Big Grove Brewery celebrating 10 years!

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Press release courtesy of Big Grove:

Big Grove Brewery Celebrates 10-Year Milestone with Weeklong Festivities

Unforgettable music & events, commemorative beer releases, and exclusive merch planned.

Iowa City, IA (August 03, 2023): Big Grove Brewery is raising a glass to celebrate a decade of amazing experiences, fresh craft beer, and Iowa hospitality. 

To commemorate the past ten years, brewers at Big Grove we are crafting ten original beers, including fan favorites, Big Grove IPA, Que Será, and the beer that started it all, West Main Wheat. These small-batch beers will be released during their anniversary throughout ten days of celebrations and community events leading up to the brewery’s official anniversary over Labor Day weekend. 

Big Grove Brewery was founded in 2013 at 101 West Main Street in Solon, Iowa, by partners Doug Goettsch, Faye Swift, and Matt Swift. From day one, we have believed “you have to give people a reason to leave their living room,” recalled Faye. On her business partners, “Matt and I have tremendous trust in each other, and Doug was a constant hospitality guru, that’s who he is in his bones.” The trio pushed on the original concept of high-quality beer, great food, and genuine care for our community. Faye added, “The best it can be is what we want it to be. I’m a person who believes in creating opportunity, and if you can see it, you can seize it.”

In 2017, the company opened Big Grove Brewery & Taproom with a full-scale production facility in Iowa City and now maintains a platinum green certification. The original partners continue to operate the company with additional operating partners for Iowa City, Des Moines, and a soon-to-be-open Lagerhaus-style brewery in Cedar Rapids. Still innovating a decade later, Big Grove Brewery offers beyond beer products, including spirit-based seltzers, and plans to release cannabis-infused sparkling water beverages. Big Grove beverages are available at bars, restaurants, and retailers across the entire state. 

The festivities officially kick off Saturday, August 26th, in the evening, with music from The Dip. The concert will be hosted in the yard from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Big Grove Brewery taproom at 1225 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Readers of this article can use code backyardbigshow1z to receive 25% off two tickets. The 10-year milestone party will occur on Sunday, September 3, at the original Solon Big Grove location on Main Street. The day-long Sunday Funday event will offer a street party with kids and family activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., exclusive merchandise, and a closing concert featuring Trophy Dads. 

The week’s event lineup includes: 

Backyard Big Show, Iowa City (Saturday, August 26, from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Big Grove Brewery & Taproom Iowa City is welcoming The Dip, Alanna Royale, and James Tutson and the Rollback to the main outdoor stage for the Backyard Big Show – a first annual backyard live music celebration. All tickets are general admission and are $45 each, or readers of this article can use code backyardbigshow1z for two tickets for $70. Purchase tickets here. 

  • Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
  • Opening act at 5:30 p.m.
  • Music until 10 p.m.
  • Fireworks at 10 p.m.
  • DJ Douglas keeps the after-party going after fireworks

Market After Dark, Cedar Rapids (Saturday, August 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.)

Find Big Grove at the Market After Dark event in downtown Cedar Rapids. Sponsoring this year’s main stage, located at 5th Street & 4th Avenue SE, fans can rock with the premier Twin Cities horn band, High and Mighty.

10 Year Fan Trivia & Special Annv. Beer Tapping, Solon (Tuesday, August 29, at 3:00 p.m.)

Trivia all-day to celebrate ten years in Solon, featuring special merchandise prizes for winners. Plus, two exclusive anniversary beer tappings at 3 p.m.

Teach me how to Dougie, Des Moines (Wednesday, August 30, from 11:00 to 10:00 p.m.) 

Special menu item featuring a combination of Mac & Cheese with Tater Tot Casserole, a legendary Solon menu item named after Big Grove co-founder Doug Goettsch. Top it off with special beers exclusive to Des Moines. 

Throwback Thursday, Iowa City (Thursday, August 31, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.)

Wear your best Big Grove Brewery throwback gear and get entered to win a $100 raffle prize. No gear? Grab some merch from the store and get entered for other Big Grove gift card raffle prizes. 

Fryfest, Coralville (Friday, September 1, from 1:00 to 10:00 p.m.)

Find Big Grove at the FRYfest High Porch Block Party in the Beverage Garden and with custom merch and samples at the expo. The Block Party is just outside the Hyatt Exhibit Hall, with easy access to the bags area, food, and cold beverages. 

Game Watch Parties, Des Moines & Iowa City Taprooms (Saturday, September 2, time TDB)

Watch Iowa v.s. Utah State and Iowa State v.s. UNI Panthers at Big Grove Brewery taprooms. Unique game day-themed foods and anniversary beverages are planned at each location. 

10 Year Celebrations!, Solon (Sunday, September 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) It’s an all-day Labor Day weekend, Solon Sunday Funday street party with kids and family activities from 10 am-3 pm, live music, commemorative beer releases, and a closing concert hosted by the Trophy Dads, Solon’s premier party band.  All are welcome.

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About Big Grove Brewery: Big Grove Brewery is among Iowa’s top craft beer producers and ranks in the top 3% for barrel production nationally. In 2013, the brewery started as a 3.5-barrel brewhouse in Solon, Iowa, and focused on freshly made craft beer and elevated pub cuisine. The brewery opened a 28,000-square-foot production facility four years later, anchoring the Iowa City Riverfront Crossings redevelopment project. Big Grove has received multiple craft brewing medals, including a gold medal for Easy Eddy, its flagship Hazy IPA and Citrus Surfer Fruited Wheat.

August releases from Lion Bridge!

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RoboFest

(Festbier, 6.5%) – A bready and malty delight with a drinkability that won’t malfunction your taste buds.

AVAILABLE AUGUST 1

Oktobot 3000

(Barrel-Aged Imperial Märzen, 9%abv) – A fusion brew with German and Czech roots in the recipe as well as the name (“robot” is a word with Czech origins). Munich and Bohemian Pilsner Malt are the motherboard to this amped up version of the style, while 8 months in Cedar Ridge Rye Whiskey barrels greases the cogs and makes sure it all computes.

AVAILABLE AUGUST 1

Zombie Awakening

(Black Ale w/coffee 7.0%abv) – In collaboration with Bloomsbury Farm. Black as the inside of a buried coffin, with enough Dash dark roast coffee to put a pep in the step of the even the most lumbering undead walker.

AVAILABLE 8/9

The Spice Must Flow

(Black Ale w/spices, 7.0%) – A melange of Maple and Saigon Cinnamon meld with a robust black ale to form this luxurious treat. “He (she) who controls the spice, controls the universe!”

AVAILABLE AUGUST 1

MORE, Phase Three, Weldwerks, 450 North, Blackstack, and Iowa Brewing beers coming from Pequod!

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Chula
Fruited Gose is brewed with authentic Indian Alphonso Mangoes and a tangy Chile Spice Blend from our friends at Big Mich 6.5%

Moreover
Double Dry Hopped, Hazy IPA is a delicious juice bomb thanks to a hefty hopping of Citra, Motueka, & Simcoe hops. An endless succession of juicy pineapple, grapefruit, and tangerine notes are leveled out with just a hint of bitterness that resolves into a smoooooth and refreshing finish. 6.5%

Lil Space Booties
A session hazy like none other, these lil’ booties carry a heap of juicy hop characters. Thanks to an un-apollo-getic amount of Galaxy and Citra hops, you can expect to experience the same atmospheric symphony of mango, pineapple, and fresh peach but with a featherweight ABV so you can keep you maintain your orbit with ease. 5.5%

La Push, Baby
Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale with Eclipse, Citra, & Chinook. The aroma tantalizes your senses with a symphony of enticing notes. Fragrant waves of tropical fruits, like juicy mangoes and ripe papayas, intermingle with the heady sweetness of caramelized pineapples. 8%

Oktoberfest 
We brewed this amber beauty strong and true to style, with a bold malty backbone and a refreshingly mild hop presence that’s accentuated in crystal-quality footwear.
5.5%

DDH Double Pixel Density
We brought up the ABV of our regular Pixel Density and gave it our double dry hop treatment of some sticky-icky fruity citra and citra cryo. 8%

DDH Perpetual Sounds
A favorite around the brewery and we are glad to have this Double IPA back. A tried and true Pacific Northwest hop combination of Mosaic and Amarillo pull flavors of blueberry, peach and grapefruit. 7.7%

Double Nectar Mango Sicilian Lemon
Double Nectar is back with a brand new fruit combo! Unleashing a tropical storm in a pint, this fruited Sour Ale is a ‘sip-n-slide’ into a pool of mango and Sicilian lemon – a zesty lifesaver for these toasty summer days. 7.8%

LULZ Pink Lemonade
A crisp, refreshing hard seltzer featuring pink lemonade. Back for the 2023 spring and summer season! Welcome back, sunshine and LULZ Pink Lemonade! 5%

Juicy Bits
Our flagship IPA features a huge citrus and tropical fruit hop character from the Mosaic, Citra & El Dorado hops and softer, smoother mouthfeel from the adjusted water chemistry, higher protein malts, and lower attenuation. The end result is a beer reminiscent of citrus juice with extra pulp, thus the name Juicy Bits. 6.7% 

The Captains Club
Tropical Sour Ale with coconut, passion fruit, macadamia nuts, and macadamia nut honey… all it’s missing is the hula skirt and lei 5.2%

Auto Tune
Collaboration with Mikerphone Brewing. Hazy DIPA uses Citra, Lotus + Mosaic hops and is gushing with notes of pineapple, lemon, and papaya 8.8%

Strawberry Cheesecake 
Sour Ale with Strawberry Puree, Cream Cheese, Milk Sugar & Graham Cracker. 4.5%

Space Tunnel 
Hazy IPA that boasts flavors of tangerine, strawberry, citrus, and a hint of stone fruit. 6.5%

BlurriestWe had to remake our BLURRIEST collab with Imprint Beer Company for this upcoming ALL COLLAB release! It’s conditioned on loads of Blackberry, Banana, Mango, Raspberry, Marshmallow & Coconut! 5%

ZirconZircon, part of our Gemstone Series, is a Sour Double IPA collab with Homes Brewing! It’s conditioned on Red Prickly Pear, Lychee, Tangerine, Vanilla & Lactose! 5%

Slushy XL Candy Clouds We got together with Weldwerks Brewing to bring you Candy Clouds XL! It is conditioned on Pink Vanilla Cotton Candy, Papaya, Dragonfruit & Passionfruit! 5%

Slushy XL Kangaroo Krack (Australia Drop)We teamed up with some friends Down Under at One Drop Brewing to bring you a Lamington Cake Slushy! Australia Drop XL is conditioned on Banana, Lemon, Mango, Marshmallow, Vanilla & Lemon Icing! 5%

Slushy XL Lunar Pies We got together with Southern Grist Brewing to bring you a creamy pie treat! Lunar Pies XL is conditioned on Banana, Graham Cracker, Marshmallow, Chocolate, Caramel, Orange & Moon Pies! 5%

Slushy XL Zombie Kush  Zombie Kush XL is back after over 3 years! It’s a collab with Beer Zombies Brewing and is conditioned on tons of Grapefruit, Orange, Passionfruit & Blood Orange! 5%

Slushy XXL Lava Monsta Collaboration with Great Notion Brewing that we’re bringing back from our 9th Anniversary release! It’s conditioned on Raspberry, Orange, Banana, Cherry, Guava & Cherry Ice Cream. 5%

Slushy XXL Out of SlushyWe teamed up with RaR Brewing to bring you OUT OF SLUSHY- BLUE PUPPIE XXL! It’s conditioned on Blueberry, Blueberry Ice Cream & Blue Raspberry! 5%

Slushy XXL SMol Lad – Berries N’ CremeWe hooked up with Drekker Brewing to bring you Smol Lad – Berries N’ Creme! It’s conditioned on Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Vanilla Cream & Vanilla Ice Cream! 5%

Free HBC586

A natural continuation of our fog fetishist tendencies. Supremely saturated with HBC 586 & HBC 586 Cryo, an as yet unnamed varietal from the Hop Breeding Company that has very swiftly become one of our figgity favorites. Fully sending it with this one in pursuit of those “lunchroom cups where the fruit is still sitting in the juice” vibes we’ve become oh-so-fond of. What’s in a name anyway? 10%

Microdosing Cashmere 
Get your daily dose of this IPA that we dosed daily (… AKA every day of primary fermentation) with one of our favorites: Juicy & Creamy Cashmere. Expand your horizons. Open your mind. Put this in your mouth. 7.2%

Local 755
Our Foggy Favorite. Azacca, Amarillo & a Gwop of Citra. Soft, Juicy & Hazy like 70’s Home Movies. 6.8%

Zoinks!
This Session IPA features a punch of citrus from mosaic and citra hops, and a slight bitterness with juicy flavors of grapefruit and a hint of pine on the finish. 4.5%

Surf Zombies
Named for Iowa’s Epic Surf Rockers, this gnarly brain devouring West Coast-inspired IPA features Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial and Cascade hops. 6.9%

Evil Twin, Fat Orange Cat, Timber Ales, and Front Porch beers coming from Abu Nawas!

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EVIL TWIN BREWING:

  • Evil Twin Blue Raspberry 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour IPA with Raspberry. You Asked for Green Beer, ET Delivers. 6% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Lemon Meringue 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale w/ Lemon & Marshmallow. 6% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Pink Pineapple 6/4/16oz CANS – Tart, lightly sweet, very refreshing Sour IPA, with Pineapple of course. 7% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin IPA Has Its Own Hidden Forces Which You Can Only Discover By Living 6/4/16oz CANS – Double dry-hopped Triple IPA. 10% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Modern Hipster IPA 6/4/16oz CANS – DDH IPA w/ Galaxy, Motueka & Sabro. 7% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail 6/4/12oz CANS – Fresh Batch of Evil Twin Legendary Triple IPA. 12% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Cola 6/4/12oz CANS – Refreshing Sour Ale w/ Milk Sugar, Cola Syrup & Natural Flavors. 5% – CT
  • Evil Twin Grape Soda 6/4/12oz CANS – Refreshing Sour Ale w/ Milk Sugar, Grape Syrup & Natural Flavors. 5% – CT
  • Evil Twin Orange Soda 6/4/12oz CANS – Refreshing Sour Ale w/ Milk Sugar, Orange Syrup & Natural Flavors. 5% – CT
  • Evil Twin Root Beer Soda 6/4/12oz CANS – Refreshing Sour Ale w/ Milk Sugar, Root Beer Syrup & Caramel. 5% – CT
  • Evil Twin Geyser Gose 6/4/16oz CANS – Gose with an Icelandic Twist. Icelandic moss, rye, herbs, sea kelp, skyr and birch smoked sea salt. 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Will This Belgian Beer Deserve Your Respect? 6/4/16oz CANS – Belgian Strong Golden Ale – 12% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Even More Jesus 6/4/16oz CANS – Evil Twin OG Imperial Stout – 12% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Hazelnut Imperial Biscotti Break 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Coffee, Chili, Vanilla & Hazelnuts – 11.5% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Almonds, Espresso, Vanilla – 11.5% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break 4/6/16oz CANS – The Legendary Beer is Back. Imperial Porter with Vanilla Coffee Almonds and (you guessed it) Donuts. 11.5% ABV – CT

FAT ORANGE CAT:

  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Someone In My Head STRATA 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped with Strata. 8.75% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Someone In My Head ENIGMA 6/4/16oz CANS – DIPA Double Dry Hopped with ENIGMA. 8.75% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat Whiskers on Kittens 6/4/16oz CANS – Von Trapp collaboration. Gose style ale with Wachau apricots and Austrian salt. Balanced, tart, just enough sweetness. It’s FANTASTIC.⁠ 5% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Baby Kiwis 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA Brewed and Dry Hopped with Exclusively New Zealand Hops. 7.5% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC All Cats Are Grey in the Dark 6/4/16oz CANS – FOC Legendary White Stout – 7.2% ABV – CT 
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Severe Tire Damage 6/4/16oz CAN – Hazy Double IPA. 8.0% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Who Let the Boomers Out? 6/4/16oz CANS – Smooth Pale Ale with a delightful finish. Hopped with Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic – 5% ABV – CT

FRONT PORCH BREWING:

  • Front Porch Twisted Sisters 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious IPA brewed Loral, Ekuanot , HBC 586 hops. 6% ABV – CT – This Beer is in Collaborations with Pink Boots Society, an organization that aims to assist, inspire and encourage women and non-binary individuals in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry to advance their careers through education.
  • Front Porch Reverse Mermaid HBC 586 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA jam packed with tropical HBC586, and Citra, Mosaic, Strata. 6.6% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Boba Bliss Pink Guava 6/4/16oz CANS – A SKYGAZER Collab. Creamee Bubble Tea Sour Ale brewed with Pink Guava. 5% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Midnight Mary 6/4/16oz CANS – Columbus, Citra, & Cascade Pale Ale. 5.9% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Thank You 6/4/16oz CANS – DIPA with Sabro, Hallertau Blanc, Enigma, Huell Melon and El Dorado. 8% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Cosmic Brownie Bday Stout 6/4/16oz CANS – Birthday Cake Brownie Imperial Stout brewed with Cacao Nibs & Vanilla. 11% ABV – CT

TIMBER ALES:

  • 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
  • Timber Ales I Must Be Dreaming 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour w/ Blueberries, Peaches, Graham Cracker, Vanilla Beans & Milk Sugar. 6% ABV – NY
  • Timber Ales Pancakes by Campfire 6/4/12oz CANS – Stout Conditioned on Maple Syrup, Coffee, & Banana. 6% ABV – NY

Hop Butcher, Blackstack, Modist, Drekker, Phase Three, Humble Forager, and Untitled Art coming from Pequod!

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Gapers Dealy – Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic & Galaxy-hopped Double India Pale

Timber Chop – Collab with Great Notion – HBC-630, YCH 301 & Citra-hopped Double India Pale Ale

BlackStack Brewing

  • Free HBC 586 – 10.0% Single Hop Triple IPA. A Natural continuation of our fog fetishist tendencies. Supremely saturated with HBC 586 and HBC 586 Cryo
  • Microdosing – Cashmere – 7.2% New England IPA. Get your daily dose of this IPA that we dosed daily (…aka every day of primary fermentation) with one of our favorites: juicy and creamy Cashmere. Untapped ratings for the Microdosing series range from 4.0 – 4.24

Drekker Brewing – Fresh Beers!

  • Chonk Spumoni – Our loveable hefty boi is back and he’s been raiding the freezer to get his smol little paws into the fancy ice cream! Chonk Spumoni Sundae Sour is absolutely stuffed with cherry, pistachios, & chocolate ice cream for that decadently delicious, tri-colored flavor. Queue the heavy breathing.⠀
  • Hyper Scream – Hyper Scream is brewed with a whole bunch of oats & spelt, hopped with CTZ, Citra, & Vic Secret, fermented with Nordic Kveik yeast at extremely high temperatures, then dry hopped with even more Citra & Vic Secret
  • Prrrrt Jules Deluxe – There Will Be PRRRT Jules Deluxe is a Food Court Style Milkshake, and it’s stuffed with Orange, Banana, and Strawberry, just like the ones we used to get to slurp on in the mall back in the day. Is it a shake, a smoothie, a slushie?
  • Slang du Jour – Tropical Crisp – Tropical Crisp Slang is stuffed with mango, pineapple, coconut, and granola. It’s suuuuper tasty just like a fresh-out-of-the oven dessert you didn’t know you needed in your life
  • Braaaaaaaains Hurricane – Hurricane Braaaaaaaains is stuffed with Mango, Orange, Cherry, and Lime! Then of course we hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla beans. It’s super tasty and we’re pretty sure you’re gonna dig it as much as we do! 
  • DDH All Pixel Everyting – Collaboration with Other Half Brewing. This DIPA combines DNA from our Citra focused IPA, Pixel Density and Other Half Brewing All “HOP” Everything series that frequently features Citra. Sam and Shaun worked out a recipe that combines some of their favorite pieces of both recipes and threw Motueka and Nelson Sauvin on top of that super fruity Citra. You’ll notice a super hop saturated aroma and flavor with a dryer finish than we typically do here in Chicago – similar to our Tonal Range series. 8%
  • P3 Czech Pils – This pils utilizes a Bohemian (a region in the West Czech Republic) floor malted pilsner malt for a clean, crackery base and hopped it exclusively with Czech grown Saaz hops, and a beautiful Czech lager yeast we sourced from Omega. Crackery sweetness, with a distinct hop spice for balance fermented cold for a neutral, but doughy yeast character. 5.2%

Modist Brewing Company

Apiary Drip 
Collaboration with Dangerous Man Brewing. Double dry-hopped Honey Cream Double IPA brewed with barley, wheat and oat malts, local honey, milk sugar, hopped and double dry-hopped with our hand-selected Strata, Simcoe, Sabro, cryo Simcoe and cryo Sabro. 8.4% 

Forgotten Colors 
Tropical Fruited Sour brewed with malted barley, pilsner malt then conditioned on fresh prickly pear, pineapple and lime juice. 6%

Dreamyard
A New England IPA that’s made from oats and wheat. Splendidly hazy with aromas of stone fruit, pineapple, and citrus. An insane amount of Citra and Sultana hops per barrel make this beer an incredibly juicy and citrusy treat with an approachable level of bitterness. 7.1%

Supra Deluxe 
A dry and crisp Japanese style lager brewed with rice and Premium Extra Pale Pilsner malt and hopped with Japanese Sorachi Ace hops. 5%

Supra Deluxe Lime & Sea Salt 
A dry, crisp Japanese style lager brewed with extra premium pilsner malt, rice, and Sorachi Ace hops & infused with lime & sea salt. 5%

Enchanted Island v6
This Caribbean inspired cocktail is inspired by a Nene Bird tropical beach bar drink. Bright and tropical, we packed in a massive dose of fragrant passionfruit before layering in Juicy pineapple, bright strawberries, sweet vanilla, and nutty almonds to create an orgeat syrup vibe. We used io red grapefruit in place of Campari to offer a citrus tone with mild bitterness. Overall, the drink pops with tropical tones reminiscent of that straw hut beach side bar we love so much. Enjoy straight from the can, over ice, or blended with your favorite rum. 9%

Flip Tricks
This is our Hazy IPA collaboration with the amazing skateboarder Alex Majerus. Alec grew up in Rochester, MN near our precious sister company Forager Brewery. He has gone on to become one of the most skilled skateboarders in the game. We worked out a slammin IPA with his favorite hops, Citra and Mosaic, with a dash of Columbus for the danky hop punch. This beer is the perfect fit after a day Kowlie 360 kickflipping into a crooked nose grind down a set of 10 with your best buds. If you don’t know what that is you haven’t lived. 5.3%

Coastal Sunset v7
This Thai dessert inspired pastry sour is created with inspiration from mango sticky rice. We loaded this beer with creamy coconut, three varieties of drippy mango, real Madagascar Vanilla beans, three species of cinnamon and a sprinkle of brown sugar. 6%

Untitled Art Brewing CompanyHazy Double IPA
Collaboration with Moksa Brewing Company. Make it a double! Our latest hazy is a double IPA brewed with Citra, Strata and Simcoe hops, bringing floral and citrus aromas with a dose of tropical fruit, Grapefruit, and Passion Fruit flavor. This hazy double hits all the right notes for IPA lovers. 8%

Guava Kiwi Berry Gluten Free Smoothie Seltzer
Celebrate summer outdoor fun with this smoothie-style seltzer loaded with Guava and Dragon Fruit purées, and fresh Kiwi juice for a satisfying blast of fruit, with a tart finish. 6%

Mango Lassi a-la-Mode
Creamy and fruity, this kettle sour brings exotic eastern vibes to the table with a tart finish and sultry mouthfeel. Brewed with Mango purée, brown sugar, and caramel. 6%

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Stout
This smooth and creamy pastry stout is a nod to that classic cookie we all know and love, with chocolate’s best friend, peanut butter, thrown into the fold, all balanced with a slightly higher alcohol content. A sweet treat or late night guilty pleasure, without the crumbs. 8%

Non Alcoholic Cerveza Sin Nombre 
Non-Alcoholic Mexican Style Light Brew with flaked corn, Citra and Amarillo hops.

Non Alcoholic Cerveza con Limon 
We’ve given our Non-Alcoholic Cerveza Sin Nombre Mexican-Style Lager a summer glow-up with the addition of key lime puree and a hint of sea salt. Warm sun and blue skies call for a clear-minded brew to kick back and relax with. ¡Salud!

Let’s welcome Eredita Brewing to Iowa! Plus Urban Chestnut and Skygazer! All coming from Abu Nawas!

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URBAN CHESTNUT BREWING COMPANY:

  • URBAN CHESTNUT BALKAN 6/4/16oz CANS – Balkan Helles Lager. This classic Helles Lager was brewed in collaboration with Balkan Treat Box and features notes of bread and a medium low hop bitterness along with a floral, spicy hop aroma. 4.8% 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 Big Shark Tangerine Radler 6/4/16oz CANS – Tangerine Radler. In German, “Radler” means: cyclist and it also means: Bier-mixed-with-soda. Thirst quenching and exactly what you need for a summer day! 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
  • 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 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

Ereditá Beer A true labor of love and an ode to the legacy of NORTHEAST KINGDOM Brewing Heritage, Literally! (Cambridge Dictionary defines Ereditá as Heritage or Legacy)Chris Papallo (Owner/Brewer) journey north started with a course on small batch-brewing at Sterling College led by acclaimed master-brewer Anders Kissmeyer, and brewers Jan Paul and Shaun Hill. 
Attention to detail and a squeegee were the ingredients for a recipe that would land me a five year installment at the acclaimed Hill Farmstead Brewery – firmly cementing my love for brewing.Eredità Beer was born and with the state of the art facilities at Twelve Percent, He has been able to bring his ideas into reality.

  • Eredita Papapils 6/4/16oz CANS – Crisp German-style Pilsner. Tettnang and Mittelfrüher hops from Seitz Farms, located in the Hallertau-region of Germany. Bright notes of lemongrass and freshly baked bread are to be experienced with PapaPils. 4.8% 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

SKYGAZER BREWING:

  • Skygazer Brewing Space Pixels – Cherry, Mango, Pineapple 6/4/16oz CANS – A smoothie style sour ale with 🍒Cherry, 🥭Mango, and🍍Pineapple! These sour feature healthy additions of fruit! No adjuncts, no milk sugar. Just fruit! 6% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Brewing Titan Three Mango Apricot 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour IPA. A blends a dreamy combo of Mango and Apricot with Vanilla Beans and milk sugar. 7% – CT
  • Skygazer Watercolors Go To’s Banana Orange Lime 6/4/16oz CANS – A Smoothie Style Sour Ale. Creamy banana, bright orange citrus punch and a hit of refreshing lime make these Watercolors a warm weather pleasure! 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Go To’s Blueberry Guava Pineapple 6/4/16oz CANS –  A Smoothie Style Sour Ale.  Loaded with Blueberry, Guava and Pineapple. 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Watercolors Peach Ring Paradise 6/4/12oz CANS – Watercolors in hard seltzer mode kissed with the one of a kind taste of peach rings! Under 150 calories per can and gluten free. 5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Watercolors Margarita 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale Passion Fruit, Mango, Lime, and Blood Orange, plus a little touch of a special flavor to give it that true margarita vibe! 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Watercolors Abstract v2 6/4/16oz CANS – Watercolors – Abstract 2 – Orange, Passion Fruit, Marshmallow, Vanilla, Milk Sugar – 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer / Abomination Collab. Dreamsphere Parfait 6/4/16oz CANS – Pastry Sour Ale with Raspberry, Granola, Yogurt, Cacao Nibs, and Lactose. 7% ABV.
  • Skygazer / Abomination Collab. Dreamatorium Parfait 6/4/16oz CANS – Pastry Stout with Raspberry, Granola, Yogurt, Cacao Nibs, and Lactose. 11.3% ABV.

Big Weekends ahead for Dimensional! BA S’Mortal Kombat (online 7/23) and Slumber (in person 7/29) release!

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Get to Dubuque Saturday morning and then get online at OZNR Sunday night if you want to get your hands on some tasty brews! Dimensional Brewing will be releasing Slumber Saturday July 29th starting at 11 am at the taproom in Dubuque and S’Mortal Kombat will be an OZNR release this coming Sunday (7/23) with pickup taking place on July 29th! Here’s more on both of these brews courtesy of the brewery:

2023 BARREL AGED S’MORTAL KOMBAT is a 15.4% imperial stout aged 17 months in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels and then rested on graham cracker, cacao, and marshmallow! This beer will be sold in 2, 500ml. bottle sets for $60 + tax and fees. This will be released on the OZNR app at 7PM on Sunday, July 23rd until sold out. Proxies will be allowed and MUST to be indicated on OZNR. Bottle pick-up window will begin at 11am on Saturday July 29th and go until August 13th at 7PM. If purchasing BA S’mortal Kombat, please make sure you or your proxy can pick up during the pickup window.

SLUMBER is big ol’ 16.5% English Barleywine that rested for 23 months in a single @Blaum Brothers Rye Whiskey Barrel. This beer will be released in-person on July 29th at 11am. Bottles will be sold for $30 + tax each. Limits will be determined on turn out on the 29th. #BiL

Eden Ciders and Abomination beers coming from Abu Nawas this week!

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Eden Heritage Cider:

  • Eden Heritage Cider 6/4/16oz CANS – Authentic Heritage Cider. Locally grown Heritage Dabinett • McIntosh • Empire • Spartan • Esopus Spitzenburg varieties. Pressed at harvest, fermented slowly and cold to preserve every drop of flavor. No added sugar, color or flavoring. Kingston Black, McIntosh, Empire, Bulmers Norman, Gravenstein. 6.2% ABV – VT
  • Eden Brut Nature Sparkling Champagne Cider 12/375ml – Half-Bottles – Naturally sparkling dry hard cider made from heirloom and bittersweet apple varieties. Bubbly, very dry, balanced flavors. 8.4% ABV – VT
  • Eden Imperial Rose Cider 12/375ml – This elegant hard cider is reminiscent of Champagne. Barrel-fermented and aged 1 year in French Oak puncheons • Secondary fermentation in the bottle using juice, no sugar added.100% Vermont Apples. 8.5% ABV – VT
  • Eden Iapetus Wines Collab: Orogenies 12/750ml – Collaboration with Iapetus Wines of Shelburne, Vermont. Apple-Grape Petillant Naturel with white wine grapes and heirloom apples. GRAPE VARIETIES: Louise Swenson • Itasca • APPLE VARIETIES: Gravenstein • St. Edmunds Russet • Rubinette • Binet Rouge • Cherry Cox. • 90 cases produced •

ABOMINATION BREWING COMPANY:

  • Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle Rocket Pop 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Smoothie Sour Ale brewed with Cherry, Lime, Blueberry, & Raspberry. Pairs well with poolside hangs! 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 Brewing Wandering Into The Fog ROCKET POP 6/4/16oz CANS – DDH DIPA brewed with Cherry, Lime, Blueberry, & Raspberry. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog AFRICAN QUEEN 6/4/16oz CANS – African Queen DDH DIPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing White Stouts Can’t Jump 6/4/16oz CANS – Double White Stout fermented atop Vanilla Beans, Chocolate & Locally Roasted Coffee beans. 9.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing The Harvester Soursop, Tangerine and Blueberry 6/4/16oz CANS – The Harvester is a rotating series of fruit forward sours exploring how various fruit combinations play off each other in a sour ale. Brewed with Soursop, Tangerine, & Blueberry. For a Harvester Slushie, Stick in in Freezer. Wait 2 Hours. Open. Pour. Enjoy & Thank us later!  DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE BEER YOU STUCK IN THE FREEZER 🙂 7.1% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Midnight Snack Chocolate Fondue 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Pastry Imperial Stout with Chocolate Cream, Vanilla & Pound Cake. 14% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Everyday Fog 6/4/16oz CANS – DDH w/ Mosaic, Pacific Jade, Citra, Summit & Enigma NE Hazy IPA – ABV 7.1% – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Flying into the Fog 6/4/16oz CANS – Icarus Brewing Collaboration. Insanely juicy DIPA double dry hopped with a mind blowing amount of Columbus and Riwaka. 8.9% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Fog Battle CITRA vs. SABRO 6/4/16oz CANS – QUADRUPLE Dry Hopped DIPA w/ Citra & Sabro. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • ABOMINATION / SKYGAZER / BRACH AND BLADE Who the F*** Put Carrot In the Cake!? (Sour + Stout Edition) 6/4/16oz CANS – Note that this case will contain 1/2 Stout Cans & Half Sour Cans of this beer – A three way collaboration – Imperial Stout Ale brewed with Carrot, Chocolate, Cream Cheese, Cinnamon, & Granola – 10% ABV – CT + Imperial Sour Ale brewed with Carrot, Apricot, Cinnamon, Granola, Cream Cheese, & Milk Sugar – 7% 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
  • Skygazer / Abomination Collab. Dreamatorium Parfait 6/4/16oz CANS – Pastry Stout with Raspberry, Granola, Yogurt, Cacao Nibs, and Lactose. 11.3% ABV.
  • Skygazer / Abomination Collab. Dreamsphere Parfait 6/4/16oz CANS – Pastry Sour Ale with Raspberry, Granola, Yogurt, Cacao Nibs, and Lactose. 7% ABV.
  • Abomination Brewing Luscious V2 – Double Fruited – Banana + Strawberry 6/4/16oz CANS – Banana, Strawberry, & Blueberry Smoothie seltzer. 5.5% ABV – CT

Parish Brewing coming to Iowa via Pequod! Plus Blackstack, Phase Three, Equilibrium, and Mikerphone!

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  • Ghost in the Machine – Welcome to the future. Our collective human consciousness, or Ghost in the Machine, has gained a tolerance for hops beyond what mankind has ever known before. 4.23 on Untapped
  • Dr. Juice – The Doctor is in. Introducing your new go-to IPA, Dr. Juice is a highly crushable juice bomb. Dry hopped with a blend of our favorite hand selected hops from the Yakima Valley, Dr. Juice’s drinkability is sneaky good considering it clocks in at 6% ABV.
  • Extra Sauce – EXTRA SAUCE: Imperial Lemonade Shandy
    An amped-up take on the classic beer-lemonade cocktail mixture Inspired by our friends at Raising Cane’s, Extra Sauce combines a refreshing yet sturdy golden ale base and zests it up with a brilliant sunbeam of fresh Sicilian Lemon puree
  • Okra – Collab w/ Other Half – Our most recent collaboration with our buddies at @otherhalfnyc resulted in a big Hazy Double IPA. Okra is made with a creamy DIPA oat-infused base and loaded with Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, and Nectaron hops from the latest New Zealand harvest
  • Envie – This delicious pale ale is juicy, hazy, and crushable. A totally new-school take on an old-school American craft beer
  • SIPS – Chardonnay Apricot – A sweet and refreshingly tart sour combining Chardonnay grapes and complementary ripe, fresh apricot puree. Drinks refreshingly reminiscent of its namesake wine, replete with apricot tarts, airy pomme fruit and juicy pineapple notes.
  • SIPS – Pinot Noir and Black Currant – With all the fruity goodness you know and love, SIPS is now available in an all new 12oz sleek can, ready and waiting to join you on all of your spring adventures! Overflowing with rich dark Pinot Noir wine grapes, this SIPS’ bright fruit tones overlap with complex and succulent black currant atop a sweet sour base that brightens both grapes synchronously. Intense and flavorful, this juicy sour has depth unlike any similar beer and will bring out your inner sommelier

BlackStack Brewing

  • Trying to Find a Balance – EQ collab – Schemed up with the team at Equilibrium Brewing out of Middleton, NY. Searching for Homeostasis in an overloaded hop bill of Michigan Chinook, Strata, Cashmere Cryo, Citra & Idaho 7. We find community in our search for excess. We find meaning in breaking through. We find find comrades in the far reaches. We find a balance.
  • You’re Compensating – Whoa there, pull the reins back a lil’ boss. Aggressive amounts of Citra, Strata, Mosaic Cryo & Experimental HBC 586 lifted on a Pilsner base with excessively audacious quantities of oats & wheat. It’s like “yeah… we get it… you’re super thirsty.”

Phase 3 Brewing Company 

  • DDH Filter Wave – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double IPA, a new one to our portfolio. Featuring a unique hop combination of Mosaic and Falconer’s Flight, bringing forth dank floral aromas and notes of grapefruit, orange and resinous pine
  • Graduated Color DIPA – This hazy brew features Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic hops, and is popping off with grapefruit, lime, mango, and resiny tropical fruit flavors.
  • LULZ Pink Lemonade – Pink Lemonade Hard Seltzer
  • Geo – West Coast Style Pilsner

Equilibrium Brewing Company

  •  Ghost in the Lab – PARISH COLLAB – Using a mashed up grain bill from Straight Outta The Laboratory and Ghost in The Machine, we used a massive dose of CO2 extract, Citra Incognito, and our hand selected Citra T-90s on the hotside followed by an insane amount of Citra LUPOMAX and our hand selected Citra T-90s for the Double Dry Hop; the heaviest dry-hop in Equilibrium’s history
  • Photon –Photon is our light and crushable American Pale Ale loaded with pacific northwest hops. It pours a very hazy orange, releasing well-blended notes of apricot, tangerine, peach, mango, and pineapple.
  • Wavelength – We started with oats and white wheat for a base before adding Simcoe and Mosaic to the whirlpool. To get some berry medley notes going we dry hopped with Mosaic and Citra at a 2:1 ratio.
  • Fluctuation – Fluctuations from the sun hurl particles of plasma towards earth and create the dramatic display known as the Aurora Borealis. Fluctuation is our 8.1 % DIPA that releases bright tropical notes of passion fruit, mango, pineapple, and lychee with an undercurrent of sorbet and cream
  • MC2 – Flagship IPA
  • Audio Dynamite – Double Dry-Hopped India Pale Ale with Mosaic, Simcoe, and Motueka Hops
  • Check 1,2 – Fresh Reloads – Double Dry-Hopped Double IPA with Citra hops