A busy Tuesday in the beer newsroom as Gezellig has announced they are releasing 4 new beers to hit distro today! Be on the lookout and give them a taste! Here’s what’s coming our way:
Heavens To Betsy – Hazy IPA- Our goal here was a divine experience. A magical juicy IPA with some of the old reliable citrusy hops and a few spunky young guns. Plus a brand spanking new yeast fabled to kick off strawberry jam notes. Citra, Ekuanot, and IA Cascade assure you the water is warm. Talus, Bru-1, and Callista hops convince you we all forgot our trunks too.
Horoscope Homies – Juicy DIPA Aside from beer, we share a love of astrology, healing crystals, and celestial objects. Recently our horoscopes predicted we would brew an otherworldly juicy DIPA with friends and who were we to argue? Gemini, Galaxy, and Eclipse hops are the shining stars of the show, no pun intended. Cosmic Punch yeast also pitches in to play Major Tom to our Ground Control perfectly.
Cranberry Side Dish – Fruited Sour Fruity, festive, and enough ABV to help you truly connect with everyone and everything around you. That’s what this delightful sour beer is all about. First we soured, then we fermented with a Kveik & Saison yeast blend, and finally we blended in just the right amount of Cab Sauv barrel-aged sour beer. The cherry on top, if you will, was cramming this complex concoction full of cranberries, cherries, and red plums. She’s perfect for pairing around a holiday table or an excellent liquid lunch for festively fighting off scurvy.
Señor Pudín – Rice Pudding Inspired Milk Stout Señor Pudín says whether you call it arroz con leche or rice pudding, we can all agree it’s a delicious dish!
Inspired by that truth, we used a decadently enhanced milk stout as our ring and let a baker’s half dozen of ingredients wrestle it out for pudding-esque flavor supremacy. Hopefully Tag Team would be proud.
Toasted rice flakes, milk sugar, cinnamon sticks, jumbo raisins, and vanilla beans make this bad boy a worthy option when packing a lunch seems too hard
Another Friday release coming at us this week! Backpocket will be releasing “Mallow Vibes” kettle sour. This berliner weisse is brewed using marshmallows, orange puree, orange sherbert, vanilla, and milk sugar! Here’s more from the brewer:
Mallow Vibes is our newest marshmallow themed kettle sour series. This berliner weisse base has loads of marshmallows and our first batch has a heavy dose of Orange Puree, orange sherbert, with a hint of vanilla and milk sugar. Mallow Vibes: Orange Marshmallow will be available on draft and in 16oz/4pks on FRIDAY! Mug Clubbers swing in to the Coralville Taproom on Thursday for your FREE POUR!
Year #2 is ready for your order! The Local in Mount Vernon has their extremely popular Iowa Craft Beer Advent calendar ready for pre-order! All the beers come from Iowa’s amazing breweries! Stay tuned for teasers on styles and breweries that will be showcased in this advent calendar! More info below click the link to order!
We are so excited to launch our 2021 Craft Iowa Beer Advent Calendar! We teamed up again with @Ben Beerbaron to treat you to an amazing line-up of craft Iowa beers.
Each calendar contains 24 different Iowa beers from over 20 Iowa breweries! Available for $95! Head to our website to order!
PICK UP TIMES WILL BE: Wed, Nov 24, 10-4 Fri, Nov 26, 12-8 Sat, Nov 27, 8-8
Thanks for shopping small this holiday season and DRINKING LOCAL!
If you are in the Cedar Rapids area tomorrow, it is the perfect time to support local brewers as the Cedar Rapids Brewing Society is hosting the “Drink Local Festival” starting at 1:00 p.m. at Benz Beverage Depot! Here’s isore on this event:
We’re excited to announce that our annual beer festival is back for 2021 Join the Cedar Rapids Brewing Society, Home brew clubs from across the state, and Professional Craft Brewers in celebrating the art of Craft Beer.Tickets are $30 and can be purchased via eventbrite.https://www.eventbrite.com/…/drink-local-festival…
The perfect chance to try the best homebrews the state of Iowa has to offer, including the infamous F*** Your Face Triple IPA!
Humble Bumble V3 – 5% ABV Mango piña colada (mango, pineapple, Calamansi, coconut, tiger lily blossoms, Wildflower honey).This mango infused piña colada is reminiscent of a fresh fruit cocktail.
Pineapple Orange Zephyr Turbine This is a jam packed breakfast beer that will transport you to a tropical oasis! Imagine fresh squeezed orange juice topped with spoonfuls of crushed pineapple and garnished with a flower of Citra Hops in this American Sour Ale.
Mango’rine Sorbet IPA Creamy mango, zesty tangerine and floral Citra hops combine to create a pungent and succulent experience. With all the fruit added after fermentation this is truly a slushy version of a NEIPA. 6.8% ABV
Apple Cranberry Crumble Mosa This dessert-themed hard smoothie seltzer showcases a full gooey body from baked apple pectins along with spicy cinnamon, rich brown sugar and warming alcohol. All that comforting goodness is nicely balanced with tart cranberries and a white wine-like finish. 6.5% ABV=
Mango Strawberry Mosa This is a liquid version of a decadent fruit sorbet! We added tons of mango purée to create a sweet and creamy base. We then layered in enough fresh strawberries for some tartness and a floral finish. 6.5% ABV.
Dusty – 6% ABV A New England-style Pale Ale brewed and dry hopped with loads of Citra hops to create flavors of grapefruit, passionfruit, lychee, and orange zest.
Lemon Meringue Dbl Marbles – 7.5% Newest addition to the Marbles series… A Milkshake-style Double IPA with Meyer lemon, vanilla, & milk sugar added. Not overly sweet, with nice lemon flavor and medium body. This is truly an impressive beer.
Creature McMason – 13% ABV Earlier this year we got with our friends over at Creative Creature to do an Acai Bowl inspired pastry sour. Our end of the collab had the same idea, but in stout form! This huge, sweet, fruity, and rich stout will be sure to leave you wanting more after every sip. With a finishing gravity of 14 plato, the 13.5% ABV won’t even be detectable. Beware! If you have a sweet tooth this one may be dangerous.
Nelson Revengence – 8% ABV Absolutely bursting with Nelson, this collaboration single hopped IPA with our friends over at beer zombies is exploding with the gooseberry and tropical flavors that nelson is known for. All late addition hops and dual dry hops also get rid of any potential bitterness lending to an absolute juice bomb of a Hazy DIPA.
One Man Riot – 7.5% ABV Named for that friend we all have who can single handedly destroy a room without even trying, One Man Riot is our year-round Hazy IPA. Loaded up with Mandarina Bavaria, Citra and Nelson hops, this beer is juicy as hell. Enjoyed best with friends, homies, Star Wards fanatics and Conor McGregor…
Zombie Aneurysm – 8.5% DDH hazy double IPA with Galaxy, Citra, Talus & Pacific Sunrise. Big bursts of bright citrus featuring lemons and clementine followed by tropical fruits and stone fruit jammy sweetness. With a hint of earth and pine on the back end
Greens Greens Hazy IPA What does it take for your average pink blob to become a hero? Does it have to do with inhaling, holding it in your lungs for a bit, and releasing? Does it have to do with absorbing your enemies and becoming a little spacey? No. GREEN GREENS makes its triumphant return. Welcome the return of GREEN GREENS, our New England IPA hopped & double dry hopped w/ Sabro, Galaxy & Simcoe Cryo
Half Believeing TIME – Apricot, Cara Cara Orange, Coconut, almond, vanilla Fruited Berlinerweisse Ponder time and life itself with Half Believing Time, our latest in the Half Believing series: a Fruited Berliner Weisse w/ wheat malt, apricot, Cara Cara orange, cherry, coconut, almonds, milk sugar & vanilla beans.
Mostly M’s Mmmmm a *new* DIPA. Mostly M’s is a mouthful. Idaho7, Mosaic & Motueka mingle masterfully to manifest a magnificently multidimensional malt. Mosey on into the weekend with a 4-pack (or maaaybe three??) of this heavy hitter
Notes from the Underground – Drekker Collab Notes From The Underground is a Double Dry Hopped DIPA we did in collaboration with @drekkerbrewing! We’ve got a fever and the only prescription is… Voss yeast and dry hopping with Sultana, Sabro, Citra and NZH107! You thought we were going to say, “cowbell?”
Demonic Woodland Creatures Demonic Woodland Critters is a collaboration with our buds @thinmanbrewery out of Buffalo, NY. This Sour Ale is packed with raspberries, blackberries & lemon for a fruit-forward puckery flavor. Mellow marshmallow, macadamia nuts & milk sugar give it a delectably creamy mouthfeel & a touch of sweet.
Purple orange Starfish Starfish but make it PURPLE. A twist on one of our ol’ reliables, Purple Starfish is hopped with Citra, (a bit more) Mosaic & rounded out with Galaxy. This IPA is juicy & full of citrus-y flavor but still totally crushable.
Bringing Extra Sexy Back This DIPA is an amped up version of a favorite, dry-hopped with Mosaic. It’s giving us sweet berry, ripe peach, & mango, all wrapped up in a smooth dank finish.
Jenerik Triple IPA – 13% ABv ALL CITRA Jenerik is a triple dry-hopped, triple IPA with ALL Citra hops. Yeah, all Citra. Basic, but like, in the best way.
Mango Freeze Mango Freeze is our NEW Sour Ale brewed with Mango & non-dairy vanilla frozen yogurt. Gently tart, full of mango flavor & big on creaminess.
Hazelnut Imperial Milkstout – Collaboration with Mikerphone Brewing (see photo) One of the highest rated beers from Untitled Art returns with the 2021 version. Ratings Link it’s bold and smooth with big notes of hazelnut and chocolate.
Bourbon Barrel Aged Hazelnut imperial Milkstout – 2020 version Collaboration with Mikerphone Brewing This is the newest 2020 version of their infamous Bourbon Barrel aged beer. NOW IN CANS!
Festbier Oktoberfest Lager – 5.7% ABV We’ve brewed this beer every fall since 2014, and it’s usually one of our very favorite lagers of the year. We decoction mash Festbier, which means we actually boil part of the grain in order to capture the elusive malty but not sweet body that makes it such an absolute joy to drink in quantity.
Tasting Notes – Crisp but beefy, strong malt character, malty but not sweet. Well-balanced
Art & Agriculture DDH Hazy IPA – Collaboration with Pinthouse Pizza 6.6% ABV Beer is in large part an agricultural product, even though we don’t think about it that way very often. The aromatic quality of an IPA, for example, is determined by the quality of the hops that go into the tank. Art & Agriculture is a beer that’s all about hop selection. We happened to select the same lot of Mosaic from the Yakima valley for our 2020 crop year Mosaics as our friends at Pinthouse, and we thought we’d celebrate by brewing a beer with them. The hops selected for this year bring a ton of tropical and dank character to our beers, with a super high degree of intensity, and we’re happy to have a chance to show them off.
The Lion Bridge calendar below says it all! Starting tomorrow, August 4th, peanut butter chocolate compensation and followed with a blackberry American wild, and the return of the beast on August 18th!! For state fair goers, a bourbon wrapped double cheesecake stout!
Just a reminder that Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week is back starting on August 21st and going until August 28th! I’ll try to post updates on brewery events and announcements. Here’s more:
Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week is back August 21st-28th! Watch for announcements about each brewery’s events and mark Saturday, August 28th on your calendar for beers, fun and games at a wrap-up brewnival at NewBo Market.
Updates will continue leading up to the week of as to what is being brewed and offered and what other events and food are taking place, so check back often here or hit up Keeping it Craft or Iowa Beer on Facebook by clicking the link in the title! Breweries included:
*Thew Brewing *Lion Bridge Brewing *House Divided Brewing *Iowa Brewing *3rd Base Brewing *Clock House Brewing
Prairie Artisan Ales Lemon Slice 6/4/12oz CANS – Prairie’s take on a lemon meringue pie! Packed with lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla! 5.2% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Just The Juice 6/4/12oz CANS – Imperial Pastry Sour brewed with Apricots, Blood Oranges, Mangoes, and Vanilla. 7.4% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Spicy Pickle Monster 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Spicy Dill Pickles, Orange, Lemon, and Lime. 5.8% ABV. Surprisingly Delicious!
Prairie Artisan Ales Sour Mix Pack 2/12/12oz CANS – 2 – 12 packs per case. Each pack includes 4 Cans Rainbow Sherbet 4 Cans Vape Trick 4 Cans Punch
Prairie Artisan Ales Rainbow Sherbet 12-Pack 2/12/12oz CANS – ****NOW IN 12-PACKS**** Have you ever drank a rainbow? Well, now you can! Sour ale with raspberry, pineapple, and orange. 5.2% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Rainbow Sherbet 6/4/12oz CANS – Have you ever drank a rainbow? Well, now you can! Sour ale with raspberry, pineapple, and orange. 5.2% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Slush 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour ale with Strawberry and Raspberry. Finished with fresh lemon and lime zest. 6.1% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Vape Tricks 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale Aged on Cherries. 5.9% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Millennial Mansion 6/4/12oz CANS – Imperial Sour Ale with Orange Peel, Lemon Peel, Lime, Blueberry, Cherry, and Marshmallow. 7.7% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Cocoa Berry 6/4/12oz CANS – Imperial Sour Pastry Ale with Orange, Lemon, Lime, Raspberry, Blueberry, Grapefruit, Cacao Nibs, and Toasted Marshmallow. 7.5% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Spectrum 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Cinnamon, Hibiscus, and Chili Peppers. 5.3% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Plum Conundrum 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Plum, Black Currant, and Blackberry. 5.2% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Flare 6/4/12oz CAN – Gose with Citrus Fruits and Coriander. 5.4% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Standard 6/4/12oz CAN – Light, Crisp Farmhouse Ale Dry-Hopped with Motueka hops, a lovely New Zealand hop with a spicy lime-like flavor and aroma. 5.6% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Phantasmagoria 6/4/12oz CAN – Big, Bold Double IPA. 8.0% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Moscow Mule 6/4/12oz CANS – Moscow Mule Double Hard Seltzer. 8.7% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales BOMB 12/12oz – The beer that started it all for Prairie. Imperial Stout aged on coffee, cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and chili peppers. 13.0% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales You Gotta Horchata 12/12oz – Horchata inspired Imperial Stout with Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Sugar. This treat is packed with cinnamon, vanilla, and sugar and will satisfy your craving whether it’s sweet or boozy! 10.8% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Paradise 12/12oz Bottles – Imperial Stout with Vanilla and Coconut. 13% ABV.
Mark your calendars for August 7th and get online and click HERE to purchase tickets to this year’s Iowa Craft Brew Festival. The festival will be taking place at Water Works Park, Lauridsen Amphitheater in Des Moines! It will feature of 50 of Iowa’s best craft breweries, cideries, and meaderies. Here’s more on this popular event courtesy of the Iowa Brewer’s Guild:
General Ticket Info
Saturday, August 7th, 2021
The Iowa Craft Brew Festival is back with a new location and plenty of space to spread out. We have moved to Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park, a space large enough to accommodate over 100 Iowa Breweries.
Craft beer lovers will enjoy live music from The Sheet, Mike Vallely & The Complete Disaster, all while enjoying unlimited samples of over 300 varieties of beer.
Food will be available for purchase from some of central Iowa’s favorite food trucks and a bike valet will be provided courtesy of the Iowa Bicycle Collective. All tickets include a commemorative sampling glass, and free parking is available adjacent to the festival grounds.
$55 VIP Ticket – Enjoy one hour early entry to the festival along with access to limited release offerings beginning at noon. Ticket also includes unlimited samples until 4:00, live music and commemorative sampling glass.
$40 GA Ticket – Access to the festival at 1:00 with unlimited samples until 4:00, live music and commemorative sampling glass.
$5 Designated Driver Ticket – Includes access to the Festival and live music.
Iowa Craft Beer Festival will be held rain or shine and all tickets are non-refundable. This is a 21 and over event.
Another week means more beers on the way from Abu Nawas! Here’s what’s coming down the line:
TIMBER ALES:
Timber Ales / Phase Three Collab. Chasing the Chaos 6/4/16oz CANS – Neapolitan Imperial Stout, brewed with Vanilla, Cocoa, and Strawberry. 12% ABV.
Timber Ales / Horus Aged Ales / Mindful Ales Collab. Vanilla Maris 6/4/16oz CANS – An English-style Barleywine Aged on Vanilla Beans. 12% ABV.
HOOF HEARTED:
Hoof Hearted Drop the Fries 6/4/16oz CANS – Frappe Double IPA with Cacao Nibs, Vanilla, Milk Sugar, and French Fries. 9% ABV. 🍺🍟
Hoof Hearted Tailpipin’ 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA brewed with Pilsner Malts and Hopped with Citra and Sirachi Ace. 6.5% ABV.
Hoof Hearted Skin Froot 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale with heavy amounts of Peach and Mango. 4.5% ABV.
Hoof Hearted Rose Gose 4/6/16oz CAN – Gose Brewed with Himalayan Pink Sea Salt, Coriander, Hibiscus, then soured with Lactobacillus and fermented with Saison yeast. 4.2% ABV.
Hoof Hearted One More Again 4/6/12oz CAN – Czech-Style Pilsner. 4.5% ABV.
Stillwater Moonmosa 6/4/16oz CANS – Dry-Hopped Sour Ale with Blood Orange & Mango, Sprinkle of Sea Salt. 6% ABV.
Stillwater Sparkling mixed 12-packs. Each case contains 2 x 12pk and each pack will contain 3x12oz cans each of Citrus Haze, Ritual Pineapple, Rose Rosé, & Electric Yuzu. Just in time for summer! ****5 Cases Only****
Stillwater Premium (Postmodern Beer) 6/4/16oz CAN – A deconstruction of the post-prohibition industrial lager. Fermented with Brettanomyces – heavy dose of Hallertau Mittelfrüh & Blanc, and an accent of Galaxy. Welcome to the future! 4.5% ABV.
Stillwater New Gold 6/4/16oz CANS – Outstanding Hoppy Modern Blonde Ale. all the vibes you want from an IPA with a Blonde Ale Twist. 6% ABV.
Stillwater EXTRA DRY 6/4/16oz CANS – Definitely one of our Island Beers. Sake Style Saison brewed with sake rice and dry-hopped with Citra, Hallertau Blanc, and Sterling. 4.2% ABV.
Stillwater Stateside Saison 6/4/16oz CAN – Stillwater’s flagship beer, An ‘American Farmhouse Ale.’ It’s a Belgian-inspired brew that uses a combination of European malts, hops from New Zealand and the United States.. and a classic farmhouse yeast to achieve a fruity, yet spicy, melange of flavors and aroma. Show Less. 6.8% ABV.
Stillwater Insetto 6/4/12oz CANS – Dry-hopped Sour with Italian plum. The beer-drinkers’ rosé. 5% ABV.
OFF COLOR :
Off Color Apex Predator 6/4/16oz CAN – Sometimes John gets tired of telling the yeast what to do. For Apex Predator Farmhouse Ale, he pitches the yeast cold, turns off the temperature control, and let the yeast do its thing. 6.5% ABV.
Off Color Very, Very Far 6/4/16oz CAN – Golden Belgian Style Ale has subtle fruity notes of Apricot, Lychee, Currant, and Honey layered with Noble Hop spice. 6% ABV.
Off Color Beer for Cafes 6/4/16oz CANS – Chai Style Ale with Black Tea and Chai Masala Spices (cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cloves) added. 4.0% ABV
Off Color Beer for Golf 6/4/16oz CANS – Witbier brewed with Lemon & Black Tea. 4.5% ABV.
Off Color Cherry Beer for Pizza 6/4/16oz CANS – Cherry Cola-Style Ale. Secret Ingredient, Maraschino Cherries. 4.5% ABV.
Off Color Beer for Pizza 6/4/16oz CAN – Cola-Style Ale, Inspired by pizza and pop parties. 4.5% ABV.
Off Color Beer for Tacos 6/4/16oz CAN – Gose Style Beer with Lime Juice, Pink Himalayan Salt, Coriander. Margaritas anyone? Just make sure you grab some Tacos. 6.5% ABV.
EVIL TWIN :
Evil Twin Blue Raspberry 6/4/16oz CANS – AQUA-BLUE SOUR IPA WITH NOSTALGIC NOTES OF CANDIED RASPBERRIES AND A KICK OF LEMON. MODERATE TARTNESS WITH A TOUCH OF SWEETNESS. 7% ABV.
Evil Twin Lemon Meringue 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale brewed with Lemon & Marshmallow. 6% ABV.
Evil Twin Pink Pineapple 6/4/16oz CANS – CORAL-PINK SOUR IPA WITH NOTES OF RIPE PINEAPPLE AND A DROP OF LEMON. MEDIUM-BODIED AND TART WITH A HINT OF SWEETNESS. 7% ABV.
Evil Twin Grape Soda Beer 6/4/12oz CANS – Orange Sour Ale. A beer that tastes exactly like Grape Soda. It really does. 5% ABV.
Evil Twin Orange Soda Beer 6/4/12oz CANS – Orange Sour Ale. A beer that tastes exactly like Orange Soda. It really does. 5% ABV.
Evil Twin Root Beer Soda Beer 6/4/12oz CANS – Root Beer Sour Ale. A beer that tastes exactly like Root Beer Soda. It really does. 5% ABV.
Evil Twin Low Life 6/4/16oz CANS – Hoppy Pilsner. Why drink a high life when you can have a Low Life? 5.5% ABV.
Mallow Vibes: Orange Marshmallow will be available on draft and in 16oz/4pks on FRIDAY! Mug Clubbers swing in to the Coralville Taproom on Thursday for your FREE POUR!
We teamed up again with @Ben Beerbaron to treat you to an amazing line-up of craft Iowa beers.
