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Lion Bridge Brewing release news for March!

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A busy month for Lion Bridge as they celebrate their 9 year anniversary this Sunday, March 5th starting when the doors open at 11!

Along with their anniversary they are releasing a whole bunch of tasty brews as well. Here’s what is coming from Lion Bridge this month!

TAG Tangerine (Tangerine Wheat Beer, 4.2%) Inspired by German “Radlers” that combine soda and beer to produce a light and refreshing beverage. Tag is a juicy and hazy wheat beer with the zesty citrus bite of tangerine. Enjoy a Tag! Enjoy the Day!”

Giving Crew Brew (Blonde Ale w/Comet Hops, 5.2%) – Brewed in Collaboration with the Iowa Giving Crew to support their fundraising initiatives.

Wolf Shirt XXL (Imperial IPA w/Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, 8.5%) – More hops, more ABV, robot wolves fighting intergalactic space battles in front of an epic moon. What’s not to love? RELEASE DATE : 3/5

Anniversary Imperial (Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Ghanaian Cacao Nibs, 12%) – A whopping 17lbs of cacao nibs per barrel of beer. Brewed for our 9th Anniversary! Cheers! RELEASE DATE : 3/5

Živá Voda (Czech-style Pilsner, 4.8%) – Named for the “living water” of Czech fairy tales that heals infirmities and counteracts spells. RELEASE DATE : 3/15

House Project #1 (West Coast IPA, 7.1%) – This R&D IPA utilizes Simcoe and Citra. RELEASE DATE 3/15

Peachy Keen (Kettle Sour with Peach Ring Gummies, 6.7%) – Everything’s peachy, peachy keen.

RELEASE DATE : 3/22

Blackstack, Wiley Roots, Phase Three, and Modist coming from Pequod!

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BlackStack Brewing

Freestyle – Triple IPA

Thread Count – Origianl DDH NE Hazy IPA

Wiley Roots Brewing Company

  • Forced Timeout – Double Hazy IPA
  • Strawberry Cheesecake Cobbler – Sour w/ Strawberry, Cheesecake, Grahmn Cracker, Vanilla, Cinnamon
  • Beer Flavored Beer – Beer
  • Pomegranate Tangerine Imperial Berliner – 7% Sour Ale
  • Breakfast at Wiley’s – Hazelnut, Vanilla, Macadamia Nut
  • 71″ Hemi Cuda – Triple IPA w/ Citra, Amarillo, Simcoe
  • Lounge Music – Cocktail inspired Paloma Sour
  • Fredda e Croccante! – CRIPSY BOI – Italian Pilsner

Phase 3 Brewing Company – Limited Quantities

  • The Knot – Irish Red
  • The Claddagh – Irish Stout 
  • Tonal Range – Citra/Mosaic Double IPA
  • Pressed: Toffee – Imperial Stout w/ Coffee and Toffee
  • Double Pixel Density – Double IPA

Modist Brewing Company

  • Unending – Vienna Style, Oak Aged Lager 
  • Gifts of the Sacred Father – Bock – 5 Available 

Clock House Brewing re-releasing Orange Xxxplosion and Black IPA this Friday! (2/24)

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Clock House Brewing is bringing back two tasty brews tomorrow (2/24)! As soon as the doors open at 3:00, you’ll be able to get your hands and lips on their Black IPA and their ever popular Orange Xxxplosion brews! Here’s more from Clock House:

🚨We have two beers returning to the taproom this Friday, February 24th!

Orange XXplosion: This sour features a trio of orange citrus fruits including: Tangerine, Cara Cara Orange, and Southern Hemisphere Oranges. Thus, creating a complex plethora of flavor that XXplodes out the glass.

Black IPA: Comprised of carefully selected Black malts to achieve a deep, rich roasted dark malt flavor with hints of chocolate and rye. Bittered and dry-hopped with Centennial, Mosaic, and Amarillo hops that attribute to classic bitter pine notes.

Both of these will be available in 16oz 4-packs, growlers, and draft!

Iowa Eats: Sacred Cow Tavern; Cedar Rapids, IA

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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!

The Veil Brewing, Blackstack, Modist, and Weldwerks brews coming from Pequod!

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  • Crucial Crucial Taunt Taunt: DDH Citra Forward DIPA 
  • IREALLYdontwanttBU: DDH DBL American IPA w/ Citra & Mosaic
  • Merciless Merciless: DDH DIPA w/ Citra, Galaxy, Simcoe, and Vic Secret
  • Mountain3: DDH DIPA w/ Citra, Motueka, Idaho 7, and Galaxy
  • Come Home: Mixed Fermentation Ale fermented in Red Wine Barrels
  • All That You Feel: Spelt Mixed Ferm Saison rested on Cherries
  • Coconut Vanilla Hornswoggler: Chocolate Milk Stout rested on Coconut & Vanilla
  • Stockholm Gold: 100% Wheat Lager collab w/ Omnipollo
  • Melancholia: Open Fermented Saison
  • Dub Razz Tastee: Double Raspberry Smoothie Sour
  • Imaginary Imaginary Kiss Kiss: DDH All Citra IPA
  • Needy3: TDH Hazy IPA

BlackStack Brewing

  • The Great BlackStack Bake Off: Cherry Pie Inspired Sour
  • Mosaic…But Make It Pop: Mosaic and Cryo Pop 

Modist Brewing Co.

  • Fresh Dreamyard!!!
  • Fresh Teal Label WC IPA!!!
  • Supra Deluxe: Rice Lager

WeldWerks Brewing Co.

  • Long Bones: Mexican lager
  • Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang: TIPA w/ Citra and Galaxy 
  • Arctic Tundra Boba:  Sour w/ Strawberry, Peach, & Raspberry Boba Syrups
  • Berlinish Fish: Berlin-Style Sour w/ Red Candy Fish
  • Grandma J’s Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: Pie Inspired Sour
  • Mosaic Extra Extra Juicy Bits

Abomination, Nightmare, Front Porch, and Branch + Blade beers coming from Abu Nawas!

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NIGHTMARE BREWING COMPANY:

  • Nightmare Brewing Agam Kuan – Masala Chai Imperial Stout brewed with Jaggery Tea and cold aged on Indian vanilla and toasted chai spices. 16% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Bamboo Torture – Imperial IPA brewed with Bamboo Shoots and Dry-Hopped with Akoya & Dragon Hops. 9.6% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Colombian Necktie – Gose Soured on Colombian Mangoes, with Lulo, Soursop and Colombian Lime zest. 7.2 ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Chelsea Grin – SOUR ALE, soured on Strawberries and Raspberries with Earl Grey Tea and Bergamot Orange Zest. 6.7% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Drawn and Quartered – Quadruple dry-hopped Imperial IPA With Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy, Enigma & Citra. 10% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Flayed  – Imperial Oat IPA with Azacca, Zythos, Galaxy and Pacifica. 9.6% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Glasgow Smile – Gose soured on Wild Scottish Bilberries with Heather, Lemon Zest, Raspberries and Blueberries. 6.7% ABV – NY

ABOMINATION BREWING COMPANY:

  • Abomination Brewing Clown Fog – Double IPA Double Dry Hopped with Nelson and Strata. 8.8% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Everyday Fog- DDH w/ Mosaic, Pacific Jade, Citra, Summit & Enigma NE Hazy IPA – ABV 7.1% – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Love Letters From Hell – Milkshake IPA W/ Candy Hearts, Sprinkles, Marshmallows, Milk Sugar, Vanilla Bean, Strawberries & Ice Cream. 9.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Midnight Snack Tiramisu – Pastry Stout brewed with Mascarpone, Lady Fingers, Whipped Cream, Coffee & Cacao Nibs. 14% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into the Fog (Galaxy) – All Galaxy DDH DIPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog AZACCA – Triple Dry-Hopped All Azacca DIPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog EL DORADO – Triple Dry-Hopped All El Dorado DIPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Rare Fog Galaxy – Galaxy, Mosaic, Pacific Jade, Citra, & Summit Triple IPA. 10.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Luscious V2 – Double Fruited – Banana + Strawberry – Banana, Strawberry, & Blueberry Smoothie seltzer. 5.5% ABV – CT

FRONT PORCH BREWING:

  • Front Porch Cosmic Brownie Bday Stout – Birthday Cake Brownie Imperial Stout brewed with Cacao Nibs & Vanilla. 11% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Midnight Mary – Columbus, Citra, & Cascade Pale Ale. 5.9% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Thank You – DIPA with Sabro, Hallertau Blanc, Enigma, Huell Melon and El Dorado. 8% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Boba Bliss Pink Guava – A SKYGAZER Collab. Creamee Bubble Tea Sour Ale brewed with Pink Guava. 5% ABV – CT

BRANCH & BLADE BREWING:

  • Branch & Blade Born Sinner – DDH IPA w/ Strata, Galaxy, Mosaic and Citra – 7% ABV – NH

Tripping Animals, Blackstack, MORE, Alluvial, Phase Three, and Drekker coming from Pequod!

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  • Banana Cream Pie Sour 
  • Everhaze – Flagship IPA
  • Fresco Verde –  Surge Inspired Sour Ale
  • Hairy Grandma Fingers – Strawberry, Mango, Orange, Almond Sour (Arkane Collab)
  • Hounds of Hades – Raspberry, Boysenberry, Cherry, Vanilla
  • Killer Kolsch
  • No Mames – Mexican Lager
  • Purely Decorative – Double NE IPA
  • A Word From Our Sponsors – West Coast IPA

MORE Brewing Company

  • Zumwalt – Baltic Porter
  • Best Kept Secret – DDH Hazy IPA
  • Raspberry Marbles – Milkshake IPA
  • Curious Bine – Dry Hopped Lager – Citra/Motueka Hops
  • Story Horse Dry Irish Stout

Alluvial Brewing

  • Lutris: Hazy Pale Ale
  • Danny Phantasm: Hazy IPA

Phase Three

  • Strawberry Chantilly – Strawberry Milkshake IPA
  • Pixel Density – Fresh Cans
  • DDH Common Point of View – DDH Double IPA

Drekker Brewing Company

  • Can You Feel the Prrrrt Tonight – Pink Starburst Sour
  • Joker in the Pack – Barrel Theory Collab – DIPA
  • Smooth or Die – Peanut Butter/Chocolate Milk Stout
  • Thor is My Co-Pilot – DIPA

Confluence Brewing “Stout Month” lineup! It’s PACKED

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If you’re in the Des Moines area and are craving a delicious stout, Confluence Brewing is where you need to head! Every Friday they are releasing new beers! Check out their stellar lineup for this month:

Friday February 10th

Friday February 17th

Saturday February 25th

Saturday February 18th is Frozen Firkin Fest!

It’s that time a year for another Frozen Firkin Fest! We’ll be tapping 10 different experimental cask conditioned beers at noon in the beer garden (yes, beer garden). There’s only one of each, so when they’re gone, that’s it! Plus, this year we have a package deal for $20 that includes a pair of Confluence drinking gloves and 10 beer tickets!

-Ferryman’s w/ Sweet Potato

-Ferryman’s w/ Pecans

-Lemon Bar Wizard

-Blackberry Vinaigrette Wizard

-DSM IPA w/ Coffee

-Port Wine & Berry Brulee

-Coconut ChewBOCKa

-Farmer John’s Salsa Verde

-Farmer John’s Mango Habanero

-Imogene w/ Vanilla & Pistachio

Saturday, February 25th 50’s Dad Brunch!

50’s Dad Brunch is back with a trio of “Dad” beers!

*THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT*

Your $100 ticket includes the following:

-Brunch: (eggs, sausage, bacon, breakfast potatoes, fruit, pastries, and all-you-can eat pancakes)

-50’s Dad Mug

-10oz pour of 50’s Dad

-10oz pour of Rad Dad

-10oz pour of Blue Dad

-1 4-pack of 50’s Dad (to-go)

-1 4-pack of Rad Dad (to-go)

-1 Bottle of Blue Dad (to-go)

Tickets may be purchased in the taproom, or online HERE



Tickets must be purchased in advance and WILL NOT be available at the door. Gratuity is included in the cost of the ticket.

Fun Size, Wolf Shirt, and TAG all coming back this month from Lion Bridge!

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This month continues to see some great beer releases in Iowa, and now Lion Bridge is bringing back three excellent beers! Fun Size, Wolf Shirt, and TAG will all be coming back to the Lion Bridge portfolio! Here’s more courtesy of Lion Bridge:

Release date: February 15th

SPRING THEMED Fun Size (Porter with Vanilla and Chocolate, 5.2%) – Madagascar Vanilla Beans and cacao nibs yield big, delicious surprises in this small beer.

Wolf Shirt (Hazy IPA w/Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, 7.2%) – This beer is not a shirt. But wolf shirts are awesome. This beer is awesome.

Release date: February 28th

Tag Tangerine (Tangerine Wheat Beer, 4.2%) – Inspired by German “Radlers” that combine soda and beer to produce a light and refreshing beverage. Tag is a juicy and hazy wheat beer with the zesty citrus bite of tangerine. Enjoy a Tag! Enjoy the Day!