Big Grove Brewery Presents: “Stout with a Bang”, Friday Dec. 30th @ 11 a.m.

big groveBig Grove Brewery will be bringing out the heavy hitters this Friday, December 30th as they present “Stout with a Bang”. A tap takeover consisting of stouts only..and some great stouts at that. Tapping begins at 11 a.m. on Friday morning. Here’s the beer list for this event:

-Richard the Whale 2015
-Richard the Whale Coffee 2016 following the 2015 Richard
-Pralines & Richard
-2016 Calf-feinated Zadar! Nitro Milk Stout with JBC coffee
-Prairie Bomb!
-Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura
-Goose Island Bourbon County 2016
-Clown Shoes Hammer of the Beast
-Sierra Nevada Narwhal 2016

I’ll be there right around 11 so hopefully I see a few folks there! Also, don’t forget the Triad is on tap as well! Cheers!

Big Grove Citra Triad Releases Around CR/IC

big-groveBig Grove Brewery will be releasing their Citra Triad today at the brewery and will follow with more tappings of these three brews at other locations. If you’re in the CR/IC area you’ll want to get your hands on these! These three beers are Arms Race, 16 Minuteman, and Trident, get them while you can! Here’s the info:

Thursday, December 22nd
11am-30Hop Crowler fill
12pm-3pm-Johns Grocery Minuteman & Trident sampling and growler fill
4pm-Zepplins Que Sera Lime & Honey pin tapping with Citra Triad
5pm-Brick’s Bar & Grill
6pm-Shorts Burger & Shine
7:30pm-Mosley’s
8pm-The Mill
Friday, December 23rd
11am-1pm-HyVee North Dodge IC, Citra Triad sampling & growler fills
2pm-Need Pizza
3:30pm-Pullman
4-6pm Film Scene Citra Triad & Third Base Brewery & Another Road collab “Friends Forever” sampling
Reds Alehouse will be tapping Citra triad Monday 26th

What Breweries Will Be at 2017 Coralville Brrr Fest? Here’s the List!

brrrThe following list comes from the Brrr Fest website. Follow the link the go to the website and get your ticket! An impressive list of breweries will be coming to Coralville this coming January so without further ado, here is the list:

  • 515 Brewing Co. (Des Moines, IA)
  • Alluvial Brewing Company (Ames, IA)
  • Another Road Brewing (Marion, IA)
  • Backpocket Brewing (Coralville, IA)
  • Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego, CA)
  • Barn Town Brewing (West Des Moines, IA)
  • Bent River Brewing Co. (Moline, IL)
  • Big Grove Brewery (Solon, IA)
  • Cedar Ridge Vineyards, Winery, & Distillery (Swisher, IA)
  • CIB (Chefs In Black) Brewery (Carson, IA)
  • Confluence Brewing Company (Des Moines, IA)
  • Contrary Brewing Co. (Muscatine, IA)
  • Court Avenue Brewing Company (Des Moines, IA)
  • Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
  • Exile Brewing Company (Des Moines, IA)
  • Firetrucker Brewery (Ankeny, IA)
  • Fox Brewing (West Des Moines, IA)
  • Franklin Street Brewing Company (Manchester, IA)
  • Front Street Brewery (Davenport, IA)
  • Granite City Food & Brewery (Davenport, IA)
  • Great River Brewery (Davenport, IA)
  • Green Tree Brewery (Le Claire, IA)
  • Iowa City Brewlab (Iowa City, IA)
  • Jackson Street Brewing (Sioux City, IA)
  • Kalona Brewing Company (Kalona, IA)
  • Keg Creek Brewing Company (Glenwood, IA)
  • Lake Time Brewery (Clear Lake, IA)
  • Lark Brewing (Waterloo, IA)
  • Lion Bridge Brewing Co. (Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Lionstone Brewing Company (Geneseo, IL)
  • Lost Duck Brewing Co. (Fort Madison, IA)
  • Madhouse Brewing Company (Des Moines, IA)
  • Millstream Brewing (Amana, IA)
  • Mississippi River Distilling Company (Le Claire, IA)
  • New American Brewing Co. (Ankeny, IA)
  • Odell Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Olde Main Brewing Co. (Ames, IA)
  • Parkside Brewing Company (Burlington, IA)
  • Peace Tree Brewing Co. (Knoxville, IA)
  • Pulpit Rock Brewing Company (Decorah, IA)
  • Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery (Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Reclaimed Rails Brewing Company (Bondurant, IA)
  • ReUnion Brewery (Coralville, IA)
  • SingleSpeed Brewing (Cedar Falls, IA)
  • Surly Brewing Company (Minneapolis, MN)
  • The Galena Brewing Company (Galena, IL)
  • Third Base Brewery (Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. (Decorah, IA)
  • Torrent Brewing Company (Ames, IA)
  • Twisted Vine Brewery (West Des Moines, IA)
  • West O Beer (West Okoboji, IA)
  • Wilson’s Orchard (Iowa City, IA)
  • Worth Brewing Company (Northwood, IA)

http://www.coralville.org/604/BrrrFest

Reds Alehouse Presents: Bells Kickoff to Xmas! Dec. 19-22nd!

redsReds Alehouse and Bells Brewery are teaming up to bring you Kickoff to Christmas on December 19th to the 22nd! There will be some amazing Bell’s beers on tap including:

 

*Two Hearted
*Winter White
*Imperial Red
*Christmas Ale
*Oarsman
*Quinnanon Falls
*The Wild One
*Le Batteur
*BBA Hell Hath No Fury
*Boon Companion
*2014 Expedition Stout
*2016 Expedition Stout
*Traverse City Barrel Aged Jupiter
*Traverse City Whiskey 355 East Stout
*Best Brown
*Traverse City BA Third Coast

**AND….2016 Black Note (tapping @ 7:00 p.m. Thursday 22nd)

An awesome list to say the least! Check the press release below for more information, hopefully I’ll see you there!

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Big Grove Citra Triad Coming Dec. 21st and Business Time Double IPA w/Kiwi pin this Friday!

big groveBig Grove is busy place this month as they prepare for their “Citra Triad” release which will consist of Arms Race, 16 Minuteman Double IPA, and Trident Triple IPA. These three brews will be available in the taproom starting December 21st and then hit some accounts on the days following. Stay tuned for more.

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Big Grove has been doing some great pin releases on Friday evenings and this Friday will be no different. They will be tapping a cask of their Business Time double IPA with kiwi this Friday, December 16th. Make sure you check this out!

Drink This! Kickshaw Barrel Works Pipo

KickshawThis past summer I waited with baited breath on the release of Ballast Point’s Watermelon Dorado, seeking that refreshing melon flavor that defines summer. When it finally arrived and I cracked my first one, the overwhelming jolly rancher watermelon flavor was a bit too much for me. I know some of you enjoyed it, and that’s great, but it just wasn’t for me.

Fast forward to two weeks ago. Sitting at the C + D Lounge with the one and only William Heinrich and he brings out a bottle of his Pipo. An oak aged golden ale I suppose? with local Kroul Farms watermelon added. First sip, watermelon + watermelon rind, perfect flavor. Not over the top “fake” melon additive, but the real, fresh out of the garden melon flavor that I had been seeking. The acidity was very balanced and the brett really blended well with the melon flavor. This is the beer I had been seeking this summer, and even though I’m looking out my window at the snow falling, I have another bottle of Pipo sitting in front of me waiting to be cracked for a perfect Iowa winter day!

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Had paired this beer with Thanksgiving dinner. It went very well with turkey, ham, and some smoked ribs, but it really shined with just a dinner salad with some vinaigrette!

Cheers Bill, you nailed this one and I can’t wait to see what else you have in store!  Pipo is in stores, get to your local store, grab a couple of sixers and then a few bottles of Pipo and Drink This!

Backpocket Building a Taproom in Dubuque

backpocketBackpocket Brewing based out of Coralville has announced they will be adding a taproom to Dubuque. The taproom will be located in the Dubuque Millwork District and will have special release and limited Backpocket beers available. A taproom means there will not be any brewing on site but will feature the beers from Backpocket Brewing. Here’s more info on this announcement courtesy of Backpocket Dubuque along with pictures found on that link:

BACKPOCKET BREWING COMING TO DUBUQUE.

Backpocket Brewing will be opening a Taproom in the Dubuque Millwork district in early 2017. We will feature all the new releases/specialty Backpocket beers, those with limited availability. Initially we will serve drinks only, opening our doors to all local restaurants to deliver food to our patrons. In time we hope to make the same great pizzas that we serve in Coralville. We are super excited to bring our craft beers to Dubuque!

Enjoy the pics of the raw space. We will update you as we make it ours.