I just came across the following tweet from the Keg Stand in Des 
Moines. They will be hosting and celebrating 20 years of Stone Brewing with a massive list of Stone taps. If you are in the area on the 22nd stop by and check it out. Here’s the official release courtesy of the Keg Stand’s Twitter account:
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Big Grove “Kill the Keg” Luckiest Man @30hop: Sept. 9th @5:00
Big Grove Brewery and 30hop restaurant are teaming up for a “Kill the Keg” event at 30hop this Friday, September 9th (tomorrow) at 5:00. Big Grove will have a keg of their “Luckiest Man” pale ale and for every pint purchased $1 will be donated to ALS research! Flyer below, check it out if in Coralville tomorrow night!
Joe’s Place Hosting Northside Oktoberfest Post Party
The day of September 24th can’t get here soon enough! Another year of the annual Northside Oktoberfest is nearing and after my 1st time going last year, I’ve been eagerly waiting for this day! Like last year there will be a few after parties. Joe’s Place in Iowa City has announced they will be hosting one that will start right when the festival ends at 3 p.m. According to Iowa City Downtown District Facebook page here’s what’s going to be on tap at Joe’s:
Join all the Brewery Reps for a Celebration of Beer @ Joe’s Place
o Potosi – GOP bottles
o Boulevard – Tropical Pale draft
o Founders – PC PILS
o Peace Tree – John’s Sour Wit draft
o New Belgium – Fat Tire draft
o Oskar Blues – Dales Pale draft
o Lion Bridge – Octobot 3000 draft
o Schell – Octoberfest draft
o Lagunitas – Tuberfest draft
o Front Street – Cherry Bomb Blonde draft
o Sam Adams – Octoberfest Tallboys
o Blue Moon – Belgian Wit draft
Big Grove Brewery Anniversary Project Triple IPA + Pale Ale to be Released this Friday (Sept. 2nd)
Big news from Big Grove as they continue their busy anniversary week by releasing a triple IPA and a pale ale. Both beers will be released this Friday (Sept. 2nd) at 11 a.m. This release with the Richards being released Sunday has the makings of a Big Grove weekend! Do they allow camping on their patio? Here’s the info!
BGB 2016 Anniversary Project
This year our brewers decided to test their tolerance not only with the limits of the brew schedule but literally the alcohol level too. They set out to challenge one of the smallest brew systems in Iowa to make the biggest beer yet. At the end of 36 straight hours brewing 4 batches of beer, we present the first runnings, Plan A, and second runnings, Plan B. The project reflects the hard work and dynamic approach our brewers bring every day. Other than the power outage overnight from that monsoon of a storm, things went pretty smoothly. The first runnings, the heavy wort extracted from the mash before sparging the grain, was boiled separately before the rinsing the grain bed for the second runnings. Between the two beers over 1200 lbs. of malt was used and let’s just say we gave our local bees a lot of job security. Hops? Yes, bushels and bushels of hops.
Plan A First runnings, Triple IPA 12.5% abv
A massive malt backbone, dense and rich with candied fruit flavor. Dry hopped with Simcoe, Mosaic, Southern Cross, and Columbus to balance the caramel sweetness and add dank, herbal, pine, berry, citrus, and apricot aromatics.
Plan B Second runnings, Pale Ale 5.4%abv
The grains still had plenty to give producing a mild biscuity malt character in the body with a light oak hue. Wakatu, Columbus, and Cascade make this dry hop bright with zesty citrus aromatics. It still echoes some of its sibling’s fruit sweetness, but just a touch dryer on the finish.
Big Grove Richard the Whale and variants to be released Sunday Sept. 4 @11 a.m.
Big Grove Brewery in Solon is celebrating their 3 year anniversary this coming Sunday and what better way to do so than release some Richard the Whale and Richard variants! Not only is Richard (barrel-aged stout aged in Heaven Hill barrels) enough to get excited for but the coffee variant will be coming back as well. And, new this year, will be “Praline’s and Richard” which will be with roasted pecans and almonds. Everyone remembers the Wayne’s World ice cream scene correct? A little help if you don’t:
So, here’s what you can get your hands on Sunday at Big Grove:
Richard the Whale barrel aged Imperial Stout
Coffee variant featuring “Worka Ethiopia” from JBC Roasters,
Pralines and Richard” with Roasted Pecans and Almonds.
Add some amazing food and life will be good Sunday! Cheers!
Barn City Brewing Coming to West Des Moines
Barn City Brewing will be coming to West Des Moines at 9500 University in West Des Moines! Pete Faber is the man behind this venture and here is more info courtesy of Pete’s Facebook account:
As most of you know, I have a strong passion, love, and respect for craft beer. It has played an important role in my life over the last few years. It has given me some very close friends, taught me a lot about community in the business place, and a belief in doing things the right way. Not to mention a few well-deserved morning headaches. This passion has brought me to the decision to open Barn City Brewing. My vision intends to bring my pride of Iowa together with my passion for craft beer, as well as forging new relationships with local brewers and farmers. In a lot of ways, this is diving into unchartered territory for me, and will be defined as a new beginning for me and I am extremely excited to see this vision come to fruition.
I cannot thank Beth and the kids enough for all of the support and willingness to relocate to Iowa to tackle all of the new changes, and to pursue my dream that is Barn City Brewing. As always, I appreciate all of my friends and all of your support throughout the years and will continue to appreciate your love and support. This one’s going to be fun and nothing like anything I have ever done before! Please follow & like the business along on my journey on social media, and I hope to have Barn City Brewing in your hands soon!
You can follow Barn City Brewing at:
Facebook – /barncitybrewing
Twitter – @barncitybrewing
Instagram – @barncitybrewingAgain, thanks for all of the support!
Cheers,
Pete
Boulevard’s 2017 Release Calendar is Out
Firetrucker Brewery Rolling Out Cans!
News out of Ankeny this morning as Firetrucker Brewery has announced that they will be canning their Burnout Brown. The release date will be September 27 with a pre-release party held on September 21st (Thanks Neil!). Here’s the info courtesy of their Twitter handle:
Get Ready for Firetrucker in Cans. Soon you will be able to have Burnout Brown at your events outdoors & in!
#FTMF
Mt. Vernon Road Hy-Vee, Cedar Rapids, Hosting Kickshaw “Orb” Beer Release Fri. August 26 from 6-8!
The following information comes courtesy of Nate Lange, Assistant Manager at Mt. Vernon Road Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids. Be sure to check this out and this is just the beginning for Bill and Kickshaw Barrel Works!
Just a quick note to let all of our Beer Club know about a really cool upcoming event. Friday August 26th, from 6-8 pm we will be hosting a release party for Kickshaw Barrel Works. They are releasing ORB, a golden ale aged in oak barrels. Bill Heinrich, the brewer, will be on hand to talk about the beer, answer questions and give out some tasty samples! There will be plenty of bottles available for purchase as well. We are one of only a few select places that this First release from Kickshaw will be sold. Make sure to set a reminder so you don’t miss out on this event. There is no question that Kickshaw is going to be producing some amazing brews, how awesome would it be to get a few bottles from their first ever release! So stop on in Friday August 26th from 6-8 pm, buy some bottles, meet the brewer, enjoy some samples and snacks and be part of a great night!!
Uinta Brewing Coming to Iowa this Month!
Rumors and speculation have have been swirling for the last couple of weeks that Uinta Brewing Company would be hitting shelves and my sources have finally been able to confirm that they will indeed be hitting our shelves, and they will be hitting them this month so be on the look out for their beer soon!
Here’s more on this brewery:
Our founder wanted to brew the country’s best beer, so he moved to the country’s least beer drinking state. He named us after a mountain range that even people here mispronounce (you-in-tuh).
We’ve been brewing and exploring since 1993, and here’s what we’ve learned: there’s no one right way to get anywhere. What you need isn’t a well-trod path, it’s a compass to trust as you cut your own. Following ours is how we ended up in Utah, and what we found here still inspires every beer we brew.
To see what beers they offer and their release schedule check out the Uinta site here.
