**Stone Brewing company will be releasing their next Enjoy By beer soon. Enjoy By 5-30-16 will be brewed using Tangerines and should be hitting distro soon. Stone continues to take this very popular line of beer and make a few additions and tweaks to it.This will be available in 22 oz bottles and will check in at 9.4%. Really looking forward to trying this one so be on the lookout for Stone Enjoy By 5-30-16 Tangerine IPA.
**Prairie will be releasing a double IPA in the near future as they prepare to brew and send out Phantasmagoria. No details on the hops being used in this beer and I think this might be the 1st Prairie IPA we’ve seen available? Super stoked to try this one when it comes out, stay tuned for more!
Odell Brewing will officially be hitting Iowa shelves coming this April! Check out their site for a list of their offerings: Odell Brewing
Stay tuned for tap takeovers and release details as we get closer to the date. Liquor stores start expanding yet? Shelf space is getting tighter in Iowa!!
**More from Odell:
“Iowa’s craft beer market continues to grow with a vast selection of regional and local breweries,” said Corland Egertson, Odell Brewing Regional Sales Manager. “We are excited to introduce our portfolio of beers to this expanding craft market and we think Iowa will be a great addition to our footprint.”
Odell Brewing plans to launch with bottles, cans, and draft. The brewery will bring its flagship, 90 Shilling, along with Odell IPA, Loose Leaf Session Ale, seasonal offerings including St. Lupulin, four packs including Myrcenary Double IPA and Tree Shaker Imperial Peach IPA, as well as limited release Cellar Series offerings starting with The Meddler Oud Bruin Ale. The brewery’s launch in Iowa will mark the 12th state within its distribution footprint and the first in two years.
“Odell Brewing has been one of the most requested and anticipated breweries from our social media fans and followers and we are ecstatic about bringing their award winning beers into Iowa,” said Lyle Stutzman, President of Johnson Brothers of Iowa. “Many of our customers and craft beer drinkers frequently travel to Colorado and have developed a love for the Odell Brewing portfolio of beers including 90 Shilling and Odell IPA. As a family owned company, Johnson Brothers of Iowa appreciates doing business with a family and employee owned company like Odell Brewing.”
The brewery will open in the state with events happening in Des Moines, Ames, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City the first week of April. For more information and launch week details, please visit odellbrewing.com/events/.
The menu is set for the Pullman Diner and Jolly Pumpkin Beer Dinner on March 9th! Here’s more courtesy of Pullman Bar and Diner:
Here is the final menu and the pairings for our beer dinner with Jolly Pumpkin on Wednesday, March 9th. Cocktail hour starts around 5 pm and dinner will begin at 6 pm. Please call for reservations. 319-338-1808. Including the beers that you see on menu we will also have Fuego del Otono, La Parcela, Noel de Calabaza, and Forgotten Tales of the Last Gypsy. Bottles on hand that day will be Oro De Calabaza, Calabaza Boreal, Biere De Mars, La Roja, BA Biere De Mars. All 10 taps will be Jolly Pumpkin. It’s going to be a beautiful site!!
Surly Brewing and Oskar Blues Brewing will be introducing some new beers to their can lineup.
Surly will be canning #MERICA! a pre-prohibition style lager that will check in at 5.4%. Stay tuned for more info on the release date for this brew. Here’s more on this brew from Surly:
Light gold in color, #Merica! is an old-school pre-Prohibition American Lager that was brewed in 2015 for the Annual D4th of July party put on by the Minneapolis-based punk band Dillinger Four. One of the only beer styles truly born in the U.S.A, pre-Prohibition American Lagers used corn as an integral part of the flavor profile, rather than as a simple substitute for barley malt. The flaked corn used in #Merica! comes across as a subtle, fresh corn flavor, while soft hop aromatics come from Warrior and Willamette hops, which add a mild fruity, herbal character that stays in the background. #Merica! is perfect for a hot summer day and celebrating the country’s birthday and 21 years of Dillinger Four.
*Oskar Blues will also be releasing a new can to their lineup with Moneyshot White Wit Wheat. It will be released in 12 oz cans. Stay tuned for more info on ABV and release date.
Blackstone Restaurant in Iowa City will be hosting it’s first installment of Iowa Tap Room featuring Lion Bridge Brewery out of Cedar Rapids. Lion Bridge brewers and crew will be at
When: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Beer Lineup:
Workman’s Compensation (English Mild)
Disaster at Meux (Brown Porter)
Herr of the Dog (Kolsch)
Yard Sale (Citra Hopped IPA)
Tomahawk Saison (Saison)
Olde No. 17 (Dry Irish Stout)
Oktobot 3000 (BA Imperial Oktoberfest)
GAZPROM (BA Russian Imperial Stout w/ Maple Syrup)
Maple Disaster (BA Brown Porter w/ Maple Syrup)
Cabernet Saison (BA Saison in Cabernet Barrel)
Give me Po’ Boys or give me death! Thankfully, Cedar Rapidians have a great place to grab an excellent po’ boy! Daisy’s Garage and Filling Station‘s shrimp po’ boy left me impressed and craving more!
Going out with some friends is always a good time and thankfully Kizz and Diesel are two friends who are willing to try new restaurants and enjoy a few drinks or ten. They called this place last night and I couldn’t have been more satisfied. Located in the old Butcher Block location (I think), Daisy’s has a cozy atmosphere, some fine tap brews, and a menu that has so many excellent sounding options that it was difficult to pick what to eat. This is my type of bar!
Started the night out pleasantly surprised to see Royal Wee from Lion Bridge Brewing on tap. One of my favorite beers of the new year and a perfect sipper to get the night going. We decided to start with some appetizers you can’t go wrong with fried pickles. They were good, but the star of the appetizer show was the Oil Spill; a basket of fries topped with tender pot roast, pepper jack cheese, green onions, and brown gravy……PHENOMENAL! My mouth is watering as I type this! My wife and I then decided to just split a po boy. I’m a sucker for them and am always intrigued when I see them on a menu here in Iowa, but I have yet to have one that has blown me away. That all changed last night! The key to this po’ boy is the bread. You need that french baguette that has a little crunch on the outside and is soft and chewy on the inside and that’s exactly what this was, perfect bread! Fried shrimp, (a shit ton of fried shrimp), tomato, lettuce and a cajun remoulade with a side of slaw made this one of my favorite sandwiches in the area!
Our friends went ahead with the steam pot and had their work cut out for them. 1 pound of crab legs, sausage, potatoes, corn and potatoes. It takes a little work but you reap with benefits with some delicious crab meat! We washed it down with a few Turner Alley Pale Ale’s and you just sit back and smile after a meal that satisfying! Will I come back to Daisy’s? Hell yes! The difficult thing is going to be trying not to go 3-4 times a week! Check it out folks, great stuff!
Saw this in a few places on the web today. Firestone is definitely coming to Iowa this year as they increase their production to 600,000 barrels. Here’s the article courtesy of brewbound.com and thanks to Neil Erickson for sharing:
In the midst of a brewery expansion that will nearly double its production capacity, California-based Firestone Walker announced plans to enter eight new states beginning in March.
In a press release, the brewery said it had finalized agreements with wholesalers to launch in Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico and Vermont. The company will also begin exporting to Canada and Sweden.
Following the roll out, Firestone Walker will be available in 26 states, with limited shipments also going to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
“These are markets that have been requesting our beer for years,” David Macon, Firestone Walker’s vice president of sales and marketing, said via press statement.
The new market entries signal a shifting focus for Firestone Walker: the brewery has historically prioritized California, where roughly 80 percent of the its beer is sold, over any commitments that could limit product availability within its best market.
“We have always taken a measured approach to distribution expansion, and we wanted to wait until we could fully serve each of these markets with confidence. That time has come,” Macon said.
That newfound confidence comes just eight months after Firestone Walker sold to Duvel Moortgat USA for an estimated $250 million and a November announcement that it would invest$15 million into a brewery expansion. Expected to finish 2017, the expansion will double the company’s production capacity to 600,000 barrels annually.
Despite its intense focus on the California market, Firestone Walker grew production about 27 percent last year, producing upwards of 265,000 barrels.
“It’s fitting that this is happening during our 20th anniversary year,” David Walker, co-founder of the brewery, said in the press release. “We launched our brewery in 1996, and distribution was limited to the tri-county area of California’s Central Coast. We have come a long way.”
The following comes from Stone Brewing in Iowa’s Facebook page. I’ve been following Dr. Bill for a while now on twitter, untappd, Facebook, and the podcast “New Brew Thursday” when that was on. This guy knows beer, how to pair it with food and cigars, and is just interesting to listen to so check out one of these events if you can. Winestyles in Des Moines and El Bait Shop will be hosting:
Stone Brewing Beer Ambassador “Dr.” Bill Sysak will be touring #Iowa at the end of February and will be stopping in #DesMoines on Saturday Febraury 27th. We have set up two special events with “Dr.” Bill in town. The first being a beer and cheese pairing at WineStyles from 5-7pm. The second being a rare beer tapping at el Bait Shop featuring some beers that have never been on tap in Iowa such as #Xocoveza Charred, #StoneImperial Irish Stout, and the reemergence of a favorite #StoneCollab,#Suede Porter. Make sure you don’t miss out on this fun and educating experience. #craftbeer#DrBillTourdeIowa
The following email was received from Oakland Road Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids:
**Stone Brewing company will be releasing their next Enjoy By beer soon. Enjoy By 5-30-16 will be brewed using Tangerines and should be hitting distro soon. Stone continues to take this very popular line of beer and make a few additions and tweaks to it.This will be available in 22 oz bottles and will check in at 9.4%. Really looking forward to trying this one so be on the lookout for Stone Enjoy By 5-30-16 Tangerine IPA.
**Prairie will be releasing a double IPA in the near future as they prepare to brew and send out Phantasmagoria. No details on the hops being used in this beer and I think this might be the 1st Prairie IPA we’ve seen available? Super stoked to try this one when it comes out, stay tuned for more!
Odell Brewing will officially be hitting Iowa shelves coming this April! Check out their site for a list of their offerings: Odell Brewing
The menu is set for the Pullman Diner and Jolly Pumpkin Beer Dinner on March 9th! Here’s more courtesy of Pullman Bar and Diner:
Surly will be canning #MERICA! a pre-prohibition style lager that will check in at 5.4%. Stay tuned for more info on the release date for this brew. Here’s more on this brew from Surly:
*Oskar Blues will also be releasing a new can to their lineup with Moneyshot White Wit Wheat. It will be released in 12 oz cans. Stay tuned for more info on ABV and release date.
The following comes from Turner Alley Brewing’s Twitter handle: @turneralleybrew
Blackstone Restaurant in Iowa City will be hosting it’s first installment of Iowa Tap Room featuring Lion Bridge Brewery out of Cedar Rapids. Lion Bridge brewers and crew will be at
Give me Po’ Boys or give me death! Thankfully, Cedar Rapidians have a great place to grab an excellent po’ boy! Daisy’s Garage and Filling Station‘s shrimp po’ boy left me impressed and craving more!
Started the night out pleasantly surprised to see Royal Wee from Lion Bridge Brewing on tap. One of my favorite beers of the new year and a perfect sipper to get the night going. We decided to start with some appetizers you can’t go wrong with fried pickles. They were good, but the star of the appetizer show was the Oil Spill; a basket of fries topped with tender pot 
roast, pepper jack cheese, green onions, and brown gravy……PHENOMENAL! My mouth is watering as I type this! My wife and I then decided to just split a po boy. I’m a sucker for them and am always intrigued when I see them on a menu here in Iowa, but I have yet to have one that has blown me away. That all changed last night! The key to this po’ boy is the bread. You need that french baguette that has a little crunch on the outside and is soft and chewy on the inside and that’s exactly what this was, perfect bread! Fried shrimp, (a shit ton of fried shrimp), tomato, lettuce and a cajun remoulade with a side of slaw made this one of my favorite sandwiches in the area!
Our friends went ahead with the steam pot and had their work cut out for them. 1 pound of crab legs, sausage, potatoes, corn and potatoes. It takes a little work but you reap with benefits with some delicious crab meat! We washed it down wit
h a few Turner Alley Pale Ale’s and you just sit back and smile after a meal that satisfying! Will I come back to Daisy’s? Hell yes! The difficult thing is going to be trying not to go 3-4 times a week! Check it out folks, great stuff!
Saw this in a few places on the web today. Firestone is definitely coming to Iowa this year as they increase their production to 600,000 barrels. Here’s the article courtesy of brewbound.com and thanks to Neil Erickson for sharing:
The following comes from Stone Brewing in Iowa’s Facebook page. I’ve been following Dr. Bill for a while now on twitter, untappd, Facebook, and the podcast “New Brew Thursday” when that was on. This guy knows beer, how to pair it with food and cigars, and is just interesting to listen to so check out one of these events if you can. Winestyles in Des Moines and El Bait Shop will be hosting: