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SingleSpeed “Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day” set for Saturday, October 8th!

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A bid day in Cedar Falls approaches as SingleSpeed Brewing has announced the date for their popular “Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day”! There are 3 tiers available for purchase so make sure you read carefully and the link to the tickets follows the descriptions. Here’s more courtesy of SingleSpeed:

Imagine Coco on the TVs, while you listen to Live Bossa Nova Music, with a beer in one hand and a donut in the other. Now envision kicking off your Saturday with access to hyper-limited beer and custom donut holes on top of that… Welcome to ZMD DAY 2022.

This will be a ticket holder only event from 9:00AM-11:00AM. You will have access to Hyper-Limited releases of Barrel-Aged Double Donuts, Blueberry Streusel (Fruited Pastry Sour), alongside Zach’s Mexican Donuts!
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TICKET DETAILS:

🍩 Tier #1: The Donut Hole || $15

– Early access to Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day

-(1) Set of 4 one-of-a-kind Commemorative ZMD DAY 2022 Coasters

-(1) Commemorative ZMD Day 2022 Glass filled w/ the ZMD Day Beer of your choosing

– Donut Hole / Beer Pairing for the limited releases courtesy of Icon Donuts

– Access to the hyper-limited draft options: Barrel Aged Double Donuts & Blueberry Streusel Sour

– Live music by Marcus DeJesus

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🍩 Tier #2: The Cake Donut || $35

– Early access to Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day

-(1) 500ml bottle of Double Donuts – 2022 (Barrel-Aged)

-(1) Set of 4 one-of-a-kind Commemorative ZMD DAY 2022 Coasters

-(1) Commemorative ZMD Day 2022 Glass filled w/ the ZMD Day Beer of your choosing

– Donut Hole / Beer Pairing for the limited releases courtesy of Icon Donuts

– Access to the hyper-limited draft options: Barrel Aged Double Donuts & Blueberry Streusel Sour

– Live music by Marcus DeJesus

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🍩 Tier #3: The Ultimate Fritter || $55

– Early access to Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day

-(1) 500ml bottle of Double Donuts – 2021 (Barrel-Aged)

-(1) 500ml bottle of Double Donuts – 2022 (Barrel-Aged)

-(1) Set of 4 one-of-a-kind Commemorative ZMD DAY 2022 Coasters

-(1) Super Cool Commemorative ZMD Day 2022 Glass filled w/ the ZMD Day Beer of your choosing

– Donut Hole / Beer Pairing for the limited releases courtesy of Icon Donuts

– Access to the hyper-limited draft options: Barrel Aged Double Donuts & Blueberry Streusel Sour

– Live music by Marcus DeJesus

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**Doors will open back up to the public at 11:00AM, in which you may (are encouraged to) stay for The Diplomats playing from 11:00AM-2:00PM, and, of course, more food and beer!**Get your tickets by clicking the following link:

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Lion Bridge releasing dry hopping “Silvia” and “Blind Love” hazy IPA today!

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Two new beers coming from Lion Bridge today! A dry-hopping version of their delicious farmhouse ale “Silvia” and a brand new hazy IPA “Blind Love”. Here’s more from the brewery:

Blind Love (IPA w/Idaho 7, Nelson Sauvin, Strata, Motueka, 7.2%) – Named after a favorite Tom Waits song. The only kind of love is stone blind love…and love of hoppy beers.

Silvia (Dry-Hopped Farmhouse Ale 5%) – We hand-selected a blend of brettanomyces and wild beer from our wood program and then dry-hopped it with Nelson Sauvin hops and naturally carbonated kegs and bottles.

September releases coming from Backpocket!

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Pretzel Stout – Chocolate stout that was infused with pretzels with a splash of peanut butter.

Oatmeal Stout – Experimental oatmeal stout that has a touch of vanilla (draft only/taproom release)

Cereal Killer – Hazy IPA with loaded with lactose, marshmallow and mosaic, azacca and equinox hops then infused with hundreds of pounds of fruity cereal.

Saturday Morning Raspberry/Feijoa – One of our favorites in the Saturday Morning smoothie sour series with the return of Raspberry and Feijoa which is a mix of strawberry, guava and pineapple fruit flavors. 

Big Grove “Velvet” releasing August 27th, Pre-order link available, plus “Tropical Summer Jam” and !

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Big Grove will be releasing one of their more anticipated beers on August 27th as “Velvet” comes back to their taprooms! About Velvet:

VANILLA BARREL-AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
ABV: 13.3%

This special brew is an Extended Boil, Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout that we aged in freshly emptied Kentucky Bourbon barrels. The beer was aged for a year and then finished on Grade A Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans. You can expect a viscous mouthfeel, notes of roasted malt, marshmallow, dark chocolate, and an explosion of vanilla—highlighted by a smoothness that only comes from age and using the finest ingredients.

Along with “Velvet”, Big Grove will be releasing “Tropical Jam Fruit Sour” and “Double Norwegian Demon”. To pre-order your Velvet please click HERE! Below is more info on release day:

Release Day:

• Pick up period is 10:00am to 10:00pm on Saturday, August 27, 2022

• All three Big Grove Brewery locations will open at 10:00am for beer pick-up

• Breakfast food specials will be available from our chefs from 10:00am – noon

For the first time, we’ve crafted 100 bottles of a variant aged in a rum barrel sourced from the Virgin Islands with a nose of fresh cut sugarcane and light banana. This one-time release will only be available in bottles to the first 50 guests in Iowa City, 35 guests in Des Moines, and 15 guests in Solon.

Price: $50 per Barrel Aged Velvet bottle (500mL), limit of 6 per guest, available in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Solon. It will also be available in very limited draft at our breweries.

Variant: $50 per Barrel Aged Velvet Rum Variant bottle (500mL), limit 1 per guest in order of arrival. Available in Iowa City, (50 bottles), Des Moines (35 bottles), and Solon (15 bottles). It will also be served in very limited draft at our breweries.

New Brews Joining the Party: Tropical Jam Fruited Sour Ale (draft and 4-pack), Double Norwegian Demon Hazy Double IPA (brewery-only, draft-only).

Remember to bring your order number and a valid ID. 

On Saturday, come on in and a Big Grove employee will greet you, check your ID, and retrieve your order. Please have the order number from your receipt available. 

You’re invited to pick up the goods (proxy) on behalf of a friend, so long as you have their order number and a copy of their ID. 

Pending availability, you’re welcome to purchase any of our remaining beer inventory at that time.

More Drekker brews coming from Pequod!

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Braaaaaaains Mango / Lemon / Lime  Double Fruit Sour We loaded this summer crusher up with mango, lemon, & lime and then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla beans and it’s just as refreshing & delicious as you’re imagining it is right now.

Chonk Banana Split
Banana Split Chonk is back! Our loveable hefty boi is all smothered in a preposterously tasty pile of banana, strawberry, & chocolate 

Frose Braaaaains – Collab w/KINGS Brewing Co!
big ol’ fruity collab with our pals @kingsbrewingco! We loaded up Frosé Braaaaaaaains with watermelon, lime, & guava then gave it our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla. 

NEW Style – Good Platoon DBL IPA 
Goon Platoon is brewed with oats and loaded up with Citra, Belma, and NZH-107 hops for a super balanced flavor with notes of kiwi, guava, and strawberry candy.⠀

NEW – Pizza Toots IPA 
Pizza Toots is an IPA brewed with oats & spelt and hopped with Rakau and Ekuanot and it’s crazy delicious.

NEW version – Slang Du Jour Lemon Bar 

We raided Grandma’s recipe box and then got a little weird with it of course, so we stuffed this Slang with lemon, pear, a little banana, vanilla soft serve ice cream, granola and a whole pile of shortbread cookies for a lemon bar flavor that’s totally Grandma approved!

NEW – When life gives you Prrrrts!
When Life Gives You PRRRTs all you can do is laugh at the PRRRTs. It’s also going to be better if you’re laughing at the PRRRTs while drinking a When Life Gives You PRRRTs. This Strawberry, Guava, Pink Lemonade is hella tasty, 

NEW – Synaptic Cleft DBL IPA 
Synaptic Cleft, a big, soft double IPA built on a huge base of oats and wheat and hopped with Motueka, Moutere, Citra, and Belma for some massive citrus, stone fruit, & berry flavors with just the right amount of bitterness to perfectly balance it all out.⠀

Backpocket 2nd Annual “Smoked Meat and Beer Pairing” set for August 12th!

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The first time when so well they’re going to do it again! Backpocket Brewery will be hosting their 2nd annual “Smoked Meat and Beer Pairing” on August 12th starting at 7 p.m. The menu is listed below as well as a link to get your tickets! Here’s more from Backpocket!

Tickets for our 2nd Smoked Meat and Beer Pairing are LIVE!! These sold out quickly last time!

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Course 1: Texas Twinkies – Two large jalapenos filled with cream cheese, slow smoked brisket and shredded cheddar cheese while wrapped in bacon and slow smoked at 225 degrees for two and a half hours. The bite from the jalapeno is cooled by the cheese while the crispy bacon blanket is the perfect partner to the soft creamy filling. Served with 12oz. Bubba IPA.

Course 2: Beef Short Rib Tacos – Two handmade from scratch, flour tortillas filled with slow smoked beef short ribs, smoked yellow onions and pepper jack cheese grilled to melt the cheese slightly. We also took roasted corn and combined it with cotija cheese, lime and mayo with a little bit of tajin for a twist on the classic street corn. Served with 16oz. Tipsy in Tijuana.

Course 3: Homemade Banana Pudding – A classic bbq dessert option, we combine whipped cream with vanilla pudding layered on a bed of vanilla wafers and fresh cut bananas and topped with made from scratch whipped cream. Served with a 16oz. Hawktoberfest.

Clock House releasing “Pineapple Witch Slap” and “Kickin’ Kangaroo” imperial IPA tomorrow! (7/15)

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Just in time for the weekend are two releases coming from the fine folks at Clock House! Pineapple Witch Slap, which has been released before, and a new imperial IPA, Kickin’ Kangaroo, will be available when the taproom opens on Friday, July 15th! Here’s more on these releases from Clock House’s Facebook page:

Kickin’ Kangaroo: We brewed up a bitter Imperial IPA and dry-hopped it with Australian hops. The result is a dank and grassy melon DIPA that finishes with just enough kick!

Pineapple Witch Slap: Our beloved flagship NEIPA infused with real pineapple. Get some while you can this won’t last long!

Lion Bridge + Big Grove collab, “Fortune Favors the Cold” cold IPA releasing this Friday (7/15)!

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Lion Bridge and Big Grove are teaming up for a cold IPA release this Friday as “Fortune Favors the Cold” will be hitting the tap lines at Lion Bridge starting at 11 a.m. Here’s more on this brew courtesy of Lion Bridge’s Facebook page:

Fortune Favors the Cold is a collaboration with our buddies in beer at Big Grove Brewery. We have enjoyed making this new “Cold IPA” style, which is defined as non-hazy, with discernable bitterness, and big dry-hop additions.

Cold IPA with Simcoe, Strata, Idaho 7 and Cryo Talus. ABV 7.0%

Taproom open at 11am!