Lough Gill Brewing beers coming to Iowa via Abu Nawas! Plus beers from Evil Twin!

LOUGH GILL BREWERY:

  • Lough Gill – – Oatmeal Stout brewed with a variety of six different malts, the light roast aroma gives way to a silky-smooth mouthfeel. Named after a boat which travelled between Sligo and New York some 250 years ago. 5.4% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – – Macadamia Nut Brown Ale brewed with real toasted Macadamia Nuts. 5.5% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Work In Progress – Triple Fruited Pastry Sour with Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Red Currant, Strawberry. 4.3% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Ben Bulben – 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 – Imperial Chocolate Mud Cake Pastry Stout Brewed with Cholaca & Cocoa Nibs. 9.2% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Chuckee Larmz – Imperial Marshmallow Lucky Charm Milk Stout. This beer is magically delicious. 9.1% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Dark Majik – Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Cream Stout. A true beer for royalty. Big bold chocolate coffee aromas. 11% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Loconut Imperial Pastry Stout – Imperial Pastry Stout brewed with Coconut, Vanilla and Blueberry. 10.5% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Sometimes You’re A Nut – Imperial Chocolate Coconut, Almond Milk Stout. ons of chocolate sweetness backed up by marzipan from the almonds. Then a bang of coconut. 10% ABV – IE

LOUGH GILL BARREL AGED SERIES:

  • Lough Gill – Cask – Barrel Aged Imperial Irish Coffee Stout. Aged in Irish Whiskey Barrels from Clonakilty Distillery in Cork. 12.0% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Lunula – Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged Hazelnut & Chocolate Stout. Irish Whiskey Barrels from Boann Distillery in Drogheda. 13.0% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Spear – Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout Aged for a year in Sherry Oloroso casks that previously held Irish Whiskey, Spear reveals strong notes of whiskey softened by the chocolate and coffee aromas coming from our blend of roasted and caramel malts. A soft Sherry finish gives this Imperial Stout a silky texture to support the 13.0% ABV – IE
  • Lough Gill – Torc – Irish Whiskey Barrel Aged in Irish Whiskey barrels and infused with Toasted Coconut and Madagascan Vanilla. 13.0% ABV – IE

EVIL TWIN BREWING:

  • Evil Twin IPA Has Its Own Hidden Forces Which You Can Only Discover By Living 6/4/16oz CANS – Double dry-hopped Triple IPA. 10% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Modern Hipster IPA 6/4/16oz CANS – DDH IPA w/ Galaxy, Motueka & Sabro. 7% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail 6/4/12oz CANS – Evil Twin Legendary Triple IPA. 12% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Blue Raspberry 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour IPA with Raspberry. You Asked for Green Beer, ET Delivers. 6% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Lemon Meringue 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale w/ Lemon & Marshmallow. 6% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Even More Jesus 6/4/16oz CANS – ET OG Imperial Stout – 12% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Almonds, Espresso, Vanilla – 11.5% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Hazelnut Imperial Biscotti Break 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Coffee, Chili, Vanilla & Hazelnuts – 11.5% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Before During and After Dinner 6/4/16oz CANS – Coffee Stout – 8% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin Will This Belgian Beer Deserve Your Respect? 6/4/16oz CANS – Belgian Strong Golden Ale – 12% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin I’d Like a Triple Grandiose Caramel Macchiato Please 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout w/ Cacao Nibs, Coffee, Cookies, Caramel, & Milk Sugar – 12% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin – Retro Series – Monk Suffers Serious Sugar Rush On Barbados 6/4/16oz CANS – Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale – 10% ABV – CT
  • Evil Twin – Retro Series – Ryan & the Beaster Bunny 6/4/16oz CANS – Saison brewed with Honey – 7% ABV -CT
  • Evil Twin Strawberry Jelly Donut Even More Jesus 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout w/ Donut & Strawberry – 12% ABV – CT

Lion Bridge Brewing release news for March!

A busy month for Lion Bridge as they celebrate their 9 year anniversary this Sunday, March 5th starting when the doors open at 11!

Along with their anniversary they are releasing a whole bunch of tasty brews as well. Here’s what is coming from Lion Bridge this month!

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!”

Giving Crew Brew (Blonde Ale w/Comet Hops, 5.2%) – Brewed in Collaboration with the Iowa Giving Crew to support their fundraising initiatives.

Wolf Shirt XXL (Imperial IPA w/Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, 8.5%) – More hops, more ABV, robot wolves fighting intergalactic space battles in front of an epic moon. What’s not to love? RELEASE DATE : 3/5

Anniversary Imperial (Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout w/Ghanaian Cacao Nibs, 12%) – A whopping 17lbs of cacao nibs per barrel of beer. Brewed for our 9th Anniversary! Cheers! RELEASE DATE : 3/5

Živá Voda (Czech-style Pilsner, 4.8%) – Named for the “living water” of Czech fairy tales that heals infirmities and counteracts spells. RELEASE DATE : 3/15

House Project #1 (West Coast IPA, 7.1%) – This R&D IPA utilizes Simcoe and Citra. RELEASE DATE 3/15

Peachy Keen (Kettle Sour with Peach Ring Gummies, 6.7%) – Everything’s peachy, peachy keen.

RELEASE DATE : 3/22

Blackstack, Wiley Roots, Phase Three, and Modist coming from Pequod!

BlackStack Brewing

Freestyle – Triple IPA

Thread Count – Origianl DDH NE Hazy IPA

Wiley Roots Brewing Company

  • Forced Timeout – Double Hazy IPA
  • Strawberry Cheesecake Cobbler – Sour w/ Strawberry, Cheesecake, Grahmn Cracker, Vanilla, Cinnamon
  • Beer Flavored Beer – Beer
  • Pomegranate Tangerine Imperial Berliner – 7% Sour Ale
  • Breakfast at Wiley’s – Hazelnut, Vanilla, Macadamia Nut
  • 71″ Hemi Cuda – Triple IPA w/ Citra, Amarillo, Simcoe
  • Lounge Music – Cocktail inspired Paloma Sour
  • Fredda e Croccante! – CRIPSY BOI – Italian Pilsner

Phase 3 Brewing Company – Limited Quantities

  • The Knot – Irish Red
  • The Claddagh – Irish Stout 
  • Tonal Range – Citra/Mosaic Double IPA
  • Pressed: Toffee – Imperial Stout w/ Coffee and Toffee
  • Double Pixel Density – Double IPA

Modist Brewing Company

  • Unending – Vienna Style, Oak Aged Lager 
  • Gifts of the Sacred Father – Bock – 5 Available 

Clock House Brewing re-releasing Orange Xxxplosion and Black IPA this Friday! (2/24)

Clock House Brewing is bringing back two tasty brews tomorrow (2/24)! As soon as the doors open at 3:00, you’ll be able to get your hands and lips on their Black IPA and their ever popular Orange Xxxplosion brews! Here’s more from Clock House:

🚨We have two beers returning to the taproom this Friday, February 24th!

Orange XXplosion: This sour features a trio of orange citrus fruits including: Tangerine, Cara Cara Orange, and Southern Hemisphere Oranges. Thus, creating a complex plethora of flavor that XXplodes out the glass.

Black IPA: Comprised of carefully selected Black malts to achieve a deep, rich roasted dark malt flavor with hints of chocolate and rye. Bittered and dry-hopped with Centennial, Mosaic, and Amarillo hops that attribute to classic bitter pine notes.

Both of these will be available in 16oz 4-packs, growlers, and draft!

The Veil Brewing, Blackstack, Modist, and Weldwerks brews coming from Pequod!

  • Crucial Crucial Taunt Taunt: DDH Citra Forward DIPA 
  • IREALLYdontwanttBU: DDH DBL American IPA w/ Citra & Mosaic
  • Merciless Merciless: DDH DIPA w/ Citra, Galaxy, Simcoe, and Vic Secret
  • Mountain3: DDH DIPA w/ Citra, Motueka, Idaho 7, and Galaxy
  • Come Home: Mixed Fermentation Ale fermented in Red Wine Barrels
  • All That You Feel: Spelt Mixed Ferm Saison rested on Cherries
  • Coconut Vanilla Hornswoggler: Chocolate Milk Stout rested on Coconut & Vanilla
  • Stockholm Gold: 100% Wheat Lager collab w/ Omnipollo
  • Melancholia: Open Fermented Saison
  • Dub Razz Tastee: Double Raspberry Smoothie Sour
  • Imaginary Imaginary Kiss Kiss: DDH All Citra IPA
  • Needy3: TDH Hazy IPA

BlackStack Brewing

  • The Great BlackStack Bake Off: Cherry Pie Inspired Sour
  • Mosaic…But Make It Pop: Mosaic and Cryo Pop 

Modist Brewing Co.

  • Fresh Dreamyard!!!
  • Fresh Teal Label WC IPA!!!
  • Supra Deluxe: Rice Lager

WeldWerks Brewing Co.

  • Long Bones: Mexican lager
  • Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang: TIPA w/ Citra and Galaxy 
  • Arctic Tundra Boba:  Sour w/ Strawberry, Peach, & Raspberry Boba Syrups
  • Berlinish Fish: Berlin-Style Sour w/ Red Candy Fish
  • Grandma J’s Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: Pie Inspired Sour
  • Mosaic Extra Extra Juicy Bits

Abomination, Nightmare, Front Porch, and Branch + Blade beers coming from Abu Nawas!

NIGHTMARE BREWING COMPANY:

  • Nightmare Brewing Agam Kuan – Masala Chai Imperial Stout brewed with Jaggery Tea and cold aged on Indian vanilla and toasted chai spices. 16% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Bamboo Torture – Imperial IPA brewed with Bamboo Shoots and Dry-Hopped with Akoya & Dragon Hops. 9.6% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Colombian Necktie – Gose Soured on Colombian Mangoes, with Lulo, Soursop and Colombian Lime zest. 7.2 ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Chelsea Grin – SOUR ALE, soured on Strawberries and Raspberries with Earl Grey Tea and Bergamot Orange Zest. 6.7% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Drawn and Quartered – Quadruple dry-hopped Imperial IPA With Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy, Enigma & Citra. 10% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Flayed  – Imperial Oat IPA with Azacca, Zythos, Galaxy and Pacifica. 9.6% ABV – NY
  • Nightmare Brewing Glasgow Smile – Gose soured on Wild Scottish Bilberries with Heather, Lemon Zest, Raspberries and Blueberries. 6.7% ABV – NY

ABOMINATION BREWING COMPANY:

  • Abomination Brewing Clown Fog – Double IPA Double Dry Hopped with Nelson and Strata. 8.8% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Everyday Fog- DDH w/ Mosaic, Pacific Jade, Citra, Summit & Enigma NE Hazy IPA – ABV 7.1% – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Love Letters From Hell – Milkshake IPA W/ Candy Hearts, Sprinkles, Marshmallows, Milk Sugar, Vanilla Bean, Strawberries & Ice Cream. 9.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Midnight Snack Tiramisu – Pastry Stout brewed with Mascarpone, Lady Fingers, Whipped Cream, Coffee & Cacao Nibs. 14% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into the Fog (Galaxy) – All Galaxy DDH DIPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog AZACCA – Triple Dry-Hopped All Azacca DIPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog EL DORADO – Triple Dry-Hopped All El Dorado DIPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Brewing Rare Fog Galaxy – Galaxy, Mosaic, Pacific Jade, Citra, & Summit Triple IPA. 10.5% ABV – CT
  • Abomination Luscious V2 – Double Fruited – Banana + Strawberry – Banana, Strawberry, & Blueberry Smoothie seltzer. 5.5% ABV – CT

FRONT PORCH BREWING:

  • Front Porch Cosmic Brownie Bday Stout – Birthday Cake Brownie Imperial Stout brewed with Cacao Nibs & Vanilla. 11% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Midnight Mary – Columbus, Citra, & Cascade Pale Ale. 5.9% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Thank You – DIPA with Sabro, Hallertau Blanc, Enigma, Huell Melon and El Dorado. 8% ABV – CT
  • Front Porch Boba Bliss Pink Guava – A SKYGAZER Collab. Creamee Bubble Tea Sour Ale brewed with Pink Guava. 5% ABV – CT

BRANCH & BLADE BREWING:

  • Branch & Blade Born Sinner – DDH IPA w/ Strata, Galaxy, Mosaic and Citra – 7% ABV – NH

Tripping Animals, Blackstack, MORE, Alluvial, Phase Three, and Drekker coming from Pequod!

  • Banana Cream Pie Sour 
  • Everhaze – Flagship IPA
  • Fresco Verde –  Surge Inspired Sour Ale
  • Hairy Grandma Fingers – Strawberry, Mango, Orange, Almond Sour (Arkane Collab)
  • Hounds of Hades – Raspberry, Boysenberry, Cherry, Vanilla
  • Killer Kolsch
  • No Mames – Mexican Lager
  • Purely Decorative – Double NE IPA
  • A Word From Our Sponsors – West Coast IPA

MORE Brewing Company

  • Zumwalt – Baltic Porter
  • Best Kept Secret – DDH Hazy IPA
  • Raspberry Marbles – Milkshake IPA
  • Curious Bine – Dry Hopped Lager – Citra/Motueka Hops
  • Story Horse Dry Irish Stout

Alluvial Brewing

  • Lutris: Hazy Pale Ale
  • Danny Phantasm: Hazy IPA

Phase Three

  • Strawberry Chantilly – Strawberry Milkshake IPA
  • Pixel Density – Fresh Cans
  • DDH Common Point of View – DDH Double IPA

Drekker Brewing Company

  • Can You Feel the Prrrrt Tonight – Pink Starburst Sour
  • Joker in the Pack – Barrel Theory Collab – DIPA
  • Smooth or Die – Peanut Butter/Chocolate Milk Stout
  • Thor is My Co-Pilot – DIPA

Confluence Brewing “Stout Month” lineup! It’s PACKED

If you’re in the Des Moines area and are craving a delicious stout, Confluence Brewing is where you need to head! Every Friday they are releasing new beers! Check out their stellar lineup for this month:

Friday February 10th

Friday February 17th

Saturday February 25th

Saturday February 18th is Frozen Firkin Fest!

It’s that time a year for another Frozen Firkin Fest! We’ll be tapping 10 different experimental cask conditioned beers at noon in the beer garden (yes, beer garden). There’s only one of each, so when they’re gone, that’s it! Plus, this year we have a package deal for $20 that includes a pair of Confluence drinking gloves and 10 beer tickets!

-Ferryman’s w/ Sweet Potato

-Ferryman’s w/ Pecans

-Lemon Bar Wizard

-Blackberry Vinaigrette Wizard

-DSM IPA w/ Coffee

-Port Wine & Berry Brulee

-Coconut ChewBOCKa

-Farmer John’s Salsa Verde

-Farmer John’s Mango Habanero

-Imogene w/ Vanilla & Pistachio

Saturday, February 25th 50’s Dad Brunch!

50’s Dad Brunch is back with a trio of “Dad” beers!

*THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT*

Your $100 ticket includes the following:

-Brunch: (eggs, sausage, bacon, breakfast potatoes, fruit, pastries, and all-you-can eat pancakes)

-50’s Dad Mug

-10oz pour of 50’s Dad

-10oz pour of Rad Dad

-10oz pour of Blue Dad

-1 4-pack of 50’s Dad (to-go)

-1 4-pack of Rad Dad (to-go)

-1 Bottle of Blue Dad (to-go)

Tickets may be purchased in the taproom, or online HERE



Tickets must be purchased in advance and WILL NOT be available at the door. Gratuity is included in the cost of the ticket.

February is “Stout” month! What stout are you drinking?

Ever since 1993, February as been designated “Stout” month. What better way to celebrate the end of January than by cracking a bottle/can of your favorite roasty stout? There are so many great stouts to choose from in our great state, but here’s what I’ll be sipping on this month…plus any others I may cross paths with!

**Lion Bridge Percussive Maintenance** – the perfect beer to pop open during February. I was lucky enough to procure a few bottles and also has this decadent baby on tap. One of the best beers in the state in my opinion. 12% can be scary, but it’s extremely well hidden. Sip on this one and relish it, maybe share it, but make sure you are sharing with someone worthy of this brew.

**Singlespeed Tip the Cow** – sometimes we take for granted those things that are readily available to us. Tip the Cow happens to be one of those beers, You can find it in almost any grocery store in the area and also happens to be a fantastic stout. Coffee and chocolate and I think I’ll have at least two of these!

**Big Grove Richard the Whale** – another harder to get beer that you can’t just pick up at your local grocery store…BUT…this baby is currently on tap at my local watering hole, Chameleon’s Pub and Grub in Mount Vernon, and once I drink that dry I still have a few bottles stashed in the cellar. If you were lucky enough to attend Richard Day, you probably have some variants to drink as well….LUCKY!

**Backpocket Cookie Junkie** – when I first saw this can I thought for sure this beer would be too sweet, but the balance of the peanut butter and the 175 pounds of sandwich cookies was perfect at not cloying at all. After a big winter feast, this is going to be my dessert!

**Clock House Pet Elephant** – the new kid to the party. Just released last weekend. This is an end of nighter, nightcap, grand finale beer. 14% is frightening, and when you finish that last sip it may seem at the moment you could handle another….hold tight….save that next bottle for another evening…get the fireplace going, turn on some Lord Huron lightly in the background, and savor every last drop of this nutter butter filled brew.

There they are! Those 5 for sure and hopefully some more stouts I run into along the way. What stout are you drinking this month and what else do I need to try? Cheers to Stout Month!