Backpocket Brewing Company has partnered up with Trees Forever and the ReLeaf project for Cedar Rapids to help with planting trees in the community along with making a beer to help raise money for the project. They have also collaborated with Cedar Rapids based FNF Restaurant group as they will have the beer on draft at their locations (LP Street Food, Cliff’s Dive Bar, The hip-stir, Bricks Bar and Grill, MOCO) to support the cause. All of the grain and hops were donated by Backpocket suppliers and it will be a limited release in the Cedar Rapids metro.
A bid day in Cedar Falls approaches as SingleSpeed Brewing has announced the date for their popular “Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day”! There are 3 tiers available for purchase so make sure you read carefully and the link to the tickets follows the descriptions. Here’s more courtesy of SingleSpeed:
Imagine Coco on the TVs, while you listen to Live Bossa Nova Music, with a beer in one hand and a donut in the other. Now envision kicking off your Saturday with access to hyper-limited beer and custom donut holes on top of that… Welcome to ZMD DAY 2022.
This will be a ticket holder only event from 9:00AM-11:00AM. You will have access to Hyper-Limited releases of Barrel-Aged Double Donuts, Blueberry Streusel (Fruited Pastry Sour), alongside Zach’s Mexican Donuts! __________________________________
TICKET DETAILS:
Tier #1: The Donut Hole || $15
– Early access to Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day
-(1) Set of 4 one-of-a-kind Commemorative ZMD DAY 2022 Coasters
-(1) Commemorative ZMD Day 2022 Glass filled w/ the ZMD Day Beer of your choosing
– Donut Hole / Beer Pairing for the limited releases courtesy of Icon Donuts
– Access to the hyper-limited draft options: Barrel Aged Double Donuts & Blueberry Streusel Sour
– Live music by Marcus DeJesus
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Tier #2: The Cake Donut || $35
– Early access to Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day
-(1) 500ml bottle of Double Donuts – 2022 (Barrel-Aged)
-(1) Set of 4 one-of-a-kind Commemorative ZMD DAY 2022 Coasters
-(1) Commemorative ZMD Day 2022 Glass filled w/ the ZMD Day Beer of your choosing
– Donut Hole / Beer Pairing for the limited releases courtesy of Icon Donuts
– Access to the hyper-limited draft options: Barrel Aged Double Donuts & Blueberry Streusel Sour
– Live music by Marcus DeJesus
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Tier #3: The Ultimate Fritter || $55
– Early access to Zach’s Mexican Donuts Day
-(1) 500ml bottle of Double Donuts – 2021 (Barrel-Aged)
-(1) 500ml bottle of Double Donuts – 2022 (Barrel-Aged)
-(1) Set of 4 one-of-a-kind Commemorative ZMD DAY 2022 Coasters
-(1) Super Cool Commemorative ZMD Day 2022 Glass filled w/ the ZMD Day Beer of your choosing
– Donut Hole / Beer Pairing for the limited releases courtesy of Icon Donuts
– Access to the hyper-limited draft options: Barrel Aged Double Donuts & Blueberry Streusel Sour
– Live music by Marcus DeJesus
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**Doors will open back up to the public at 11:00AM, in which you may (are encouraged to) stay for The Diplomats playing from 11:00AM-2:00PM, and, of course, more food and beer!**Get your tickets by clicking the following link:
Two new beers coming from Lion Bridge today! A dry-hopping version of their delicious farmhouse ale “Silvia” and a brand new hazy IPA “Blind Love”. Here’s more from the brewery:
Blind Love (IPA w/Idaho 7, Nelson Sauvin, Strata, Motueka, 7.2%) – Named after a favorite Tom Waits song. The only kind of love is stone blind love…and love of hoppy beers.
Silvia (Dry-Hopped Farmhouse Ale 5%) – We hand-selected a blend of brettanomyces and wild beer from our wood program and then dry-hopped it with Nelson Sauvin hops and naturally carbonated kegs and bottles.
Oktoberfest We brewed this beautiful amber lager strong and true to style, with a bold malty backbone and a refreshingly mild hop presence. Crisp and clean, it’s no wonder we just couldn’t wait to start pouring this one while sporting tropical lederhosen and basking in the sunshine.
Agra – Mango Mojito – NEW fruit additions This brand new hard seltzer is leaven with real mango purée, lime juice, and mint for a tropical infusion of the traditional Cuban highball. Made with our soft, ultra-purified RO water for ultimate refreshment, our seltzers are made with REAL FRUIT and are brewed naturally gluten & dairy-free.
Triple Dry hopped – Stacking Cash Triple IPA (10.1%) – J Wakefield Collab Fresh outta Dade County, our 305 homies from J. Wakefield Brewing came up to get 2 live with 3x as much of some of our favorite hops: Cashmere, Strata, Cashmere, Mosaic, Cashmere Cryo, Talus & More Cashmere. Get your stacks up.
Encore -Strata Cold IPA (6.3%) A collaboration with our buds at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand for their State Fair Concert Series. Taking inspiration from several different lager traditions in the pursuit of drinkability, this is a bright & lean IPA. Brewed with a touch of Minnesota Wild Rice & fermented cold for maximum crispiness. Drippy Tropical Fruit & Sauv Blanc Spritz forward aromas courtesy of Strata & Idaho 7 hops. Grab another one before the Encore!
Pull tabs – Murky Pale Ale (6.0%) Our liquid homage to our favorite form of legal gambling returns, this time in some fresh new duds. Boxes on boxes of Citra, Strata & Idaho 7… Pull Up.
Local 755 Hazy IPA (6.8% ABV) Our All-Time Ale. Countless tweaks & nudges in the right direction over three and a half years in pursuit of our own turbid utopia. Citra, Azacca & Amarillo love from our house to yours.
Affogato Ice Cream Pastry Stout (11% ABV) “Our latest pastry stout is brewed and blended with the bittersweet flavors of roasted coffee and dark chocolate balanced with the smooth creaminess of vanilla and milk sugar* for a decadent dessert of a beer crafted for savoring after a meal (passeggiata – the traditional Italian after-indulgence stroll – optional, but recommended). Salute!”
Juicy IPA V13 The newest version of the OG wisconsin Hazy IPA. This batch is made with Citra, Mosaic, Motueka and Green Bullet Hops.
Breakfast Bowl Gjoi Getaway
GOJI GETAWAY is a Fruited Sour Ale loaded with lactose, goji berry puree, raspberry puree, banana puree, vanilla granola clusters, cashews, and a honey drizzle.
Hardee’s Collab – Strawberry Biscuits & jam
September is National Biscuit month. To celebrate we have been hard at work on an epic collaboration. A fruit.
Key lime pie gose
Since it’s been a minute since we’ve dropped anything in our Pie Sour Ale series, we figured we would take it back to a classic this weekend. KEY LIME PIE SOUR ALE is, as the name implies, a dessert inspired pastry sour ale. Brewed with lactose, lime puree, graham crackers, marshmallows, vanilla, and a pinch of sea salt
Mango / Raspberry / Lime Hill
MANGO RASPBERRY LIME HILL is a fruited sour that drinks like a tropical Limeade. The sweet mango plays beautifully with the tart raspberry & lime punch.
Passionfruit / Papaya / Pineapple Hill
PASSION FRUIT PAPAYA PINEAPPLE HILL. Come grab this little tropical beauty
Bride of Dankenstein – West coast DBL IPA (glow in the dark label)
This Classic west coast single IPA is the significant other, or bride so to speak, to our Dankenstein’s Monster. We sewed together a bouquet of Citra, Idaho 7, Cascade, Cashmere, Strata, and Amarillo to create a beer that is lighter and more fruit forward than her more monstrous other half, although sure to still ELECTRIFY
Checkerboard Silver DDH Hazy Dipa
The latest installment in our checkerboard series, this huge DDH Double Hazy IPA smacks you right in the face with a thick body and juicy citrus. Double Dry Hopped with Azacca, Motueka, Simcoe, and drinking much smoother than the 8% it comes in at, this is a dangerous juice bomb of epic proportions.
Dankensteins Monster – DBL IPA (glow in the dark label)
Just in time for the spooky season, this monstrous unfiltered double IPA is packed to the brim with classic and dank hops. We pieced together this monster with Cascade, CTZ, Chinook, Centennial, and Simcoe giving you big citrus big pine, and all the dankness you could ask for.
Hop Show – Hazy DDH DBL IPA
“the most fun you’ll ever have drinking a beer… a new DDH Hazy Double IPA . A hazy tropical juice bomb bursting at the seams with mango, peach, pineapple and rambutan. A bright backend of ripe lemon zest brings together this pillowy soft IPA. Don’t miss out on tickets to the Hopshow!
Jambi – West Coast iPA
Good balance of pine and citrus with an aggressive hop profile. Hopped with Citra, Cascade, Centennial, & Idaho 7
Pretzel Stout – Chocolate stout that was infused with pretzels with a splash of peanut butter.
Oatmeal Stout – Experimental oatmeal stout that has a touch of vanilla (draft only/taproom release)
Cereal Killer – Hazy IPA with loaded with lactose, marshmallow and mosaic, azacca and equinox hops then infused with hundreds of pounds of fruity cereal.
Saturday Morning Raspberry/Feijoa – One of our favorites in the Saturday Morning smoothie sour series with the return of Raspberry and Feijoa which is a mix of strawberry, guava and pineapple fruit flavors.
NEW – Fire Iron – Pink Guava / Banana / Passion Fruit Midwest fruit tart This Midwest Fruit Tart Ale is brewed with 1,500 lbs of pink guava, 500 lbs of banana, and 400 lbs of passion fruit per 30 bbl batch.
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
Spyglass – key lime tart Featuring 250lbs of Lemon Peel and 200lbs of Lime Peel, this beer is balanced, light, and easy-drinking.
Teak – fruit tart Tropical American Fruit Tart brewed with 800lb of Pink Guava, 800lb of Pineapple, and 400lb or Key Lime per 30bbl batch.
NEW – Trick or Treat mystery 6packs (4 treats & 2 trick per unit) Seltzer The cryptid-themed collection features a six pack of seltzers, each donning an illustration of a supernatural creature like the Loveland Frogman or a chupacabra. The “trick” — and “treat” — part comes into play in the form of seltzers’ taste.
Each six pack features six mystery flavors — two weird ones and four “treats.”
Oktoberfest
Rich malt character with balanced hops. Toasted bread and subtle Earthy hop aroma.
DDH Low Ceilings This double dry-hopped dipa is packed with an all-star hop combo, Mosaic and Citra. Expect flavors and aromas of ripe citrus, and lychee fruit, with notes of bright, wild blueberry.
DDH Double Pixel Density We find no coincidence to the fact that this is also the first 100% citra hopped beer we’ve done with our hand-selected Citra.
P3 Pilsner This American-Style pilsner saw a couple changes this time around, mainly a switch from 2-row barley to 6-row American barley. This will provide a distinct character unique to American lagers. We took the ABV down from 5% to 4.7% to further increase the drinkability. Lightly-hopped to provide balance to the malt. This beer isn’t hoppy, it isn’t malty, it’s simple at its core and the perfect companion to hiking, grilling, sitting by the pool, or enjoying in a hammock.
Lil Space Booties – DDH Pale Ale Our favorite little session pale ale is back! 𝗟𝗶𝗹’ 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 is a light, bright, and hop-saturated hazy with Galaxy and Citra hops. The tiny tot of our DDH DIPA Double Space Boots, these space booties carry a heap of juicy hop character delivered on a, dare I say, nebulous body. Expect to experience the same atmospheric symphony of mango, pineapple, and bright citrus alongside metagalactic notes of fresh peach and melon but now with a featherweight 5.5% ABV.
Strawberry Tangerine Double Marbles – Fruit Milkshake IPA Our latest Marbles mashup to hit the loading screen is 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀! This Milkshake DIPA is a perfect combo of luscious strawberries and dangerously juicy tangerines that’s smashed with vanilla and milk sugar. No matter who your main is, this new super marble brother is sure to get your tastebuds right off the stage!
Punch Out – Bermuda Blend This Ready to Drink Cocktail from Untitled Art is a “vodka smoothie” made with Watermelon, Pomegranate and Guava. 12oz Cans 6% ABV – Gluten Free
Alluvial Brewing out of Ames will be making their way to Eastern Iowa, as they are set to tap some of their delicious beers just in time for the Iowa/Iowa State football game. Head to Reds in North Liberty for a Saturday night tapping of Alluvial beers from 5-7! More info coming soon!
Braaaaaaains Mango / Prickly Pear Double Fruit Sour A new Braaaaaaaains! We stuffed this one with Mango and Prickly Pear and then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla!⠀
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Slang Du Jour – fruit sour This Sour à la Mode is loaded up with the dynamite combination of Strawberry and Rhubarb plus granola, brown sugar, cinnamon, lactose, and vanilla beans for that slangy, cobblery, right out of Grandma’s oven flavor.⠀⠀
NEW – Brace for the G’s – IPA A new IPA with some new stuff we can’t wait for you to try! Brace For The G’s is an IPA brewed with YCH 303, Citra, Vic Secret, and we used Phantasm for the first time to really blast out the key lime, clementine & juicy fruit (like the gum) flavor & aromas.
NEW – Odin is my Overlord – Valhalla series DBL IPA The divine return of the Allfather! Odin Is My Overlord reigns supreme over our God Series of Lactose Double IPAs with its almighty hop combo of CTZ, Enigma, Mosaic, and Hallertau Blanc. Odin’s pillowy soft body gets a boost and just a little bit of sweetness from a dose of lactose that balances perfectly with that all-powerful hop bill.⠀⠀
Chonk – White Chocolate/ peach/ Vanilla ice cream – Dbl fruit sour Our lovable hefty boi is back and this time he’s slathered with all kinds of tasty goodies like white chocolate, peaches, vanilla ice cream, lactose, and vanilla beans! As you can probably imagine this preposterously decadent absolute unit is absurdly delicious.
Ectogasm Hazy IPA Ectogasm is a juicy, hazy, and soft NE IPA brewed with Citra & Mosaic hops.
DDH City Pages – DDH Best IPA (7.0%) Despite our best efforts, we never got this when they were around & the first time around this beer was hitting too hard for us not to go back in. Double the word count of our Hand Selected Mosaic & Mosaic Cryo with a beautiful lot of Nelson Sauvin from New Zealand. Figured since we were the only ones voting this year, we could do the tally ourselves. Rest In Peace.
STACKING BRICKS: UNIVERSALLY PANNED – Collab w/Bricksworth NEIPA (7.2%) Our bud Tyler, The Head Brewer down at Bricksworth Beer Co. in Burnsville has been cranking out some pretty serious shredders. However, due to the way distribution laws work in Minnesota, they can’t sell any of their beers in cans or outside of their taproom. So we figured we’d have him up in an ongoing basis to put some of his favorite recipes into beer tubes. First up is “UNIVERSALLY PANNED”, a Mosaic & Strata showcase that pairs perfectly with their Detroit Style Pizzas & Wings
Local 755 Hazy IPA Their Foggy friend and flagship IPA. Local 755 one of the best out there
Citra Session IPA A session India Pale Ale with Amarillo and Citra Hops
Into It – Lager conditioned on key lime and lemon juice Lager w/ pilsner malt conditioned on lemon juice, lemon crystals, lime juice and key limes
Tier #1: The Donut Hole || $15
banana puree, vanilla granola clusters, cashews, and a 
honey drizzle.
tropical beauty
