The first time when so well they’re going to do it again! Backpocket Brewery will be hosting their 2nd annual “Smoked Meat and Beer Pairing” on August 12th starting at 7 p.m. The menu is listed below as well as a link to get your tickets! Here’s more from Backpocket!
Tickets for our 2nd Smoked Meat and Beer Pairing are LIVE!! These sold out quickly last time!
Course 1: Texas Twinkies – Two large jalapenos filled with cream cheese, slow smoked brisket and shredded cheddar cheese while wrapped in bacon and slow smoked at 225 degrees for two and a half hours. The bite from the jalapeno is cooled by the cheese while the crispy bacon blanket is the perfect partner to the soft creamy filling. Served with 12oz. Bubba IPA.
Course 2: Beef Short Rib Tacos – Two handmade from scratch, flour tortillas filled with slow smoked beef short ribs, smoked yellow onions and pepper jack cheese grilled to melt the cheese slightly. We also took roasted corn and combined it with cotija cheese, lime and mayo with a little bit of tajin for a twist on the classic street corn. Served with 16oz. Tipsy in Tijuana.
Course 3: Homemade Banana Pudding – A classic bbq dessert option, we combine whipped cream with vanilla pudding layered on a bed of vanilla wafers and fresh cut bananas and topped with made from scratch whipped cream. Served with a 16oz. Hawktoberfest.
Just in time for the weekend are two releases coming from the fine folks at Clock House! Pineapple Witch Slap, which has been released before, and a new imperial IPA, Kickin’ Kangaroo, will be available when the taproom opens on Friday, July 15th! Here’s more on these releases from Clock House’s Facebook page:
Kickin’ Kangaroo: We brewed up a bitter Imperial IPA and dry-hopped it with Australian hops. The result is a dank and grassy melon DIPA that finishes with just enough kick!
Pineapple Witch Slap: Our beloved flagship NEIPA infused with real pineapple. Get some while you can this won’t last long!
Dole Whip – Fruit Sour ale Hello Summer!! Berlinerweisse style ale with Pineapple puree, Pineapple juice and Vanilla come together to make this sweet concoction.
Mast Theory DBL IPA – Mast Landing brewing collab Mast Theory pours hazy tangerine in color with aromas of pineapple, strawberry, papaya, clementine, hop fields, and fresh grass. Bright flavors of earthy passionfruit, papaya chunks, key lime, and berries and cream meet Florida citrus groves with a rainbow melon sorbet #EQjuice finish. This one is easy to drink and may disappear from your glass quickly so we recommend completing your mast theories before cracking a can.
MC2 – DBL IPA C² tastes like succulent mango juice loaded with chewy hop resins. It’s very drinkable for 8.0%; be careful, this one can sneak up on you.
Fractal Nelson/Citra IPA Fractal Nelson/Citra investigates the interplay between Nelson and Citra, and our revised hopping processes. Fractal Nelson/Citra pours a resinous-hazy-straw yellow releasing bright aromas of lemongrass and pineapple. The taste is pineapple, lemon peel, citrus, and New Zealand fields in flowable mouthfeel and a firm but rounded bitterness.
Mosaic Function Triple IPA We started off with our TIPA base loaded with oats and wheat before an all mosaic hop bill using Mosaic Incognito, Mosaic Lupomax, and Mosaic T-90s. Mosaic function pours deep yellow with aromas of tropical yuzu, citrus, apricot, and forest with pronounced flavors of assorted citrus, papaya, green skittles, blueberry skins and the faintest whisp of pine.
Neo Flash DBL IPA Neo Flash is our newest 7.7% Double IPA showcasing Cascade, Nelson Sauvin and Vic Secret hops. We played around with the grain bill for this one and went heavy on the wheat and lower on the oats. The wheat keeps things light and fluffy with a inherently sorta juicy mouthfeel, that with the hops brings out pineapple and passionfruit with just a touch of some old school hop character.
Blue Hour – Vermont Style Dbl IPA
Blue Hour, is here and is our nod to the beer(s) from the early days of haze. The bitterness is balanced, but firm, and flavors of bright, orange marmalade and sticky pine sap with a squeeze of fresh grapefruit flavors make this beer an easy one to kick back with.
Vivid Light West Coast IPA
This crispy little American IPA hopped with 100% American hops, brewed with a clean tasting combo of pale malt and fermented with American Ale yeast. This one’s meant to taste like a classic hoppy ale that probably got you into beer in the first place. This is one we gravitate towards, especially in the heat of the Summer.
Lulz Pineapple Mango Guava Smoothie seltzer
We gave it a massive dose of fruit: Pineapple, Mango and Guava. Get your smoothie craving fixed with a 5% ABV seltzer, we know you want to.
Pixel Density Hazy IPA The flagship Hazy IPA, all points/pints north to to Citra hops
Pin Seeker Pilsner – Fair State Brewing co-op Collab This brew is a collaboration with one of the best pilsner makers in all the land, Fair State Brewing Cooperative. Pin Seeker was inspired and dreamt up during many rounds with our favorite golf mate, Jack Lester of Jack’s Bottle Shop. It is meant to be enjoyed with your longtime friends, new acquaintances and cherished loved ones.
Coastal Sunshine V5 – Fruited tart ale Zesty Orange, Creamy banana and juicy pineapple for a tropical mix that is perfect for the hot summer days
Braaaaaaains Blueberry/ blackberry/ pineapple Double Fruit Sour We blasted this one with all of the Blueberry, Blackberry & Pineapple we could get our grubby little hands on and then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla.
Case – $106.00 (30 cases for all of Iowa)
1/6th bbl keg – $155.00 (2 available)
NEW Style – Hater Blockers Hazy DBL IPA Sometimes it seems like everything is all doom and gloom and those haters are chomping at your heels trying to pull you into the undertow. Not gonna slow your roll though. F*** ’em. Just wax up your board and surf on by with your patent pending Hater Blockers on to keep the world at bay. Oats, chit and spelt are gonna keep it sliding real smooth into piles of our hand selected Sabro, Mosaic and Citra that smash out flavors of tangerine, coconut and mango in this delicious Double IPA. * Provides no actual UV protection* ⠀
NEW – Royal Bee – Honey DBL IPA “We are bringing back Royal Bee, our ooey gooey, honey drizzled, award winning Honey Cream Double IPA! We brew Royal Bee with a solid base of oats & spelt and then we add in a whole bunch of local Three Bears Honey Co. honey & lactose and then it gets hopped profusely with Magnum, Hallertau Blanc, Ekuanot, & Mosaic for a super pillowy, creamy, & slightly sweet burst of hoppy goodness for your taste budz!”
NEW version – Slang Du Jour Blackberry Cobbler
Blackberry Cobbler Slang Du Jour is stuffed with blackberry, plum, granola, brown sugar, lactose, cinnamon, and vanilla beans and then baked to perfection for that fresh-out-of-the-oven but still somehow super refreshing flavor!
NEW – What so proudly we Prrrrt! What So Proudly We PRRRT, the most perfect summer PRRRT we’ve every PRRRTed! It’s loaded up with Blueberry, Raspberry, Tart Cherry, Pineapple & Lime for that delicious Rocket Pop flavor that just can’t be beat on a hot summer day.
Ectogasm – Hazy IPA Ectogasm is a juicy, hazy, and soft NE IPA brewed with Citra & Mosaic hops. The Flagship IPA of Drekker brewing!
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!
Court Avenue Brewing Company will be releasing two new collaboration beers in early July. They’ve teamed up with Lua for a double NEIPA and then also teamed up with Reunion Brewing for an Italian Pilsner. Here’s more courtesy of CABCOs brewing’s Facebook page:
Those silly ReUnion bois David and Pete came down a while ago for a low n’ slow Italian Pilsner. It’s just about finished lagering and is refreshingly crisp. WATER COOLER ROMANCE starts with an all Pilsner malt base and then we threw in some of our favorite hops: Nelson Sauvin, Huell Melon, Hallertau Blanc and that classic baddie, Saaz.
Last week Zack from Lua popped down and was like, what if we do a hazy pale? And you know what, we tried and ended up with a Double NEIPA. Wild how that works. ROULETTE DARES is dapped up with an absurd amount of Citra, Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin hops and comes in heavy at a robust 8.4%.
Braaaaaaains Mango/Orange/ Banana Double Fruit Sour We’re bringing back one of our favorite Braaaaaaaains! This one is stuffed with Mango, Orange, and Banana then of course we gave it our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla beans
NEW Style – Evil Natured Robots DBL IPA Evil Natured Robots, our crazy soft & juicy IPA hopped with NZH-107 & Mosaic! NZH-107 is a new experimental blend of New Zealand hops with some amazing tropical & citrus fruit flavor & aroma, and pairing it with Mosaic really gives this IPA some great notes of peach, guava, lychee, and lime.⠀
Chonk x Hydra – Sundae Fruit Sour (MORTALIS brewing collaboration!!!) we teamed up with our pals at @mortalisbrewing to create Hydra Chonk, the absolute heftiest of chonky bois! This multi-headed monster is eating for three and completely stuffed with gobs and gobs of raspberry, mango, dragonfruit, toasted coconut, cream of coconut, and NO lactose!⠀
Ice Ice Prrrrty – Guava / Lime / Coconut
This one is packed with guava, key lime, lemon-lime slushy mix, and cream of coconut. Will it ever stop? Yo, we don’t know. Turn off the lights and you might not be able to see this siiiiick new PRRRT 17oz Nordic Cooler glass!
NEW to Iowa – Long haired Freaky People DBL IPA Double IPA and our latest deep dive into a single hop that we just can’t get enough of. This one is brewed with all Vic Secret so it brings huge citrus, pineapple, passionfruit & stone fruit aromas that carry right into the flavor until you get hit with a nice, balanced bitterness. ⠀⠀
Ectogasm – Hazy IPA Ectogasm is a juicy, hazy, and soft NE IPA brewed with Citra & Mosaic hops. The Flagship IPA of Drekker brewing!’
Quite the update from Pequod this week with the announcement of two new breweries joining their portfolio. The first is a homegrown Iowa brewery, as Alluvial will start their distro footprint slowly with kegs only in the Des Moines/Ames market and slowly expand from there. Phase Three out of Lake Zurich, IL will be both keg and cans and their first update is below!
Pixel Density – Hazy IPA Our core hazy, exclusively hopped with our hand-selected Citra. Clocking in at 6.5%, this beer is a versatile, full-of-flavor, not-too-heavy, bright, pillowy hazy IPA to reach for.
P3 Pilsner This American-Style pilsner is made with 6-row American barley. This will provide a distinct character unique to American lagers. We took the ABV to 4.7% to further increase the drinkability. Lightly-hopped to provide balance to the malt. This beer isn’t hoppy, it isn’t malty, it’s simple at its core and the perfect companion to hiking, grilling, sitting by the pool, or enjoying in a hammock.
Aquatic Gardens – DBL Hazy IPA – 7.8% Double IPA featuring a hop combination of Vic Secret, Amarillo and Wai-iti. Aromas of pineapple, strawberry and passionfruit, and tastes like candied orange wedges and mango dipped in blueberry resin.
DDH Protocol DBL Hazy IPA – 8% Brewed with Citra, El Dorado and Galaxy for a smooth, creamy body, loaded with citrus and tropical fruit aromas and flavors.
Lulz R & R Smoothie Seltzer – Currently rated 5th best in the world Smoothie-style hard seltzer with guava, coconut, pineapple + orange
Juice Drops Peach Nectaron IPA – This one is really good! India Pale Ale with Nectaron hops, peach juice and peach flavor. Say hello to your new best friend for the summer. Notes of peach rings in this fantastic IPA
Everhaze – Hazy IPA Ever Haze is an India Pale Ale brewed w/ Cashmere, Citra, and Amarillo
Juggling Five Dbl IPA We’ve aimed at staying trippy when it comes to hops by using experimentals, playing with proportions, tweaking our hop schedules, all that jazzy stuff. We’ve come to really love a specific handful of them, so we went for a tripping FIRST and threw all FIVE of the bad boys into a DIPA. You’ll have a tropical rainforest of aromatics and notes, rounded out with a distinct crisp dryness.
Killer Kolsch A clean, crisp beer, Kölsch offers a very slight fruity flavor and aroma. It is light gold in color, with a delicate head. This light-bodied beer appeals to nearly everyone who samples it.
No Mames – mexican Style lager A crisp, clean, massively refreshing Mexican lager with subtle notes of flaked corn. Limitlessly crushable, beyond satisfying.
The Ultimate Trip -fruit sour Fruited Sour conditioned w/ Blueberry, Pistacho, Vanilla, and Lactose
Who Loves Orange Soda? – soda inspired fruit beer Introducing the second installment to our soda-POP inspired FRESCO SERIES, were bringing you animals the orange FIZZY right out of your childhood memories just pop, pour, sip and repeat Be careful with this one y’all, its not your average orange soda. Although it sure drinks like it and not a soul would be none the wiser.
DBL Fractal Hilbert Curve DDH DIPA Pouring a bright mango yellow, aromas of tangerine and green grapes lead into flavors of dank grassy fields, OJ and papaya juice, pineapple, berry compote, and a touch of faint white pepper with our signature #EQJuice finish.
Fluctuation DDH DIPA – KEG ONLY Fluctuation has bright tropical notes of passion fruit, mango, pineapple, and lychee with an undercurrent of sorbet and cream await!
HDHC Dream Wave Fluctuation (Other half Brewing Collab) HDHC Dream Wave Fluctuation glows while releasing aromas and flavors of deep saturated passion fruit, pineapple syrup, overripe stone fruit, and creamy lime pudding. Intense fruit flavors are explosive with a tropical fruit custard finish lined with our #EQjuice melon finish. HDHC Dreamwave Fluctuation is dangerously smooth and is sure to fluctuate your dream waves.
Limited release – Coconut Almond Delight – Imp stout (almond joy bar) We wanted to liquify one of our favorite candy bars so we boiled up a big base stout and conditioned it on shredded coconut, almonds, Madagascar vanilla, and cacao nibs.
Data Points – DBL IPA Pouring vivid yellow in color, aromas of OJ, rainbow melon, and a blueberry strain of the devil’s lettuce lead into dank flavors of passionfruit juice, ruby red grapefruit, Frankenberry cereal, melon, complex concord grape, and strawberry.
To Space we go DDH DIPA – Unseen Creatures Brewing & Blending Collab Vivid yellow with a tropical aroma, flavors blast off into notes of syrupy pineapple chunks, mango candy, passionfruit, cannabis, complex berry and black currants all wrapped in super dank flavor.
Early Admission DBL IPA DIPA (8.0%) Brewed with our buds & famed State Fair Craft Sud Slingers @ballparkcafe for their “Kick Off the Summer” Event at the State Fair Grounds. Featuring a particularly juicy quartet of Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Cashmere & El Dorado Hops. Better stock up before the hoarders get there.
Stack At the Lab DDH DIPA – Equilibrium Collaboration! (8.4%) Had to catch a cab back to the lab with our buds at Equilibrium Brewery from Middleton, New York. We did some mind melding to intertwine our respective approaches to hop processes & brewing larger IPAs and this is where we landed: Hand-selected Strata, Strata CGX™, Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo™ & Australian Galaxy on a bed of Pilsner & 5 different types of Oats & Wheat. Primo Stack Sauce, Straight outta the Lab.
Pull Tabs – Hazy pale Ale
Citra, Strata, Idaho7 Cryo… Pull up, win those Dollas!
Local 755 Hazy IPA
Our Foggy Favorite. Azacca, Amarillo & a Gwop of Citra. Soft, Juicy & Hazy like 70’s Home Movies.
Fugazi – Italian Pilsner Italian-Style Pils dry-hopped adoringly with Czech Kazbek. It’s the Real Deal.
Tater Tot Hotdish DDH DIPA – Other half Collaboration We teamed up with our friends at Other Half to create this DDH Double IPA that’s sure to be the star at any potluck. Hot and fresh out the oven and being brought to liquor stores today is Tater Tot Hotdish!
Backpocket Brewing’s 10th Anniversary is coming up this Saturday (6/11), and over the years their stout release is one of Iowa’s most anticipated releases and this year will be no different. I was lucky enough to get a bottle a few days before this year’s release and give it a taste.
Our 10th Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout is aged on roasted coconut, followed by 24 months in Mississippi River Distilling bourbon barrels with a heavy dose of vanilla bean. Rich whiskey flavors with accents of cinnamon, vanilla and oak.
Nose of vanilla, coconut and some chocolate. Head dissipates quickly, the flavor is a hint of sweet coconut up front, the barrel and vanilla mesh extremely well. Some coffee and chocolate notes in there as well, light, creamy, smooth and delicious. Definitely a beer worth seeking!
Along with the release of their 10th Anniversary Stout, Backpocket will have the following beers/food/events going:
Special releases include our TENTH Anniversary Stout, TWO special pin releases at noon and 2pm, BA Tiki Sour, Mallow Vibes, and Black Hive!
11am we’re kicking the day off with 9Round Fitness Hits and Hops workout
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
