Backpocket brewing will be taking their popular Raygun beer and amping it up a bit! Raygun Vol. II will be hitting coming to us May 11th and this version will be double dry hopped with Strata and Galaxy hops! Stay tuned for more info on this exciting release!
Backpocket Brewing in Coralville is busy brewing and they have 3 news beers that they are rolling out this month to prove it! The rollout starts today and continues with 2 more brews next week. Stay tuned for Rob Exotic coming in May and a double dry hopped version of Raygun with strata and galaxy hops. More on those later! Here we go!
4.17: Pink Denim: Kettle Sour
We have partnered up with the amazing women in the Iowa Pink Boots Society to make a tropical kettle sour! Dry-hopped with the special pink boots hop blend. This sour will be available in 16oz/4pack cans.
— The Pink Boots Society was created to assist, inspire and encourage women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through education.4.23: Saturday Morning: Smoothie Sour
Remember the good ‘ole days of waking up early on Saturday to laze away the morning watching cartoons? Our Saturday Morning Smoothie Series takes you back to those days of iconic flavors. Our first in line is a Concord grape and Blueberry Sour. This sour has Concord grapes, blueberries, vanilla, lactose and ube for an ultra vibrate purple color! This sour will be available in 16oz/4pack cans in the Coralville Taproom.4.23: Antidote: BA Blonde Stout
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Drawing for our love of mixology and well as extreme brewing, we have created our own cocktail inspired barrel-aged blonde stout. Let us tease you with the Antidote! We started with a rich but deceptively light colored blonde stout base, aged in Woodford reserve bourbon whiskey barrels on a bed of Cocoa Nibs, then infused orange peel, cherry puree and spices to complete our cocktail creation. We think you’ll agree, it’s just the thing you need to survive this modern jungle. Available in 16oz/4pack cans.
Another weekend of social distancing approaches and thankfully another weekend of Big Grove’s drive thru comes with it! This week’s online sale for the drive thru is up and active and two new beers to the menu will be Summer Jam and Colorado Smuggler! Adding to those is Blackberry Lime Gusher! Here’s more on these two delicious brews:
Summer Jam – 4.2%
Berliner Weisse inspired beer, Sidehill Sour, all jammed up with raspberries, blackberries, and cherries just in time for summer.
Colorado Smuggler – 7.2% – hazy IPA
Passionfruit, berry, lemon, citrus, and drifting cannabis notes are the result of some Strata hops we smuggled into the state of Iowa and brewed with our pals from Odell Brewing.
New to the list is Blackberry Lime Gusher, an experimental sour!
These three brews will join a long list of beers available, along with burgers and fries, that you can order right now through Big Grove’s website and pick up on Saturday between 11-2 at either BG location. The link is below, give it a click, order some suds and burger and have yourself a wondrous weekend!
Quite a few beers from Fat Orange Cat and Blank Brewing will be hitting our shelves this week thanks to Abu Nawas Distro. Let’s get to it:
FAT ORANGE CAT
- Fat Orange Cat Sweet Jane Blueberry 6/4/16oz CAN – Milkshake IPA brewed with Vanilla, Lactose & Fresh Blueberries. 7.9% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat FOC Severe Tire Damage 6/4/16oz CAN – New England style Hazy Double IPA. 8% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat Baker’s Dozen (Collab w/ Decadent) FOC 16oz CAN – Cinnamon Chocolate Fudge Imperial Stout brewed with ancho and habanero peppers, adding some heat and smokiness. A hint of vanilla creates a unique, smooth blended flavor. 13% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat Bruno the Baby Beer Cat FOC 16oz CAN – NE-IPA with MOSAIC, GALAXY & DENALI hops. This hop combination creates intense but balanced berry, pineapple and citrus flavors with a smooth finish.
- Fat Orange Cat Sweet Jane Coconut & Pineapple FOC 16oz CAN – Milkshake IPA with coconut and pineapple. 7.1% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat Sweet Jane Strawberry 16oz CAN – Milkshake IPA with vanilla extract and strawberries. 7.3% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat FOC Vito the Beer Whale Cat 16oz CAN – Named after one of our favorite Instagramable felines this also happens to be a damn good IPA. The hop combination of Azacca and Simcoe creates a unique and intense mix of tropical fruit flavors upfront with a creamy mellow finish. 8% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat Little Blue Penguin24/16oz Can 4 Pack. Nelson & Motueka NE-Style IPA. 6.6% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat Remember What The Doormouse Said 16oz CAN – NE-Style IPA hopped with Eureka & Citra. 7% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat FOC Someone In My Head6/4/16oz CAN – Double Dry Hopped New England style DIPA with Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, & Apollo. 8.8% ABV.
- Fat Orange Cat FOC Do the Escalator To the 13th Floor 24/16oz Can 4 Pack – NEW ENGLAND DOUBLE IPA. Five different hops in this DIPA – small batch. 8.3% ABV.
BLANK BREWING
Blank Brewing The One That Just Kicked 16oz CAN – Imperial NE-IPA. shall be kept anonymous for the duration of its existence. 8% ABV.
Oskar Blues brewing company will start shipping their new barrel aged series nationwide starting today. Their BA20 series will kickoff with All Monde. This beer will be available in 12 oz 4 pack cans. I’m assuming this will be relatively limited to certain stops, and I’m not sure exactly who will get it, hopefully I’m wrong though the footprint is a bit wider. Chees!
Here’s more on this brew:
To make All Monde, BA20 Volume 1, the shiny new Spinbot is packed with toasted almonds and Madagascar vanilla beans. A big time imperial stout racked in bourbon barrels for nine oaky months is swirled through until the nutty and sweet flavors are maximized to their full potential. The result is a barrel aged imperial stout with the toasty almond and vanilla flavor dials turned to eleven.
One of my favorite beers is coming back! Clock House Brewing will be bringing Pineapple Witch Slap to cans next Wednesday (4/15)! This beer will be available from 3-6 next Wednesday…word of warning..you may want to get there quick, depending on limits, I may gorge myself! Voted by me as one of the “Best Beers in Iowa 2019”, I can’t wait to get another taste. Check out my best of 2019 here, and here’s more on this wonderful brew:
The Witches are at it again and have decided to take our Flag Ship “Witch Slap NEIPA” to warmer places. They’ve added loads of Pineapple during primary and secondary fermentation to create a unique tropical twist. Don’t forget your sunglasses and fly into our taproom to enjoy our Hazy, Murky, Juicy Witch, infused with real pineapple! Get some while it lasts!
Clock House brewing out of Cedar Rapids will be releasing cans of their latest release, “Drinking Buddy”, tomorrow (4/9) from 3-6 at the brewery location. Call ahead to order yours and also grab some Witch Slap while you’re there! They will be doing this from 3-6!
Drinking Buddy is a New-England IPA dry hopped with mosaic hops!
Big Grove in both Solon and Iowa City will continue their popular drive thru for folks who need a burger and fries and some might fine ales to wash them down with! 4 new beers will be available along with many others. You will have until 8 p.m. on Friday to place your order and pick up times will be Saturday and Sunday from 11-2! Click HERE to place your order! What are the new brews? Here we go:
• Norwegian Demon (16oz 4-pack): hazy IPA with Simcoe, African Queen, Mosaic, and Ekuanot 🇳🇴
• Apricot Pistachio Torte (500 mL bottle): our Sugar Bottom Series continues with this delicate, sour, dessert beer 🍰
• Tropical Wheat (32oz crowler): wheat beer with pineapple and mango 🍍
• Passion Fruit Gusher (32oz crowler): a Que Será with an irresponsible amount of passion fruit (3x our usual amount for fruited sours) 👀**Also available: Boomtown | West Main Wheat | Que Será | Arms Race | Big Grove IPA | Burch the Bear | 1939 Amber Ale | Easy Eddy | Strawberry Cherry Swirl | Iowa City Lager | Coffee Shop Series: Coffee Oatmeal Stout | Color TV | Turtle Hunter | Red Wedding Wheat | Brew Berry | Passionfruit Vanilla
If you find yourself needing a refreshing ale on this lovely Tuesday afternoon, place an online order at Lion Bridge and stock up on some Tag! If you’re bracing for a few chilly days ahead they are also releasing their “Sticke Alt”!
Grapefruit TAG, 6 pack $9.99 (Grapefruit Wheat Beer 4.2%) Inspired by German “Radlers” Tag is a juicy and hazy wheat beer with the zesty citrus bite of Grapefruit. Enjoy a TAG! Enjoy the Day!
Sticke, 6 Pack $10.99 (Altbier, 6.6%) A traditional German Ale that has a pleasing bronze hue, a rich malty body, and a pleasant noble hop character.
Either way, two delicious beers being released at the taproom today! Here’s how to get yours!
We have a couple service updates and want to share them with the whole pride.
-We are adding an exciting online ordering option for Lion Bridge food, beverage, and merch. Click the link below to get started or visit our website. We are STILL accepting phone calls for orders during our hours of operation (11am-2pm & 5pm-8pm) if you prefer. Today is our first day with this, so please show us some mercy if something is buggy.
https://www.toasttab.com/lion-bridge-brewing-company-59-16th-ave-sw/v3-We will only be accepting payments online, and credit card orders over the phone (319-200-4460). This way our payments are totally without contact. We will not be accepting cash for the time being. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we thank you for understanding.
– Until the closure of restaurants is lifted, we will not be allowing customers inside the taproom to pick up orders. We will take your vehicle make and model with your order and bring your food/beverage out to you when you arrive and place it in your back seat or trunk. We have been doing this 99% of the time already, so we decided to just make it Facebook official. Our doors will be locked. If you are on foot or bicycle, no problem. Just let us know when you place an order over the phone.
– We have moved to sell ONLY DIGITAL gift cards for the time being. You can purchase them with no contact online on this link or on our website: https://www.toasttab.com/lion-bridge-brewing-company-59-16th-ave-sw/giftcards
– Our staff and food runners will be wearing masks and gloves for the time being as per the CDC recommendations. Just trying to be super safe in these strange times.
Cheers and THANK YOU ALL for your continued support. “Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do!”
Team Lion Bridge
Cigar City Brewing out of Tampa, Florida will soon have their beers gracing our shelves and tap lines around the state. In fact, the Cellar Peanut Pub in Pella has already tapped a Maduro Brown from Cigar City.
Here’s a link to all of Cigar City’s brews: https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/our-beers/
I’m sure we will be starting with their core lineup and hopefully some harder to get brews will trickle in. Cheers everyone!
