Category: Beer Releases

SingleSpeed “Tip the Cow Day” set for Saturday January 13th!

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Courtesy of SingleSpeed’s Facebook page:

Milk stouts, milk stout ice cream floats, bourbon barrel-aged milk stouts… Oh, and did we mention 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙠 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨? 
Add live music, a complimentary Tip the Cow-branded Miir insulated beverage holder, and all of the cow-themed fun we could think of, and you have yourself a party.
AND, as if you aren’t already sold on the party of the century, Tip the Cow 2024 features the release of Tip the Cow Malt Whiskey in partnership with Foundry Distilling Co.

**“The Calf” Ticket ($50) gets you:

Early access to Tip the Cow Day – 9 AM!
(1) 500ml bottle of BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged)
An early opportunity to purchase our BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged) 500ml bottle for only $20 (limit purchase of 3 bottles before 10am)
An early opportunity to purchase a surprise variant of BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged) 500ml bottle for only $30
(limit 3 bottles before 10am)
Matte Blue Tip the Cow Branded Insulated Miir Coffee Mug
Milk stout ice cream float made with Tip the Cow Day draft of your choice
**One draw of either:
• Tip The Cow
• Coconut Migration
• BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout)
• Surprise Variant of BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout)

**“The Cow” Ticket ($100) gets you:

Early access to Tip the Cow Day – 9 AM!
(1) 750ml bottle of Tip the Cow Malt Whiskey
An early opportunity to purchase our BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged) 500ml bottle for only $20 (limit purchase of 3 bottles before 10am)
An early opportunity to purchase a surprise variant of BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged) 500ml bottle for only $30 (limit purchase of 3 bottles before 10am)
Matte Black Tip the Cow Branded Insulated Miir Highball Tumbler
Milk stout ice cream float made with Tip the Cow Day draft of your choice
**One draw of either:
• Tip The Cow
• Coconut Migration
• BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout)
• Surprise Variant of BA Two Cows 2024 (Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout)

3 Floyds “Barbarian Haze” and “Speed Castle Lager” hitting Iowa shelves this week!

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**Barbarian Haze** – 6.5% ABV – “At long last, we bring you our take on a Hazy IPA. It’s no secret that most of our portfolio is hop forward, flavorful, unfiltered. With Barbarian Haze, we took the hopping protocol a bit further, using some new age brewing alchemy coupled with our old school heavy handed approach. Fans of the style will recognize the complex soft malt character that helps balance the generous hop additions for supreme drinkability.

**Speed Castle** – 5.6% ABV – “Our newest year-round beer has arrived – Speed Castle Pilsner. Using hops sourced from German farms, American Pilsner malt, and hand-selected fresh or ‘wet’ hops, Speed Castle is a crisp, refreshing and world-ending Pilsner.

Big Grove “Big Ed” and “Burch the Bear” return today! (11/10) distro next week!

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Two Big Grove favorites make their way back to BG taprooms starting today as Big Ed and Burch the Bear will be available at all Big Grove locations starting today and will hit distro next week! More on these delicious brews:

*Big Ed* – double New England hazy IPA – 8.3% ABV – Here for the party! Enjoy big flavors of papaya, mango, and coconut from this hazy double IPA brewed with Sabro, Mosaic, and Simcoe. Throw on some buffalo plaid and kick back with Big Ed.

*Burch the Bear* – Brown ale – 5% ABV – Honoring Iowa’s first mascot, Burch, a real-life brown bear from 1908…this classic, easy drinking brown ale features notes of hazelnut and chocolate with a crisp, easy finish.

November releases from Lion Bridge!

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Courtesy of Lion Bridge email:

Mallow Gold (Imperial S’mores Stout, 9.0%) – We brewed an exceptionally decadent stout and s’moresified it! Marshmallow, Ghanaian Chocolate, and Graham Cracker meld beautifully in this campfire beer.

Dream Catcher (Black IPA w/Simcoe and Cascade, 7.1%) – Scary things can lurk in the dark. But so can delicious hoppy things! Don’t be afraid of the dark base beer. Dream Catcher is all you wanted in an IPA, and all you didn’t even know you wanted!

Big Clown Shoes drop from Abu Nawas!

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CLOWN SHOES CANS:

  • 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 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 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 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 Haze Cake 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double IPA with Multiple dry hoppings of Mosaic and Citra. 9% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Fruitorian Guava/Passion 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious Sour Ales with Guava and Passionfruit. 5.8% 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

CLOWN SHOES STOVEPIPES:

  • Clown Shoes Snow on the Maple Tree VINTAGE 2021 – 1/12/19.2oz “Stovepipe” CANS – Maple Conditioned Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels that had premium maple syrup then aged in them. 11% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes The Storyteller 1/12/19.2oz “Stovepipe” CANS – Imperial Stout aged in WhistlePig Rye Barrels. 10.5% ABV.
  • Clown Shoes Luchador at Sunrise 1/12/19.2oz “Stovepipe” CANS – Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout with Cinnamon, Vanilla, Chipotle, and Ancho Chilis. 10.5% ABV.
  • Clown Shoes Ancient Hills 1/12/19.2oz “Stovepipe” CANS – Chocolate Malt Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels. 10% ABV.
  • Clown Shoes Origin Story 1/12/19.2oz “Stovepipe” CANS – IPA Aged in Bourbon Barrels. Rich and complex notes of bourbon and oak mingle uniquely with subtle hoppiness and a sturdy, slightly sweet malt backbone. 9.75% ABV.
  • Clown Shoes Exorcism at Sunset 1/12/19.2oz “Stovepipe” CANS – Clown Shoes signature American imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels. 10.75% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes FLIGHT to BOLIVIA 1/12/19.2oz “Stovepipe” CANS – Delicious Malty Old Ale Aged WhistlePig Rye barrels that were once Bordeaux barrels. 10% ABV – MA

Confluence celebrating 11 years on Saturday October 21st!

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Des Moines will be the place to be this coming weekend as Confluence Brewing will be celebrating their 11 year anniversary starting at 11 a.m.! Live music, food trucks and multiple beer releases throughout the day will be taking place. Take a look below for the schedule courtesy of Confluence’s Facebook page:

We are celebrating our 11th year of making good beer and we hope you can join us!

Come on down to the beer factory on our birthday for a special celebration filled with live music, food trucks, commemorative glassware and new beers for you to take home.

Schedule:
Live Music with Ducharme Jones 12-2:30pm
Live Music with Buckmiller Schwager Band 3-5:30pm
Food Trucks: Pie Mates & Street Eats
*Purchase any 2 anniversary beers (to-go) and receive a free 11th-anniversary glass!

Anniversary Beer Releases:
1. Peanut Butter Cup Porter (Contains Nuts & Lactose)
2. Bourbon Barrel Aged Ferryman’s
3. Ferryman’s Chocolate Old Fashioned
4. Ferryman’s Dark Chocolate Turtle
* to read about each beer, head to our events tab and you can see each release with their tasting notes!

Evil Twin NYC: The Sequel

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EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC:

  • EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC – OUR MOST POPULAR IPA 6/4/16oz CANS – Flagship IPA brewed and Double Dry-Hopped with all Citra hops. 6% ABV – NYC
  • EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC – DANG QUESADILLA 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast IPA. Brewed with all Citra. Dank, crisp, fresh. 6.7% ABV – NYC
  • EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC – I SWEAR I’M ADDICTED TO BLUE CHEESE 6/4/16oz CANS – Classic Belgian Quadrupel. Notes of malts, dark fruits & subtle spice. 10.2% ABV – NYC
  • EVIL TWIN WILL THIS BELGIAN BEER DESERVE YOUR RESPECT? 6/4/16oz CANS – Belgian Strong Golden Ale – 12% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC – THE WEATHER JUST WENT FROM 90 TO 55 LIKE IT SAW A STATE TROOPER 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped with Citra and Galaxy. Beautifully Crisp ‘n Juicy. 6.5% ABV – NYC
  • EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC – BUZZIN’ – CITRA + CASHMERE + SABRO 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped Pale Ale with Citra, Cashmere, & Sabro, brewed with organic wildflower honey. BEEPUBLIC collab. 5.5% ABV – NYC
  • EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC – FRUIT FOR THOUGHT 5 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale inspired by some delicious autumn-forward stone fruits. Made with Cranberry & Plum, we added a little extra Cinnamon, Vanilla, & Brown Sugar for some extra pie flavors. 6.6% NYC
  • EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC – THE GREAT AUTUMNAL EQUINOX STOUT 6/4/16oz CANS – We’ll let the ingredients do the talking for this one… Imperial Stout Brewed With Almond, Vanilla, Muscovado Sugar, Maple, Marshmallow Coffee, Raspberry And Chocolate. 12.55% ABV – NYC
  • EVIL TWIN OUDE EVIL 6/4/16OZ CANS – Malt Liquor. Enjoy straight from the can. Cheers, friends! 8% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN HOP FOR A BETTER FUTURE – SIMCOE 6/4/16oz CANS – Simcoe NE DDH DIPA. 8% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN BOZO BEER 6/4/16OZ CANS – 17.2% 😳 Imperial stout brewed w/ molasses, lactose, chocolate, almond, hazelnut, vanilla bean, cinnamon, oak spiral, chili, marshmallow, muscovado sugar, chestnut, and coffee. 17.2% ABV – CT – Please note that like a fine wine, this beer’s vintage runs a year back. Hence 2022!
  • EVIL TWIN EVEN MORE JESUS 6/4/16oz CANS – Evil Twin OG Imperial Stout – 12% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN IMPERIAL BISCOTTI BREAK 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Almonds, Espresso, Vanilla – 11.5% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN IMPERIAL DOUGHNUT BREAK 4/6/16oz CANS – The Legendary Beer is Back. Imperial Porter with Vanilla Coffee Almonds and (you guessed it) Donuts. 11.5% ABV – CT

Tox, Front Porch, Eredita, Clown Shoes, and Nightmare Brewing coming from Abu Nawas!

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TOX BREWING:

  • Tox Brewing Double Dart 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped DOUBLE Dart Frog IPA! loaded with Nelson, Riwaka and Motueka⁠. 8.5% ABV – CT
  • Tox Brewing Digitox 6/4/16oz CANS – Hoptimally saturated Double IPA with Nelson & Citra. 8.5% ABV – CT
  • Tox Brewing Copperhead 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious American Amber Ale. 5.8% ABV – CT
  • Tox Brewing Coffee and Donuts 6/4/16oz CANS – Collab. w/ Little House Brewing. Imperial Stout with coffee, donuts, strawberry, raspberry & vanilla. 10% ABV – CT
  • Tox Brewing Fugu 6/4/16oz CANS – Citra, Cashmere, & El Dorado IPA. Immensely aromatic and complexly hoppy for its crushable nature, Fugu combines a carefully selected combination of American hops 6.5% ABV – CT
  • Tox Brewing Training Wings 6/4/16oz CANS – Beautiful American Pale Ale with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe. 6% ABV – CT
  • Tox Brewing Muscaria 6/4/16oz CANS – Calling all Mosaic and lovers. Double Dry Hopped Mosaic DIPA with Cascade and Citra through various stages of the whirlpool and dry hop. Dangerously smooth for its ABV and has huge notes of dank citrus, mango, flowery berries, and a touch of sweet tropical candy. 8.2% ABV – CT
  • Tox Brewing Placebo Effect 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious American Cream Ale. 5.2% ABV – CT

FRONT PORCH BREWING:

  • Front Porch Neil’s Donut Apple Crumb 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout brewed with Apple Crumb Donuts. 10% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Reverse Mermaid HBC 586 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA jam packed with tropical HBC586, and Citra, Mosaic, Strata. 6.6% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Cosmic Brownie Bday Stout 6/4/16oz CANS – Birthday Cake Brownie Imperial Stout brewed with Cacao Nibs & Vanilla. 11% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer X Front Porch Boba Bliss Pink Guava 6/4/16oz CANS – Creamee Bubble Tea Sour Ale brewed with Pink Guava. 5% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Twisted Sisters 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious IPA brewed Loral, Ekuanot , HBC 586 hops. 6% ABV – CT – This Beer is in Collaborations with Pink Boots Society, an organization that aims to assist, inspire and encourage women and non-binary individuals in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry to advance their careers through education.
  • Front Porch Thank You 6/4/16oz CANS – DIPA with Sabro, Hallertau Blanc, Enigma, Huell Melon and El Dorado. 8% ABV – CT

EREDITÁ BEER:

  • Eredita Papapils 6/4/16oz CANS – Crisp German-style Pilsner. Tettnang and Mittelfrüher hops from Seitz Farms, located in the Hallertau-region of Germany. Bright notes of lemongrass and freshly baked bread are to be experienced with PapaPils. 4.8% ABV – CT
  • Eredita Pragmatism CITRA 6/4/16oz CANS – Single-hop New England Pale Ale featuring Citra hops grown in the Pacific Northwest! 5.1% ABV – CT

CLOWN SHOES BREWING:

  • Clown Shoes Pumpkin Sombrero 6/4/16oz CANS – Mexican-Style Chocolate Stout with Pumpkin Puree! 7% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Pumpkin Sombrero 1/6bbl KEG – Mexican-Style Chocolate Stout with Pumpkin Puree! 7% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Harvest Blender 6/4/16oz CANS – Smoothie IPA with Plum, Peach, Apricot Purées and Lactose. Hopped with Citra and Galaxy. 7% ABV – MA
  • Clown Shoes Harvest Blender 1/6 bbl KEG – Smoothie IPA with Plum, Peach, Apricot Purées and Lactose. Hopped with Citra and Galaxy. 7% ABV – MA

NIGHTMARE BREWING:

  • Nightmare Brewing Matricide 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Toasted Coconut, Roasted Almonds, Ecuadorian Cacao, Madagascan Vanilla and Lactose. 15.1% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Gunga Rao 6/4/16oz CANS – SOUR IPA – Gunga Rao is Soured on Pineapple & Coconut, with Moroccan Mint, Sabro, Kohatu & Cashmere hops. 8.3% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Chelsea Grin 6/4/16oz CANS – SOUR ALE, soured on Strawberries and Raspberries with Earl Grey Tea and Bergamot Orange Zest. 6.7% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Glasgow Smile 6/4/16oz CANS – Gose soured on Wild Scottish Bilberries with Heather, Lemon Zest, Raspberries and Blueberries. 6.7% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Flayed 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Oat IPA with Azacca, Zythos, Galaxy and Pacifica. 9.6% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Blood Eagle 6/4/16oz CANS – Scandinavian Sour Ale Soured on Lingonberries, Hawthorn Berries, Cloudberries & Comice Pears with Strawberries, Plums and Tart Cherries. The fan favorite is back! 7.5% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Agam Kuan 6/4/16oz CANS – Masala Chai Imperial Stout brewed with Jaggery Tea and cold aged on Indian vanilla and toasted chai spices. 16% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Bamboo Torture 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial IPA brewed with Bamboo Shoots and Dry-Hopped with Akoya & Dragon Hops. 9.6% ABV – NY

Lua celebrating 4 years starting next Monday (10/9)! with 3 new releases!

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An early happy 4 years to Lua Brewing! Starting next Monday, October 9th, they will be releasing beers and having food specials throughout the week. Here’s what they are starting with on Monday courtesy of their Facebook page:

Our 4th Anniversary week kicks off ONE WEEK from today, and we are starting it off with everyone’s favs.

Next Monday (10/9) we will be slinging $4.44 Lua Smush sliders alllll dang day, accompanied by THREE new nostalgia inspired, smoothie-esque sour beers (draft only).

PUSHPOP: GUB GUB (5%)

Pineapple, Guava, Fruit Punch

PUSHPOP: TJ CREAM (5%)

Berry, Passion fruit, Vanilla

PUSHPOP: MR. DENMARK (5%)

Tangerine, Cara Cara Orange, Mango

Looking forward to celebrating with you all!

Big Grove Richard the Whale returns Saturday, December 2nd! Presale 10/25!

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Courtesy of Big Grove Brewery:

Richard the Whale returns Saturday, December 2 

Our annual celebration will include Iowa City, Des Moines, and Solon

Wednesday, October 25, pre-sale begins at biggrove.com for our favorite party of the year! Mark your calendar, set an alarm, tell Siri to remind you… whatever it takes! The 2023 RtW celebrations will be held in Iowa City, Des Moines, and Solon featuring a pair of new beers alongside the Richard 4-packs + Golden Ticket. Here’s a cute stack of pics from the 2022 parties to get the good vibes flowin’.