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Wild Minds, Ology, Blackstack, Phase Three, Drekker, and 450 North coming from Pequod!

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Swing Oil – A new school American-style pilsner made with Pilsner malt, Carafoam, and Acid malt, lightly dry-hopped with Motueka for a light, crispy and dry beer with herbal notes.

  • Foregone Conclusions – American Light Lager w/ Lime
  • Hop Safari – Double IPA – Hazy Double w/ Vic Secret, Strata, Sabro
  • Back of the Napkin – Hazy IPA w/ Citra and Mosaic
  • Sensory Overload – ALL CITRA Hazy IPA
  • Rainbow Colored Glasses – Rainbow Sherbet Inspired Sour
  • Fruits N Scoops – Tropical Sherbet Inspired Sour

BlackStack Brewing

  • DDH Early Admission – Double Dry Hopped Double IPA
  • Citra and Chill – Cold Single IPA  

Phase 3 Brewing Company

  • DDH Later Gator – Newest DDH Hazy IPA   
  • Vivid Light – West Coast IPA
  • Three Juiced – THE IPA that launched it all
  • Double Nectar – Apricot, Orange, Pineapple Sour
  • DDH Double Pixel Density – DDH Double IPA

Drekker

  • Chonk – Peanut Butter and Jelly Supreme 
  • Ectogasm – Fresh Cans and Kegs – Flagship IPA 
  • Juiceler – JUICE IPA   
  • Purple Prrrt – Grape Soda inspired PRRRT
  • ICE ICE Prrrty – Lemon Lime inspired PRRRT

450N Brewing Company

  • Superman Triple Scoop – Black Cherry, Marshmallow, Blueberry, Banana, Vanilla Cream & Marshmallow
  • Unicorn Juice Swirl – Starfruit, Peach, Mango & Guava.
  • Bomb Pop – Passionfruit, Pineapple, Mango, Papaya, Guava, Apricot, Orange
  • Popsicle Rocket – Raspberry, Cherry, Lemonade
  • Push Popsicle – Double Mango, Orange, Mango Ice Cream, Vanilla Cream, Lemon, Lime
  • Cream Bars – Cara Cara Orange, Raspberry, Blueberry, Triple Vanilla Cream

Urban Chestnut coming Iowa via Abu Nawas! Plus Pohjala Brewing!

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URBAN CHESTNUT COMING TO IOWA!

The cat is out of the bag. As some of you have heard, the rumors are true! We are thrilled to bring to you URBAN CHESTNUT out of St Louis. Besides the tremendous respect that we have for this brewery and their almost dogmatic way of sticking with Classic German Styles, they are above all a wonderful bunch of humans that we are proud to call friends. It doesnt get any better than crisp, clean German beers brewed by an actual German. Brewmaster Florian Kuplent brings two decades of artisan brewing experience to Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. From serving as a brewer’s apprentice in a small German brewery to developing award-winning beer recipes for one of the world’s largest brewers, Florian now shares his distinctive brewing creations with the craft beer enthusiasts of St. Louis from the brewhouse of his start-up brewery, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company.

Florian pays “reverence” to the heritage of beer with offerings of classically-crafted, timeless European beer styles. This philosophy is also utilized at the Urban Chestnut Hallertauer Brauerei located in Wolnzach, Bavaria, where timeless regional classics are brewed alongside modern styles.

URBAN CHESTNUT BREWING COMPANY:

  • 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 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 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 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 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

Põhjala Brewery: 

  • Pohjala Orange Gose 24x330ml CANS – A citrus-forward gose brewed with Oranges, Coriander, Himalayan rock salt, and house culture of lactobacillus. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 5.5% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Prenzlauer Berg 24x330ml CANS – A rich and creamy sour wheat beer, brewed with Raspberries. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 4.5% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Cherry Garden 24x330ml CANS – Imperial Gose brewed with cherries. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Must Kuld Chai Latte 24x330ml CANS – A special version of our Must Kuld porter inspired by Chai Latte and brewed with aromatic spices.  Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 7.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Must Kuld 24/330ml BT – A rich porter with smooth honey notes. Brewed with lactose for that extra silky texture. Enjoy on its own or as a dessert at the end of a decadent meal. Contains barley malt and lactose. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 7.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala CocoBanger 24/330 ml BT – A banging Imperial stout brewed with coconut and a Caturra coffee from Costa Rica. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 12.5% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Torm 24/330ml CANS – Imperial Gose. A strong sour and salty wheat beer brewed with lingonberry, heather tips, and honey. Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia.8% ABV – EE
  • Pohjala Valk 24x330ml CANS – Imperial Gose brewed with freshly picked Bilberries at peak ripeness and sage. Billberries are a northern country’s berry.  Brewed and packaged in Tallinn, Estonia. 8% ABV – EE

Equilibrium, Blackstack, Phase Three, Urban Artifact, Modist, and Fair State coming from Pequod!

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  • MC2 – Flagship IPA
  • Citragon – Double IPA – Brewed with every single form of Citra hops.
  • Astronomical Twilight – Sour IPA w/ Watermelon, Strawberry, Lime
    • 16oz 4pk – $99
  • Even More Unbalanced – Triple IPA – collab w/ Evil Twin Brewing
  • Laboratory Dynamics – Double IPA
  • Ocean Vibes – Double IPA – collab w/ Vitamin Sea – lactose IPA w/ big tropical notes
  • Origami Paper Airplanes – Double IPA collab w/ Barreled Souls Brewing
  • String Theory – EQ’s very first Saison in a can!

BlackStack Brewing

  • Laugh Now, Cry Later – Double Dry Hop, Triple IPA
  • Aptly Named – Apple Pie Sour – Brewed with loads of apples, cinnamon, spices 

Phase 3 Brewing Company

  • DDH Protocol – Double Hazy IPA w/ Citra, El Dorado, Galaxy  
  • Geo – West Coast Style Pilsner brewed w/ Mosaic and Citra
  • Aludra – Hazy IPA

Urban Artifact Brewing

  • Audion – Imperial Rare Midwest Fruit Tart w/Loganberry, Tayberry, Boysenberry, Blackberry, and Raspberry – 10%
  • Peaches and Cream NITRO –  Peaches and Cream on NITRO 
  • Keypunch – Keylime Fruit Tart with just a pinch of salt and a speck of whole vanilla bean  

Modist Brewing 

  • Sea Salt Lime Supra Deluxe- Rice lager w/ sea salt and lime. TOTAL CRUSHER!!
  • Illbrewminati Vol 3.- Helles Lager – Collab w/ Burial Beer Co. and TRVE Brewing
  • Supra Deluxe – Rice Lager – personal favorite

Fair State Brewing Company

  • Crankin’ Foamers Lime – American Slammin’ Beer w/ Lime 
    • 12oz 12pk – $30
  • Hop Water – 3 Varities – Citra/Mosaic, Citra/Centennial, and Citra/Galaxy
    • 16oz 4pk – $38

EPIC Jester King beers coming from Abu Nawas!

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An insane amount of deliciousness is making it’s way to you! Abu Nawas was lucky enough to hit the cellars of Jester King Brewery and come away with some of the best beers made in the world! The list below is bottles only, but expect to see some really amazing things at some restaurants/bars/pubs in the coming weeks! If you know a restaurant/bar/pub that is interested in setting up an account or ordering any of the beers mentioned below, feel free to email me at ben@abunawasbeverage.com! Here’s what’s coming from Jester King!

JESTER KING BOTTLE OFFER

FARMHOUSE ALES & STOUT COLLECTION

  • Jester King / Green Bench Beachtimez Sportzketball 12x750ml Bottles – Grisette-inspired ale refermented w/ Texas loquats. 4.5% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Bière de Miel 12/750ml Bottles – Farmhouse Ale brewed w/ Texas wildflower honey. 5.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Black Metal 12/750 ml Bottles – Farmhouse Imperial Stout a.k.a. Iron Sword, a.k.a. Blackened Death, a.k.a. El Martillo del Muerte, is a cruel and punishing beer fermented by the sheer force of its awesome will. Black Metal is dry, roasty, and fermented with farmhouse yeast. 10.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Boxer’s Revenge 12/750 ml Bottles – barrel-aged strong ale. Boxer’s Revenge slowly ferments for several months in oak barrels in the presence of naturally occurring wild yeasts and souring bacteria prior to blending. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% naturally conditioned. 10.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Buddha’s Brew 12x750ml Bottles – Farmhouse ale blended & brewed w/ kombucha tea. Very classy farmhouse that has a light, well carbonated feel and medium-light body. 4.7% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Cerveza de Mezquite12/750ml Bottles – Farmhouse ale brewed with mesquite beans foraged from the Texas Hill Country! 5.6% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Colonel Toby 12/750ml Bottles – Thirst Quench Alert! hoppy little farmhouse ale brewed in collaboration with The Kernel Brewery in London, England. We love simple, little, crisp, bitter, drinkable beers, and Colonel Toby fits this bill. 3.2% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Das Wunderkind 12/750 ml Bottles – Made using the once commonplace, Old World technique of bière de coupage, freshly hopped, young beer is blended with old, sour beer aged in oak barrels. Das Wunderkind! is dry, highly attenuated, unspiced, tart, floral, and funky. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% naturally conditioned. 4.5% ABV – TX
  • Jester King El Cedro 12/750ml Bottles – Farmhouse ale hopped with piney, citrusy American hops, aged on Spanish Cedar spirals, and bottle conditioned with Brettanomyces yeast. Unfiltered, unpasteurized and naturally conditioned. 7.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Foudreweizen 12/750 ml Bottles – A Collaboration with TX Legendary Live Oak Brewing Company. Wheat beer brewed by Live Oak and fermented in Foudre. 6.2% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Gotlandsdricka 12/750 ml Bottles – Gotlandsdricka, meaning “Drink of Gotland”, is a farmhouse ale brewed with smoked malt, juniper, and myrica gale. It’s inspired by the Scandinavian farmhouse brewing tradition. Gontlandsdricka is fabled to be the beer of the Vikings. Rudimentary malting techniques would likely have lent a smokey character to the beer and other plants besides hops (such as juniper and gale) were used for bittering. 6.6% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Grim Harvest 12/750 ml Bottles – Farmhouse ale refermented with “spent” blackberries from Nocturnum Chrysalis. 5.2% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Hibernal Dichotomous 12/750 ml Bottles – Barrel Aged Farmhouse Saison with peeled & grated raw beets, orange juice & zest, and fresh thyme.
  • Jester King Le Petit Prince 12/750 ml Bottles -Crushable Farmhouse Table Beer. Throughout Northern Europe, light-bodied, well-hopped, low alcohol table beers were often the beverage of choice with all meals. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, 100% naturally conditioned ale. 2.9% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Mad Meg 12/750 ml Bottles – Mad Meg is a Franco-Belgian inspired “bière de provision,” which means beer for keeping or storing. Provision ales were typically higher in alcohol and cellared for longer periods of time than their lower abv counterparts. Jester King Mad Meg is a simple beer with well water, Texas barley and wheat, and organic Fuggle and Perle hops. It was fermented in stainless steel with our mixed culture of brewers yeast and wild yeast, then naturally conditioned in kegs and 750ml bottles. 8.9% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Mr Mingo 12/750ml Bottles – A farmhouse ale with roselle hibiscus. The inspiration was to make a simple beer with a subtle adjunct. 4.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Noble King 12/750 ml Bottles – Noble King is a medium strength, highly attenuated, unspiced farmhouse ale brewed with an abundance of organic noble hops, and fermented with wild yeasts from the Texas Hill Country. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% naturally conditioned. 5.9% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Part & Parcel 12/750ml Bottles – Farmhouse Ale. The first beer in modern history brewed with 100% Texas grown and malted grain. 5.5% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Provenance Lemon/Lime 12/750 ml Bottles – Farmhouse ale brewed with lemons and limes. Provenance takes the vibrant flavors and aromas of lemons and limes and presents them in the unique way that only wild fermentation with native yeast and bacteria can. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% bottle-conditioned. 5.7% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Saison Americaine 12/750ml Bottles – Authentic modern-American, mixed culture saison. 5.2% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Simple Means 12/750 ml Bottles – Simple Means represents everything we love about Jester King, this Altbier with smoked malt is a complex take on a traditional style with Jester King’s legendary Farmhouse touch. Farmhouse Altbier with Texas smoked malt. Pleasantly smoked and crushable. 5.6% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Snorkel 12/750 ml Bottles – Farmhouse ale brewed with alderwood smoked sea salt and Texas grown oyster mushrooms. For this batch, we used golden oyster mushrooms. 5.5% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Vague Recollection 12/750ml Bottles – Inspired by the winemaking tradition of piquette, Vague Recollection is a farmhouse ale aged on the grape pomace from Syrah & Sangiovese. 6% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Wytchmaker 12/750 ml Bottles – Farmhouse Rye IPA brewed with Texas-grown San Jacinto Two Row and Wildfire Pale Malt from TexMalt, malted Rye, and oats. It’s kettle hopped with Citra and El Dorado and dry hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo, Citra, and Mosaic Cryo. 6% ABV -TX
  • Jester King / Masonry Collab Meowzah 12/750ml – Texas take on an English best bitter. 100% naturally conditioned in bottles and kegs. 4.6% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Figlet 12/750ml Bottles – Collaboration with the Legendary Franklin Barbecue. Farmhouse Ale refermented with smoked Texas figs. 6% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Kollaborationsbier 12/750ml Bottles – Kollaborationsbier is Live Oak Pilz wort fermented in stainless steel with Jester King mixed culture. The Pilz wort is brewed at Live Oak and driven across town to Jester King for fermentation. This simple, crushable beer maintains much of the Live Oak Pilz character when young and fresh, then goes through a mixed culture metamorphosis in the bottle as it ages. 6% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Soul Conduit 12/750ml Bottles – Farmhouse table beer aged in Old Tom Gin barrels previously housing Jester King Viking Metal. After barrel-aging, we refermented the beer with lime zest, lime juice, and fresh basil. The finished beer has a subtle smoked character with a nice herbal depth. We get notes of juniper, pine, Meyer lemon, lime leaf, backed up by a subtle salinity and smoke. We like to think of Soul Conduit as our farmhouse G&T. 4.5% ABV – TX

BARREL-AGED & SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION COLLECTION

  • Jester King Atrial Rubicite 12/500ml Bottles – Atrial Rubicite is Jester King barrel-aged wild ale re-fermented with raspberries. Originally released in 2013, it’s their first-ever fruit beer. 5.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Bière de Blanc du Bois 12/500ml Bottles – To make Bière de Blanc du Bois, Texas-grown Blanc du Bois grapes were added to mature barrel-aged sour beer and refermented to dryness. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100 percent bottle-conditioned. 6.7% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Biere de Coupage 12/750 ml Bottles – Biere de Coupage is a dry-hopped blend of fresh, hoppy farmhouse ale and mature, barrel-aged SPON. “Biere de Coupage” simply means beer that is cut or blended. We learned about the practice of blending young beer with old from the Franco-Belgian farmhouse tradition, and we adopted it into our beer making about a decade ago. We enjoy seeing how the microflora from the mature SPON takes the young, fresh beer in new and exciting directions. 5.9% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Biere de Syrah 12x500ml Bottles – barrel-aged sour beer refermented with Syrah grapes. Bière de Syrah consists of a blend of beer fermented in oak barrels for nine to twelve months with our mixed culture of brewers yeast and native yeast and bacteria harvested from the air and wildflowers around our brewery. The blend was then refermented with Syrah grapes for about two weeks, transferred off of the fruit, then aged for an additional nine months in oak barrels. After packaging, the beer naturally conditioned for an additional two months prior to release. Altogether, Bière de Syrah is roughly two years old. 7.3% ABV – TX 
  • Jester King Birra di Sangiovese 12/500ml – barrel aged sour beer refermented with Sangiovese grapes grown at Tyler Farms & Vineyard in Midland, Texas. 7.4% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Cerveza de Tempranillo 12/500ml Bottles – barrel-aged sour ale refermented w/ tempranillo grapes. Tempranillo wine grapes were added to mature, sour, barrel-aged beer, and allowed to referment to dryness. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% naturally conditioned. 9.4% ABV – TX
  • Jester King CRU-55 12/375ml Bottles – sour red ale puncheon barrel-aged 3 years. 8.3% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Montmorency vs. Balaton 12/500ml Bottles – Barrel aged wild ale re-fermented with Montmorency and Balaton cherries from Michigan. 🍒 One of the running jokes at Jester King is, “What is your favorite fruit to ferment with beer, and why is it cherry?” Cherries are indeed hard to beat when it comes to fruit re-fermentation. We get delicious notes of cherry pie, cinnamon, and marzipan. 4.9% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Nocturn Crysalis 12/500ml Bottles – Nocturn Chrysalis is our barrel-aged wild ale refermented with six pounds per gallon Marion Blackberries! 5.1% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Omniscience & Proselytism 12x500ml Bottles – Barrel-aged wild ale refermented with Hill Country strawberries. 4.4% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Orter i morker 12/750 ml Bottles – Akvavit Barrel Aged Dark Farmhouse Ale brewed with well water, malted barley, hops, woodear mushrooms, dried dill, dried caraway seeds, and fresh pine needles. It was fermented with our mixed culture and aged in 225L oak barrels formerly containing akvavit, a Scandinavian spirit flavored with caraway or dill. 7.9% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Repose 12/750 ml Bottles – Inspired by the dusty, hay-filled stone barns of the Nord de France that likely gave way to the rise of Bière de Garde, we included a small portion of hay in the mash for this beer. Taking a further cue from the slow and steady winter fermentation of the style, we allowed Reposé to rest in brandy barrels for almost a year. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% bottle-conditioned. 8.3% ABV – TX
  • Jester King Song of Binding 12/750ml Bottles – A collaboration with La Sirène Brewing in Melbourne, Australia. They inoculated wort in the coolship and racked it onto the yeast cake in one of their foudres for primary fermentation. They then matured the beer in French oak Pinot Noir barrels for fourteen months. 6.9% ABV – TX
  •  Jester King SPON Plum Nectarine 6/375ml Bottles – 2018 SPON — Texas Plum & Nectarine! It’s a blend of one and two year old 100% spontaneously fermented beer from 2016 and 2017, refermented with Bruce sour plums from Lightsey Farms in Mexia, Texas, Morris plums from Engel Farms in Stonewall, Texas, and white nectarines from Cooper Farms in Fairfield, Texas! SPON beers are 100% spontaneously fermented with airborne yeast and bacteria collected overnight as the wort rests in our coolship. The beer then slowly ferments and matures in oak barrels for somewhere between one to three years depending on the batch. For this blend, we racked one and two year old beer out of oak and added it to 450 lbs. of sour plums, 100 lbs. of plums, and 400 lbs. of nectarines for refermentation. With our SPON beers, as well as for everything we brew, our aim is to create something uniquely tied to a cross-section of time, place, and people, never to be repeated or duplicated again. This is what farmhouse brewing means to us and gives us passion for what we do. 5.3% ABV – TX
  • Jester King SPON Raspberry & Cherry 6/375ml Bottles – 2018 SPON Raspberry & Cherry is a blend of one, two and three year old 100% spontaneously fermented beer refermented with raspberries and cherries. For our 2018 blend, we selected two puncheons of SPON from 2014, two puncheons of SPON from 2015, and one 225 liter barrel of SPON from 2016. After creating the blend, we refermented it with 960 pounds of raspberries and 840 pounds of Balaton cherries. 5.4% ABV
  • Jester King SPON Red Grape 6/375ml Bottles – 2016 SPON MOURVEDRE & SANGIOVESE – 100% spontaneously fermented beer, refermented with Mourvedre and Sangiovese grapes. We took three barrels of two year old SPON from 2014 and one barrel of three year old SPON from 2013 (about 1,600 liters), and added 500 pounds of Mourvedre grapes from the Texas High Plains and 500 pounds of Sangiovese grapes from Colorado. We allowed the beer to referment with the grapes to dryness, then naturally conditioned the beer in kegs and bottles resting on their side. 7% ABV – TX
  • Jester King SPON Three Year Blend 6/375ml Bottles – Three Year Blend is a blend of three different vintages — 2014, 2015 and 2016 — of 100% spontaneously fermented beer. Our goal is to make beer inextricably linked to our time, place, and people by harnessing the microflora, climate, and ecology of the Texas Hill Country. 5.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King SPON Three Year Blend 6/750ml Bottles – 2017 SPON — Three Year Blend is a blend of three different vintages — 2014, 2015 and 2016 — of 100% spontaneously fermented beer. Our goal is to make beer inextricably linked to our time, place, and people by harnessing the microflora, climate, and ecology of the Texas Hill Country. 5.8% ABV – TX
  • Jester King SPON White Grape 6/375ml Bottles – 2018 SPON Muscat is a blend of 100% spontaneously fermented beer refermented with 2,000 pounds of Muscat grapes from Sulpher Bluff, Texas (2018 harvest)! The grapes were really pleasant, reminded us of honeysuckle and flowers, and refermented very nicely with SPON. Our SPON beers (short for “spontaneous”) are brewed with unfiltered well water, Texas malted barley, Texas raw wheat, and aged hops from our barn. The wort sits overnight in our coolship and collects wild yeast and bacteria from the air before spontaneously fermenting in oak barrels for typically one to three years. They are then conditioned in bottles and kegs through natural refermentation. As we state on our label, SPON is a unique reflection of the ecology of the Texas winter, the Texas Hill Country, and the people of Jester King. 6.4% ABV – TX
  • Jester King UberSPON 12/750 ml Bottles – UberSPON is young farmhouse ale “cut” with mature Jester King SPON, then dry hopped with organic Fuggle and Perle from The Oregon Hophouse. 5.9% ABV – TX

Clown Shoes brews coming from Abu Nawas! Including A-HOP-ALYPSE MEOW Mix pack!

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CLOWN SHOES CANS:

  • Clown Shoes A-HOP-ALYPSE MEOW – MIX PACK 2/12/12oz CANS – It’s an all-out war between the infamous alien hop bugs and the laser-wielding Feline Force. No fridge or cooler bag is safe from this imminent hoppy invasion. Packed with 4 different IPAs from across the universe, A-hop-alypse Meow has something for everyone no matter what side you’re on. Includes: Galactica SoCal Citra – Mad Perf Sesh (Mix Pack Exclusive) – Rainbows are Real – Space Cake. 
  • Clown Shoes Galactica SoCal Citra 6/4/16oz CANS – Modern twist on a classic West Coast style IPA features citrusy hops and a lighter malt character to make a crisp West Coast IPA. 7.2% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Galactica Dank Nebula 6/4/16oz CANS –  West Coast style IPA features Galaxy, Simcoe, and Columbus hops, a rich malty base, plus Dank & Stormy Hopzoil™ 7.2% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Fruitorian Guava/Passion 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious Sour Ales with Guava and Passionfruit. 5.8% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Rainbows Are Real 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy IPA brewed with terpenes Beta-Pinene and Linalool, aromatic compounds derived from natural botanical sources. They supplement the sweet malt backbone and lively blend of Azacca, Citra, and Mosaic hops that make Rainbows Are Real shine with fresh, juicy notes of sweet citrus. 6.9% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Haze Cake 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double IPA with Multiple dry hoppings of Mosaic and Citra. 9% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Space Cake 6/4/16oz CANS – Mosaic, Citra Double IPA features robust hop aromas that carry through to the strong juicy flavors of tropical citrus. 9% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Outer Limits 6/4/16oz CANS – Crisp Hoppy Cold IPA. 6.5% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Mango Kolsch 6/4/16oz CANS – American Kolsch. This beer is NOT REINHEITSGEBOT. But it is delicious. Mango begins as a crisp and clean traditional Kolsch, then receives a dry hop addition and natural mango flavor. The result is a beer that features a light and crisp body that pairs that with subtle mango flavor and a lingering sweetness at the finish. 5.5% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Mist On The Oaks 6/4/12oz CANS – Rich and Roasty, Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon and Rum barrels that only this crazy bunch can pull out! We encourage you to not wake what lies beneath the mist… 10% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Undead Party Crasher 6/4/16oz CANS – Big and Bold American Imperial Stout utilizes a malt bill including smoked malts for an Imperial Stout that bursts with dark malt flavor. Rich notes of coffee, and chocolate mingle throughout an intense and full-bodied Stout. 9% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Blaecorn Unidragon 6/4/16oz CANS – Russian Imperial Stout Brewed with a monstrous amount of malt and combined with aggressive American hops, this beer is powerful and complex and designed to age.10.5% ABV – MA

“Bluesberry” Fruit Burst sour from Iowa Brewing debuting this Friday Night @Blues Night in the Park in Cedar Rapids!

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A big Friday night awaits in Cedar Rapids as this Friday, May 19th, Iowa Brewing will be debuting their newest addition to their extremely popular “Fruit Burst Sour” portfolio as “Bluesberry” debuts! Making the debut even more significant is that it will be coming and pouring at Blues Night in the Park (Green Square in Cedar Rapids)!

This beer features blue raspberry, orange, and pineapple flavors that give it a sweet, juicy and slightly tart taste and it checks in at 6% ABV. This beer will only be available on draft and possibly your only chance to get a taste will be at the Blues Night event!

The event itself has a $5 cover and will feature recognized blues acts such as BF Burt, Keesha Pratt Band, Matthias Lattin, and Ken Valdez.

Local food vendors will be on hand to try their delicious items as well! Need Pizza, Willy Ray’s Q Shack, and The Hip Stir will have their wonderful food available and Chophouse Downtown will have cotton candy! Gates will open at 5 p.m. and music will go from 6-10 p.m.!

With the “Bluesberry” release Iowa Brewing will also have the following beers available:
-Iowa Eagle Light Lager
-Eagle Amber Lager
-Surf Zombies IPA
-ZOINKS! Session IPA
-Big River Cold IPA
-Untitled Art Seltzers

Don’t miss this amazing event!

Hop Butcher, Blackstack, Phase Three, Mikerphone, MORE, and Modist beers coming from Pequod!

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  • Cosmic Glow – DIPA w/ Citra, Rakau, Waimea & Mosaic
  • Extra Green Relish– TIPA w/ Citra and Sabro
  • Loophole Technicality– Amarillo, Strata, & Galaxy
  • Lord Octopus – DIPA w/ All Mosaic

BlackStack Brewing

  • Wedding Season – DIPA w/ Thiolized Yeast, Cascade, Phantasm, El Dorado & Citra Cryo collab w/ WeldWerks
  • STRATA.. BUT MAKE IT POP- NEIPA w/Strata and CryoPop

Phase 3 Brewing Company

  • LULZ Smoothie Seltzer R+R- guava, coconut, pineapple, & orange 
  • TDH Triple Perpetual Sounds- TIPA
  • DDH Placeholder Text- DIPA
  • P3 Pils- Pilsner
  • Pixel Density FRESH!
  • Pressed- Maple Imperial Coffee Porter

Mikerphone Brewing 

  • Raise Your Weapon- TDH Imperial IPA
  • U Rah Rah!- DIPA collab w/ BlackStack

MORE Brewing

  • Three Right Turns- NEIPA collab w/ Noon Whistle
  • Double Space Boots – DIPA w/ loads of Citra & Galaxy
  • Mango Double Marbles- Mango Milkshake IPA

Modist Brewing 

  • Sea Salt Lime Supra Deluxe- Rice lager w/ sea salt and lime. 

Ciders and Meads galore coming from Abu Nawas! Eden, B. Nektar, and much more!

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Eden Heritage Cider:

  • Eden Heritage Cider 6/4/16oz CANS – Authentic Heritage Cider. Locally grown Heritage Dabinett • McIntosh • Empire • Spartan • Esopus Spitzenburg varieties. Pressed at harvest, fermented slowly and cold to preserve every drop of flavor. No added sugar, color or flavoring. Kingston Black, McIntosh, Empire, Bulmers Norman, Gravenstein. 6.2% ABV – VT
  • Eden Brut Nature Sparkling Champagne Cider 12/375ml – Half-Bottles – Naturally sparkling dry hard cider made from heirloom and bittersweet apple varieties. Bubbly, very dry, balanced flavors. 8.4% ABV – VT
  • Eden Imperial Rose Cider 12/375ml – This elegant hard cider is reminiscent of Champagne. Barrel-fermented and aged 1 year in French Oak puncheons • Secondary fermentation in the bottle using juice, no sugar added.100% Vermont Apples. 8.5% ABV – VT
  • Eden Iapetus Wines Collab: Orogenies 12/750ml – Collaboration with Iapetus Wines of Shelburne, Vermont. Apple-Grape Petillant Naturel with white wine grapes and heirloom apples. GRAPE VARIETIES: Louise Swenson • Itasca • APPLE VARIETIES: Gravenstein • St. Edmunds Russet • Rubinette • Binet Rouge • Cherry Cox. • 90 cases produced •

B. NEKTAR CANS & Bottles:

  • B. Nektar Zombie Killer 6/4/12oz CANS – Hard Cider with Honey and Cherry Added. Crisp, clean apple cider, round, ripe tart cherry. 100% Gluten Free. 5.5% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Black Fang 6/4/12oz CANS – Mead with Blackberries, Clove, and Orange Zest. Sweet and smooth with a full-bodied, dark berry wine character. Reminiscent of Spanish sangria and Garnacha grape wine. 100% Gluten-free. 6.4% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Sunrise Bay 6/4/12oz CANS – Mead with Pineapple. Delicate notes of fresh pineapple lend a subtle sweetness to the understated honey character. Mild citrus acidity compliments and balances the gentle sweetness. Light body and soft mouthfeel with a semi-dry finish. 4% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Mango Sorbet 6/4/12oz CANS – Mango mead w/ a hint of black peppercorns. Bright and crisp with fruity mango, sweet honey, and citrus notes. Light-bodied and clean with a lingering subtle black peppercorn finish. 100% Gluten Free. 6% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Orange Cream Delight 6/4/12oz CANS – Mead with Natural Orange and Vanilla. 100% Gluten Free. 5.9% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Lime Cream Delight 6/4/12oz CANS – Mead with Natural Lime and Vanilla. A refreshing lime and vanilla beverage with added lactose for a creamy texture. It’s the adult version of a popsicle. 100% Gluten Free. 5.9% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar New Wave Lemonade 6/4/12oz CANS – Mead with Blueberry & Lemon. Sweet blueberry and creamy honey followed by notes of blueberry ski and tart lemon. 100% Gluten-free. 6.4% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar New Wave Lemonade 12/500ml – Mead with Blueberry & Lemon. Sweet blueberry and creamy honey followed by notes of blueberry ski and tart lemon. 100% Gluten-free. 6.4% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Ow! My Mangos 12/500ml – Honey Mango Wine with Natural Flavors and Habaneros. Originally started as a B. Nektar’s B-Side, a rare collection of limited edition batches that are often our mead makers’ pet projects. 100% Gluten-free. 11% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Punk Core Crusher 12/500ml – Bone-Dry Hard Cider. Fresh Rich Apples. 6.8% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar The Dude’s Rug 12/500ml – Hard Cider with Tea and Chai Spices. Sweet, fresh apples with notes of cinnamon, clove, cardamom, ginger and raisin. 100% Gluten Free. 5.9% ABV – MI
  • B. Nektar Wildberry Pyment 12/375ml – Mead with Natural Wildberry. Striking aroma of Blackberries, Strawberries, Orange Blossom Honey and Red Grapes. 15% ABV – MI

CIDRE, POIRÉ, SIDRA & Such:
The OG Ciders of Normandie:

  • Julien Fremont, Cidre Brut Nature (2020) 12/750ml – A mix of at least 10 varieties of apples. Apples are hand harvested, then, for the fruit that needs it, stored in an attic in order to slightly dehyrate the fruit and increase the concentration. The apples are then mashed to obtain a pulp that macerates for a few hours before being pressed through a web cloth to gather the juices. The juice is then racked into large barrels where it ferments for about six months. After racking the juices between barrels in order to calm down the yeasts, the juices are bottled partially fermented and will continue to ferment in the bottle, trapping the created carbon dioxide and resulting in a natural carbonation. A deposit at the bottom of the bottle is normal.
  • Cidrerie du Leguer Cidre Tempet’ 12/750ml – Cédric Le Bloas moved back home to Brittany to make traditional Breton ciders from organically grown French cider apples. (This guy is gently hopped to perfection)
  • Cidrerie du Leguer Poire 12/750ml – Handmade pear cider from Brittany in northwest France. Cédric Le Bloas inherited his cider making skills from his Grandfather.
  • Clos des Citots, Poire 12/750ml – A dry cider made from organic pears with some noticeable sediment. Martine & Gérard Lenormand grow both apples and pears, and have been working the land since 1998. Their Poiré is made from a mix of Plant de Blanc, De Cloche, and Champagne pears, planted on limestone/loam soils. Fermentation is in the tank and the poiré goes through a light filtration before bottling with no sulfur added.

The Wonderful and Funky Ciders of Spain:

  • Alma de Trabanco Quinquina (6x1L) – Alma de Trabanco Quinquina en Rama is a new aperitif from Trabanco, the most iconic natural cider house in Asturias, Spain. Alma was born from memories of founder Emilio Trabanco, who would add a little cider to his vermouth, thus balancing the sweetness of vermouth with the refreshing acidity of his cider. Alma is the refinement of decades of local tradition. Made with cinchona, wormwood, savory, gentian, artemisia, boldo, cinnamon, star anise, coriander, thyme, and vanilla. Fruits include cherry, orange peel, and lemon.
  • Trabanco Sidra Natural Finca San Pedro De Anes (12x750ml) – Apples: 70% Lin with a blend of local apples sourced from the San Pedro de Anes orchard. Vinification: This cider has been fermented with indigenous yeasts and in accordance with the guidelines for “Naturally Fermented Quality Ciders.” Serving: Sidra Natural should be served cold in a wide glass and poured from a great height to break up the residual carbonic gas. Only a small amount (one sip’s worth) should be poured into the glass at a time.
  • Begiristain D.O. Euskal Sidra Natural 12/375ml – The Begiristain cider house is the oldest cider house still in operation in the Goierri and Tolosaldea area. Beautiful and a great example of Authentic Basque Sidra
  • Begiristain Gorenak Sidra Natural 8/375ml – As its name suggests “the supreme, the sublime, the highest ones,” GORENAK represents the highest-quality sagardoa or Basque cider brands.
  • Arizia Sagardoa Cider 6/750ml – Basque Sidra. It is made following the traditional method, without additive yeasts or chemical products. It has a special character and amber color, interesting bitterness and fabulous apple flavor. The low acidity levels make this cider healthy and a totally natural product.
  • RIBELA ARTESANA SIDRA 24/330ml – Sidra produced with a selection of historical Galician apples. The perfect balance between sour, sweet and bitter hints.
  • Isastegi Sagardo Naturala 12/375ml – Gloriously pure, funky Basque Cider. Made from a blend of local indigenous apple varieties, this is wonderful stuff!
  • Arratzain Sagardo Naturala 12/750ml – Pure and direct certified organic Basque cider. This 3 hectare family estate is located in the mountains just south of San Sebastian. This natural cider is made from a mixture of 20-30 different native Basque apple varieties, fermented in stainless steel and then aged in large old oak barrels.

The Traditional Ciders of England:

  • Hogan’s Hazy Daisy Bag-in-Box 3/3L – Medium still cider in Packaged in Bag in box (like boxed wine…) 3.9% ABV.
  • Hogan’s Dry Cider 12/500ml bottles – Dry, sparkling British cider balances the complexity of tannic English bittersweet cider apples with a hint of residual sweetness. 5.8% ABV.
  • Hogan’s Medium Dry Cider 12/500ml bottles – Medium dry, sparkling British cider. 5.8% ABV.
  • Henney’s England’s Pride Medium Cider 12/500ml – A Semi-Dry, slightly aerated cider. The indication “England’s Pride” emphasizes the original English method of making cider, consisting in the fermentation of freshly squeezed apple juice and aging throughout the winter. Cider has a good balance of sweetness and sourness while possessing bright apple tones and light dryness. This drink is universal, it is served slightly chilled, with pastries, dishes from vegetables, fish, and poultry. 6% ABV.
  • Henney’s Dry Cider 12/500ml – Dry Aerated cider made from red bittersweet English apples. It includes varieties of Dabinett, Ashton Bitter, Tremletts Bitter, Yarlington Mill, and Michelin. This selection of apples provided the drink with a clean, bright fruity taste with fine tannins and notes of spices. Dry cider “Henney’s” has pleasant carbonization and lightness, it is served slightly chilled, with meat and vegetable dishes. 6% ABV.
  • Henney’s Vintage Cider 12/500ml – Made from a single year’s pressing and naturally still. Appley and intense, with a real depth of flavor, it tastes of late summer with notes of apricots, herbs, and apple crumb and is the sort of cider you serve with food. 6.5% ABV.

Local Craft Cellar celebrating 1 year Anniversary on May 20th!

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On Saturday, May 20th, the Local Craft Cellar in Cedar Rapids (7085 C Ave. NE A1) will be celebrating their 1 year anniversary, and to no one’s surprise, Jason and staff will be celebrating in style with some amazing deals and samples of their wonderful supply of beer and food items! Their store hours will be 10am-4pm and Dimensional Brewing will be there pouring samples from about 11-3. Also, Edgewood Locker will be there grilling up samples of brats from 11-1:30. If you haven’t signed up for their bottle lottery, the 20th of May is going to be the last day for your to register as well!