Fair State, Blackstack, Humble Forager, Company Values, MORE, and Untitled Art brews coming from Pequod


Pixie Mix Pink Lemonade Seltzer 

Taste the last drops of summer with our new 🍋Pixie Mix Pink Lemonade🍋!
We crafted another nostalgic Pixie Mix based on our favorite warm weather drink – pink lemonade! Lemon & raspberry flavors are blended into our special Pixie Mix based for a refreshing 5.5% ABV treat. 

Mango Strawberry Lemonade Imperial Seltzer
9% Imperial seltzer with mango and strawberry flavors.

BA White Chocolate Macadamia Stout – Collab with Eighth State – quantities are very limited
Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Cocoa Nibs, Nuts, Vanilla and Milk Sugar.

Morever DDH IPA
This Double Dry Hopped IPA is a delicious juice bomb thanks to a hefty hopping of Citra, Motueka, & Simcoe hops. An endless succession of juicy pineapple, grapefruit, and tangerine notes are leveled out with a hint of bitterness that resolves onto a smooth and refreshing finish.

Strawberry Orange Dbl Marbles Milkshake IPA
Ever since we decided to explore the realm of making world-class Milkshake-Style IPAs there were two in particular that have taken on global recognition. So we decided, what would happen if the two joined forces to create something completely epic? Enter 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀. We combined our two most popular milkshake-IPAs and put them inside of the same glorious can for a legendary battle between the two titans. An all-out assault of tangy vs. juicy, tart vs. sweet, and good vs…well…also good. Ripe, succulent, and overflowing with both oranges and strawberries, this is one Marbles built for the ages. (8% ABV)

Exceeding Expectations Hazy IPA
First ever IPA from Company Values! Exceeding Expectations is a hazy IPA with Strata & Mosaic hops.

Entrepreneurial Spirit Smoothie Seltzer
Mango lemonade smoothie seltzer sour (gluten free).

Enchanted Island Sour – Version 3
Inspired by a Hawaiian Mai Tai cocktail, this sour ale is bursting with tropical fruit tones and held together with a touch of almond and sweetened with blackstrap molasses.

Humble Bumble Buzzed Seltzer – Version 4
This is a super tropical version of the buzzed seltzer. The coconut is light but the other flavors are huge, and this should be a touch creamier than the previous versions due to the banana and mangosteen.  

Miracle of Birth Center DIPA
State Fair DIPA w/ Milk Sugar (8.5%)
The Miracle of Birth Center is typically our first stop at the fair. Partially because it’s the closest entrance the State Fair has to our brewery & partially because the combination of all that fried food + witnessing the awe & splendor of new farm animals entering the world in all of their uncensored glory can, at times, be a bit… unsettling. Our hand-selected Strata & Talus + a dash of Milk Sugar, you know… for the cows.

Standing Ovation TIPA
This is us seeing how much juice we can pull out of one of our favorite hop combos. Obnoxiously loud quantities of our hand selected strata, cashmere & cashmere cryo. Just be careful standing up… this one’s a doozie coming in at a whopping 10.5%. 

Double Universe DIPA
A double-ized version of our flagship hazy IPA, Mirror Universe. Double Universe is absolutely slammed with Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Citra, Citra Cryo, and El Dorado hops, and brewed with tons of wheat and oats. We ferment it cool with our house IPA yeast, and the result is a massive beer that positively drips tropical character.

Mirror Universe IPA
Double dry-hopped hazy IPA brewed with wheat, oats, and lots of Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado hops

Crankin’ Foamers
Just your standard American Slammin’ beer. A premium corn lager brewed the old fashioned way, with a cereal mash and an extended lagering period. Collaboration with Modern Times Beer.

Clock House Brewing 4 year Anniversary party set for 9/18!! Tons of beer tappings including Pineapple Witch Slap!

Clock House Brewing in Cedar Rapids will be celebrating their 4 year anniversary on September 18th with a ton of beers being tapped including Pineapple Witch Slap and their 4 year anniversary stout! Here’s more from Clock House on this beer filled day!

WERE TURNING 4! CELEBRATE WITH US!
Join us Saturday, September 18th at 12 PM for our Anniversary celebration! We have an exciting lineup of beers to announce as well as live vinyl provided by our friends from Analog Vault. Be sure to put this day on your calendar, you won’t want to miss out!

SATURDAY LINEUP:12 PM:
Sour Patch Man (Kettle Sour with Blue Sour Candy) *DRAFT & LIMITED AVAILABILITY IN CANS
Pineapple Witch Slap (Our flagship NEIPA w/Pineapple) *DRAFT & CANS
BA Imperial Peanut Panic (12% ABV Imperial Stout aged in Driftless Glenn Bourbon Barrels for 16 months then rested on dry-roasted peanuts, cacao nibs, and vanilla beans) *DRAFT & LIMITED 500 ML BOTTLES
BA 4th Anniversary Stout (12% ABV Imperial Stout aged in Driftless Glenn Bourbon Barrels for 18 months then rested on toasted coconut, cacao nibs, and vanilla beans) *DRAFT & LIMITED 500 ML BOTTLES

3 PM:
FIRKEN TAPPING: Pineapple Coconut Witch Slap *DRAFT ONLY

6 PM:

FIRKEN TAPPING: Snozzberry Sour w/ Crunchberries *DRAFT ONLY
FIRKEN TAPPING: Chillin’ In CR w/Habaneros & Ghost Peppers *DRAFT ONLY
Live Vinyl from Analog Vault

.Releases will be first come first come first serve. No proxies. Limits will be decided at a later date

Clock House releasing “It’s Ok IPA” collab with Foundation 2 Crisis Service on 9/10!

Clock House Brewing will be releasing a collab IPA on September 9th in collaboration with Foundation 2 Crisis Service, a non-profit Cedar Rapids based mental health and suicide prevention that serves all Iowans. A portion of sales will go back to Foundation 2. More info listed below:

Brewed in collaboration with Foundation 2 Crisis Services. It’s OK IPA is an all Citra dry-hopped NEIPA that leaves notes of floral and smooth citrus.Our end goal while collaborating was to raise awareness and shift the focus regarding the approach to mental health. The It’s OK IPA project was formed to encourage individuals It’s ok not to be ok.When life is not OK, Foundation 2 Crisis Services is available 24/7 at 319-362-2174. Foundation 2 Crisis Services is a Cedar Rapids-based mental health and suicide prevention nonprofit that serves all Iowans. A portion of the proceeds will be donated back to Foundation 2 Crisis Services.Available on Draft and in 16oz 4-packs.

Iowa Eats: MIX Sushi; Cedar Rapids, IA

The beautiful thing about getting a particular craving when you live in between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City is that you can simply hop in your car and head towards either destination and places in between and satisfy that craving with one of the many amazing, locally owned restaurants/bars/breweries/pubs!

Sushi is definitely a craving I have often. There are a few very good sushi options in the IC/CR area and after reading and seeing many posts about this place, I finally made it to MIX sushi in downtown Cedar Rapids! MIX (210 3rd Avenue, Cedar Rapids) not only serves up some of the best sushi I’ve had, but also has options for the vegetarian and gluten free crowd!

I usually go overboard on ordering when I visit a new place and I did the same visiting MIX. I started off with the the “Angry Shrimp”. 3 jumbo shrimp stuffed with a sweet chilli jalapeno cream cheese blend, hand breaded and deep fried and served with some excellent sweet and sour sauce. This is also a gluten free option! The perfect start to the meal. Spicy, fresh, and delicious. It doesn’t need the sweet and sour because they are extremely flavorful but the sweet and sour is so good I doused mine in it! Would order again and on every single visit!

Next up – sushi time! Mix tuna roll – Spicy white tuna, cucumber, and avocado inside the roll with seared red tuna, mayo, spicy mayo, unagi sauce, and scallions on the outside. Refreshing, tasty, and just what I needed. A little dab of wasabi and I could hammer this roll all day long.

White Dragon Roll – Tempura battered and fried shrimp with cream cheese, cucumber inside and ebi shrimp, white tuna, honey mayo on the outside. The battered and fried shrimp give this roll and wonderful crunch and the honey mayo sweetness blends really well with a little tab of wasabi. Excellent roll!

Fire Dragon Roll – spicy tuna, cucumber inside. red tuna, red tobiko, spicy mayo outside. I didn’t think it was spicy as advertised but I really enjoyed this roll too. Refreshing, a bit spicy, and delicious and pairs perfectly with a cold Kirin Ichiban.

MIX is definitely worth visiting for the sushi crowd. Excellent service and wonderful food options. I would order the same things I ordered on my visit but I know I want to try it all! Check out MIX soon!

Big Grove Solon celebrating 8 years on Sept. 5! Deliciousness to be tapped!

Big Grove Brewery Brewpub in Solon will be celebrating their 8 year anniversary on September 5th and as Big Grove has always done, it will be one hell of a great party! Doors will open at 10 a.m. on that Sunday for food, drinks, and plenty to do for the kids! Here’s more from Big Grove:

Can’t believe it — but we’re almost ready to celebrate 8 years in Solon! We opened our doors Labor Day weekend in 2013… and every year we take that weekend as a chance to reflect on and appreciate all the joy you all bring us.Plus we like to party 🥳Sunday, September 5 • Doors open at 10am with food specials running all day… we’ll have the beer garden going on the patio and the street blocked off once again with beer tubs and walk-up service. And, of course, games for all and chalk and temporary tattoos for the kiddos! We’re excited to share some live music as well, with Keegan Moore from 12-2:30 + DJ Derek Thorn 3-6. And don’t miss the 50/50 raffle for the food bank.The beer? We haven’t even gotten to the good part yet!
🐢 Turtle Hunter Hazy DIPA
🐳 2016 Barrel-Aged Richard the Whale
🐳 2017 Barrel-Aged Richard the Whale
🥃 2020 Batch 1000 Barleywine Whiskey Barrel Blend
❤️‍🔥 Sidehill Sour Barrel Aged Sour with Passionfruit
🖤 Sidehill Sour Barrel Aged Sour with Blackberry

Prairie Sundae Service and lots more coming from Abu Nawas!

Prairie Artisan Ales Bottles:

  • Prairie Artisan Ales Bourbon Barrel Aged Sundae Service 12/12oz Bottles – Hot Fudge Sundae Inspired Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Fudge, Chocolate, Vanilla, Sprinkles, Peanuts, and Cherries. 13% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Barrel-Aged Mocha Noir 12/12oz Bottles – Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout with coffee and Chocolate. 14.2% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Barrel-Aged Bourbon Weekend 12/12oz Bottles – Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout with Toasted Coconut, Chocolate, and Marshmallow. 14.2% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Barrel-Aged Bourbon Paradise 12/12oz Bottles – Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Coconut and Vanilla. 13.7% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales You Gotta Horchata 12/12oz – Horchata-inspired Imperial Stout with Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Sugar. This treat is packed with cinnamon, vanilla, and sugar and will satisfy your craving whether it’s sweet or boozy! 10.8% ABV. 
  • Prairie Artisan Ales BOMB 12/12oz – The beer that started it all for Prairie. Imperial Stout aged on coffee, cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and chili peppers. 13.0% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Paradise 12/12oz Bottles – Imperial Stout with Vanilla and Coconut. 13% ABV.

Prairie Artisan Ales CANS:

  • Prairie Artisan Ales Pumpkin Kerfuffle 6/4/12oz CANS – Imperial Sour Beer with Pumpkin Pie Spice Blend and Toasted Marshmallow. 8.2% ABV
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Sneaking Suspicion  6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Pineapple, Mango, and Passion Fruit. 5% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Just The Juice 6/4/12oz CANS – Imperial Pastry Sour brewed with Apricots, Blood Oranges, Mangoes, and Vanilla. 7.4% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Lemon Slice 6/4/12oz CANS – Prairie’s take on a lemon meringue pie! Packed with lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla! 5.2% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Cocoa Berry 6/4/12oz CANS – Imperial Sour Pastry Ale with Orange, Lemon, Lime, Raspberry, Blueberry, Grapefruit, Cacao Nibs, and Toasted Marshmallow. 7.5% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Millennial Mansion 6/4/12oz CANS – Imperial Sour Ale with Orange Peel, Lemon Peel, Lime, Blueberry, Cherry, and Marshmallow. 7.7% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Rainbow Sherbet 6/4/12oz CANS – Have you ever drank a rainbow? Well, now you can! Sour ale with raspberry, pineapple, and orange. 5.2% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Rainbow Sherbet 12-Pack 2/12/12oz CANS – Have you ever drank a rainbow? Well, now you can! Sour ale with raspberry, pineapple, and orange. 5.2% ABV. ****NEW 12-PACKS FORMAT****
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Sour Mix Pack 2/12/12oz CANS – 2 – 12 packs per case. Each pack includes 4 Cans Rainbow Sherbet 4 Cans Vape Trick 4 Cans Punch  ****12-PACKS FORMAT****
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Slush 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour ale with Strawberry and Raspberry. Finished with fresh lemon and lime zest. 6.1% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Vape Tricks 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale Aged on Cherries. 5.9% ABV.  
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Plum Conundrum 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Plum, Black Currant, and Blackberry. 5.2% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Spectrum 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Cinnamon, Hibiscus, and Chili Peppers. 5.3% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Standard 6/4/12oz CAN – Light, Crisp Farmhouse Ale Dry-Hopped with Motueka hops, a lovely New Zealand hop with a spicy lime-like flavor, and aroma. 5.6% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Phantasmagoria 6/4/12oz CAN – Big, Bold Double IPA. 8.0% ABV.  
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Spicy Pickle Monster 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Spicy Dill Pickles, Orange, Lemon, and Lime. 5.8% ABV. Surprisingly Delicious!
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Moscow Mule 6/4/12oz CANS – Moscow Mule Double Hard Seltzer. 8.7% ABV.
  • Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Flare 6/4/12oz CAN – Gose with Citrus Fruits and Coriander. 5.4% ABV.

Southern Grist and Bearded Iris hitting Iowa distro via Pequod! Plus, more from Collective Arts, Humble Forager, Untitled Art, anBlackstack

Gradient Love
New England Oated DIPA hopped with Vic Secret, El Dorado, and Galaxy hops. 7.9%

Mosa
Mimosa inspired Sour Ale brewed with sea salt, and tangerine puree. 5.8%

Southern Crisp
Unfiltered Pilsner delicately hopped with Nelson Sauvin. 4.4%

Teal
New England IPA brewed with barley, wheat, flaked oats, and hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and Rakau. 5.8%

Insert Juicer Pun 
This “juiced” up version on our popular New England DIPA is double dry hopped with Galaxy, Mosaic, and Citra hops. 7.9%

Barista Berry Hill 2021
Fruited Sour Ale brewed with lactose, blackberry, black currant, raspberry, and Barista Parlor Drima Zede single origin coffee. 5.4%

Homestyle

The one that started it all. This heavily oated, mosaic-only IPA softly beckons you to remember where you came from while giving you just enough of a ripe citrus kick to strive for where you want to go. Homestyle is the staple IPA of our brewery and, like almost all of our hoppy beers, focuses on highlighting the fruity & fragrant nuances of hops. At a relaxed 6.0% we think you’ll discover it’s easy to find your Homestyle.

Double Homestyle 

It’s like your original favorite, but double the fun! 8.2%

Escape Artist

Our newest release isn’t easy to pin down. Strata + cashmere + citra hops tie to subtle strands of expressive English yeast for a DIPA that’s smooth and just a bit of a sweet talker. Silky fresh-sliced mango mouthfeel and undaunted notes of lemon squares, clementine rind, and refreshing citrus sorbet leave a lasting impression. 7.6%

Illusion

This is a double IPA with a fun twist. Now you see it? An intertwining apparition of motueka + enigma that unravels into zingy citrus, ripe raspberries, and smooth peach syrup. 8%

Dbl Scatterbrain DDH Citra 

This is your brain on Double Scatterbrain, DDH with citra. Double the piney passion fruit goodness you know and love + now double the dry hopped citra magic you crave for a pint that’s sure to make your brains feel like Waffle House hashbrowns. 8%

Ever Clever DDH

It’s the cleverest of the ever-ests. Your favorite banter-slinging, foxy DIPA now bursts with a wicked double dry hop that’ll keep your taste buds as nimble as your wits. 8.5%

Waking Rainbows Sherbet Sour – 5.7% ABV 
Their take on a warm weather treat! Waking Rainbows is a rainbow sherbet sour packed full of key lime, pineapple, orange and raspberry. Celebrate summer with this bright and fruity sour!! 

Coastal Sunset v4
6% ABV dessert Pastry sour (Pineapple, cherry, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar).  This is a pineapple upside down cake inspired version.  

Blueberry Banana Smoothie Seltzer
Smoothie Seltzer with blueberry puree, banana puree, and maple syrup

Raincheck Smoothie Seltzer – 6% ABV 
Mango, orange & Raspberry smoothie Seltzer 

POP CULTURE – Triple IPA (10.2%)
Getting it popping with the newly christened Cryo pop Blend from our friends Yakima Chief Hops🙏Specifically formulated over the last couple years to maximize juicy, fruity aromatics when added during mid fermentation biotransformation sexy times. Buckle up, it’s time to pop off!

Energy City and 2nd Shift coming to Iowa courtesy of Pequod! Plus Aslin, Equilibrium, Untitled Art, More, and Blackstack

Crimson Guava Sorbet 
We all now know that Sabro hops adds a subtle coconut note to IPAs. Now add a full serving of fruit including pink guava and blood orange and now we’re talking full body, creamy texture, tropical flavor, and a pastel salmon color. This heavily fruited IPA is bursting with citrus flavors and has enough bitterness to remind you of your favorite IPA. 6.5% ABV.

Cherry Pie Bistro
Berliner Weisse with tart cherries and a hint of sugar and slightly malty with notes of pie crust.6.5% ABV.

Blackberry Pancakes Bistro
Breakfast, lunch or dinner…Bistro Blackberry Pancakes is good any time of day, just like actual pancakes! 

 Fresh blackberries meet rich New Hampshire maple syrup in this fruited Berliner Weisse, sure to impress any pancake fan!

Orange Meringue Pie Bistro 
This beer explodes with a citrus mix of orange and lemon, rich whip cream and savory pie crust. The flavor delivers on all aspects of orange meringue pie including tangy orange, sweet and creamy vanilla and a decadent flaky crust. 6.5% ABV

Technical Ecstasy 
Brewed with Bohemian Pils malt and Saaz hops Technical Ecstasy pours a stunning hazy straw color with an enormous dense white head, the hallmark of a fresh Pilsner. The hops’ floral, slightly spicy aroma immediately lures you in. The medium-bodied mouth feel produces a soft, crackery maltiness immediately followed by spicy, slightly grassy notes.

Liquid Spiritual Dreams (LSD) imp stout
LSD is a stout that is a chewy, chocolaty and a joy to behold.11.5% ABV

Vanilla Coffee LSD
LSD is a stout that is a chewy, chocolaty and a joy to behold. WITH Vanilla and Coffee! 11.5% ABV

Bless this mess – vol 3 Key lime 
Golden ale with key lime, biscuit malt, coriander, and vanilla

Mladek – Perennial Brewing collab
Pronounced “Melodic”, this Imperial Stout is blended with cinnamon & vanilla.

Bourbon Barrel Aged Silhouette Russian Imp Stout
Bourbon Barrel Aged Rich and robust Russian Style Imperial Stout. Dry, roasted coffee and chocolate notes.

Two Trains Dbl IPA 9.3% ABV
Named after that dreaded 2 sets of train tracks that run along our brewery, this malty American style DIPA is a tropical fruit bomb with a nice crisp balanced bitterness.

To brighter Days vol 2
Vol. 2 in rotating collaboration beer series with breweries who have brightened our days in 2020 + beyond. An IPA brewed with fruity tropical hops, pineapple & orange.

Art of Neurosis Hazy IPA
Art of Neurosis is an IPA that has everything you could want in one, if what you want is a hop sandwich. It’s a 7.7% Simcoe and Columbus delight.

Little Big hop
 It’s a low alcohol double IPA or maybe an imperial table beer or an American lager that uses ale yeast and 10 times the hops as normal. This beer is as cloudy and hazy as the River Des Peres. Hops used: Magnum, Cascade, Zythos, Simcoe, Columbus

Cat Spit Stout
Oatmeal Milk Stout with hints of Coffee and Roasty richness. 

Helles Munich Style lager 
Brewed with traditional German lager yeast & noble hops, this lovely little beer is slightly softer and a bit more floral than it’s Pilsner counterpart. 

Power Moves! 5.5% ABV 
This IPA is a low ABV juice bomb! Brewed with Chinook, Simcoe, Citra, & Mosaic this easy drinker is ready for the beach, BBQ or just an at home happy hour.

Baby Shark 5.5% ABV
A heavy dry-hopped diet of Citra gives the Baby Shark ripe flavors of grapefruit, peaches, & soft mango, & makes it’s habitat in a sea of hazy orange clementine. Grab a 4-pack and enjoy the freshest haul of this IPA.

Old Town Lager 4% ABV 
Old Town Lager is dangerously clean, crisp & with just a dash of floral hops. So whether you’ve got a day full of chores ahead of you or you’ve committed yourself to an afternoon of grilling & watching football, Old Town Lager is gonna get you thru it. Lager Then Life.

Volcano Sauce
The tectonic plates have shifted, letting forth an eruption of gushing blackberries and blueberries. Each burst filled with milk sugar & vanilla for creamsicle smoothness. A freshly canned sour ale with explosively delicious flavor.

You Call that a Knife? 8.3% ABV
You Call That A Knife? THIS is a knife. This DIPA is packed with Citra, Vic Secret, & Waimea, combining for bloody epic notes of pine, pineapple & citrusy tangerine with subtle grapefruit, passionfruit & mango.

Double Discount 6.5% ABV 
This fruited sour is jam packed with raspberries and tangerines. The deep maroon color may be eye catching, but the smooth fruit sweetness and tart berry action will have you coming back for… Double!

Nuclear Pasta IPA  – 5.5% ABV 

Dry-Hopped w/ Idaho 7, Galaxy, & Citra

Smashin Berries – 6.5% ABV 
A hop forward and ethereal strawberry IPA arises and becomes a dynamic thirst quencher. The aggressive hopping schedule appears dominant, but the sweetness of the vanilla and softness of the marshmallow are a tender touch that allows your pallet to taste the strawberry goodness in the end.

Master of Karate – 8.3% ABV 
Bruce Lee. Chuck Norris. Dayman. Sensei John Kreese. We know them, we love them. Today our own Master of Karate is back! This DIPA shows no mercy with a juicy roundhouse of mango, pineapple, passionfruit, pine & berry. Dry-hopped with Mosaic, Galaxy & Amarillo, it’ll chop & drop your senses into submission.

Promotion – fruit sour ale 
Brewed w/ Dragon Fruit, Peach, Pineapple, & Passionfruit

El Frutero – 5% ABv 
El Frutero is a a Sour Ale w/Watermelon, Lime, Habanero, & Salt. This beer tastes like a watermelon margarita with a hint of spice!

RaspBerry DimensionsRaspberry Dimensions pours a frothy ruby red daiquiri color releasing sensations of tart and sweet raspberry jam, citrus, tropical fruit frosting, and nerds candy. 

dHop5 – Dbl IPA 8% ABV 
dHop5 is a DIPA that supersizes one of our favorite Equilibrium IPAs: Fractal Citra/Galaxy. We scaled Fractal’s grain bill, water treatment, fermentation, and super sized the hop bill of citra and galaxy. dHop5 pours a milky yellow releasing aromas of passion fruit, peach, lime, and pineapple all integrated with a sorbet twist.

Double PentaflakeDouble Fractal Pentaflake is the first in the series, it combines our fractal fermentation, simple 2-row base malt bill, and combines Galaxy, Strata, Sabro, Citra, and Amarillo. Pouring beautifully hazy and deep yellow in color, aromas of yuzu citrus, lime, pine, coconut, and complex berries are met with flavors of tangerine, passionfruit, assorted stone fruits, and berry with a touch of coconut and a big limey 

ds/dt – DBL IPA 8% ABV 
dS/dt pours a hazy bright yellow and has aromas of freshly squeezed OJ, rainbow melon, lime, grapefruit, and a tropical character that gives you a vacation in a glass. The flavor is bright tropical orange juice, mango smoothie, dank grass, with a gummy resinous character of our huge rainbow melon

Raining Belma
Raining Belma is one of the beers in our Heavy Metal Series. It starts with a base of oats and wheat and utilizes a mostly Belma hop bill with some support from Citra to round things out.

South Street Pils
We took our South St. Pils and let it lager in our dedicated Pilsner Foeder for an extended time. After more than three months, our second Pilsner out of our South Street facility is here as a perfect companion to BBQ. 

Super Fractal Kangaroo Set – Triple IPA 10% ABV 
With mostly all Aussie forward hops and a picture like that, Super Fractal Kangaroo Set was born. (Note: no Roos were actually allowed to drink). Super Fractal Kangaroo set pours a hazy intense yellow with aromas of tropical fruit, coconut, and assorted citrus.

Tachyon
Tachyon is a theoretical particle that’s a bit more than a Photon. To turn theoretical physics into reality, we took Photon and upped the ABV to 5.5% and hopped it at the rate of the fractal series, resulting in an intensely hopped but low ABV crushable American Pale Ale.

Vanilla Mango Guava Smoothie Seltzer 
Just like the previous Omnipollo collab (ras/ mango) and the LUA – Pina colada comes the newest Smoothie Seltzer with Mango Puree, Guava Puree, Passionfruit Concentrate, Cane Sugar, Vanilla.

Triple Space Booties 
Is a Triple Dry-Hopped, Triple India Pale Ale with a monolithic heap of Citra and Galaxy hops. Clocking in at 9.5%, we wanted to send this beer into deep space. Metagalactic notes of fresh peach and melon dance with an overflowing amount of citrus all carried on the back of an extraterrestrial haze.

Into the Sun – Hazy wheat w/Blood orange 6% ABV
𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙣 is our latest summer crusher. This hazy summer wheat ale with blood orange is a fresh reimagining of our dry-hopped pineapple wheat ale 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳. Bright beams of citrus shroud the palate with bright and refreshing notes of honey comb, vanilla, and a subtle raspberry finish.

Raincheck Smoothie Seltzer – 6% ABV 
Mango, orange & Raspberry smoothie Seltzer 

POP CULTURE – Triple IPA (10.2%)
Getting it popping with the newly christened Cryo pop Blend from our friends Yakima Chief Hops🙏Specifically formulated over the last couple years to maximize juicy, fruity aromatics when added during mid fermentation biotransformation sexy times. Buckle up, it’s time to pop off🚀🚀🚀

Building Blocks Citra & Oats DBL IPA 8% ABV
The Brews in this series are meant to showcase some of our favorite raw materials. In this case 2 different years of our hand selected Citra & Citra Cryo hops along with Malted & flaked oats, with the same base malt & yeast throughout the series so you can see how they stack up!

Live Bait – Fruited Sour (6.9%)
We got bloody crazy with terrifying helpings of Passion Fruit, Tart Cherry, Blood Orange, & Key Lime in honor of @sharkweek 🌊 Blended on our House Mixed Culture Foeder Fermented Berliner Base. Come on in, the water’s fine!

Iowa Eats: Ramen Belly; Iowa City, IA!

Start driving to Iowa City, take the Dubuque Street exit, come to the stop light before the Mayflower and hang a ralph, drive up and yes, it’s all houses/homes/condos/etc. keep going until you hit the Peninsula Neighborhood. Don’t worry, if you think you are totally missing a restaurant because it’s all houses, you would be correct, but just get to Martin Street and you’ll run into a legit restaurant…you’ve made it..1010 Martin Street in Iowa City….get your taste buds ready for Ramen Belly!

Nestled back in a beautiful Iowa City neighborhood is where you can get an extremely satisfying and fulfilling Asian meal. Ramen Belly has a small seating capacity with some outdoor tables which makes it charming and hospitable as do the wait staff and owners. You are given menus, but you place your order after scanning a QR code and the staff are eager to help if need be. The menu itself is mouth-water….potstickers, short ribs, poke bowls, and what I came there to eat…RAMEN!!! When I hit a new place and the menu has many options that appease they eye, it’s time to order a shit load of food! Before the food…the beer…….Ichiban on tap…get one, Japan’s pale ale, or get a Sapporo while you’re feeding your face. For the Iowa Craft scene, Easy Eddy was on the lines!

DISH 1 – Braised Pork and Mushroom Pot Stickers:

Potstickers are always an easy thing to order because they are usually extremely tasty if done correctly, and Ramen Belly does them extremely well. A bit of crunch on the outside, steamed perfectly, and the mushroom/roasted pork combo paired wonderfully. Definitely worth another order.

DISH 2 – Tuna Tartare

Fresh tuna tossed in a sriracha aioli with house pickled cucumbers, wonton strips, and thin strips of nori. Refreshing with a little punch of heat from the aioli, paired perfectly with a cold Ichiban.

DISH 3 – Poke Bowl

Yes, this dish and the one above look similar. Underneath this one however is some delicious white rice and a sesame flavored seaweed salad to go along with the mouth watering tuna. Refreshing, filling, and extremely tasty. The seaweed salad is the game changer in this dish. Those house cucumbers in there make for a perfect bite!

DISH 4 – RAMEN!!!

I went with the house blend ramen broth on this one and after talking to the owner you can appreciate it all those flavors that you get from it. The broth is cooked down for 36 hours before blending with others broths for at least an additional 18 hours. Packed full of flavor for all the lovely parts of chicken, pork, veggies, beef and then strained over al dente noodles, a big slab of the best tasting korean grilled short rib I’ll ever eat, soft boiled egg, and bean sprouts.

OVERALL

I want to go back tomorrow. Every dish was delicious, flavorful, and well-executed. My one regret…I should have ordered a bunch of short ribs! I will not make that mistake again! Forget chicken noodle soup, Ramen is the way to go! Check out Ramen Belly on Facebook by clicking HERE and get over there and get some awesome food!

Pequod releases for 7/27! Modist, Weldwerks, Company Values, Humble Forager, MORE, Untitled Art, and Blackstack!

Feather Bar Fruit Sour – J Wakefield Collaboration
Introducing Feather Bar, our Imperial Florida Weisse that we made in collaboration with our friends at J Wakefield. Feather Bar was brewed with w/ barley, wheat, passion fruit, pineapple & prickly pear.)

Dreamyard – Hazy IPA 
 New England IPA that’s made ENTIRELY from oats and wheat. Splendidly hazy with aromas of stonefruit, pineapple, and citrus. An insane amount of Citra and Denali hops per barrel make this beer an incredibly juicy and citrusy treat with an approachable level of bitterness

Advanced Fluid Dynamics 
Double India Pale Ale Brewed with Sabro, Lotus + Citra Hops

Guava Lime Gose
Sour Wheat Ale brewed with Sea Salt, Coriander, Lime Juice and Guava Puree

It’s a Unicorn Thing
Double India Pale Ale brewed with Citra, Mosaic and Lotus hops

Pina Colada IPA
Double India Pale Ale brewed with over 3,000 pounds of Pineapple Puree, Toasted Coconut, Milk Sugar, Vanilla and Sabro and Lotus hops

Space Tunnel 
Indie Pale Ale brewed with Galaxy, Strata and Mosaic hops

Triple Berry Cheesecake berliner
Berlin-style Sour Ale brewed with nearly 2,000 lbs blueberry, raspberry + strawberry puree, milk sugar + cheesecake

Dreams – Creamsicle tangerine & Vanilla Gluten Free Smoothie 6.2% ABV 
This might be the best one yet. Sweet and tastes like orange creamsicle. Made with Tangerine, Vanilla & Vanillin.

Pina Colada Smoothie Seltzer – Collaboration with LUA Brewing
This thing is like a smoothie beer but not thick like a milkshake, rather thinner and crushable body with that classic Pina Colada flavor with a hit more carbonation. If you like Pineapple & Coconut this is for you!

Non- Alcoholic Italian Pilsner
Light crisp and less than 0.5% alcohol, this clean drinking beer is riddled with Hallertau Mittlefruh & Strata Hops.

Non- Alcoholic Floridaweisse Sour ale – #1 rated Non-Alch Beer in the world!
0.5% ABV. Non- Alcoholic Berliner Weisse with real passionfruit, Pink Guava and Cranberry. tart and Smooth. Tastes like real beer, nothing artificial. This is currently the #1 rated Non Alcoholic beer in the world 

Orange Cream Dbl Marbles Milkshake IPA
Milkshake Style Double India Pale Ale with Orange and Vanilla
Loads of ripe, juicy oranges emanate from the can and fill the air with its bright, citrusy aroma. A copious addition of both Amarillo and Citra hops add some tropical complexity that is rounded out with sweet vanilla and milk sugar for a dreamy creamsicle tang. (8% ABV)

Building Blocks Citra & Oats DBL IPA 8% ABV
The Brews in this series are meant to showcase some of our favorite raw materials. In this case 2 different years of our hand selected Citra & Citra Cryo hops along with Malted & flaked oats, with the same base malt & yeast throughout the series so you can see how they stack up!

Live Bait – Fruited Sour (6.9%)
We got bloody crazy with terrifying helpings of Passion Fruit, Tart Cherry, Blood Orange, & Key Lime in honor of @sharkweek 

 Blended on our House Mixed Culture Foeder Fermented Berliner Base. Come on in, the water’s fine!

Local 755 Hazy IPA
Our Foggy Favorite. Azacca, Amarillo & a Gwop of Citra. Soft, Juicy & Hazy like 70’s Home Movies.