Set your calendars for Saturday June 11th and get to Backpocket’s 10th Anniversary party featuring the release of their 10th Anniversary stout and much more! Complete lineup below:
Mark your calendars and help us celebrate TEN YEARS!!
Special releases include: TENTH Anniversary Stout, BA Tiki Sour, Mallow Vibes, and Black Hive!
11AM-12PM Hits and Hops Kickboxing inspired workout with 9Round Fitness
Die Dreaming Smoothie Fruit Sour Inspired by the unique and popular smoothie drink of The Dominican Republic, Morir Sonando, or To Die Dreaming. We took inspiration from this delicious beverage and blended loads of orange, pineapple, and milk sugar for a creamy tropical sweet treat.
Brain Fuzz Smoothie Fruit Sour Inspired by the classic Lime Rickey. Tart citrus and sugary cherry meld perfectly into a comfy nest of marshmallow sweetness. Luscious and vibrant red and bursting with stone fruit and pithy aromas.
Juicy Bits Hazy IPA 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.
Nectaron Extra Extra Juicy Bits an 8.6% DIPA brewed with Citra, Mosaic + El Dorado hops, and double dry-hopped with EXTRA EXTRA Nectaron hops. This “little” number is absolutely brimming with notes of tropical fruits, candied peach rings, grapefruit, and dare we say… gives off a whole Orange Julius vibe?!
Robo Boogie DBL IPA New Zealand-style IPA brewed with with Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Rakau, and Wakatu Hops. ROBO-BOOGIE is a dive into the deep abyss of New Zealand-specific hops, namely Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Rakau and Wakatu. All are prized for their unique characteristics, from white grape and earth to “every corner of the orchard,” and they have come together in what is not just one of the most stylistically intriguing brews but also one of the BEST hoppy beers that we have made this year.
America The Fruitful – Fruit Sour A 5.8% taste-explosion-in-your-mouth kinda Sour Ale, brewed with Banana, Cherry, Blueberry, & Vanilla!
Peaches & Cream Cheesecake So new there’s no official description – so here’s the ingredients Sour Ale with Peaches, Vanilla, Milk Sugar, Graham Cracker
Pina Colada IPA Double India Pale Ale brewed with over 3,000 pounds of Pineapple Puree, Toasted Coconut, Milk Sugar, Vanilla and Sabro and Lotus hops
Derek Zealander IPA Blue Steele, Ferrari, Le Tigre? They’re all the same face! Collaboration with Abnormal Beer Co (San Diego, CA) this Hazy India Pale Ale is packed full of 100% New Zealand Hops
Ghost Hawk DDH DBL IPA – Horus & Parrish Brewing Collaboration Collaboration with Parish Brewing (Broussard, LA). Double Dry Hopped Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Citra, Motueka, Sabro Incognito and Vic Secret Hops
Strata Revengeance DBL Hazy IPA Part of Mason Ale Works and Beer Zombies ‘Revengeance’ collaboration series. Strata Revengeance is a Double Dry Hopped Hazy Double IPA with 100% Strata Hops
Sweet Creams Are made of these – Cherry Pie edition Fruited Sour ale Cherry Pie Edition with Sweet Cherry, Lactose and Graham Cracker
Zombie Mania – DDH Triple IPA Double Dry Hopped Triple Hazy IPA. Hulk-a-mania would be runnin’ wild for this beer. Only suited for real beer fans – and that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold Said So.
Local 755 Hazy IPA The foggy friend we know and love. Bright flavor, hazy and juicy IPA. It’s the flagship for a reason!
Giving Trees Apple Crisp Sour 6.0% ABV
A generous portion of Apple Cider, Cinnamon, Granola & Brown Sugar with our Mixed Culture Foeder Fermented Berliner Base. A friend in need is a friend indeed
Tech Decks IPA IPA (7.0%) Handed down as tradition from those before us. Comfortably familiar portions of finger picked Strata, Citra Cryo, Cashmere, Mosaic & Idaho 7 Cryo. Come shred with us.
Blueberry Dive Margarita Gose – Great Notion Brewing Collaboration 6% ABV Brewed with Great Notion over CBC week – This is a Gose style ale brewed with Malted White wheat & pilsner malts, then conditioned on Shit loads of Blueberries and mixed in Key Lime juice, Pineapple Juice, Agave nectar and Sea salt. I personally had a sneak peek at this beer and it’s fantastic for this summer weather. Pours purple/blue with little bits of blueberry remaining on the rim of the glass. Tastes like a wonderful fruit forward blueberry margarita!
Braaaaaaains Mango/Strawberry/Pineapple/ Coconut a new Braaaaaaaains! We stuffed this one to the max with mango, strawberry, pineapple, and coconut then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla beans.
Chonk – Raspberry Rice Pudding Double Fruit Sour smoothie
Our loveable hefty boi is back at it again and this time he’s after all the rice pudding and raspberries he can get his fluffy little paws on.
Freak Parade – DBL IPA We packed this beast with an absurd amount of Vic Secret, El Dorado, and Mosaic hops and the result is a juicy citrus, melon, and stone fruit burst of pure radness wrapped in a pillowy soft bundle of awesome.
Braaaaaaains Strawberry/Passion Fruit/ Apricot – dbl fruit sour Braaaaaaaains that’s jam packed with Strawberry, Passionfruit, & Apricot. Then of course we hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, & vanilla so it’s insanely tasty and pairs perfectly with a warm breeze and a little sunshine.⠀
Involuntary Narcissistic Rage – DBL IPA INR is a Lactose Double IPA brewed with Vic Secret, Belma, and Huell Melon hops. It’s soft and creamy with flavors of ripe cantaloupe and floral strawberry, slightly sweet but with a nicely balanced finish.
PRRRT These Days – fruit sour PRRRTs These Days, amiright??? We’re bringing back PRRRTs These Days, a sour brewed with a huge pile of Sour Patch Kids®, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Raspberry, Apricot, Pink Guava, Pineapple, and Sea Salt for a flavor that’ll take you way, way back to the last time you ate Sour Patch Kids. Ok, so that was like an hour ago for us, but it’s still a cherished memory.⠀⠀
Slang Du Jour – Apricot Shortbread Fruit sour A brand spankin’ new Slang Du Jour! Apricot Shortbread Cookie Slang is stuffed with Apricot, Almonds, Shortbread Cookies, Granola, Coconut, & Vanilla Beans and it’s suuuuuuper tasty just like the dessert Tom’s meemaw used to make!
NEW – Tiki Sour Berlinerweisse with Pineapple, Mango, Coconut, and Key lime juices. This beer reminds of tropical cocktail beach drinking times.
Fugazi – Italian Pilsner
Italian-Style Pils dry-hopped adoringly with Czech Kazbek. It’s the Real Deal.
It’s Legal There DIPA w/ Michigan Hops (8.0%) Positively packed with the fruitiest/stankiest/stickiest/ickiest Michigan Chinook & Michigan Copper from our buds @hopheadfarms Can you smell that? I’ve heard it’s legal there.
Working Title – Wheat AleThis beer has gone many monikers since being one of the 4 beers on tap when we opened. Brewed with a touch of Coriander & Orange Peel. This time around fermented in a French Oak Foeder.
Baby Shark IPA – 5.5% ABV Baby Shark, our most favorite shark, if we’re being honest returns today! This fresh lil’ Baby is dry-hopped with Citra & bursting with ripe flavors of grapefruit, stone fruit & soft clementine. Ultra thirst-quenching and ready for a swim down to that belly.
Volcano sauce Fruit Sour ale 6% ABV Each sip of this fruity, smooth, satisfying sour is packed with blueberry & blackberry. Milk sugar & vanilla bring in bursts of creamsicle smoothness.
Laser Raptor DBL IPA 8.3% ABV One of our classic DIPAs made with oats and wheat, it’s got a satisfyingly creamy mouthfeel. Double-dry hopped with Mosaic, Chinook, and Simcoe giving it notes of berries, pineapple and pine.
NEW – Adventure Sour Mixed Variety pack Version 2 A brand new 12pk containing 4 different beers! Those four include3 of each:
Chariot – Cherry fruit tart
Teak – American Fruit tart (pineapple and passion fruit)
Spyglass – Lemon Lime fruit tart
Photobooth – Grapefruit Gruit tart.
NEW – SqueezeBox Fruit Tart – Strawberry Strawberry Midwest Fruit Tart. Brewed with over 3,000 lbs of strawberries per 30bbl. 8.6 % ABV
The Gadget – Blackberry Raspberry Fruit Tart A Midwest Fruit Tart Ale with 1,280 lbs of blackberries, 1,280 lbs of raspberries & 30 g of vanilla beans per 30 BBL batch
Two returning beers are making their way back to the Clock House taproom today (5/20)! Starting at noon you can be enjoying a Tidal Waves sour or an It’s Ok IPA! Here’s more on both of these beers below:
Tidal Waves: A tropical punch inspired sour brewed with loads of cherry, pineapple, passion fruit, and lemon.
It’s Ok IPA: Brewed in collaboration with Foundation 2 Crisis Services. It’s OK IPA is an all Citra dry-hopped NEIPA that leaves notes of floral and smooth citrus. A portion of the proceeds will be donated back to Foundation 2 Crisis Services.
Warheads Seltzer Made in collaboration with the candy maker each Seltzer features a different Warheads flavor. They’re lightly tart, they’re sweet and unlike all others.
6/4pk/16oz Cans – EACH 4pk contains 4 different beers – $65.00
This batch is planned to contain the following 4 flavors:
Black cherry
Blue Raspberry
Watermelon
Green Apple
Warheads Extreme Ales (new flavors) Made in collaboration with the candy maker each Ale features a different Warheads or Smashup candy flavoring and has been brewed to match the point of when the candy goes from Sour to Sweet -when the flavor pops out.
This batch is planned to contain the following 4 flavors:
Black cherry
Blue Raspberry
Watermelon
Cherry/Lime Smashup
Snow Cone Sour – Grape & Cherry Remember drinking the syrup that collected at the bottom of a snow cone? Now imagine that was made into a Grape or Cherry flavored sour beer and that’s these beers!
She’s Tert – Raspberry Banana tart ale Made using a delectable tart raspberry concentrate, and a touch of banana purée for thickness, this fruited sour beer tastes like a raspberry tart!
MangoColada Sluhshhhh Berliner with Mango, Pineapple, Coconut, and Lactose – Mango Colada Slushhhhh is our newest edition to the Slushhhhh series. We added loads of Mango, Pineapple, and Coconut to the tank. The outcome was a great beer for the incoming warm weather. Whether at the pool, beach, or your couch – this beer hits right.
Destination Paradise Dbl IPA Destination Paradise 1.0 – Ology Selected Citra We hit this beer with Barley, loads of Oats, and some Wheat to round the base out. Then, our selected Citra hit every step of this beer. During the brewday, early on in the first days of fermentation, and an extra heavy dose near the end of our yeast’s sugar binge. The result? Deeply rich-tropical-overripe mango and pineapple, bright lime zest, and a finish of sweet tangerine juice. This is a special series for us – the goal of Destination Paradise is to focus on hops that were hand (nose) selected after we (Ology) flew out to the Northwest and personally picked out. This was the first time we’ve had the opportunity to sensory-select hops.
Yumchataaaa – Imperial Stout – Collaboration with WELDWERKS Brewing Yumchataaaaa is an Imperial Milk Stout with almonds and Cinnamon brewed with Flaked Rice and Rice Syrup. At 13% it comes in strong, but in a sweet and smooth package. These 4-packs of 8oz cans are perfect for an indulgent night alone or sharing with multiple friends.
First Rodeo Hazy IPA – NEIPA (7.2%) Pinthouse Collab Brewed with our buds at Pinthouse in Austin for our first rodeo with an exciting new varietal out of Idaho, EXP ID 158. We wanted to see how it plays with something we’re both familiar with: Our respective selected lots of Citra from @yakimachief & Pilsen + Wheat Malt from from @malteuropmaltingco
Wedding Season – West Coast IPA – Collaboration with Weldwerks – DDH DIPA (8.2%) Brewed with our buds @weldwerksbrewing in Greeley, CO to celebrate the occasion. Blessed with Berkeley Tropics Yeast to drive the release of thiols with Something Old (Cascade), Something New (Phantasm), Something Borrowed (Weldwerk’s Selected El Dorado) & Something Blue (Our Selected Citra Cryo). Mazel Tov!
Local 755 – Hazy IPA Our Foggy Favorite. Azacca, Amarillo & a Gwop of Citra. Soft, Juicy & Hazy like 70’s
Adventure Sour Mixed Variety pack Version 2
A brand new 12pk containing 4 different beers! Those four include3 of each:
Chariot – Cherry fruit tart
Teak – American Fruit tart (pineapple and passion fruit)
Spyglass – Lemon Lime fruit tart
Photobooth – Grapefruit Gruit tart.
SqueezeBox Fruit Tart – Strawberry
Strawberry Midwest Fruit Tart. Brewed with over 3,000 lbs of strawberries per 30bbl. 8.6 % ABV
Hop Girl Summer IPA We all gonna summer the summer out of this summer. Hop Girl Summer for all!
Hop Girl Summer lands somewhere between a West Coast & American IPA. Brewed with Simcoe & Centennial hops, your first sips will be piney with a touch of that dankness we love so much. Finishing with grapefruit brightness reminds you why we power through long, frigid winters. So we can Hop Girl Summer.
Coral Riff
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗳𝗳 is fruited gose-style sour ale with pink guava & sea salt is awash with a melody of nectarous guava juice. The interplay of sweet and sour is insanely tantalizing to the tastbuds without being overpowering in either direction. Lush tropical florals and a tinge of tartness make this sour full of unique subtleties ripe for exploration. (6.2% ABV)
Mas Chela – Mexican style lager
Crisp and refreshing Mexican Lager. Cheers to summer vibes
One of the best beer events of the year is coming up and tickets are available! On Saturday June 4th, you could have the opportunity to sample the best of what Iowa craft producers are making! VIP tickets are sold out but general admission tickets are still available! The Iowa Craft Beer Festival is the perfect place for you to try craft beers, ciders, and food! Here’s more on this event and the link to purchase tickets below courtesy of the Iowa Brewer’s Guild:
It’s the unofficial start to Iowa summer- the Iowa Craft Brew Festival!
Join the Iowa Brewers Guild on Saturday, June 4th and sample beer, cider and more from over 70 Iowa craft producers. The Iowa Craft Brew Festival happens at Des Moines Waterworks Park and every ticket includes unlimited sampling and live music. Food trucks, free parking, water, and plenty of space- we’ve got everything to start summer right. Grab your friends and join us!
General admission is only $45 and gets you in from 1-4pm. Tickets are selling quickly so purchase yours today!
NOT WITH THAT ATTITUDE – TIPA (10.1%) Our selected Citra, Cascade Cryo & Cryo Pop from our buds @yakimachief is never gonna work. Too many punchy fruit aromas to be contained. Well… Certainly not with that attitude
REAL ESTATE West Coast IPA w/ Crosby Estate Comet (7.0%) The first of several fun collaboration projects we have dropping this week for the impending Craft Brewer’s Conference in Minneapolis. Reminiscent of musk melon & citrusy sunshine, this crispy & extremely dry lil’ number was dreamt up with our buds @crosbyhops in Oregon to celebrate the magic that is their Estate Grown Comet.
Bloody Hell
Bloody Hell, our blood orange pale ale made with real blood… oranges. We brew Bloody Hell with oats and wheat, hop it with our hand selected Citra, Sabro, & Mosaic, then load it up with Blood Orange for a ridiculously refreshing & delicious burst of citrus.
Chonk – Strawberry chocolate coconut
a brand new Chonky absurdity! Our lovable hefty boi is back and as usual he’s preposterously decadent. This time around he’s stuffed with strawberry, coconut, and cacao nibs. Lots of heavy breathing happening right now.⠀
Braaaaaains Strawberry Pineapple Dragonfruit A new Braaaaaaaains! We stuffed this full of Strawberry, Pineapple, & Dragonfruit and then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla.⠀
Dangerous Night Crew DBL IPA
Our buds from Oliphant Brewing came to visit a few weeks ago and over some beers and sloppy steaks we discovered our mutual love of slicked back hair and a shared desire to use Talus hops in a crushable pale ale. So we got right to work and Dangerous Nights Crew, a hazy pale ale hopped with Centennial, Mosaic, Talus, Azacca, & Enigma was born. ⠀
Jolly Prrrrrrters
a Blue Razz Slush Style Sour packed with Blueberry, Raspberry, Pineapple, Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher® candies, and Blue Razz Slushy Mix. We could go on and on about how amazing and fruity it tastes, but these flavors blend perfectly together to taste exactly like a blue razz Jolly Rancher®
Master manipulator – DBL IPA
a brand spankin new double IPA! Master Manipulator is loaded up with oats and spelt and hopped to the hilt with our hand selected Citra & Vic Secret for some serious citrusy & peachy vibes.
Strawberry Prrrt – a – Colada
This PRRRT is loaded up with Strawberry, Pineapple, & Coconut and it’s super tropical & tasty like something that would be brought to you in a big weird glass with some of those tiny umbrellas in it while you’re chilling in a shaded cabana on the beach. ⠀
Limited Release – Barrel Aged Chocolate flavored Kisses Stout bottles Choco Flavored Kisses is back with a new single origin cacao nib to showcase! This big ol’ imperial stout was aged in Old Fitzgerald bourbon barrels and conditioned on a ridiculous amount of single origin Ecuadorian cacao nibs for a rich, fudgy chocolate flavor and aroma we can’t get enough of.
Light at the end of the tunnel – IPA 6.8% ABV Light At The End of The Tunnel uses Photon as its inspiration with some modifications and upgrades including an all Survivable hop blend for the whirlpool and a large dose of Lupomax Citra in addition to a supersized Photon hop bill. Aromas and flavors of soft pineapple, navel orange, stone fruit, EQ’s rainbow melon, and lime juice radiate with a touch of pine resin at the finish making it an easy drinker
Stacked Science – Blackstack Brewing collaboration – DDH DBL IPA 8.5% ABV We had some fun in the lab with Murph from Blackstack to bring you stacks on stacks on stacks of flavor! We blended in 2-row, Flaked oats, White wheat, and Flaked wheat as the foundation for a Citra Incognito, Citra Lupomax, and Idaho 7 whirlpool before a big dry hop of Mosaic, Strata, Eclipse, and Galaxy.
Strata Points – DDH Dbl IPA 8% ABV A Strata Point takes our Data Points grain bill and replaces ALL of the hops with our hand CY 2021 selected Strata. Pouring vivid yellow in color, aromas of OJ, rainbow melon, and a blueberry strain of the devil’s lettuce lead into dank flavors of passionfruit juice, ruby red grapefruit, Frankenberry cereal, melon, complex concord grape, and strawberry.
Tie Dye Science IPA 6.5% ABV Tie-Dye Science starts off with a nice base of oats and wheat before a T90 and Lupomax Citra and Mosaic hop bill for both the whirlpool and dry hop. Aromas and flavors of orange slices, papaya, pink starburst, lime gummies lead into a bright juicy finish with a touch of hoppy bitterness all wrapped up in a creamy mouthfeel.
Peanut Butter Smores Imperial Stout – Limited release While engineering our S’mores sandwich stout which has Marshmallows, Cacao Nibs, and Graham Crackers, we to bring you Peanut Butter S’mores Blueprint. Draw up a blueprint and follow the design carefully, engineering a S’mores sandwich is serious business and requires precision! Following the plans from the first batch, we took a thick and fluffy base and conditioned it on Peanut Butter, Marshmallows, Cacao Nibs, and Graham Crackers.
NEW – Kiwi Coconut Mango Smoothie Seltzer Hello summer weather! This new smoothie seltzer is packed with Mango puree, Kiwi puree, cream of coconut and passion fruit juice.
NEW – Florida Seltzer Vareity pack Version 2 New vareity pack with 2 brand new flavors!! Gluten Free & Vegan approved. Each pack contains 3 cans each of the following flavors per 12pk:
A new month means new releases for many Iowa breweries. Lion Bridge brewing will be releasing two new beers this month, an imperial milk stout and an IPA (draft only). Here’s more on these two releases:
Houby Daze Imperial Milk Stout
Fungophiles rejoice! A special Houby Days release! We cold steeped the famed Lactarius rubidus, aka, Candy Cap Mushroom in this stout to produce an earthy, maple character that we thought would be a great accompaniment to a robust mix stout base,
Release date 05/12
The Eye of Thiol
Trying out a new yeast strain that accentuates hop flavors and aroma. We brewed this draft-only IPA with some of our favorite hop varietals. Enjoy!
Release date 05/18
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Can you smell that? I’ve heard it’s legal there.
Tidal Waves: A tropical punch inspired sour brewed with loads of cherry, pineapple, passion fruit, and lemon. 
It’s Ok IPA: Brewed in collaboration with Foundation 2 Crisis Services. It’s OK IPA is an all Citra dry-hopped NEIPA that leaves notes of floral and smooth citrus. A portion of the proceeds will be donated back to Foundation 2 Crisis Services. 
