Crack open a wave of sunshine this Friday, May 9th with our new tropical wheat beer!
Tropical Cash Cow
Juicy pineapple, bold passionfruit, and smooth mango come together for a brew that’s all beach, no borders. It’s light, hazy, and dangerously crushable. Whether you’re poolside, fireside, or just escaping the ordinary—this is your passport to paradise.
Available in 16oz 4-packs, growlers, and draft.
Courtesy of Clock House Brewing’s Facebook page:
We have a Brand New Beer for you this Friday, April 25th!
Strawberry XXplosion is a Kettle Sour with an excessive amount of fresh Strawberries! This sour explodes out the glass and will leave you wanting more.
Available in 16oz 4-packs, growlers, and draft!
Courtesy of Clock House Brewing:
We have a Double Release coming at you this Friday, January 31st!
Oreo Peanut Panic: is an Imperial Stout rested on Oreo Cookies and Dry Roasted Peanuts. A chocolate peanut cookie in liquid form! Draft only release.
Orange Dream: is a Pastry Sour Brewed with Cara Cara Orange Puree, White Sheet Cake, Glaze and Madagascar Vanilla Beans. This Orange Creamsicle inspired brew is sure to unlock summer nostalgia! Available on draft and in 16oz 4-packs
Very excited for this one! News from Clock House Brewing’s Facebook page:
Releasing on Black Friday, November 29th at 3 PM.
Orange Stripe is a Long-boil Imperial Stout that was aged in a Driftless Glen Bourbon De Naranja barrel for 12 months and later rested on a bed of Madagascar Vanilla Beans and Ghana Cacao Nibs. Expect tasting notes of Orange Cream and Dark Chocolate.
Available in 22oz Bombers and Draft. No limits
It’s so easy to support places when the owners go out of their way to show genuine hospitality and kindness, and it makes it even easier when the food that they make is absolutely delicious. That’s the case for More Flavors Hoagies in Cedar Rapids (629 12 ave. SE).
My daughter has been wanting to try this place ever sense we first drove by it, and finally getting a Friday night with no hustle and bustle was the ample time to take advantage. Upon arriving, the owner Jay, greeted all three of us and even conversations with my two daughters. He then got to work on our order. We went with the Hoagie Supreme and the Super Steak sandwich with fries.
The hoagie was delicious. Fresh veggies, great seasoning, tasty meats and soft and chewy bread. Excellent stuff. The Super Steak sandwich was a show stealer though. Seasoned and chopped ribeye, house made sweet peppers, cheese, and a delicious secret sauce. Fantastic sandwich! The fries were some of the best french fries I ever had. A bit sweet, a bit salty….perfect!
The next time you’re craving a cheesesteak or a hoagie, More Flavors is a must stop! Can’t wait to get back again! Enjoy!
(Festbier, 6.5%) – A bready and malty delight with a drinkability that won’t malfunction your taste buds.
AVAILABLE AUGUST 1
(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
(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
(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
A big Friday night awaits in Cedar Rapids as this Friday, May 19th, Iowa Brewing will be debuting their newest addition to their extremely popular “Fruit Burst Sour” portfolio as “Bluesberry” debuts! Making the debut even more significant is that it will be coming and pouring at Blues Night in the Park (Green Square in Cedar Rapids)!
This beer features blue raspberry, orange, and pineapple flavors that give it a sweet, juicy and slightly tart taste and it checks in at 6% ABV. This beer will only be available on draft and possibly your only chance to get a taste will be at the Blues Night event!
The event itself has a $5 cover and will feature recognized blues acts such as BF Burt, Keesha Pratt Band, Matthias Lattin, and Ken Valdez.
Local food vendors will be on hand to try their delicious items as well! Need Pizza, Willy Ray’s Q Shack, and The Hip Stir will have their wonderful food available and Chophouse Downtown will have cotton candy! Gates will open at 5 p.m. and music will go from 6-10 p.m.!
With the “Bluesberry” release Iowa Brewing will also have the following beers available:
-Iowa Eagle Light Lager
-Eagle Amber Lager
-Surf Zombies IPA
-ZOINKS! Session IPA
-Big River Cold IPA
-Untitled Art Seltzers
Don’t miss this amazing event!
The latest restaurant endeavor from the creative minds of FNF restaurant group will be officially opening their doors to the public this coming Tuesday! (4/18) Taco Gato (209 3rd St. SE) is the newest restaurant in downtown Cedar Rapids and features spins on Mexican and southern cuisine.
I was lucky enough to be invited to the soft opening this past Friday night and was joined by three kids. The decor of the place is definitely Mexican inspired and my kids enjoyed seeing the array of Luchador wrestling masks around the restaurant. The bar was dimly lit as light from the beautiful stained glass showcased the many bottles of booze that go towards the many cocktails Taco Gato offered.
Upon seating and seeing the menu my kids are instantly drawn to anything that reads “queso”. So, a starter of salsas (red/traditional + tomatillo) along with guac and the ever popular queso. Chips were delicious and well seasoned. I’m a sucker for tomatillo salsa and would put it on about anything. A great start to the meal. Queso didn’t stand a chance.
I let the kids decide what to order as my focus automatically goes to fish tacos and pastor tacos. My son went with the fried crawfish tacos but also wanted to try the shrimp and grits, and my daughters went with the gumbo. Enough to feed an army but grateful my kids are willing to try and experience new foods.
The flavor on every single dish was out of this world. The fish tacos were perfectly cooked….crunchy and a delicious batter. Your taco orders of two come in a bento style serving box accompanied by delicious refried beans, rice, and fried edamame. I’ll get the fish tacos every time! Pastor were just as good…fresh pineapple pico and perfectly cooked pork. I was lucky enough to get a small bite of the fried crawfish tacos as my son isn’t exactly the best at sharing meals, especially when they taste as good as this.
The gumbo was excellent. A dark roux with copious amounts of crawfish and chorizo. Wonderful and filling! The star of the show that everyone raved about however was the “Almost Shrimp and Grits”. Cotija creamed corn, chorizo, collards, and enough blackened shrimp to feed an army. So much flavor, so delicious. Besides the tacos, if there’s a dish that Taco Gato can use as a calling card it may be this one!
Overall: Another wonderful dining experience. It’s what you come to expect from the FNF restaurant group…wonderfully talented, creative, and inspired dishes that make visiting their establishments an always memorable experience. Can’t recommend enough, opening Tuesday to the public! Cheers!
Another sour is being added to Clock House Brewing’s delicious portfolio as this Friday they are releasing “Aqua Waves” sour! Along with the latest release their patio will be opening as well! Here’s more on this fruit filled sour courtesy of Clock House:
This sour features a combination of ripe pineapple and zesty lemon followed by waves of coconut cream and blue raspberry.
Our patio will also be opening this Friday to add to your tropical experience!
It’s always fun when you are traveling through a big town or city and see a random restaurant/bar/tavern pop up on a neighborhood corner far seemingly far removed from the chains that have taken over main drag USA. Heading down a street in the Oak Hill Jackson neighborhood in downtown Cedar Rapids and seeing a lovely sign of a cow with a halo over its head was a welcomed sight! Sacred Cow Tavern was calling my name and I couldn’t wait to answer!
Opened in October of 2022 as a the brainchild of the FNF restaurant group, this restaurant has quite a history, including being a church a few different times! This restaurant group is known for a wide range of food items that can satisfy any diet and they’ve done an amazing job incorporating vegan/vegetarian dishes to be part of their main menu as well. Appetizers, smash burgers, sandwiches, wings, salads and much more with a wonderfully revamped image of those dishes and executed perfectly as well as their vegan/vegetarian options that are more than just a black bean burger, this menu is packed with flavor.
The ambiance upon walking in gives you complete comfort, a homey vibe and a place where you don’t necessarily want to leave. First point of order….BEER…..need to check out the beer menu. Although Sacred Cow does not have any tap beer, they do offer a variety of cans from local breweries plus a fully stocked bar for mixers and wine. I went light, a Backpocket 319 lager, knowing that I was going to be putting some food away.
It was restaurant week and so, like many other local establishments, Sacred Cow had a few specials that they were advertising. One special was Elote Chicken Wings. If you’re not familiar with elote, it’s a popular Mexican street dish of corn on the cob slathered in mayo/cream sauce dusted with chili powder and cilantro. Sacred Cow took the sauce dimension, added some grilled corn and cilantro to their extremely crispy chicken wings and final result were some of the best and most creative wings I’ve had! Hoping these find their way to the menu!
The other special item for “Restaurant Week” was a walking taco smashburger. I’m a lover all of kinds of burgers and smashburgers are always hard to pass up, add walking taco ingredients to it and I’m sold. A smashed patty, perfectly cooked, topped with cheese, doritos, a cilantro lime crema and lettuce was more than a mouthful in every bite! Excellent burger, something I would order again.
Overall, this is a place I hope to be a patron of for a long time to come and I hope many more neighborhood bars begin popping up in our area. Sacred Cow Tavern is definitely a welcoming place for any and all! Cheers!
