier are achieved with a yeast that is decidedly fruity and phenolic. You may note clove, nutmeg or even vanilla and/or banana-like aromas and flavors. 5% ABV – MO
URBAN CHESTNUT GERMAN PORTER 6/4/16oz CANS – German Porter with notes of Dark chocolate, roast coffee. A lager that’s as rich as it is robust, and as dark as it is strong—does it get more German than that? UC’s version of the classic “Starkbier” is rightfully hefty, in both the ABV and mouthfeel departments. Less fruity than your traditional English recipes, this German Porter is best enjoyed after a long, hard day of winter chores… or, around a warm fire with friends and family this holiday season! 7% ABV – MO

O’Fallon Vanilla Wafer Cream Ale 4/6/12oz BT – This medium bodied ale starts with a variety of lighter colored malts and adjuncts including pale malt and corn, which add cookie-like flavor and sweetness to the beer. Just before finishing we add cold pressed Madagascar Vanilla that ties in all of the attributes of this classic cookie. 5.2% ABV
O’Fallon Dad’s Original Scotch Oatmeal Cookie Stout 4/6/12oz BT – Dad’s Scotch Oatmeal Cookies are a St. Louis tradition. We have taken the key ingredients of Dad’s Scotch Oatmeal Cookies and incorporated them into a Cream Stout. This sweet Oatmeal Stout is velvety smooth with a creamy mouthfeel. Hints of chocolate, caramel, oats, raisin and vanilla combine to create this liquid cookie. 5.9% ABV

Field Day + Lua Beer Dinner set for June 9th!

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Courtesy of Field Day Brewing’s Facebook page:

Field Day Brewing Co. and Lua Brewing are teaming up for a one-night-only 4-course beer dinner celebrating great beer, great food, and the creativity that happens when two brewery teams come together at the same table.

This intimate dinner will feature a chef-curated menu with beer pairings from both breweries throughout the evening. Each course includes two curated pours, one from Field Day and one from Lua, designed to complement the dish and showcase each brewery’s approach to flavor, balance, and style.

Your ticket includes:
🍺 Welcome collaborative table beer
🍽️ 4-course chef-curated dinner
🍻 8 paired beer pours, 2 with each course
✨ Access to this limited-capacity collaborative event

Total beer pours included: 9

Event Details
📍 Field Day Brewing Co.
🚪 Doors Open: 6:00 PM
🍽️ Dinner Begins: 6:30 PM

Tickets
General Admission: $90 per ticket + 21% gratuity for staff + sales tax