Des Moines will be the place to be this Saturday as Lua Brewing will be celebrating Oktoberfest with a parking lot party! Plenty of delicious food, activities, and of course beer awaits you! Here’s more info courtesy of Lua’s FACEBOOK page!
Join us on Saturday, September 17 for our biggest event of the year: Lua’s 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration. We’re releasing TWO Oktoberfest-style beers, bringing in authentic German 1 liter tankards, and throwing a huge party to mark the occasion in true München style. We’re converting our entire parking lot into a huge Oktoberfest tent, bringing in a stage with awesome live bands, and releasing authentic Oktoberfest food and beer, along with much more. This is Lua’s largest event of the year. Read on for more details!
TICKETS Presale tickets are available at https://www.toasttab.com/lua-brewing-company/v3. Tickets are $18 and include admission to the event, a take-home Lua-branded 1 liter authentic German tankard (the same style and brand used in Munich), a full 1L fill of either festival beer, and discounted beer refills. Admission only tickets are available for $5. Day-of tickets will be $22. Kids 12 & under are free. We will not mail physical tickets; ticket purchasers will be placed on a entry list and can arrive at any time on September 17.
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES -Munich-style Oktoberfest tent -Two Oktoberfest-Style Beers -Full tap list of contemporary Lua beers -Authentic Munich-Style Food from Chef James and Friends -Live Music courtesy of Some Friends – noon-3pm and Kick! starts at 7pm -Family Hours 11am-2pm – face painting, balloon animals, henna, and airbrush tattoos -BAGS TOURNEY – email pete@luabeer.com to sign up -Sausage Toss Contest -German Patio Drinking Games including stein holding contest for men and women and STUMP (hammer-nail) -Prizes for best dressed Oktoberfest patrons -Commemorative 1 Liter German Tankard to keep
FOOD -Bratwursts (we partnered with our friends at Old Station Craft Meats to make authentic bratwursts featuring Lua’s Märzen) -House Schnitzel -Bavarian Pretzels with mustard and cheese -Spaetzle and Cabbage
BEERS Our regular taplist will be available, but the stars of the show will be our two beers for the Fest: a Märzen and a Festbier. While often confused, they are in fact two distinct German styles, both with fascinating histories.
Märzen is the amber-hued Oktoberfest lager most often made in the USA for Oktoberfest celebrations. But did you know that Märzen is not the style served at the actual Oktoberfest in Munich? Rather, the authentic Oktoberfest beer now served in Germany is called Festbier, a pale (golden), flavorful lager. It’s true. It’s also complicated. Märzen indeed was the traditional beer served at Munich’s autumnal celebration starting with the first celebration involving alcohol in 1818. At that time, the style most closely resembled a dunkel, deep brown to black in color with roasted characteristics. Today’s lighter, amber Märzen began to appear in the mid-19th century as technological advances made lighter colored (“pale”) malt possible. This new amber-style Märzen took the festival by storm. It was the preferred Oktoberfest lager until the 1970s when Paulaner, one of the six traditional Munich breweries (the others being Spaten, Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, and Löwenbräu) began offering a golden lager that it believed would appeal to Germans’ increasing favoritism toward paler beer. This style, later dubbed “Festbier,” was an immediate hit, and by the 1990s, Festbier had become *the* authentic Oktoberfest bier.
Ironically, America’s continuing association of Märzens with Oktoberfest is one of the few instances where American beer norms are perhaps more traditional than our German counterparts.
Lua’s devotion to authenticity in European drinking traditions made our brewing an authentic Festbier an inevitability. But no American Oktoberfest celebration is complete without the amber-hued Märzen that traditionally marks the coming of autumn in the Americas. So to celebrate the right way, we made both. Like all of our continental-style beers, expect unparalleled and painstaking attention to detail and authenticity in the creation and presentation of these classic lager styles.
Oliver’s Oktoberfest (5.7%) is an amber Märzen-style lager brewed with 100% German malts, hops, and yeast. A five-step mash complete with a decoction resulted in a beer that drinks super clean with low bitterness and classic notes of toasted cracker and caramel maltiness. Festbier (5.2%) was brewed in collaboration with our friends and fellow German-loving lagerheads at Confluence Brewing. Festbier is similar to Oliver’s in that it uses 100% German ingredients and a five step, single decoction mash. Festbier, however, is golden in color and features lighter flavor notes of rich biscuity malt.
Come try both authentic Oktoberfest-style beers and see which you prefer!
GLASSWARE A regular admission ticket ($18 in advance, $22 at the door if available) gets you in plus a 1 Liter Oliver’s Oktoberfest branded mug and a 1 Liter (33.8 ounce) pour of your choice of Märzen or Festbier.
Why 1 Liter? Because liters traditionally are the only size served at Oktoberfest. Want less than a liter of lager? In Munich, you’d order a Radler/Shandy, which is a full liter of half beer and half lemonade or soda. Both will be available!
In addition to traditional Oktoberfest beers and pour sizes, our regular beers and sizes will be available.
BOTTOM LINE Come eat, drink, and party like a German all day on September 18 at Historic Sherman Hill’s oldest craft brewery.
KING AL – DBL IPA – Toppling Goliath Collaboration King AL is a DIPA that uses a mashed-up grain bill from MC² and Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.’s King Sue before introducing Equilibrium’s absolute biggest dry hop to date with an all Citra Incognito, Citra LUPOMAX, Citra Cryo, and Citra T-90 hop bill. Pouring a milky opaque yellow with aromas of mango sorbet and orange creamsicle, we get chewy saturated flavors of tropical smoothie, fresh squeezed navel orange juice, dank grass, fruit salad in syrup, and lime gummies with a thick and custard like creamsicle finish and a huge blast of EQjuice rainbow melon flavors. King AL is dangerously soft and smooth and may have you questioning the laws of physics, space, time or just how we got a melted orange creamsicle fruit bomb into the can. A beautiful German Style Pilsner at an incredible price.
Energy Equals – DBL IPA
Energy Equals has enhanced flavor characteristics of mango, pineapple, citrus, and apricot. With the new technique in place, we notice a much deeper flavor profile while being extremely bright and lighter in body.
Strawberry Daiquiri – GLUTEN FREE Sour Collaboration with LUA brewing This new beer was brewed at Untitled Art in collaboration with LUA brewing of Des Moines, IA. It’s made with Strawberry puree, lime puree, beet juice, cane sugar and water. It’s also Gluten Free and Vegan Friendly.
The beer pours a touch thinner when compared to their Smoothie styles, it’s also rather effervescent and tickles the palate as you sip. Comes out to 5% ABV
Dad’s Stoked Triple IPA – 10.5% Our annual can based voyage to bad decision juice territory for Papa Scott’s Day of Birth. Based on our DAD JOKES grain bill & hop schedule, but with properly elevated portions of our Hand-Selected Mosaic, Citra & Sabro Cryo, this time with New Zealand Nelson Sauvin to hit those Clarence Clemons low notes.
Crowd Control – New England Double IPA (8.0%) As some of you might be aware, the state fair can tend to get a wee bit crowded. Excuse Me. The tasty refresher to get from our buds at Ball Park Cafe when the Great Minnesota Get Together gets to be just a liiiiiiitttttttttlllleee too much. Pardon Me. Packed shoulder to shoulder with Mosaic, Cashmere & Strata for the occasion. Are you in line? For when it’s just a little too late in the day for “IT’S JUST NICE TO SEE EVERYONE!”. Ope, Sorry, Can I scoot past ya there?
Shine On – Hazy IPA benefitting The Children’s Hospital – Shine Bright Pediatric Cancer Foundation – NEIPA (6.9%) We got together with @childrensmn & their Shine Bright for Cancer Kids Foundation to support their mission of supporting children & their families dealing with cancer & blood disorders. These kids are extremely strong & resilient, just like diamonds, so we loaded up this gem of an IPA with Citra, Citra Cryo, Simcoe, Simcoe Cryo & Cascade Noble Hops in addition to Phantasm, a new product made out of spent Sauvignon Blanc grape skins from New Zealand that helps our hop aromas Shine Bright… Get it?
Coastal Sunshine V16 – Smoothie Sour Ale This smoothie sourale is inspired by Midwest mixed berry jam, with layers of fruity goodness, just like grandma used to make. Sweet, tart and lively, this jam in a can will hit the spot morning, noon or night!
Sonic Painting A fun Smoothie-style Sour Ale loaded with Mango, Red Prickly Pear, Pink Guava, Marshmallow and Milk Sugar
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.
Tier #1: The Donut Hole || $15
banana puree, vanilla granola clusters, cashews, and a 
honey drizzle.
tropical beauty
