Phase Three back to Iowa with Abu Nawas!!

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For Immediate Release: 🚨🚨🚨🔥

We are Grateful, Honored and Humbled to our Illinois friends at Phase Three Brewing for trusting us with their fine brews. We’ve always admired their fine work and were kind of bummed that they were not within our realm. Well, we couldn’t be more delighted that this has changed!

We are heading there to pick up early next week so they can be delivered to your shelves next Thursday. For freshness sake, we agreed that we will be doing 2 pickups a month. Their kegs are filled on demand, so please reach out to your Abu Nawas Sales Rep about current availability and timelines: we’ll take care of you. All offerings are available in 1/6bbl and most are also available in 1/2bbl.

Please help us welcome this amazingly talented bunch back to Iowa!

Without further ado, we present you,

PHASE THREE BREWING:

  • Phase Three Proper Trollied 6/4/16oz CANS – Dark English Mild Ale that packs big flavors into a low ABV, easy-drinking package. The trio of English Maris Otter, Amber, & Brown malts provide notes of fresh-baked dinner rolls, pale chocolate, and perfectly roasted coffee beans. 3.9% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three Geo 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-style Pilsner hits all the notes of a Pilsner & adds Balanced Bitter, Lightly Dank West-coast Hop Character from the addition of Citra & Mosaic Hops. Geo has it all. 5.5% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three Pixel Density 6/4/16oz CANS – Phase Three Flagship Hazy IPA is a classic around the taprooms for a reason – Easy-drinking and packed with bright tropical citrus & balanced dank notes. A perfect way to kick off a night, or end it (and everything in between). 6.5% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Perpetual Sounds 6/4/16oz CANS – This is a P3 favorite featuring Mosaic & Amarillo hops for notes of fresh-picked ripe blueberries, soft, juicy peaches, and tangy grapefruit all balanced by delicate herbal tea notes on a pillowy soft hazy base. 7.7% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Velvet Vortex 6/4/16oz CANS – Nectaron & Motueka Hops swirl together in this Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double IPA. Enjoy a Vortex of ripe Pineapple, Juicy Stone Fruit, and Tangy Citrusy Calamansi on a Smooth, Velvety Hazy Base. 8% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Adhara 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double IPA brewed with Galaxy and Citra Hops. Passionfruit, Orange pit, Tropical Fruit and dank aromas shine like a bright star. 8.3% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Gravlax 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double IPA brewed with Strata, Simcoe and Talus Hops. Double the amount of Strata, double the amount of Simcoe and double the amount of Talus. Expect massive aromas of apricot, ripe berry, and subtle hints of pine on this 7.8% ABV – IL

Tuesday noon deadline for Wednesday/Thursday delivery. 

Thank you for your continued support. Have a safe and fun weekend everyone! Enjoy this incredible February weather reprieve.

Team Abu Nawas

Abomination, Eredita, and Two Villains coming from Abu Nawas!

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ABOMINATION BREWING

  • Abomination Brewing Love Letters From Hell 6/4/16oz CANS –    Milkshake Style Triple IPA with candy hearts, sprinkles, marshmallows, milk sugar, vanilla bean, strawberry & ice cream. 9.6% ABV – CT 
  • Abomination Brewing Everyday Fog 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped Double IPA with Mosaic, Pacific Jade, Citra, Summit & Enigma NE Hazy IPA – ABV 7.1% – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Battle Rare Fog EXTRA RARE 6/4/16oz CANS – Triple Dry Hopped Triple IPA brewed with an insane amount of Galaxy, Riwaka, Strata, & Waimea. 10.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering into the Fog TDH LOTUS 6/4/16oz CANS – Triple Dry Hopped Double IPA with LOTUS. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering into the Fog TDH VISTA 6/4/16oz CANS – Triple Dry Hopped Double IPA with VISTA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering into the Fog TDH SIMCOE 6/4/16oz CANS – Triple Dry Hopped Double IPA with SIMCOE. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog ROCKET POP 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped Double IPA brewed with Cherry, Lime, Blueberry, & Raspberry. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • FAT ORANGE CAT FOC X Abomination – Twelve Lives & Still Wandering 6/4/16oz CANS – Ferociously juicy Double Dry Hopped Double IPA. Featuring a handpicked blend of some of our favorite hops; Lotus, Cashmere, Citra and Mosaic. 9.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing The Key To the City of North Haven 6/4/16oz CANS – Smoothie Sour Ale Brewed with Cherry, Blackberry, Rhubarb, Ice Cream Mix, Lactose, and Vanilla Beans. 9% ABV – CT
  • Abomination X Skygazer – Dreamatorium Parfait 6/4/16oz CANS – Pastry Stout with Raspberry, Granola, Yogurt, Cacao Nibs, and Lactose. 11.3% ABV.
  • Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle Rocket Pop 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Smoothie Sour Ale brewed with Cherry, Lime, Blueberry, & Raspberry. 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle Strawberry Creamsicle 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Smoothie Sour Ale brewed with Strawberry & Vanilla. 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Luscious V2 – Double Fruited – Banana + Strawberry 6/4/16oz CANS – Banana, Strawberry, & Blueberry Smoothie seltzer. 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Luscious – Double Fruited – Banana + Strawberry 1/6bbl KEG – Smoothie hard seltzer loaded with an irresponsible amount of REAL FRUIT! 5.5% ABV – CT

EREDITÁ BEER

  • Eredita Gratitude Practice 6/4/16oz CANS – A Delicious iteration of a robust porter. It is also a way to positively engage with the world around you. 7.4% ABV – CT
  • Eredita The Barn Owl 6/4/16oz CANS – Inspired by the Love of the Iced Vanilla Latte. Imperial Stout brewed with Coffee, Vanilla, & Milk Sugar. 10.5% ABV – CT
  • Eredita Pragmatism CITRA 6/4/16oz CANS – Single-hop New England Pale Ale featuring Citra hops grown in the Pacific Northwest! 5.1% ABV – CT
  • Eredita Serendipitous Moments 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops sourced from the famed HOP NERDOM that is Freestyle Hops, located in New Zealand. 6.2% ABV – CT

TWO VILLAINS BREWING:

  • Two Villains RATIONAL GAZE 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout brewed with Maple Syrup, Coffee, & Vanilla. Autodidact Collab. 10.5% ABV – NJ
  • Two Villains SPECIAL HERBS: EL DORADO 6/4/16oz CANS – New England DIPA brewed with El Dorado hops! 8% ABV – NJ
  • Two Villains THAT SPLASH AGAINST MY HOLLOW BONES 6/4/16oz CANS – Citra, Cashmere, & Azacca NE IPA. Wu-Tang inspired! 7% ABV – NJ
  • Two Villains VILLAINS NEVER DIE (CARA CARA ORANGE/PEACH) 6/4/16oz CANS – Intense Fruited Sour conditioned on Cara Cara Orange, Peach and Marshmallow. 5.5% ABV – NJ
  • Two Villains KRUMHOLTZ 6/4/16oz CANS – An homage to their bud @davidkrumholtz Yup, Yup that David KRUMHOLTZ of Harold & Kumar, The Santa Clause (franchise) and Oppenheimer fame! New England style Double IPA double dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Strata and Motueka! 8.7% ABV – NJ

Lion Bridge brining back “Hellscape” smoked helles and “Heartstrings” sour this month!

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Hellscape (Smoked Helles, 5.2%) – We included Weyermann Beechwood Smoked Malt into this traditional German Lager because we love delicious smoky treats. If you’re not familiar with smoked beers, grab a pint and see for yourself!

Heart Strings (Pineapple, Raspberry, Blueberry Sour, 5.5%) – Tropical pineapple melds with tart and tangy raspberry. A new sour to bring a little more love into your life.

Phase Three beer will be returning to Iowa!

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Weeks ago the unfortunate news came out that many popular and delicious craft beers where seeing their last days on shelves in Iowa due to their distributor pulling out of Iowa. With such a wide portfolio of beers it was just a matter of time before some of those breweries would be picked up by others. We’ve seen Weldwerks get picked up, Untitled Art as well, and I can now tell you that Phase Three will also be coming back to Iowa. Stay tuned for distro confirmation and dates as well! Cheers!

Scratch Brewing coming to Iowa via Abu Nawas!

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We are proud and grateful to call Marika and Aaron @ScratchBeer dear friends. We are not kidding when we say we truly consider them one of the most creative breweries this side of the Atlantic and perhaps, dare we say the world over both in philosophy and process. A farmhouse brewery near the Shawnee National Forest in Ava, Illinois. Named one of the top four breweries for foraged beer by Outside Magazine, and one of the most beautiful places to drink beer in the world by All About Beer Magazine, Scratch Brewing Company focuses on farmhouse beers and other styles brewed with home grown and locally farmed and foraged ingredients. The brewery has an ever rotating selection of styles enhanced by the innovative addition of local ingredients, such as nettle, elderberry, ginger, dandelion, maple sap, hickory, lavender, juniper, and chanterelle mushrooms. 

Trust us when we tell you, the place is magical, the on premise bread is legendary and the Serpent Room and the artwork by Brett Douglas Hunter is a bucket list experience.

SCRATCH BREWING BOTTLES:
Scratch Wild Carrot & Nettle Farmhouse Ale 12/500ml BOT – Blonde farmhouse ale brewed with wild carrots, lemongrass and lemon basil and fermented with our wild house culture. Easy drinking with a spicy, herbal, lemony finish. 5.2% ABV – IL

Scratch Foeder-Aged Porter 12/750ml BOT – Robust porter brewed with a hefty dose of chocolate malt and sweet cicely, then aged in our 7 bbl oak foeder from Foeder Crafters. Velvety smooth with a strong oak backbone and a hint of licorice and a very light acidity. 7.4% – ABV – IL

Scratch Basil IPA 12/750ml BOT – One of their all-time classics! This beer’s aroma comes from basil rather than hops, but plays with the chemical compounds present in both to make a beer that tastes intriguingly familiar. Brewed with lemon basil, sweet basil, and tulsi basil from our garden; honey from our friends at Royal Bee in Steeleville; grain from Sugar Creek Malt; and fermented with our house culture. Bright basil and hop-like aroma that tastes fresh now but stands up well to aging. 6.7% – ABV – IL

Scratch Roselle 12/750ml BOT – Farmhouse ale brewed with grain from Sugar Creek Malt and Southern Illinois-grown wheat and roselle plants and flowers from our garden. Lightly tart and earthy with a hibiscus-like aroma and flavors of cranberry and cherry, this beer has the terroir of late summer in Southern Illinois. 4.3% – ABV – IL

Scratch 131 – 12/500ml BOT – This unique farmhouse ale is an imprint of its place and time. Brewed with 131 different leaves, roots, bark, flowers, seeds, and fungi from the height of the growing season. It conveys a subtle earthiness and spice that is characteristic of our location in Southern Illinois. Scored a 97 in Craft Beer & Brewing’s 2023 ratings of Saisons: “Herbal and minty in the sip, with lemon zest, eucalyptus, and a vast range of herbal spice. Thorough but quirky and fast moving.” 5.3% – IL

Scratch Wild Grapevine Saison 12/500ml BOT – Farmhouse beer brewed with wild grape leaves and green grapes, and toasted grapevine; and fermented with our wild house culture. White wine-like fermentation character with a hint of tannin and a toasty vanilla-like finish from the grape vines. 5.2% – IL

Field Day “Baltic Fest” set for February 17th!

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Courtesy of Field Day Brewing:

Join us for Baltic Fest on February 17th at 4pm!

A release day party for our Baltic Porter with stick pokes on the patio! A red hot iron stick poke caramelizes the sugars in your beer creating a unique experience for the drinker. Firepits and burners will be placed all around the patio with tabletop firepits.

In November we brewed a 10.5% Baltic Porter that lagered in Silver Oak California Cab barrels that aged 15 year Weller for 10 months brewing a really complex, malty, high ABV, highly drinkable porter.

Let’s drink some beers around the fire! Tickets are available now for $10 or $15 day of and include your first beer, a smores buffet (with boozy marshmallows), and a hot chocolate station for 21+.

Tickets HERE!

Cedar Rapids Brewing Society “Benzfest” set for Saturday, May 11th!

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Press release:

The Cedar Rapids Brewing Society’s Drink Local Festival, previously held in August, is combining with Benzfest and will be moving to the second weekend in May.

The Cedar Rapids Brewing Society Benzfest will be held at Benz Beverage Depot on Saturday, May 11th. The event will include beers, ciders, meads, and spirits from a variety of vendors from around the Midwest and from homebrew clubs from around the state.

“We are very excited to continue our partnership with Benz. Combining these two great festivals will allow us to bring in even more vendors, while still featuring the many great homebrew clubs from around the state,” said Haley Rosendahl, Vice President of the Cedar Rapids Brewing Society. “Moving the event to May will hopefully result in more temperate weather than the previous Drink Local festivals in August.”

Look for tickets for the Cedar Rapids Brewing Society Benzfest to go on sale soon and stay tuned for announcements on vendor lineup. Follow CRBS on Facebook for announcements. https://www.facebook.com/CedarRapidsBrewingSociety

Superstition Mead, Timber Ales, and Urban Chestnut coming from Abu Nawas!

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750ml Bottles:

  • Superstition Aphrodisia (Batch 27) 12/750ml BT – Aphrodisia is a style of mead known as a pyment. Variants of Aphrodisia have won bronze, silver and gold medals at the Mazer Cup, The Festival of Barrel Aged Beers (FOBAB), and the RateBeer Best Competition. Batch 27 is made with Syrah grapes, and Arizona wildflower honey. and is blended from new American oak and White Series barrels. 13% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Aphrodisia (Batch 20) 12/750ml BT – Aphrodisia is a style of mead known as a pyment. Variants of Aphrodisia have won bronze, silver and gold medals at the Mazer Cup, The Festival of Barrel Aged Beers (FOBAB), and the RateBeer Best Competition. Batch 20 is made with California syrah grapes, Arizona mesquite honey and is blended from new American oak and White Series barrels. 13% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Aphrodisia (Batch 21) 12/750ml BT – Aphrodisia is a style of mead known as a pyment. Variants of Aphrodisia have won bronze, silver and gold medals at the Mazer Cup, The Festival of Barrel Aged Beers (FOBAB), and the RateBeer Best Competition. Batch 21 is made with California cabernet grapes, Arizona wildflower honey and is blended from new American oak and White Series barrels. 13% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Blueberry Hex 12750ml BT – A delicious expression of blueberries and wildflower honey in a semi-sweet package. Lovers of rich fruit forward flavors will rejoice. 14% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Blueberry Spaceship Box 12/750ml BT – Blueberry Spaceship Box, the top rated hard cider in the world, a spectacular blend of sweet and tart, of apple and blueberry. 5.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Pillars of Creation 12/750ml BT – The sister product to the top rated Blueberry Spaceship Box. Pillars Of Creation is an apple cider made with both tart and sweet dark cherries for a flavor that will keep you coming back for more. Tart and juicy, it’s the perfect bubbly drink for any time of year! 5.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Meadery Ginger Voodoo 12/750ml – A top rated Metheglin (Spiced Mead) in the world on Untappd, this semi-sweet ginger mead is beautiful and offers a unique and refreshing take on what a spiced mead can be. 13.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Meadery Lagrimas de Oro 12/750ml – Lagrimas de Oro is an off-dry made with Arizona mesquite honey aged in bourbon barrels. It won our first medal at The Mazer Cup in 2013 (a silver) and took gold in 2018. We love these “Tears of Gold” 13.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Marion 12/750ml BT – Marion won a Gold Medal at the Mazer Cup International Mead Competition and is ranked as a top 50 mead in the world on Ratebeer.com with a score of 100 points. Marion is a delicious semi sweet mead made from blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and Arizona wildflower honey. 13.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Meadery Tahitian Honeymoon 12/750ml BT – Perfect sundowner in this mead fermented with Tahitian vanilla beans and aged on American oak. Chill and sip on your deck as you reflect on the finer things in life. Pair this unique drink with dark chocolate or enjoy as a nightcap. 13.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Peanut Butter Jelly Crime 12/750ml BT –  Blueberry mead with peanut butter. Peanut Butter Jelly Crime is a PB&J sandwich in a bottle. This classic American sandwich is nostalgic and a really cool part of the collective American identity. This product has proven to be an instant cult classic, with releases selling out quickly and even once crashing our website. It is ranked as a top 50 mead in the world on Ratebeer.com with a score of 99 points and is a top 50 mead in the world on Untappd.. 13.5% ABV – AZ

375ml Bottles:

  • Superstition La Petite Mort 12/375ml BT – Double Dark Belgian Candi Syrup, Barrel Aged Mead with Cacao Nibs & Raspberries added. Aged in Toppling Goliath Assassin Barrels! 13% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Vermouth Barrel Aged Aphrodisia 12/375ml BT – Cabernet and Grenache grape mead, aged in Vermouth barrels for 9 months. 13% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Coffee Marion 12/375ml BT- Made with coffee custom roasted by our friends at Mostra Coffee in San Diego, California. Coffee Marion is a fun spin on the Superstition style as we pair coffee with rich dark fruit flavors. 13.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Aphrodisia Barrel Aged Vestalia 12/375ml BT – Grenache and Cabernet grape mead, aged in Aphrodisia barrels. 12.5% ABV – AZ

500ml Bottles:

  • Superstition WHITE SERIES 12/500ml BT – The Cream of the crop of what Superstition is about. (2 sets of 6 variants – Berry White, Black Berry White, Blue Berry White, Straw Berry White, Piña Colada White, Stone Fruit White)

CANS:

  • Superstition BeeLini 24/12oz CANS – BeeLini is a bubbly session mead made with white peaches and honey, and drinks like a bellini in a can. BeeLini is the perfect accompaniment to a great brunch and it is impossible to sip without a smile. 6% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition BeeMosa 24/12oz CANS – Your favorite mimosa inspired mead is now available in 12oz cans. This bubbly session mead with oranges is perfect for brunch, poolside, or whatever adventure awaits you. 6% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Crystal Sail 24/12oz CANS – Crystal Sail is your license to chill in the form of a delightful bubbly mango at a crushable 6% ABV. Let your imagination sail away on the good-good-good-good tropical vibrations in this beautiful 12oz can.
  • Superstition Dune Bloom 24/12oz CANS – Wild West inspired session mead is now available in 12oz! This bubbly mead is made with prickly pear and invokes the vibrant terroir of the Southwest and the ephemeral character unique to Arizona’s Sonoran desert. 6% ABV – AZ

TIMBER ALES:

  • Timber Ales French Toast by Campfire 6/4/16oz CANS – Snack Sized Stout at Snack Sized ABV. Conditioned on Maple Syrup, Coffee from Mostra Coffee in San Diego and Cinnamon. 6% ABV – NY
  • Timber Ales Insomniac’s Daydream (Citra, Nelson) 6/4/16oz CANS – Insomniac’s Daydream is TA’s rotating IPA series. This variant of our series has been dry-hopped with Nelson and Citra hops. 7% ABV – NY
  • Timber Ales / Horus Aged Ales / Mindful Ales Collab. Vanilla Maris 6/4/16oz CANS – The return of this spectacular Barleywine Aged on a Blend of Selected Vanilla Beans. 12% ABV – NY
  • Timber Ales When Daydreams Go Dark 6/4/16oz CANS – All CITRA Double IPA. 8% ABV – NY
  • Timber Ales Fallen Between the Lines 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy IPA with Citra, Enigma, & Mosaic. 7% ABV – NY

URBAN CHESTNUT BREWING COMPANY:

  • URBAN CHESTNUT GERMAN PORTER 6/4/16oz CANS – German Porter with notes of Dark chocolate, roast coffee. A lager that’s as rich as it is robust, and as dark as it is strong—does it get more German than that? UC’s version of the classic “Starkbier” is rightfully hefty, in both the ABV and mouthfeel departments. Less fruity than your traditional English recipes, this German Porter is best enjoyed after a long, hard day of winter chores… or, around a warm fire with friends and family this holiday season! 7% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT Prickly Pear Ku’damm 6/4/16oz CANS – Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse. Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse is pale gold and hazy with clean, lemon-like tartness, light body and light doughy-ness. 4.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL 6/4/16oz BOTTLES- Bavarian Lager. Pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, the flagship lager of Urban Chestnut. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy bier. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL 6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Lager. Pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, the flagship lager of Urban Chestnut. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy bier. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT DORFBIER 6/4/16oz CANS – Munich Dunkel. Some refer to the Dunkel style as the original bier of Munich and its surrounding villages (Dörfer). This everyday bier ranges in color and sweetness depending on the amount of Munich and roasted malts used. The sweetness of the malt is then balanced by the use of another Bavarian friend…the Hallertau hop…in this specific case, Hersbrucker, grown near Wolnzach, Hallertau. 5.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT Big Shark Tangerine Radler 6/4/16oz CANS – Tangerine Radler. In German, “Radler” means cyclist and it also means: Bier-mixed-with-soda. 4.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT STAMMTISCH 6/4/16oz CANS – German Pilsner. A “Stammtisch” is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis – more directly translating to ‘table for regulars’. Our Stammtisch was brewed to celebrate this idea of community and socializing. It’s a traditional German Pilsner featuring a blend of Hallertau and Strisselspalt hops, giving it a pronounced herbal and spicy aroma. It’s crisp and dry with a light grainy malt profile. We think it’s the perfect accompaniment to any gathering. 5.4% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT SCHNICKELFRITZ  6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Weissbier. The unmistakable characteristics of this Bavarian Weissbier are achieved with a yeast that is decidedly fruity and phenolic. You may note clove, nutmeg or even vanilla and/or banana-like aromas and flavors. 5% ABV – MO