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Equilibrium, Untitled Art, Humble Forager, Blackstack, and Wild Mind brews coming from Pequod!

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KING AL – DBL IPA  – Toppling Goliath Collaboration 
King AL is a DIPA that uses a mashed-up grain bill from MC² and Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.’s King Sue before introducing Equilibrium’s absolute biggest dry hop to date with an all Citra Incognito, Citra LUPOMAX, Citra Cryo, and Citra T-90 hop bill. Pouring a milky opaque yellow with aromas of mango sorbet and orange creamsicle, we get chewy saturated flavors of tropical smoothie, fresh squeezed navel orange juice, dank grass, fruit salad in syrup, and lime gummies with a thick and custard like creamsicle finish and a huge blast of EQjuice rainbow melon flavors. King AL is dangerously soft and smooth and may have you questioning the laws of physics, space, time or just how we got a melted orange creamsicle fruit bomb into the can.
A beautiful German Style Pilsner at an incredible price.

Energy Equals – DBL IPA 

Energy Equals has enhanced flavor characteristics of mango, pineapple, citrus, and apricot. With the new technique in place, we notice a much deeper flavor profile while being extremely bright and lighter in body.

Strawberry Daiquiri – GLUTEN FREE Sour Collaboration with LUA brewing
This new beer was brewed at Untitled Art in collaboration with LUA brewing of Des Moines, IA. It’s made with Strawberry puree, lime puree, beet juice, cane sugar and water. It’s also Gluten Free and Vegan Friendly.

The beer pours a touch thinner when compared to their Smoothie styles, it’s also rather effervescent and tickles the palate as you sip. Comes out to 5% ABV

Dad’s Stoked Triple IPA – 10.5%
Our annual can based voyage to bad decision juice territory for Papa Scott’s Day of Birth. Based on our DAD JOKES grain bill & hop schedule, but with properly elevated portions of our Hand-Selected Mosaic, Citra & Sabro Cryo, this time with New Zealand Nelson Sauvin to hit those Clarence Clemons low notes. 

Crowd Control – New England Double IPA (8.0%)
As some of you might be aware, the state fair can tend to get a wee bit crowded. Excuse Me. The tasty refresher to get from our buds at Ball Park Cafe when the Great Minnesota Get Together gets to be just a liiiiiiitttttttttlllleee too much. Pardon Me. Packed shoulder to shoulder with Mosaic, Cashmere & Strata for the occasion. Are you in line? For when it’s just a little too late in the day for “IT’S JUST NICE TO SEE EVERYONE!”. Ope, Sorry, Can I scoot past ya there?

Shine On – Hazy IPA benefitting The Children’s Hospital – Shine Bright Pediatric Cancer Foundation  – NEIPA (6.9%)
We got together with @childrensmn & their Shine Bright for Cancer Kids Foundation to support their mission of supporting children & their families dealing with cancer & blood disorders. These kids are extremely strong & resilient, just like diamonds, so we loaded up this gem of an IPA with Citra, Citra Cryo, Simcoe, Simcoe Cryo & Cascade Noble Hops in addition to Phantasm, a new product made out of spent Sauvignon Blanc grape skins from New Zealand that helps our hop aromas Shine Bright… Get it?

Coastal Sunshine V16 – Smoothie Sour Ale
This smoothie sourale is inspired by Midwest mixed berry jam, with layers of fruity goodness, just like grandma used to make. Sweet, tart and lively, this jam in a can will hit the spot morning, noon or night! 

Sonic Painting 
A fun Smoothie-style Sour Ale loaded with Mango, Red Prickly Pear, Pink Guava, Marshmallow and Milk Sugar

Backpocket, Trees Forever, and FNF restaurant group team up for “Recovery Red IPA”!

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Backpocket Brewing Company has partnered up with Trees Forever and the ReLeaf project for Cedar Rapids to help with planting trees in the community along with making a beer to help raise money for the project.  They have also collaborated with Cedar Rapids based FNF Restaurant group as they will have the beer on draft at their locations (LP Street Food, Cliff’s Dive Bar, The hip-stir, Bricks Bar and Grill, MOCO) to support the cause.  All of the grain and hops were donated by Backpocket suppliers and it will be a limited release in the Cedar Rapids metro. 

“Recovery Red” checks in at 6.5%.

September releases coming from Backpocket!

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Pretzel Stout – Chocolate stout that was infused with pretzels with a splash of peanut butter.

Oatmeal Stout – Experimental oatmeal stout that has a touch of vanilla (draft only/taproom release)

Cereal Killer – Hazy IPA with loaded with lactose, marshmallow and mosaic, azacca and equinox hops then infused with hundreds of pounds of fruity cereal.

Saturday Morning Raspberry/Feijoa – One of our favorites in the Saturday Morning smoothie sour series with the return of Raspberry and Feijoa which is a mix of strawberry, guava and pineapple fruit flavors. 

More Drekker brews coming from Pequod!

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Braaaaaaains Mango / Lemon / Lime  Double Fruit Sour We loaded this summer crusher up with mango, lemon, & lime and then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla beans and it’s just as refreshing & delicious as you’re imagining it is right now.

Chonk Banana Split
Banana Split Chonk is back! Our loveable hefty boi is all smothered in a preposterously tasty pile of banana, strawberry, & chocolate 

Frose Braaaaains – Collab w/KINGS Brewing Co!
big ol’ fruity collab with our pals @kingsbrewingco! We loaded up Frosé Braaaaaaaains with watermelon, lime, & guava then gave it our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla. 

NEW Style – Good Platoon DBL IPA 
Goon Platoon is brewed with oats and loaded up with Citra, Belma, and NZH-107 hops for a super balanced flavor with notes of kiwi, guava, and strawberry candy.⠀

NEW – Pizza Toots IPA 
Pizza Toots is an IPA brewed with oats & spelt and hopped with Rakau and Ekuanot and it’s crazy delicious.

NEW version – Slang Du Jour Lemon Bar 

We raided Grandma’s recipe box and then got a little weird with it of course, so we stuffed this Slang with lemon, pear, a little banana, vanilla soft serve ice cream, granola and a whole pile of shortbread cookies for a lemon bar flavor that’s totally Grandma approved!

NEW – When life gives you Prrrrts!
When Life Gives You PRRRTs all you can do is laugh at the PRRRTs. It’s also going to be better if you’re laughing at the PRRRTs while drinking a When Life Gives You PRRRTs. This Strawberry, Guava, Pink Lemonade is hella tasty, 

NEW – Synaptic Cleft DBL IPA 
Synaptic Cleft, a big, soft double IPA built on a huge base of oats and wheat and hopped with Motueka, Moutere, Citra, and Belma for some massive citrus, stone fruit, & berry flavors with just the right amount of bitterness to perfectly balance it all out.⠀

Clock House announces “Bake and Shake” series with the release of “Orange Dream” this Friday (7/1)!

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A new series of 3 pastry sours titled “Bake and Shake” will be released by Clock House this Friday with the debut beer being “Orange Dream”! Here’s more on this release from Clock House, stay tuned for future releases in this series!

New Beer and series coming at you! Our Bake ‘N’ Shake series will be featuring 3 brand new pastry sours.

This Friday, July 1st will be the debut of Orange Dream. This sour features a plethora of White Sheet Cake, Glaze, Vanilla Beans and Orange Purée. This will be available in cans and on draft!

Backpocket 10th Anniversary set for June 11th!

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Set your calendars for Saturday June 11th and get to Backpocket’s 10th Anniversary party featuring the release of their 10th Anniversary stout and much more! Complete lineup below:

Mark your calendars and help us celebrate TEN YEARS!!

Special releases include:
TENTH Anniversary Stout, BA Tiki Sour, Mallow Vibes, and Black Hive!

11AM-12PM Hits and Hops Kickboxing inspired workout with 9Round Fitness

12PM-7PM Albatross Food Truck

1-3PM Live music with James Tuston

1PM Elida’s Bakery

4-6PM Live music with Harvest

7PM Marco’s Food Truck

7-9PM DSM Silent Disco

Yard games ALL day!

Clock House releasing “Integrity Wheat” on April 15th!

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A refreshing wheat beer will be coming from Clock House brewing this Friday as they prepare to release “Integrity Wheat” using locally grown wheat and locally milled malt! Here’s more on this beer courtesy of Clock House’s Facebook page:

Integrity Wheat: Bursting with Blood Orange flavors, our newest Wheat Beer is ready for warmer days. Integrity Wheat is brewed with locally grown Iowa Wheat and Genie Vienna Malt from Miller Malting Co in Cascade Iowa. At Miller Malting Co they are passionate about creating a solid connection with sustainable growers for the best quality grain possible, ultimately producing the best brews! They take pride in empowering the local farmer to explore other growing opportunities right here in Iowa.

Available on draft, and in growlers to go.

2 New Beers coming from Lion Bridge this month!

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A new month means new beers and Lion Bridge Brewing will get the partying rolling on April 6th when they release the first of 2 new beers! Lemon Lime Cream Cheese Bar will come our way April 6th and then will be followed by Mount Trashmore Trail Mix on April 13th! Here’s more on these two beers:

Lemon Lime Cream Cheese Bar

An Ale with fruit, graham cracker and cream cheese flavor! Bright and tangy Meyer Lemon and Key Lime blend with a cream cheese finish and a graham cracker crust. Save room for seconds! The potluck dessert of your dreams.

Release date Wednesday 04/06

Mount Trashmore Trail Mix

A kettle sour with granola, vanilla and blueberry. A beery love song to the Cedar Rapids Mountain we all love so much. Raise your glass to a successful summit or fortify your body before the attempt. We love you, Mt. Trashmore!

6.7% ABV

Release date 04/13