From the brewery:
The witches are returning with their signature potion
Witches Be Trippin is a Hazy Double NEIPA that was triple dry hopped with loads of Azacca, Idaho 7, Citra, and Mosaic.
Intense notes of mango and tropical melon to go along with a pillowy body. Available in 16oz 4-packs and draft this Friday, October 27th!
Glyn-Mawr the Local in Mount Vernon, Iowa is once again selling all Iowa craft beer advent calendars! The calendars are ready to be ordered at the link below!
https://checkout.square.site/buy/IJXSNLWDJR56POAJB2PS2UCE
24 different beers for 24 days in December! Enjoy our 2023 Craft Iowa Beer Advent Calendar from The Local! Each calendar contains 24 craft Iowa brews, individually wrapped as a surprise for you! Included in your purchase is a free drink token from The Local, only available when you pre-order! Your drink token is good for any drink offered on our menu and does not expire (up to $9 value!)
Due to the short turnaround of receiving the beer, and packaging the calendars, these will not be ready for early pick up.
PICK UP BEGINS ON NOVEMBER 22ND AT 10AM! PICK UP DATES ARE:
Wed, 11/22, 10A-4P
CLOSED THANKSGIVING
Fri, 11/24, 12-8P
Sat, 11/25, 8A-8P
Sun, 11/26, 12-6P
Wed, 11/29, 12-8P
Thu, 11/30, 12-8P
Fri, 12/1, 12-8P
Email us at glynmawr@gmail.com with any questions! Happy Holidays from The Local!
Chonk Birthday Cake Oh lawd… We took this sundae sour and baked it up with a mountain of confetti cake, filled it with strawberry and raspberry jelly then covered it in frosting and plopped a candle on top. It’s our party and we’ll Chonk if we want to! 6.4%
Ice, Ice Prrrty Alright stop… Check out the newest PRRRT! Ice, Ice PRRRTY is a Slushy Style Sour that’ll grab ahold of you tightly, then flow like a harpoon daily and nightly. Will it ever stop? That’s up to you to put down this absolute banger stuffed with lemon, cherry, plum, coconut, and lemon slushy mix. Word to your mother. 6.2%
Revenge of the Hippies Turn on. Tune in. Drop out.
Brewed with oats & spelt and hopped with Mosaic, Citra, Azacca, and then we hit it with something totally new to us – Mosaic Spectrum, which is a crazy new, super sciency way to get loads of primo Mosaic dry hop vibes, flavor & aroma while keeping it mellow and smooth. 8%
Braaaaaaaaains Citrus Twist stuffed and then stuffed again with lemon, lime, orange, pear, and apple, and then we hit it with our super secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla. As you might imagine after reading that list, it’s absolutely fuggin delicious and we think you’re gonna love it as much as we do! 5.8%
Chonk Blackberry Daiquiri Push Pop Case Our loveable hefty boi was messing around with the blender again and stumbled upon something pretty dang delicious. Blackberry Daiquiri Push Pop Chonk is stuffed and stuffed with blackberry, lime, and vanilla ice cream for a super hella delicious flavor that’s like a blackberry daiquiri that also tastes like a push pop. There’s a lot of chonky deliciousness going on here and you’ve just got to try this! 6.6%
Pizza Toots New England Style IPA brewed with CTZ, Rakau & Ekuanot hops. Pillowy soft body with citrus, melon, & tropical fruit flavors. 7%
You Have No Good Car Ideas (collab with Resident Culture Brewing Co) We think it’s a killer beer and we’re gonna stand by it. THIS BEER IS EVERYTHING!!! 7.5%
Coastline Chromatics our newest East meets West coast DIPA that uses a new thiolized yeast that is continuing to push the flavor limits of beer. Coastline Chromatics starts out with a chit malt, 2-row, and wheat malt bill and our favorite east meets west coast whirlpool hop blend before 8%
Dual Coasts Pouring a hazy golden yellow, we get pronounced aromas of apricot, citrus peel, and earthy pine. Hop-forward and assertive flavors start with mixed citrus, yuzu, pine, and melon with a touch of apricot and a juicy but slightly dry finish, complemented by a pointed bitterness, bringing you a bit of each coast in every sip 8.5%
MC2 reloads MC² is Photon’s big brother. We literally took Photon’s hopping rate and squared it. 8%
Mosaic Function Pours deep yellow with aromas of tropical yuzu, citrus, apricot, and forest with pronounced flavors of assorted citrus, papaya, green skittles, blueberry skins and the faintest whisp of pine. The aforementioned flavors paired with our creamy base, our melon forward EQ juice profile.10%
Balanced Growth (The Seed Beer collab) Seeds are often used as symbols of hope and resilience. From the moment the seed enters the ground until harvest, meeting a plant’s needs in a steady state is an important factor for survival and vitality. These factors help it reach the ‘equilibrium’ growth stage where it can follow a healthy and productive “balanced growth” trajectory, constantly growing with the odds in its favor against any difficulty that may pop into its path. 6.8%
C C pours a bright straw yellow and has a beautiful nose that wafts up as soon as the can is cracked open. Balanced and luscious, it has deep flavors of stone fruit, pineapple, and mango thanks to the increased hopping rates. You’ll notice a super soft crushable mouthfeel and a finish that builds up and exits at the speed of light. 4.8%
Even More Less Holy (collab with Evil Twin Brewing) Pouring a saturated tangerine yellow, deep flavors of mango juice, creamy tropical fruit, white grape, papaya, fresh squeezed OJ, and lemon lime soda mingle with a hint of berry skin before wrapping up with a hoppy blast and our bright melon #EQjuice finish.8.5%
Solar Flare Expect an aroma and flavor of passion fruit, pineapple, mango, and bright citrus with a soft but pointed bitterness, but in a summer crusher form. 6.8%
Phase Three
Tonal Range
For Tonal Range we experimented with dialing back that residual sweetness but made sure to not lose the creamy body that’s so important to us in our hazies. Tonal Range is a 7.5% double IPA redesigned to drink like some of our favorite hazies from the North East. Slightly dryer, carbonated higher, and packed with Citra and El Dorado hops.
Flocular (Omnipollo collab)
Hazy quadruple IPA with Sabro, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, and Riwaka. Brewed in collaboration with Omnipollo.12%
P3 Pils Fresh Re-Load
New recipe in March of 2023! – A crispy clean lager with flavors reminiscent of lightly toasted bread, a touch of citrus, and herbal tea. A craft lager for every day drinking. 4.7%
Dopplebock
German Style Dopplebock 8.2%
Eternal Shrug
Doug E. Fresh Hop
West Coast-Style India Pale Ale w/ Strata Fresh Hops 7%
Instrumental
Double Dry-Hopped India Pale Ale with Citra and Motueka Hops 7%
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Des Moines will be the place to be this coming weekend as Confluence Brewing will be celebrating their 11 year anniversary starting at 11 a.m.! Live music, food trucks and multiple beer releases throughout the day will be taking place. Take a look below for the schedule courtesy of Confluence’s Facebook page:
We are celebrating our 11th year of making good beer and we hope you can join us!
Come on down to the beer factory on our birthday for a special celebration filled with live music, food trucks, commemorative glassware and new beers for you to take home.
Schedule:
Live Music with Ducharme Jones 12-2:30pm
Live Music with Buckmiller Schwager Band 3-5:30pm
Food Trucks: Pie Mates & Street Eats
*Purchase any 2 anniversary beers (to-go) and receive a free 11th-anniversary glass!Anniversary Beer Releases:
1. Peanut Butter Cup Porter (Contains Nuts & Lactose)
2. Bourbon Barrel Aged Ferryman’s
3. Ferryman’s Chocolate Old Fashioned
4. Ferryman’s Dark Chocolate Turtle
* to read about each beer, head to our events tab and you can see each release with their tasting notes!
Untitled Art
Cherry Strudel – Fruited 6.5%
BlackStack Brewing
Threading The Needle
Combining some of our favorite elements from West Coast & New England style IPAs with comically drinkable results. Utilizing a water profile between what we typically do for either of the two with a fairly balanced sulfite to chloride ratio & a tightly knit combo of Strata, Mosaic, Talus, Simcoe & El Dorado Cryo that will have you in stitches. Sew what if we couldn’t pick a side? 6.5%
Strictly Business
Getting serious with our buds at Corporate Ladder Brewing Co. in Palmetto, Florida. Creating synergies with boundless upside between our combined approaches to IPAs along with some of our selected NZ Nectaron, NZ Nelson Sauvin & Experimental HBC 1019. It might look like we’re having fun, but when it comes to these hops… we’re strictly business. 8.4%
Local 755
Our Foggy Favorite. Azacca, Amarillo & a Gwop of Citra. Soft, Juicy & Hazy like 70’s Home Movies. 6.8%
Phase Three
All Cases are 6/4pk 16oz Cans
Re-load Fresh DDH Perpetual Sounds
We brought back one of our favorites, Perpetual Sounds, but gave it the DDH treatment at nearly seven pounds per barrel of beautiful Pacific Northwest fruity blueberry tea focused Mosaic and peachy-grapefruit forward Amarillo.. 7.7%
DDH Synchrophaser
Within the stratified layers of the DDH Synchrophaser, Vic Secret unveils its tropical undertones and piney resonances, while Strata interjects with notes of passionfruit and dank cannabinoids, together crafting a 7.8% ode to your taste buds. Where two hops converge and diverge, reminiscent of planes in both aerial and metaphysical dialogues.
Re-load Fresh DDH Double Pixel Density
We brought up the ABV of our regular Pixel Density to 8% and gave it our double dry hop treatment of some sticky-icky fruity citra and citra cryo.
Chromatic Obsession
An amber ale brewed with a classic combination of British 2-row, British Crystal, and British Chocolate malts and finished with a hefty dose of dark brown sugar. This beer goes down easy with a nice caramel finish that’s perfect for sipping around the fire pit. 6.2%
Interstellar Illusions
This beer has effervescent, almost sparkling carbonation, and the flavor and aroma are dominated by the classic Belgian yeast used for fermentation. 7%
Re-load Fresh P3 Pils
New recipe in March of 2023! – A crispy clean lager with flavors reminiscent of lightly toasted bread, a touch of citrus, and herbal tea. A craft lager for every day drinking. 4.7%
Equilibrium Brewing
Astronomical Twilight
Axioms of Probability
Even More Balanced
Fluctuation
Laboratory Dynamics
Mobius
POG Bubbles
Photon
Southern Lights
String Theory
Wave Length
Great Notion
Blueberry Muffin
Pog Frog
Hedge Beer
Puddletown Punch
RIPE
Van Beer
Fruit Burst: Strawberry Lemonade –
Smoothie-Style Sour – 6% ABV
Another favorite flavor in our Fruit Burst Sour Series is back!
A heavily fruited Smoothie-Style Sour bursting with Strawberry and Lemon.
Sweet, juicy, and slightly tart.
Streetstyle Sesh –
Juicy Session IPA – 4.5% ABV
A great skate sesh deserves a great sesh IPA!
And that’s exactly what you’ll find in Streetstyle Sesh IPA,
created for the Des Moines Streetsyle Open.
The tropical flavors of Mosaic & Citra will Barley Slide across your tongue, bringing full flavor and aroma. Yet the ABV is low enough to keep your steez up for all your grinds, flips, manuals and more…
Keep Cool! Drink Fresh! Skate On!
EVIL TWIN BREWING NYC:
Imperial stout brewed w/ molasses, lactose, chocolate, almond, hazelnut, vanilla bean, cinnamon, oak spiral, chili, marshmallow, muscovado sugar, chestnut, and coffee. 17.2% ABV – CT – Please note that like a fine wine, this beer’s vintage runs a year back. Hence 2022!
A tradition unlike any other returns in 2023 as Iowa Brewing Company in downtown Cedar Rapids (708 3rd St. SE, Cedar Rapids) will be putting on their annual “Cousin Eddie Party” on Thanksgiving Day! Starting bright and early at 7 a.m. and going to noon, it’s a perfect way to start Thanksgiving morning with family, or get a good buzz before dealing with family…your call. Showcasing their “Cousin Eddie” breakfast ale and celebrating the culture of Cousin Eddie and a wonderful beer, Iowa Brewing will be the place to be Thanksgiving morning! Here’s more courtesy of the brewery’s Facebook page:
“You serious, Clark?”
Yeah, we are serious! It’s that time of year for our Annual Thanksgiving Day Cousin Eddie Party. Doors will open at 7:00AM and stay open until noon.
The deets:
– Cousin Eddie Breakfast Ale (Barrel-Aged)
– Cousin Eddie Breakfast Ale
– Patio open with space heaters
– Expanded taproom into brewery/production area
– Special Edition Cousin Eddie t-shirtsFor the newbies:
– Come dressed as Cousin Eddie (if possible)
– Show up in your PJs (no birthday suits)
– We will be busy; please be patient
– If you see a jello mold with cat food, don’t eat itLET’S PARTY!
As the weather cools and summer turns into fall, tap lines and shelf space start being consumed with delicious marzen, Oktoberfest, and fresh hop beers from many of Iowa’s wonderful breweries and from breweries around the world. As fall comes into our lives our bodies are telling us to consume more hearty and energy packed foods to prepare ourselves for winter…so…I guess what the fall season tells us to do is drink beer and eat good food….with that being said, what are the favorites from the local brewers, chefs, and people working in the food and beer world for pairing these wonderful beer styles to their favorite dishes? Let’s find out:
Quinton McClain – Brewer/Owner Lion Bridge Brewery, Cedar Rapids – “For Lion Bridge’s Oktobot 3000, definitely schweinsaxe. (roasted ham hock or pork knuckle) For Lion Bridge Robofest, I would go with tailgating foods… wings, brats, soft pretzels, tacos. It’s an easy drinker, but has a beautiful European Malt Character that pairs well with good conversation and finger foods.”
Alec Travis – Brewer/Owner Field Day Brewing, North Liberty – “Festbiers are pretty good for pairing with almost anything! Marzens have a touch more of that caramel profile that I think go well with some savory fatty stuff. For me, I’d pair that with a pork chop or pork shoulder or something. Maybe some herbed risotto as a side!”
Todd and Blake Viall – Brewers/Owners – Clock House Brewing, Cedar Rapids – “We came up with a jalapeño popper chicken griller wrapped with applewood smoked bacon, side of pineapple coleslaw, and dessert of coconut flan!”
Aaron Vargas – Owner – Backpocket Brewery, Coralville – “Savory for sure. Pork, whether it is a brat or schnitzel. Something about the fat in there is where it is at!”
T.J. Lytle – Chef- Big Grove Brewery, Solon – ” Yeah, I have a few. Can’t go wrong with a pretzel, beer cheese and the spicy vinegary mustard. Literally one of my go tos. The other 2 are something my grandma always did. She passed away a couple years ago but we used to have a big family gathering at her house and she would make these, my mom still makes them every year and we enjoy them. I just tweak it a little bit 
. My grandma was very Polish so she always made Haluski, and pierogies. The haluski is a soft noddle with cooked down cabbage. We added bacon just because who doesn’t love bacon haha. Finish with a bunch of black pepper and butter. Sooo gooood. The pierogies was always my favorite. She would buy the store bought in a bag which I have a sweet spot for but homemade really is a game changer. In my filling I use russet potatoes, stone ground mustard, cheese, salt and white pepper. We would cook down a bunch of onions, sausage, remove the sausage and cut it thin. Throw it back in with the pierogies. A bunch of butter. Top with a bunch of scallions. Literally one of the best things I enjoy. Really reminds me of home and a lot of good memories with my family!”
Shane Knipper – Brewer- Dimensional Brewing, Dubuque – “Stateside, I tend to lean towards a basic bratwurst from a local meat locker, with a German horseradish mustard and sauerkraut. I also really like a festbier with currywurst. If you can get some authentic Brezen, Schnitzel, Rouladen, or Spaetzle, that’s definitely the way to go, but can be hard to find locally. Basically, any hearty meal.”
Travis Lange – Head of Sales – Iowa Brewing Company, Cedar Rapids – “Of course you can’t go wrong pairing these beers with more traditional fare, like pork schnitzel, bratwurst and soft pretzels topped with cheese, dill and smoked meats. But my go-to food pairings are carnitas tacos and venison chili. Hearty, spicy foods that meld nicely with the herbal and earthy hop edge.”
Jim Johnston – Brewer- 3rd Base Brewing, Cedar Rapids -“My favorite would be Zweigle’s White Hots on a caraway seed bun.”
Joe Dooley – Chef – Need Pizza, Cedar Rapids – “Smoked & reverse seared Iowa chops. Apple cider braised red kraut. And roasted acorn squash with enough butter & brown sugar to choke a friggin donkey. First thing I’m in the mood for when the weather turns, & it’s on the menu for tonight!”
Jeremy Freerks – Club 76 The Lodge, North Liberty – “Personally as a compliment, I’d like to say the richness of the gravy and meat of sauerbraten pairs well with the maltiness of that those beers. I also believe as a compliment oven baked brats and kraut caramelizes nicely to match most Oktoberfest/marzens. I think fresh kraut on a brat can easily bring together sweetness of the brat and sour of the kraut for the bang of fresh hop beers as a compliment and contrast. Same goes for Hot German Potato salad. Sweet and sour with the bacon backbone is a solid choice for a fresh hop IPA.”
BlackStack Brewing – St. Paul, MN
