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!
If you find yourself in or around the lovely town of Dewitt, Iowa on November 7th, drive on over to Murphy’s Pub and sip on some delicious Big Grove Brewery Richard the Whale! That’s not all that will be on tap: Color TV and Turtle Hunter will also be there to wet your whistle! Here’s more courtesy of Murphy’s Pub:
Join us as we tap our first ever keg of Richard the Whale from Iowa’s own Big Grove Brewery! This Russian Imperial Stout is Bourbon Barrel Aged and comes in at 11.5% ABV. This particular keg is the 2019 Richard aged for about 11 months.
We will also be tapping Big Grove’s Turtle Hunter & Color TV! No carry-out / no growlers. More details to come.
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.
Every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks Lion Bridge Brewery will be releasing a fruited cheeseshake sour! This week’s release will be Raspberry cheesecake, more details below, this is sounding very limited so make sure you get there Wednesday to get a taste!
Tomorrow we start a series of fruited cheeseshake sour beers! Every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks we are releasing a new beer. Tomorrow we have a Raspberry Cheeseshake Fruited Sour.
Lion Bridge Brewing will be adding another IPA to their lineup next Wednesday when they release “Off-Grid” IPA. Many folks in the CR and surrounding area will appreciate how this beer was brewed! 10 days without power after the Derecho devastated Cedar Rapids, Lion Bridge had to turn to a generator like many others to save this beer! Here’s more on this release:
Off Grid IPA (6.6%) – Brewed to commemorate the week of production after the Derecho Storm of 2020 where we had no power at the brewery for 10 days. A robust generator kept our production going and saved our beer. This Galaxy-hopped IPA is a delicious product of these trying times.”
Cans and draft available of Clock House Brewing’s latest IPA release, “Tops and Stubbies” this Thursday at 3:00 p.m.! You can preorder at the link below! Here’s more on this New Zealand IPA!
Togs & Stubbies is a New Zealand style IPA brewed with Wakatu and Wai-iti hops. This beer has aromas of white wine grape and orange blossom with notes of lime, lemon floral, and lychee. New Zealand IPA’s by style are easy drinking and reminiscence of American pale ales. Grab your swim trunks and bottles of beer from the chilly bin, let’s have a bloody great night.
Cans will be available this Thursday, September 3rd at 3 PM. You can order ahead with the link down below! Cheers!
Backpocket Brewing will be releasing Iowa City Wave milkshake IPA this Friday at the Coralville taproom! This mango milkshake IPA is limited so get their fast to enjoy a pint! Here’s more on this release:
This weeks release, Iowa City Wave: Mango Milkshake IPAย ๐ฅญ
Iowa City Wave is back with our most popular Milkshake IPA. This tropical mango juice bomb milkshake IPA was brewed with lactose & vanilla, then heavily dry-hopped with Azacca & Ekuanot hops for a burst of tropical & citrus flavors. ABV: 6.5% IBU: 30
Did you know that we donate $1 per pint of Iowa City Wave from our taproom to the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital?!
This IPA will be available for a limited time in the Coralville Taproom starting FRIDAY! Mug Clubbers stop in Thursday and get your free pour!ย
This Friday, one of of Iowa’s newest breweries will be the latest to have their beers hit the canning line. Gezellig will start canning their beers and have them available for purchase this coming Friday! If you haven’t been to the brewery, you should make the trek to Newton and support not only a great Iowa brewery, but a great group of people running the show! Here’s what will be available:
Fresh off of the canning line, we are excited to share our new cans!
* Perfectly Pleasant – American Stout w Coffee
* Dopptoberfest – Doppelbock
* All The Goodness – Fruited Farmhouse Ale
* Hugzilla – Rye Hazy Double IPA
30hop in Cedar Rapids has tapped 3 unique and flavorful brews from Barn Town brewing this weekend! The wonderfully named Pickle Tickle, Vanilla Drive Thru (Milkshake IPA), and Cotton Candy Sour have all been tapped and are available right now! Try all three and spend your Sunday on 30hops patio enjoying the beautiful weather and some tasty brews! A perfect way to spend your Sunday! Here’s more on each of these 3 beers:
Pickle Tickle-ย A glorious Golden Ale with a delightful tickle of pickle – 5.2%
Vanilla Drive In – Milk Shake IPA with Vanilla Bean and Cashmere Hops – 6.4%
Backpocket will be releasing their “most heavily hopped” beer that they have ever brewed this coming Friday! Rob’s Rooftop Dreams will be available for purchase and on draft when BP opens their doors this Friday! Here’s more courtesy of Backpocket:
We are so excited for Friday’s release, Rob’s Rooftop Dreams!
This double NEIPA malt base has localย Ebert Honey, and was double dry-hopped with over 8 pounds per barrel of Citra and Simcoe hops. แดสษชs ษชs แดสแด แดแดsแด สแดแดแด ษชสส สแดแดแดแดแด สแดแดส แดกแด สแดแด แด แดแด แดส แด แดษดแด! Rob longs for the day he can escape his coworkers by setting up a basecamp on the rooftop. When he does, he will take this beer with him.
Rob’s Rooftop Dreams will only be available in the Coralville Taproom on draft and in 16oz/4pks. – Mug clubbers there is no free pour of this one, but you will be able to purchase this on draft and in cans on Thursday!ย
