Thew Brewing has teamed up with Oakland Road Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids for a special release of “Cure-All No. 2020” barleywine. This beer was made specifically for Oakland Road Hy-Vee and the release will consist of 16.9 oz bottles and it will be on tap with a special cheese pairing as well! Here’s more courtesy of Thew:
We brewed a barleywine for Oakland Road Hy-Vee and it has been aging in an apple brandy barrel from Cedar Ridge for nine months.Release details: A limited number of bottles will be available at our taproom release ($14, 16.9 oz. bottle). It will also be available on tap and Chris Luken, Oakland Road’s amazing cheese specialist, will be creating cheese boards to pair with the beer that will be available to enjoy in our taproom or to go. Details on cheese boards coming next week!Thew Brewing kindly requests that guests wear masks when moving about our taproom and observe social distancing guidelines. Per the Iowa ABD, guests must be seated while consuming food or beverages.
Big fan of this news as Clock House will be brining back a popular variant of their excellent Witch Slap! On October 15th, Pineapple coconut Witch Slap will be back! Here’s more from Clock House:
Our flagship NEIPA infused with DOUBLE the pineapple and coconut. If you like beer-adas and getting caught in the rain, this may be for you.This will be available in the taproom and in cans. The canning pre-order will be available on Facebook/Website on Sunday, October 11th at noon.
A nice early week surprise coming from Abu Nawas! Limited Omnipollo and an Evil Twin/Westbrook blended strong ale coming! On to it!
OMNIPOLLO
Omnipollo Blueberry Maple Pancake Bianca 24/16oz Single CANS – Sour Ale brewed with 1300 Blueberries & One Whole Madagascan Vanilla Bean Per Can, & Maple Syrup. 6% ABV.
Omnipollo Raspberry Maple Pancake Bianca 24/16oz Single CANS – Sour Ale brewed with over 1,000 Raspberries & One Whole Madagascan Vanilla Bean Per Can, & Maple Syrup. 7% ABV.
Omnipollo Peanut Butter Chocolate Blueberry Pancake Bianca 24/16oz Single CANS – Sour Ale brewed with 1300 Blueberries & One Whole Madagascan Vanilla Bean Per Can, plus Peanut Flour, Cacao Nibs, & Maple Syrup.
EVIL TWIN/WESTBROOK
Evil Twin / Westbrook Collab.ย Do You Like Spicy Nachos? 12/22oz Bottles – Amarone-Inspired Blended Strong Dark Ale aged on Port, Bourbon, Marsala, & Cabernet Wine Barrels, brewed with Raisins, Cherries, & Black Currants. 12% ABV.
Huge news out of Des Moines today as Lua Brewing has released the information for their 1 year anniversary beer dinner and bottle release! Here are the details!
1ST ANNIVERSARY BEER DINNER, BOTTLE RELEASE AND BRUNCH COMING IN HOT (10/22-10/25)Itโs hard to believe, but we are coming up on one year of life as a lil brewery family, and we are working diligently to prepare for a few fun, safe events we have planned to celebrate with yโall we will be announcing more details and selling tickets for all of these events this week, so keep them eyes peeled.
1st Anniversary Dinner – on 10/22, we will have a limited number of seats for a socially distant beer dinner hosted by Chef James Arbaugh and Brewer Zack Dunbar. 5 courses of Jamesโ world class food paired with beers specially crafted and designed by James and Zack, and only sold at this dinner. Tickets will go on sale this week!
1st Anniversary Bottle Release – we will be packing up a set of 5 different beers to release on 10/23 and 10/24, inlcluding our first anniversary imperial pastry stout and our @prbrewing imperial pastry stout in 750ml bottles. The set will include these beers and 3 others, as well as a first anniversary glass. We will be announcing details about the rest of the beers in this package as well as details about how to enter the raffle to purchase a set this week!
1st Anniversary Pushpop Brunch – On Sunday, 10/25 James will be whipping up a tasty brunch menu, along with Michelada and Mimosa inspired Pushpops. We will also have a special Pushpop crowler available for brunch guests to purchase, more details about the brunch coming later this week. We canโt wait to share our first anniversary celebration with all of you, and show gratitude for all of the support and love that weโve received over this last year. Thank you.
Press release courtesy of mybeerbuzz.com: Of note:ย Scorpion Bowl & Neverending Haze go year-round, new mix packs including a Hazy IPA mix pack,ย Enjoy Byย Super Dank,ย Enjoy Byย Hazy and a newย Enjoy Byย variant coming in June, three Pilot Series releases, the return of Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale in Jan and the new Stonefest 3 andย Stoneย Fest 4 coming later in 2021. Stay tuned for more details on all of these beers.
Lion Bridge brewery has been busy and is bursting into fall with a plethora of releases! Their Cheeseshake sour releases have been extremely popular and delicious and if you haven’t tried Off Grid yet you need to do yourself a favor and get some! One of the best beers of the year IMO! Here’s what’s coming down the line this Fall and maybe into winter for Lion Bridge:
**Blackberry Cheeseshake Sour – the last of the Cheeseshake releases will be available on October 7th and will be available for online purchase starting this Sunday at 9 p.m. Click here for purchasing link!
**Zombie Awakening – released this week! 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.
**Spice Must Flow – a seasonal favorite returns next Wednesday (10/7) as well! ย This black Ale w/spices checks in at 7.0% and contains a melange of Maple, Saigon Cinnamon, nutmeg, and a robust black ale form this luxurious treat.
** Fun Size – releasing October 9th and according to LB this is a small beer w/chocolate and Sea Salt and checks in at 7.0% – This beer is brewed with Sea Salt and then fermented with a Scandinavian Kveik yeast called Lutra that ferments quickly and produces a very clean yeast profile. We then rest this beer on a lot of cacao nibs. The result is an adult treat for Halloween. No tricks needed!
**Oco Noco – releasing October 14th with an October 11th presale is this imperial milk Stout w/coconut that will check in at 10.5% – For batch 1001 we wanted to make something special. We decided to take an exceptional Imperial Milk Stout base beer and put an obscene amount of toasted and un-toasted coconut into it until beer and confectionary treat melded seamlessly together. Simple, but oh so decadent.
Tons of liquids coming from B. Nektar meadery and Against the Grain brewery this week from Abu Nawas. Here’s the drop:
B. Nektar:
B. Nektar Wildberry Pyment 12/375ml – 10th Anniversary Grape honey wine. A โPymentโ (pie-ment) is a mead made with grapes. This one is made with clover honey, shiraz grape juice, and natural wildberry concentrate. It is full bodied and semi-sweet. Makes a great sangria or try it over ice as a spritzer.
B. Nektar Totally Strawberry 12/500ml – Mead with Strawberries. 6.1% ABV
B. Nektar Core Crusher 12/500ml – Bone-dry hard cider. Encompassing the apple in its entirety. Slightly tannic with balanced acidity and medium body. Notes of earth and barn wood complement the dry, refreshing finish. 6.5% ABV. ***Great Price***
B. Nektar Zombie Killer 12/500ml – Deep Pink Hard Cider with Michigan Star Thistle Honey and Tart Cherries. Perfection. 5.5% ABV.
B. Nektar New Wave Lemonade 12/500ml – Orange blossom honey mead with blueberries and lemon. 6.3% ABV.
B. Nektar Punk Lemonade Cider 12/500ml – Raspberry & Lemon Hard Cider. 100 % Gluten Free. Mildy tart apple and lemon character that flows into a light raspberry sweetness. Medium body with a full mouth experience balancing sweet, tart and acidity. Refreshing sweet/tart finish. ***Great Price***
B. Nektar NECRO 12/500ml – Mango mead with black pepper. Fruity mango wine backed by citrusy honey brightness. Finishes with lively black pepper. 6.2% ABV.
B. Nektar Tuco Style Freakout 12/500ml – Mead with Orange Blossom Honey, Agave Nectar, Lime Juice and Lime Zest. 6% ABV. #BreakingBad
Against the Grain Brewery and Smokehouse:
Against the Grain 35K 6/4/16oz CAN – Not your typical “Jelly of the Month Club” beer. Dark roasted malt and bittersweet cocoa and coffee flavor and aroma burst from this pitch black milk stout. The full body and sweetness are derived from the addition of lactose (aka milk sugar) which is not fermentable by beer yeast. A healthy dose of English Kent Goldings hops provides a counterpoint to this aleโs rich and complex maltiness. 7% ABV.
Against the Grain A Beer 6/4/16oz CAN – When its time for a beer, you deserve the best. You deserve a super premium winner every time. You deserve A Beer. A Beer is a cold, refreshing lager and #1 at being the best. So whether youโre ready to crack one or crush one, make sure its A Beer. 4.5% ABV.
Against the Grain Citra Ass Down 6/4/16oz CAN – This beer is not candy or motherโs milk. It is not brewed by gypsies or aliens, nor does it contain any zombie dirt. This is an American Style IPA brewed with Citra Hops. It is citrusy, sticky, hoppy and delicious. Simply drink it and enjoy it. 8.2% ABV.ย
Against the Grain Pile of Face 6/4/16oz CAN – American IPA. 6.5% ABV.ย
Against the Grain Retitled Pils 6/4/16oz CAN – Pilsner Lager. 5% ABV.ย
Against the Grain The Brown Note 6/4/16oz CAN – The brown ale to end all brown ales. Enjoy it, because there is no longer any reason to drink another. Youโve reached the pinnacle. 5% ABV.ย
Against the Grain Fish Boi 6/4/16oz CAN – Refreshing Ale with Strawberry & Rhubarb. 3.2% ABV.ย
Against the Grain / Hoof Hearted Clearly Everybody Wants Some 6/4/16/oz CAN – This โHazy Boiโ IPA is a hop loverโs dream featuring the juiciest hops & all the lupulin haze you need! 7.2% ABV.ย
Against the Grain Gettin Limboed in Kentiki 6/4/16/oz CAN – Pineapple, Mango Sour Ale thatโs as tropical and tikified as a riverside cabana. 6.5% ABV. ATG
Against the Grain Jorge Castaรฑa 6/4/16oz CAN – Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Brown Ale brewed with Roasted Chestnuts. 10% ABV.ย
Against the Grain Cellarless Keller 6/4/16oz CAN – Malty, balanced German-style Kellerbier aged with oak alternatives that result in a spicy, floral aroma and flavors that complement this lager and replicates the old-style wooden cask character. 5.8% ABV.ย
Against the Grain / Freigeist Gegen Den Strom: Lichtenhainer 6/4/16oz CAN – A Traditional German Style Smoked Sour Beer. 4.7% ABV.ย
Against the Grain / Freigeist Gegen Den Strom: Zerbster Bitterbier 6/4/16oz CAN – Traditional German-style smoked beer. 6.8% ABV.ย
Against the Grain Snap, Carakale, and Hop 6/4/16oz CAN – A Middle Eastern Style IPA collaboration brew between Against the Grain and Carakale Brewing (Jordan). Made with dates and goat lactose. 6.5% ABV.ย
Amager/Against the Grain Pocketful of Dollars 12/500 ml. A delicious Danish Collaboration Imperial Rye Lager. 6.9% ABV.
Clock House brewing with another tasty sounding release coming at us a week from today! On Thursday, October 8th they will be releasing “Southern Cousins” fruited kettle sour with apricots and peaches. This release will be a draft only, so make sure to stop in and try a pour!
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!
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.
we will be announcing more details and selling tickets for all of these events this week, so keep them eyes peeled. 
