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Hop Butcher back in Iowa with Abu Nawas! Here’s what to expect this week!

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HOP BUTCHER FOR THE WORLD:

  • HOP BUTCHER Ruby Waves 6/4/16oz CANS – Red India Pale Ale hopped with Chinook & Simcoe. 7% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Reply Hazy Try Again 6/4/16oz CANS – Double India Pale Ale hopped with Citra, Motueka & Simcoe. 7.5% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Tavern Cut 6/4/16oz CANS – Double India Pale Ale hopped with Citra, Vic Secret. 7.5% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER All Beef Frank 6/4/16oz CANS – Double India Pale Ale hopped with Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin. 8% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Normalize The Signal 6/4/16oz CANS – Double India Pale Ale hopped with Mosaic & Sabro. 7.5% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Cool Bay 6/4/16oz CANS – India Pale Ale hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Southern Cross. 6.5% ABV – IL

Urban Chestnut and Superstition Meadery coming from Abu Nawas!

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URBAN CHESTNUT BREWING:

  • URBAN CHESTNUT HOP WATER ORANGE 6/4/16oz CANS – Infused with natural Orange flavor and American hops, UC Orange Sparkling Hop Water is unsweetened and naturally free of both Alcohol and Calories. 0% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT HOP WATER GRAPEFRUIT 6/4/16oz CANS – Infused with natural Grapefruit flavor and American hops, UC Grapefruit Sparkling Hop Water is unsweetened and naturally free of both Alcohol and Calories. 0% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT DORFBIER 6/4/16oz BOTTLES – Munich Dunkel. Some refer to the Dunkel style as the original bier of Munich and its surrounding villages (Dörfer). This everyday bier ranges in color and sweetness depending on the amount of Munich and roasted malts used. The sweetness of the malt is then balanced by the use of another Bavarian friend…the Hallertau hop…in this specific case, Hersbrucker, grown near Wolnzach, Hallertau. 5.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL 6/4/16oz BOTTLES- Bavarian Lager. Pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, the flagship lager of Urban Chestnut. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy bier. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT DORFBIER 6/4/16oz CANS – Munich Dunkel. Some refer to the Dunkel style as the original bier of Munich and its surrounding villages (Dörfer). This everyday bier ranges in color and sweetness depending on the amount of Munich and roasted malts used. The sweetness of the malt is then balanced by the use of another Bavarian friend…the Hallertau hop…in this specific case, Hersbrucker, grown near Wolnzach, Hallertau. 5.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL 6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Lager. Pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, the flagship lager of Urban Chestnut. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy bier. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT Prickly Pear Ku’damm 6/4/16oz CANS – Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse. Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse is pale gold and hazy with clean, lemon-like tartness, light body and light doughy-ness. 4.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT Big Shark Tangerine Radler 6/4/16oz CANS – Tangerine Radler. In German, “Radler” means cyclist and it also means: Bier-mixed-with-soda. 4.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT STAMMTISCH 6/4/16oz CANS – German Pilsner. A “Stammtisch” is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis – more directly translating to ‘table for regulars’. Our Stammtisch was brewed to celebrate this idea of community and socializing. It’s a traditional German Pilsner featuring a blend of Hallertau and Strisselspalt hops, giving it a pronounced herbal and spicy aroma. It’s crisp and dry with a light grainy malt profile. We think it’s the perfect accompaniment to any gathering. 5.4% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT SCHNICKELFRITZ  6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Weissbier. The unmistakable characteristics of this Bavarian Weissbier are achieved with a yeast that is decidedly fruity and phenolic. You may note clove, nutmeg or even vanilla and/or banana-like aromas and flavors. 5% ABV – MO

SUPERSTITION MEADERY:

  • Superstition Fallen Mist 24/12oz CANS – Fallen Mist takes cider making to a new place, both exciting and familiar. Apples and cinnamon delight the senses with nostalgia while gunpowder green tea, rose petals and rose hips offer a savory character and complexity, all brought together by aging on oak. 6%  ABV – AZ
  • Superstition BeeMosa 24/12oz CANS – Your favorite mimosa inspired mead is now available in 12oz cans. This bubbly session mead with oranges is perfect for brunch, or whatever adventure awaits you. 6% ABV – AZ. 
  • Superstition BeeLini 24/12oz CANS – BeeLini is a bubbly session mead made with white peaches and honey, and drinks like a bellini in a can. BeeLini is the perfect accompaniment to a great brunch and it is impossible to sip without a smile. 6% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Crystal Sail 24/12oz CANS – Crystal Sail is your license to chill in the form of a delightful bubbly mango at a crushable 6% ABV. Let your imagination sail away on the good-good-good-good tropical vibrations in this beautiful 12oz can.
  • Superstition Dune Bloom 24/12oz CANS – Wild West inspired session mead is now available in 12oz! This bubbly mead is made with prickly pear and invokes the vibrant terroir of the Southwest and the ephemeral character unique to Arizona’s Sonoran desert. 6% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Pillars of Creation 12/750ml  BOTTLES – The sister product to our top rated Blueberry Spaceship Box. Pillars Of Creation is an apple cider made with both tart and sweet dark cherries for a flavor that will keep you coming back for more. Tart and juicy, it’s the perfect bubbly drink for any time of year! 5.5% ABV – AZ
  • Superstition Blueberry Spaceship Box 12/750ml BOTTLES – Blueberry Spaceship Box, the top rated hard cider in the world, a spectacular blend of sweet and tart, of apple and blueberry. 5.5% ABV – AZ

Humble Forager coming back to Iowa via Abu Nawas!

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Humble Forager will return to Iowa with Abu Nawas! Here’s more on this news courtesy of Humble Forager! Here’s more from Abu Nawas:

Good morning Iowa,

Call it Mektoub or Kismet, your lot in life, or fate, but sometimes the stars line up. We have known Austin and the beautiful humans north of us in Rochester, MN for over a decade. Our paths first crossed when we heard of these innovators foraging ingredients and making beer with it. Their Moto: Think Globally, Forage Locally, Live Humbly and Drink Adventurously! is very much in concurrence with ours.

It took over a decade but our paths have finally merged! We are thrilled, privileged and humbled (see what we did there?), but we’ll let them break the news.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/951557019836724

Lion Bridge celebrating 10 years this week!

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BEERS! BEERS! & MORE BEERS!
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!”AVAILABLE 3/5
Živá Voda (Czech-style Pilsner, 4.8%) – Named for the “living water” of Czech fairy tales that heals infirmities and counteracts spells.AVAILABLE 3/5
Easter Fun Size (Porter with Vanilla and Chocolate, 6.0%) – Madagascar Vanilla and cacao nibs yield big, delicious surprises in this small beer. AVAILABLE 3/5
Splendor (Double IPA with Strata CGX, Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, 7.9%) – Brewed in collaboration with Matt Franklin, President of the Cedar Rapids Brewing Society. Your purchase supports our local Homebrew Club.AVAILABLE 3/9
Anniversary Imperial (Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Ugandan Cacao Nibs, 12%) – A whopping 17lbs of cacao nibs per barrel of beer. Blended and packaged for our 10th Anniversary! Cheers!AVAILABLE 3/9
En Vivo (Mexican Lager, 5%) – Living for the “En Vivo” or “Live” moments is what Lion Bridge is all about. Whether it’s with friends at the taproom or holding a LBBC beer at your favorite event, “En Vivo” and enjoying the moment is the way to be! Brewed in collaboration with our friends at the Groove Life Podcast.AVAILABLE 3/9
Mimosa Sour (Passionfruit, Mango Sour, 5%) – Heavily fruited seltzer base with Mango and Passionfruit. A tangy, citrusy treat for brunch, lunch or dinner! Orange Foolius (Orange Creamsicle Sour, 5.5%) – Cara Cara orange seltzer base with cheesecake give this sour that creamsicle treat flavor you know and love!
AVAILABLE 3/9

Lough Gill, Evil Twin NYC, and Fat Orange Cat coming from Abu Nawas!

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LOUGH GILL BREWERY:

  • Lough Gill – Mac Nutty 6/4/440ml CANS – Macadamia Nut Brown Ale brewed with real toasted Macadamia Nuts. 5.5% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Ben Bulben 6/4/440ml CANS – A sumptuous Irish Chocolate Stout with intense notes of dark chocolate lingering and full of cocoa notes, velvety and smooth. 6.0% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Chocolate Ox Imperial Pastry Stout 6/4/440ml CANS – Imperial Chocolate Mud Cake Pastry Stout Brewed with Cholaca & Cocoa Nibs. 9.2% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Dark Majik 6/4/440ml CANS – Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Cream Stout. A true beer for royalty. Big bold chocolate coffee aromas. 11% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Loconut Imperial Pastry Stout 6/4/440ml CANS – Imperial Pastry Stout brewed with Coconut, Vanilla and Blueberry. 10.5% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Sometimes You’re A Nut 6/4/440ml CANS – Imperial Chocolate Coconut, Almond Milk Stout. Tons of chocolate sweetness backed up by marzipan from the almonds. Then a bang of coconut. 10% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Lunula 6/4/330ml CANS – Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged Hazelnut & Chocolate Stout. Irish Whiskey Barrels from Boann Distillery in Drogheda. 13.0% ABV – IE

EVIL TWIN NYC:

  • EVIL TWIN EVEN MORE IRISH JESUS 6/4/16OZ CANS – Irish-Style Dry Stout. 4.7% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN EVEN MORE JESUS 6/4/16oz CANS – Evil Twin OG Imperial Stout – 12% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN ULTRA EVIL 6/4/16oz CANS – American Light Lager. The perfect prescription of the Hair of the Dog. 4.22% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN MOLOTOV COCKTAIL 6/4/12OZ CANS – Fresh Batch of Evil Twin Legendary Triple IPA. 12% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN WILL THIS BELGIAN BEER DESERVE YOUR RESPECT? 6/4/16oz CANS – Belgian Strong Golden Ale – 12% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN BEFORE DURING AND AFTER DINNER 6/4/16OZ CANS – Coffee Stout – 8% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN IMPERIAL BISCOTTI BREAK 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Almonds, Espresso, Vanilla – 11.5% ABV – CT
  • EVIL TWIN IMPERIAL DOUGHNUT BREAK 4/6/16oz CANS – The Legendary Beer is Back. Imperial Porter with Vanilla Coffee Almonds and (you guessed it) Donuts. 11.5% ABV – CT

FAT ORANGE CAT:

  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Baby Leprechauns 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA. It’s crushable! It’s back! A once-a-year St Patrick’s Day edition of Baby Kittens! 5.9% ABv – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Baby Kittens 6/4/16oz CANS – Lovely Hazy New England IPA. with a tiny hint of sweetness on the nose. Up front we find a relaxed medley of fresh citrus, mangos, and pineapple. It finishes with a hint of pine and invigorating grapefruit with just enough bitterness to cleanse your palette and invite you back for another sip. 6.5% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Walk on Water 6/4/16oz CANS – SOUR ALE BREWED WITH ORANGE, BLOOD ORANGE, TANGERINES, TANGELO PUREES & MARSHMALLOW. TASTES LIKE AN ORANGE CREAMSICLE ⁠ 5.5% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Purrkatory (Mexican Blend) 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Milk Stout with Single-Origin Mexican Coffee!⁠ 11% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC All The Kool Kats on the Back of the Bus 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped Double NE IPA with Apollo, Mosaic, & Simcoe. 8.4% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC You Had Me At Meow 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale with Papaya, Tahitian Lime, & Alphonso Mango⁠. 5.7% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC You Had Me At Meow (Curuba Mandarin) 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale brewed with Curuba (aka Banana passionfruit) & Mandarin. 5.7% ABV – CT
  •  Skygazer / Fat Orange Cat FOC Floofer 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Milk Stout with Banana, Cacao Nibs, and Marshmallow. 10% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Someone In My Head STRATA 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped with Strata. 8.75% ABV – CT
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Severe Tire Damage 6/4/16oz CAN – Hazy Double IPA. 8.0% ABV – CT

Phase Three back to Iowa with Abu Nawas!!

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For Immediate Release: 🚨🚨🚨🔥

We are Grateful, Honored and Humbled to our Illinois friends at Phase Three Brewing for trusting us with their fine brews. We’ve always admired their fine work and were kind of bummed that they were not within our realm. Well, we couldn’t be more delighted that this has changed!

We are heading there to pick up early next week so they can be delivered to your shelves next Thursday. For freshness sake, we agreed that we will be doing 2 pickups a month. Their kegs are filled on demand, so please reach out to your Abu Nawas Sales Rep about current availability and timelines: we’ll take care of you. All offerings are available in 1/6bbl and most are also available in 1/2bbl.

Please help us welcome this amazingly talented bunch back to Iowa!

Without further ado, we present you,

PHASE THREE BREWING:

  • Phase Three Proper Trollied 6/4/16oz CANS – Dark English Mild Ale that packs big flavors into a low ABV, easy-drinking package. The trio of English Maris Otter, Amber, & Brown malts provide notes of fresh-baked dinner rolls, pale chocolate, and perfectly roasted coffee beans. 3.9% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three Geo 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-style Pilsner hits all the notes of a Pilsner & adds Balanced Bitter, Lightly Dank West-coast Hop Character from the addition of Citra & Mosaic Hops. Geo has it all. 5.5% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three Pixel Density 6/4/16oz CANS – Phase Three Flagship Hazy IPA is a classic around the taprooms for a reason – Easy-drinking and packed with bright tropical citrus & balanced dank notes. A perfect way to kick off a night, or end it (and everything in between). 6.5% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Perpetual Sounds 6/4/16oz CANS – This is a P3 favorite featuring Mosaic & Amarillo hops for notes of fresh-picked ripe blueberries, soft, juicy peaches, and tangy grapefruit all balanced by delicate herbal tea notes on a pillowy soft hazy base. 7.7% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Velvet Vortex 6/4/16oz CANS – Nectaron & Motueka Hops swirl together in this Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double IPA. Enjoy a Vortex of ripe Pineapple, Juicy Stone Fruit, and Tangy Citrusy Calamansi on a Smooth, Velvety Hazy Base. 8% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Adhara 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double IPA brewed with Galaxy and Citra Hops. Passionfruit, Orange pit, Tropical Fruit and dank aromas shine like a bright star. 8.3% ABV – IL
  • Phase Three DDH Gravlax 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped Hazy Double IPA brewed with Strata, Simcoe and Talus Hops. Double the amount of Strata, double the amount of Simcoe and double the amount of Talus. Expect massive aromas of apricot, ripe berry, and subtle hints of pine on this 7.8% ABV – IL

Tuesday noon deadline for Wednesday/Thursday delivery. 

Thank you for your continued support. Have a safe and fun weekend everyone! Enjoy this incredible February weather reprieve.

Team Abu Nawas

Phase Three beer will be returning to Iowa!

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Weeks ago the unfortunate news came out that many popular and delicious craft beers where seeing their last days on shelves in Iowa due to their distributor pulling out of Iowa. With such a wide portfolio of beers it was just a matter of time before some of those breweries would be picked up by others. We’ve seen Weldwerks get picked up, Untitled Art as well, and I can now tell you that Phase Three will also be coming back to Iowa. Stay tuned for distro confirmation and dates as well! Cheers!