According to an article posted on the Gazette’s website today, Big Grove Brewery is among many things being pitched for a 80-100 million dollar Kingston Landing renovation in downtown Cedar Rapids. Definitely an article worth checking out so give it a read by clicking here!
Backpocket Brewing will be prepping beer drinkers for St. Patricks Day by hosting a “St. Practice Day” bar crawl on March 13th starting at 7 pm. The event will take place at Backpocket’s Iowa River Landing location. Here’s more on this event:
St. Patricks Day is right around the corner! Are you ready?!
Join us in the Iowa River Landing for a St. Practice Day bar crawl! Tickets are just $7 through the Eventbrite page and $10 at the door! Participants who make a purchase at each stop will be entered into a raffle for a prize basket containing a variety of gifts from 30 Hop, Backpocket Brewing, Vesta, and Marquee Pizzeria.
Tickets also include exclusive drink specials at each stop throughout the night!
Here’s the plan…
*Starting at 7:00 p.m. meet us at 30 Hop to get your raffle punch card.
*At 8:30 p.m. we will move to Marquee Pizzeria.
*At 9:00 p.m. Vesta will have a selfie station set up to capture you and your friends having the time of your lives!
*At 10:00 p.m. end the night at Backpocket Brewing. DJ Poison Candy will be mixing up some tunes. The winner of the raffle will be drawn here and you must be present to win!
Big Grove in Iowa City will be celebrating their 3 year anniversary on March 14th and in doing so will be releasing 5 beers, 4 of which had yet to be canned. This beers will be available in Iowa City and Solon locations on March 14th! Here’s more from BGB!
Iowa City Lager | German Style Pilsner
Color TV | Hazy Double IPA w/ Galaxy
Passion Fruit Vanilla | Fruited Sour Ale
Creek Jumper | New World Pale Ale
Bananas Foster | Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with BananasAvailable ONLY at Big Grove Brewery in Solon and Iowa City starting Saturday March 14. Both locations opening at 10:00AM.
A bunch of cider and mead will be coming to our shelves this week courtesy of Abu Nawas. Here we go!
B NEKTAR
- B. Nektar Dwarf Invasion 12/500ml – Lambic-inspired Mead with tart Balaton cherries and Styrian Golding Hops. 6.1% 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. 6.3% ABV.
- B. Nektar Shadow Thicket 12/375ml – Wildflower honey, raspberry, and black currant. Bold, tart black currant compliments by ripe raspberry character and subtle honey bitterness. Full-bodied with bright acidity and mouth-watering sweet, tart finish. 14% ABV. ***VERY LIMITED***
- B. Nektar Dragons Are Real (Dragon’s Milk barrel-aged mead) 12/375ml. For the Game of Thrones in you! Essential Elements – Wildflower honey, tart cherry juice, smoky chipotle peppers, and cacao nibs, aged in New Holland Dragon’s Milk barrels. 14% ABV ***Limited***
- B. Nektar Cherry Chipotle12/375ml – Delicious Deep ruby-red Still Mead with a well balanced Chipotle Heat finish. 14% ABV. ***Limited***
- B. Nektar Blood Amulet 12/500ml – Fresh pressed Michigan cider, raspberry, & cranberry. 6.2% ABV.
- B. Nektar Believe (American Gods) 12/500ml. Collab. with the critically acclaimed TV show American Gods. Believe is Fresh Pressed Michigan Cider and Orange Blossom Honey. 5.6% 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.
- B. Nektar Prickly Pear Kill All The Golfers 12/500ml. Rich Honey and notes of Prickly Pear fruit contribute a mild sweetness followed by mildly bitter black tea and tart notes of lemon. 6% ABV.
- 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 Zombie Killer 12/500ml – Deep Pink Hard Cider with Michigan Star Thistle Honey and Tart Cherries. Perfection. 5.5% ABV.
MOONLIGHT MEADERY
- Moonlight Currant Obsession 4/6/12oz CAN – Black currant and apple session mead. Tart black currants and crisp apples combine into a bright and refreshing session mead, balanced by smooth floral honey characteristics. This session mead is everything you want. 6.8% ABV. ***NEW CAN***
- Moonlight Meadery Bourbon Barrel Aged Kurt’s Apple Pie 12/375ml – We took our best selling Kurt’s Apple Pie and aged it 6 months in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels! Luscious and smooth with rich bourbon character, this limited release mead is everything you want and more. ***Limited***
- Moonlight Meadery Kurt’s Apple Pie 12/375ml. Mead with Madagascar vanilla and Vietnamese cinnamon. 14% ABV. Two-time medal winner at the Mazer Cup International
- Moonlight Monkey Bread 12/375ml – Mead from Certified Organic Brazilian Wildflower Honey with Banana, Cinnamon, and Fresh Maple Syrup. Smooth bananas and fresh maple syrup combine with a kiss of cinnamon to create a delicious dessert style mead reminiscent of banana bread. Almost has a pecan nuttiness as well. 14% ABV.
- Moonlight Meadery Sensual 12/375ml. Sweet Wildflower honey mead. 15.3% ABV.
- Moonlight Meadery Smitten 12/375ml – Sweet Peach Mead. Fresh and juicy like a fresh peach on a summer day. Delicate floral honey accentuates the peaches to create an irresistible mead that’s sure to leave you smitten. 14% ABV.
- Moonlight Meadery Paramour 12/375ml – Black Currant, Black Cherry, Black Raspberry, Blueberry Mead. Rich and complex layers of juicy sweet berry flavor and soft tartness greet the palate. 14% ABV
- Moonlight Meadery Madagascar 12/375ml – Made from Madagascar-Bourbon vanilla beans, honey, water, and yeast. Then vanilla flowers blend with the honey to create this delicious delight, with a strong yet balanced flavor, the aroma is of vanilla and the local New Hampshire wildflower honey. 13.7% ABV.
- Moonlight Meadery Blissful 12/375ml – Made from honey, black currants, blueberries, and black raspberries. A delicious and juicy berry combination with a slightly tart finish. The flavor is bold enough to pair with any meal, dark chocolates, or with a cheese plate. 14% ABV.
- Moonlight BA How Do You Like Them Apples 24/12oz CAN – Bourbon Barrel Aged New England Style Sparkling Sweet Hard Cider. Barrels Aged for a minimum of 6 months. 13.5% ABV.
- Moonlight Little Apples 6/4/12oz CAN – Semi Dry Hard Cider Aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels. Made with the finest New England Apples. 6.5% ABV.
Scheras in Elkader is hosting a Hawaiian themed beer dinner on February 29th with Jolly Pumpkin as the brewery getting poured! Here is the lineup for the food and beer:
Hawai’ian cuisine paired with Island inspired Jolly Pumpkin Beer! Doors open at 6pm for a tropical cocktail hour followed by dinner at 7pm. $55 per person, which includes tax. Tip is extra. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 563-245-1992 or emailing info@scheras.com
Some great brews coming from Abu Nawas this week and also a new brewery drop! Check the list below and let’s welcome Short Throw Brewing company to Iowa!
SHORT THROW
*Short Throw Straight Bars 1/6bbl KEG – Triple Dry-Hopped American IPA.with Citra, Galaxy, and El Dorado. Lovingly dry-hopped with the same varietals. One sip and you’ll know we ain’t playin games. 6.5% ABV.
HOOF HEARTED
- Hoof Hearted Tickling the Ivories16oz CAN – Super juicy IPA with Citra, Calypso, and Comet. 7.2% ABV.
- Hoof Hearted Thanks For Letting Us Play 16oz CAN – Double Dry-Hopped All Galaxy India Pale Ale. 5.5% ABV.
- Hoof Hearted Roads? Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads 16oz CAN – Heavy Duty DIPA with Enigma, Citra, & Cashmere. 9% ABV.
- Hoof Hearted Everybody Wants Some CITRA 16oz CAN – All Citra Triple Dry-Hopped DIPA. 8% ABV.
- Hoof Hearted Are We Having Fun Yet? 16oz CAN – Double Dry Hopped India Pale Ale with Belma, Citra, and Mosaic. 6% ABV.
- Hoof Hearted SaiZzurp Apricot Peach 16oz CAN – Sour Farmhouse Ale with Apricot Peach Added – 6.5% ABV.
- Hoof Hearted Rose Gose 12oz CAN – Gose Brewed with Himalayan Pink Sea Salt, Coriander, Hibiscus, then soured with Lactobacillus and fermented with Saison yeast. 4.2% ABV.
- Hoof Hearted / Stillwater Fruit On the Bottom 6/4/16oz CAN – Stillwater Collab. Rotationally hopped sour IPA with milk sugar and Fruited with strawberry and banana and hopped with azacca and jarrylo. 6% ABV.
PUBLIC ACCESS LIQUIDS
- Public Access Psychic Mirror16oz CAN – DDH DIPA w/ Galaxy & Motueka. 8% ABV.
- Public Access Triumphant Intermission16oz CAN – Double Dry-Hopped IPA with Citra, El Dorado, and Comet. 7% ABV.
- Public Access Entranced16oz CAN – Sour Ale brewed with Passion Fruit & Guava. 5% ABV.
OMNIPOLLO
- Omnipollo Lifers 16oz CAN – This beer is like life should be. Collab with our ear candy friends The Lifers, this Miami Vice Strawberry Pineapple Coconut Daiquiri hits the spot. 6% ABV.
- Omnipollo Hypnopompa Marshmallow & Vanilla 16oz CAN – Hypnopompa is our imperial stout brewed with almost 100 kilos of marshmallows and Tahitian vanilla beans (the size of cigars). Low carbonation and boiled a bit extra for good measure, this is a beer strictly for the stout inclined. 11% ABV.
- Omnipollo Double Moa 16oz CAN – lemon curd sour ale brewed with lemon and lactose sugar. 6% ABV.
- Omnipollo Gematria 16oz CAN – Nelson, Citra, Mosaic. Nuff said. 7.3% ABV
- Omnipollo Gygax 16oz CAN – Grapefruit Tonic Gose Ale Brewed with Grapefruit, Quinine & Lactose Sugar. 6% ABV.
- Omipollo Henosis 16oz CAN – Nelson, Citra, Mosaic & Galaxy Hopped IPA. 702% ABV.
Lion Bridge brewery in Cedar Rapids will be celebrating their 6th anniversary March 5th and in doing so will be releasing a couple of beers. Chocofetti Imperial Birthday Cake Stout and Click Bait double IPA will be released in cans. Here’s more on each of these brews:
Chocofetti (Imperial Birthday Cake Stout, 9%) – We’re havin a party, and everyone’s invited. We brewed this birthday cake stout up all special for our 6th birthday. Think chocolate cake and Funfetti frosting. Go ahead and have seconds.
Click Bait (Double IPA, 9%) – Brewed all special for our 6th anniversary, this batch has 6lbs of hops per barrel! Order a Click Bait to see the shocking results!
Three wonderful breweries will be sending some beers our way with Abu Nawas distro. A nice drop of Prairie, Une Annee and Hubbard’s Cave (draft) will be heading to Iowa. Here we go:
PRAIRIE
- Prairie / American Solera Collab. All Y’all 6/4/12oz CAN – Hazy India Pale Ale. 8.8% ABV. ***NEW VERSION***
- Prairie Funky Gold Mosaic 6/4/12oz CAN – Mosaic Dry-hopped sour ale. 5.8% ABV.
- Prairie Standard 6/4/12oz CAN – Hoppy Farmhouse Ale. 5.6% ABV.
- Prairie Blueberry Boyfriend 6/4/12oz CAN – Sour Ale with Blueberries and Lemon Zest. 5.4% ABV
- Prairie BOMB 12/12oz – Imperial Stout aged on Nordaggio’s espresso beans, chocolate, vanilla beans, and ancho chile peppers. All the flavors meld to create a truly unique beer. The peppers add just the right amount of heat to complement the intense coffee and chocolate flavors. 13% ABV.
- Prairie Oh! Fudge 12/12oz – Imperial Stout brewed with Brownies. 11.5% ABV.
- Prairie Screenshot 12/12oz – Imperial stout with Hazelnut roasted coffee. 11% ABV.
Une Annee
- Une Annee Quad 24/16oz CANS – 4 Pack. The richest of all Belgian ales, the Quadrupel is not for the faint of heart. Pouring deep amber, mellow in color but rich with flavor. Look for plum, dried cherry and fig esters with mild phenolic spice notes and a dry finish. 11% ABV.
- Une Annee Framboise 24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. American Wild Ale with Raspberries. 7.5% ABV
- Une Annee Peche 24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. American Wild Ale with Peaches. 7.5% ABV
- Une Annee Kriek24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. American Wild Ale with Morello Cherry. 7.5% ABV
- Une Annee Le Seul I – Tart Cherry & Cranberry 24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. Wild ale fermented with Tart Cherries and Cranberries. 7.1% ABV.
- Une Annee Le Seul XXVIII Tangerine 24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. American Wild Ale Fermented with Tangerine. 6.5% ABV.
- Une Annee Le Seul VI– Elderberry 24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. Wild ale fermented with Elderberries. 6.5% ABV.
- Une Annee Le Seul XXVI Boysenberry 24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. Wild ale fermented with Boysenberry. 6.5% ABV.
- Une Annee Le Seul XXIV Plum 24/16oz CANS – 2 Pack. Wild ale fermented with Plum. 6.5% ABV.
Hubbard’s Cave (draft)
- Hubbard’s Cave Fresh IIPA (Citra & Mosaic) 30L KEG – Imperial IPA with Citra & Mosaic. 8.5% ABV.
- Hubbard’s Cave Fresh IIPA (Ariana, Jarrylo, Pekko) 30L KEG – Imperial IPA with Ariana, Jarrylo, Pekko. 8.5% ABV.
- Hubbard’s Cave Fresh IIPA (Chinook, Idaho 7, Simcoe) 30L KEG – Imperial IPA with Chinook, Idaho 7 & Simcoe. 8.5% ABV.
Confluence Brewing has released their February 2020 release schedule and it is packed with two brews being released every week! Check it out below:
2/7 Extinction Event NEIPA
2/7 Ferryman’s Peanut Butter Cup
2/14 50’s Dad
2/14 ExtraordinBerry
2/21 Ferryman’s Mexican Hot Chocolate
2/21 Wee Heavy
2/28 Ferryman’s Coconut
2/28 Warrior Monk
What better way to spend Valentine’s Day then slamming a few brews with the ones you love! On February 14th, Brick’s will be throwing some TG brews on the lines for your pleasure. Here’s the lineup:
Term Oil ~ served with Fudge Brownie
Morning Delight
Stout Hawk
Dragon Fandango
Pompeii
Psuedo Sue
No tickets necessary for this event, it’s first come first serve! Cheers!
