I’m a little late to the party on this event, but get your tickets to this years Big Grove “Oktoberfest”! The Iowa City location will be hosting this event, below are the details and the only thing I see missing from the event is a good old fashioned “slap off”! Chad Young v. Kent Ball anyone?
Here are the details:
Dust off the lederhosen! The chefs and brewers of Big Grove are coming together for a one-night-only, German beer dinner in Iowa City Throughout this five-course meal, prepared by our award-winning chefs, we’ll celebrate our very own Oktoberfest with socially distant games and good times. We’ll have hammerschlagen (each table gets its own hammer), stein holding contests, and maybe even a lil’ yodle-ay-hee-hoo!Each guest will receive their own Big Grove stein and a complimentary pour of their Big Grove lager of choice. The menu will be released closer to the event date.Tables are available in groups of 4 ($200), 6 ($300), or 8 ($400). Guests will be spaced throughout the taproom and patio areas in their groups of 4, 6, or 8.Any questions regarding table sizes, please email events@biggrovebrewery.com
Huge Prairie drop coming from Abu Nawas which includes a sour mix pack and some of our old favorites plus Stillwater getting into the world of seltzers! Here we go:
STILLWATER
Stillwater Dry White 6/4/16oz CANS – Blanc Sour Ale Spritzer with Sauvignon Blanc Grape, Lime and Sea Salt. 4.5% ABV.
Stillwater Hot Pink 6/4/16oz CANS – Rosรฉ Sour Ale Spritzer with Grenache Grape, Raspberry and Lemon. 4.5% ABV.
PRAIRIE
Prairie Artisan Ales Sour Mix Pack 2/12/12oz CANS – 2 – 12 packs per case. Each pack includes 4 Cans Rainbow Sherbet 4 Cans Vape Trick 4 Cans Punch
Prairie Artisan Ales Key Lime Pie 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Key Lime and Vanilla. 5% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Rainbow Sherbet 6/4/12oz CANS – Have you ever drank a rainbow? Well, now you can! Sour ale with raspberry, pineapple, and orange. 5.2% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Standard 6/4/12oz CAN – Light, crisp farmhouse ale dry-hopped with Motueka hops, a lovely New Zealand hop with a spicy lime like flavor and aroma. 5.6% ABV. ย
Prairie Artisan Ales Phantasmagoria 6/4/12oz CAN – Big, Bold Double IPA. 8.0% ABV.ย ย
Prairie Artisan Ales Vape Tricks 6/4/12oz CAN – Sour Ale Aged on Cherries. 5.9% ABV. ย
Prairie Artisan Ales Pineapple Upside Down Cake 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Pineapple, Pecans. Cherries and Yellow Cake. 4.9% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Flare 6/4/12oz CAN – Gose with Citrus Fruits and Coriander. 5.4% ABV.ย โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Prairie Artisan Ales / Evil Twin Bible Belt 12/355 ml Bottles. Prairie Version of A Collab of Epic Proportions. Bible Belt takes elements we love from Prairie Bomb! and combines them with Evil Twin Brewingโs world famous stout, Even More Jesus. 13% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales BOMB 12/12oz – Theย Beerย that started it all for Prairie. Imperial Stout aged on coffee, cacao nibs, vanilla beans and chili peppers. 13.0% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Corner Piece 12/12oz – Imperial stout brewed with Birthday Cake flavor. 11% ABV.ย ย
Prairie Artisan Ales Oh! Fudge 12/12oz – Imperial Stout brewed with Brownies. 11.5% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales Paradise 12/12oz Bottles – Imperial Stout with Vanilla and Coconut. 13% ABV.
Prairie Artisan Ales PeKan 12/355 ml. Another winner from our friends at Prairie. Imperial stout aged on Pecans and Vanilla. 11.5% ABV
Prairie Weekend 12/12oz – Imperial Stout with Coconut, Cacao Nibs and Marshmallow. 13.3% ABV.
From the folks who brought you 30hop, comes Tribute! A new restaurant that should be opening its doors in mid to late October! Here’s more on this new dining option:
IOWA RIVER LANDING LOCATION UNDERGOES RENOVATION ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NEW XTREAM ARENA!
CORALVILLE, IA โ 30hop Restaurant is excited to introduce itโs newest full service concept, Tribute Eatery & Bar to the corridor. With an anticipated opening date in the second half of October, Tribute is currently undergoing a full renovation with a brand new design.
Tribute aims to bring sophisticated and fresh cuisine to a smart and convivial crowd. Its menu focuses on delivering artisanal sandwiches, shareable snacks, hearty salads and seasonal favorites with its inviting, classic space and laid back vibe anchored by a spanning warm wood bartop.
Tribute Eatery & Bar is brought to you by the 30hop team. We are exciting to announce 30hop Cedar Rapids Managing Partner, Darin Blum, will function as its General Manager. Coralvilleโs current Sous Chef, Cody Sammons, has been appointed to Executive Chef and current Assistant Manager, Blake Laughton, will act as the Assistant General Manager!
Tribute is now hiring for all front and back house positions. We encourage those will all degrees of experience to apply!
Another week and another release of some delicious sounding beers from our amazing Iowa breweries. This time around, it will be Clock House Brewing in CR releasing two new milkshake IPAs on September 24th! Blueberry Bubbler and Mango Bubbler will have a presale release this Sunday! Here’s more on these two:
Blueberry Bubbler is a Milkshake IPA with milk sugar and vanilla beans. Dry hopped with Mosaic, Simcoe, and Azacca. Rested on real blueberries to finish. The Mango Bubbler is a Milkshake IPA with milk sugar and vanilla beans. Dry hopped with Mosaic, Simcoe, and Azacca. Rested on real Mango pieces to finish. The preorder form for cans of the Milkshake IPA’s will be posted on Sunday at Noon.
Some exciting news from Big Grove Brewery this week as they plan to release their hazy double ipa “Starla” in cans this weekend. Showcasing citra and Idaho 7 hops, the first release of “Starla” clocked in at 6.4%, not sure if the 2nd run will be the same or not. Along with “Starla” Big Grove has also released “All New Everything” double IPA in cans.
Big Adventure
A busy week for BG for sure and to top it off, their collab with Adventurous Brewing, “Big Adventure” hazy double IPA and “Northside” Helles Lager will be featured in Northside Oktoberfest in a box. So, if you got in on the Northside release you’re getting what are sure to be some tasty brews! The weekend approaches and cold beer will be welcomed! Support your local breweries, bars, and restaurants! Cheers!
If you find yourself in or around the lovely town of Dewitt, Iowa on November 7th, drive on over to Murphy’s Pub and sip on some delicious Big Grove Brewery Richard the Whale! That’s not all that will be on tap: Color TV and Turtle Hunter will also be there to wet your whistle! Here’s more courtesy of Murphy’s Pub:
Join us as we tap our first ever keg of Richard the Whale from Iowa’s own Big Grove Brewery! This Russian Imperial Stout is Bourbon Barrel Aged and comes in at 11.5% ABV. This particular keg is the 2019 Richard aged for about 11 months.
We will also be tapping Big Grove’s Turtle Hunter & Color TV! No carry-out / no growlers. More details to come.
Iowa Brewing in Cedar Rapids will be releasing barrel aged Hang Fire and the Hang Fire variants September 18th @ 12 p.m.! The variants this year will include * Rum Barrel Hang Fire with cocoa nibs and coconut * Brandy barrel aged in Driftless Glen brandy barrels * Bourbon barrel aged in Cedar Ridge barrels * Vanilla bean aged in Cedar Ridge barrels with Madagascar vanilla beans
Here’s more on this release:
Hang Fire is a giant Russian Imperial Stout that was brewed last year to celebrate our third anniversary. Half of the batch was put into barrels and aged for over a year. This yearโs release includes four variants.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ต. Bottles will be available for pickup on September 18th and 19th, with two pickup time windows on each day to choose from at checkout. A link to the pre-sale store will be posted on Monday morning. The pre-sale will close on Thursday at noon, but a limited number of bottles will be reserved for purchase on the release days while supplies last.
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๐ฅ๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ถ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฑ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged in Rum Barrels for one year and rested on Coconut and Cacao Nibs in the final months of aging. A nice balance of chocolate and coconut marry well with the complexity of the rum barrel, with hints of fig, dates, and molasses.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ด Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged in Cedar Ridge bourbon barrels for one year and has notes of burnt caramel, vanilla, black currant, and a pleasant alcohol warmth.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged in Driftless Glenn Brandy Barrels for one year and has notes of vanilla and cherry with a smooth warm finish.
๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฑ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged for a year in Cedar Ridge Bourbon Barrels and rested on Madagascar Vanilla Beans beans in the final months of aging, which accentuate the vanilla notes from the bourbon. The roast is subtle and the finish is silky smooth.
Every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks Lion Bridge Brewery will be releasing a fruited cheeseshake sour! This week’s release will be Raspberry cheesecake, more details below, this is sounding very limited so make sure you get there Wednesday to get a taste!
Tomorrow we start a series of fruited cheeseshake sour beers! Every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks we are releasing a new beer. Tomorrow we have a Raspberry Cheeseshake Fruited Sour.
Lion Bridge Brewing will be adding another IPA to their lineup next Wednesday when they release “Off-Grid” IPA. Many folks in the CR and surrounding area will appreciate how this beer was brewed! 10 days without power after the Derecho devastated Cedar Rapids, Lion Bridge had to turn to a generator like many others to save this beer! Here’s more on this release:
Off Grid IPA (6.6%) – Brewed to commemorate the week of production after the Derecho Storm of 2020 where we had no power at the brewery for 10 days. A robust generator kept our production going and saved our beer. This Galaxy-hopped IPA is a delicious product of these trying times.”
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Throughout this five-course meal, prepared by our award-winning chefs, we’ll celebrate our very own Oktoberfest with socially distant games and good times. We’ll have hammerschlagen (each table gets its own hammer), stein holding contests, and maybe even a lil’ yodle-ay-hee-hoo!Each guest will receive their own Big Grove stein and a complimentary pour of their Big Grove lager of choice. The menu will be released closer to the event date.Tables are available in groups of 4 ($200), 6 ($300), or 8 ($400). Guests will be spaced throughout the taproom and patio areas in their groups of 4, 6, or 8.Any questions regarding table sizes, please email events@biggrovebrewery.com
