John’s Grocery is back and today they brought some specialty beers you can find at next month’s Northside Oktober-Fest!
Source: Cheers and Beers! – KFXA-TV FOX 28 Iowa – FOX 28 Morning Live
Year: 2015
Sierra Nevada Releases Beer Camp 2016 Info
This year Sierra Nevada is teaming up with 30 breweries across to country to come up with their popular Beer Camp collaboration 12 pack. No information yet on the style of beers that will be produced but below is a list of breweries who will be in on the collaboration. Stay tuned for the list of beers in the coming months. Here’s more from Sierra Nevada:
COLLABORATION 12-PACK
Inspired by rock ‘n’ roll Super Groups, we’re teaming up with 30 talented breweries to make six Super Groups of our own. Sierra Nevada, along with these bands of brewers, will create an all-new mixed pack of beers that showcases the art, spirit and attitude of American craft beer.
NORCAL
- Bear Republic Brewing Co.
Healdsburg, CA- Maui Brewing Co.
Maui, HI- Faction Brewing Co.
Alameda, CA- Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery
San Francisco, CA- Mad River Brewing Co.
Blue Lake, CA- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Chico, CASOUTHWEST
- Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Long Beach, CA- Port Brewing Co./The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, CA- Bagby Beer Co.
Oceanside, CA- Societe Brewing Co.
San Diego, CA- Smog City Brewing Co.
Torrance, CA- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Chico, CAPACIFIC NW & ROCKIES
- Bale Breaker Brewing Co.
Yakima, WA- Barley Brown’s Beer
Baker City, OR- Melvin Brewing Co.
Jackson Hole, WY- Black Raven Brewing Co.
Redmond, WA- Odell Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, CO- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Chico, CAMIDWEST
- August Schell Brewing Co.
New Ulm, MN- Dark Horse Brewing Co.
Marshall, MI- Sun King Brewery
Indianapolis, IN- Perennial Artisan Ales
St. Louis, MO- Half Acre Beer Co.
Chicago, IL- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Mills River, NCNORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, DE- Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Roseland, VA- Lawson’s Finest Liquids
Alameda, CA- Stoudts Brewing Co.
Adamstown, PA- Trillium Brewing Co.
Boston, MA- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Mills River, NCSOUTHEAST
- Funky Buddha Brewery
Oakland Park, FL- Wicked Weed Brewing
Asheville, NC- Austin Beerworks
Austin, TX- Bayou Teche Brewing
Arnaudville, LA- Creature Comforts Brewing Co.
Athens, GA- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Mills River, NC
Stone Enjoy By 10-31-15 Coming to Iowa this Month
The every popular Enjoy By series will be making it’s way back to the lovely state of Iowa this month. Packaging date according to mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com looks to be September 25th and hopefully we see it very soon afterwards. It will once again be available in 22 oz bombers and 12 oz six packs. Here’s more about the Enjoy By Series:
You have in your hands a devastatingly fresh double IPA. While freshness is a key component of many beers- especially big, citrusy, floral IPAs- we’ve taken it further, a lot further, in this IPA. You see, we specifically brewed it NOT to last. We’ve not only gone to extensive lengths to ensure that you’re getting this beer in your hands within an extraordinarily short window, we made sure that the Enjoy By date isn’t randomly etched in tiny text somewhere on the bottle, to be overlooked by all but the most attentive of retailers and beer fans. Instead, we’ve sent a clear message with the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right now to enjoy this IPA.
Stone Enjoy By 11.21.15 BLACK IPA coming to Iowa?
The markets haven’t been released yet but following suite from the hit Enjoy By Series, Stone will be releasing an Enjoy By 11.21.15 BLACK IPA soon! It will come in 22 oz bombers and will check in at 9.4% ABV. Stay tuned for release details and markets, let’s keep our fingers crossed that Iowa will be one of those markets because I would love to try this beer!
Beer Review #122: Boulevard Funky Pumpkin
Ahhh pumpkin beers…..Everyone’s favorite style…..well, maybe not. But, I can’t lie, I do enjoy a pumpkin brew everyone once in awhile, especially on a crisp Iowa fall day. I can understand the people who don’t like them either, I’ve found myself scoffing at a few pumpkin offerings trying to figure out what exactly the brewer was trying to do to make their pumpkin beer stand out from the others and I mostly realize that they aren’t. That’s what I liked about Boulevard’s Funky Pumpkin, it’s relatively unique twist on a pumpkin beer.
Maybe having this beer during the Iowa game last Saturday made it taste better but the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger spices meshed well with a slight pumpkin flavor, the tartness, and the Brett to give it a little funk. Identified as a spiced sour, this could be the perfect mix for Brett-heads and pumpkin fans alike!
Big Grove Brewery Beer Dinner Course Menu release info:
So far they’ve released two courses that will be available during their Sour Beer Dinner set for Monday, September 14th. The following is courtesy of Big Grove’s Facebook page. I’ll keep posting updates as they become available. My mouth is watering already:
Big Grove Sour Dinner, Course 1 (in three parts):
Welcome beer – Kroul’s Progeny (Raspberry 2013).
1. Green tomato cured scallop ceviche, textures of ripe tomato, parmesan broth.
2. Sweet corn soup, goat cheese creme fraiche, house bacon, chive.
3. Amberjack crudo with watermelon, jalapeño, olive oil, cilantro fleur de sel.Paired with Big Grove Desperate Measures Strong Golden Sour.
September 14, Big Grove Sour Dinner, Course 2:
Drie Fonteinen Intense Red
Foie Gras terrine, cherry gelee, bourbon caviar, luxardo cherry, brown butter, hazelnut, and house-made brioche.
September 14, Big Grove Sour Dinner, Course 3:
Crooked Stave St. Bretta Pomelo
Smoked red snapper, summer squash, green grapes, toasted seeds, cucumber gazpacho anduluz.
September 14, Big Grove Sour Dinner, Course 4:
Drie Fonteinen Golden Blend
Olive oil poached halibut cheek, egg yolk pasta, roasted piquillo peppers, mussels, chorizo, preserved lemon, saffron mussel broth, oregano.
September 14, Big Grove Sour Dinner, Course 5:
Drie Fonteinen Hommage
Duo of duck; seared breast, crispy confit leg, roasted and pickled beets, ancho chile, blackberry, basil.
Kalona Brewing Beer Dinner + Concert with Brendan James set for Tuesday Dec. 8th
Kalona Brewing will be hosting a beer dinner Tuesday, December 8th and also will be hosting a concert featuring Brendan James. Here’s more from Kalona on this special event:
Join the Kalona Brewing Company for an exclusive event, a five-course dinner followed by an intimate concert with Brendan James on Tuesday, December 8th. This special event is limited to 75 guests and will sell out quickly.
Brendan’s songs have landed spots on over 15 major television shows
and feature films and he’s achieved the #1 Singer Songwriter spot on iTunes, multiple times. He has formed relationships with music legends Carly Simon and Cat Stevens, enjoyed on-stage experiences with the likes of John Legend, John Mayer, and Paula Cole. His new EP, The Howl, is bigger, badder, and dancier than anything he’s attempted to date. See more of Brendan’s music at http://www.brendanjames.com/video/
Tickets must be pre purchased over the phone at 319-656-3335 or in person at Kalona Brewing Company. Cheers!
Big Grove Releases List of Sour Beers for Sept. 14th Beer Dinner
Wow! This sounds like it’s going to be another terrific night at Big Grove and the dinner menu hasn’t even been released! Abu Nawas is bringing some heavy-hitters go along with what Bill, Rabbit, and T are dishing out from the brewery. Here’s the release:
3 more Pumpkin Beers on Their Way to Shelves
Love ’em or hate ’em, more are on the way! 3 more pumpkin beers will be joining the likes of O’Fallon, Schlafly, and Sam Adams, and New Holland on our shelves. Rogue’s Pumpkin Patch Ale, New Belgium’s Pumpkick, and the unique Boulevard Funky Pumpkin will be hitting Eastern Iowa shelves soon! Here’s more on each of these offerings:
Rogue Pumpkin Patch:
Independence, Ore., September 1, 2015 – Rogue Ales and Spirits announces the early release of Rogue Pumpkin Patch Ale, brewed with fresh pumpkins grown and harvested at Rogue Farms in Independence, Oregon.
Oregon’s heat-wave sped up the growing process this year, giving us ripe pumpkins in the middle of August. Thanks to Mother Nature, the fall favorite will be available earlier than ever before without the use of canned pumpkins, purees or concentrates.
“It’s worth the wait,” says Rogue Brewmaster John Maier.
Pumpkin Patch Ale begins in the dirt at Rogue Farms. Six acres of GYO DreamTMSugar Pumpkins were planted in May alongside the Rogue Farms hops, rye, hazelnuts, jalapeños, marionberries and buzzing honey bees. As soon as they were picked, the pumpkins were driven to the Rogue Brewery in Newport, Oregon just 77 miles away. The pumpkins were hand-chopped and seeded, roasted in pizza ovens, and pitched fresh into the brew kettle along with vanilla bean, ginger, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and Rogue Farms Independence hops to create pumpkin patch ale.
Pumpkin Patch Ale will make its worldwide debut in 750 ML bottles and on draft September 15th. For more information on Pumpkin Patch Ale and growing pumpkin beer visit rogue.com.
New Belgium Pumpkick:
What’s that bite of tartness doing in a pumpkin beer? Adding the unexpected kick of cranberry juice to brighten this traditionally spiced seasonal ale. PUMPKICK is brewed with plenty of pumpkin juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, but it’s the cranberries and touch of lemongrass that send your tastebuds sailing.
Boulevard Funky Pumpkin:
Deliveries of Funky Pumpkin, our new fall seasonal, will begin in the Greater
Kansas City Area on September 1st with other cities to follow soon. Funky Pumpkin will be available on draft and in six packs of twelve ounce bottles.
Spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and ginger, Funky Pumpkin is a blend of brewhouse soured beer and beer aged in a stainless steel tank with brettanomyces. Tart and slightly earthy, Funky Pumpkin features a subtle toffee/caramel malt character that allows pumpkin pie spices to shine against a soft acidity.
Wasn’t really a fan of Pumpkick and I know Rogue is sometimes hit and miss but I do think their Pumpkin beer is one of the better ones on the market. I think Boulevards will be an interesting try.
Big Grove Brewery Announces 7 Course Beer Dinner Featuring Sours Sept. 14th
Following their successful 2 year anniversary party this past Saturday, Big Grove Brewery is at it again as they announce plans for a 7 course beer dinner that will focus on sour beers September 14th. Here’s more from Big Grove’s Facebook page:
Anniversary was another huge success, what else could we possibly have in store you ask? Well a 7 course beer dinner sounds like a thing we should do.
How about 7 of the best/rarest/sour beers from around the world paired with Chef Benjamin Smart’s food?
Yes, yes we shall do this. Monday September 14th. Ticket are on sale now – $150 (tax & tip included) 319-624-BEER
If you’re a sour beer fan then this is for you! I’ll post more information as it becomes available, stay tuned!
