Iowa Brewing releasing BA “Hang Fire” + variants on 9/18!

Iowa Brewing in Cedar Rapids will be releasing barrel aged Hang Fire and the Hang Fire variants September 18th @ 12 p.m.! The variants this year will include
* Rum Barrel Hang Fire with cocoa nibs and coconut
* Brandy barrel aged in Driftless Glen brandy barrels
* Bourbon barrel aged in Cedar Ridge barrels
* Vanilla bean aged in Cedar Ridge barrels with Madagascar vanilla beans

Here’s more on this release:

Hang Fire is a giant Russian Imperial Stout that was brewed last year to celebrate our third anniversary. Half of the batch was put into barrels and aged for over a year. This yearโ€™s release includes four variants.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ๐˜๐—ต. Bottles will be available for pickup on September 18th and 19th, with two pickup time windows on each day to choose from at checkout. A link to the pre-sale store will be posted on Monday morning. The pre-sale will close on Thursday at noon, but a limited number of bottles will be reserved for purchase on the release days while supplies last.

๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ

๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ – ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€
๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜€
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Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged in Rum Barrels for one year and rested on Coconut and Cacao Nibs in the final months of aging. A nice balance of chocolate and coconut marry well with the complexity of the rum barrel, with hints of fig, dates, and molasses.

๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ – ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€
๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—บ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ | $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ | ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿด
Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged in Cedar Ridge bourbon barrels for one year and has notes of burnt caramel, vanilla, black currant, and a pleasant alcohol warmth.

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ – ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—š๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€
๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—บ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ | $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ | ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฐ
Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged in Driftless Glenn Brandy Barrels for one year and has notes of vanilla and cherry with a smooth warm finish.

๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ – ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€
๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ๐—บ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ | $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ | ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐Ÿฐ
Our Third Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout has aged for a year in Cedar Ridge Bourbon Barrels and rested on Madagascar Vanilla Beans beans in the final months of aging, which accentuate the vanilla notes from the bourbon. The roast is subtle and the finish is silky smooth.

Your Iowa Beer Guide to Black Friday!

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If you are out and about this coming Black Friday there are quite a few options from the beer community to take advantage of. Can releases, bottle releases, and speciality tappings a plenty!
*If you know of an event that I didn’t post up please drop me a line and I’ll add it to the list!ย 

**Lion Bridge Brewery –ย Oakonut Delight release. 1 case per customer per purchase starting at 11 a.m., but if you get back in line you can get more! Imperial stout aged in whiskey barrels with coconut, chocolate, and caramel!ย ย 

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**Confluence Brewing – If you are in the Des Moines area Confluence has a stellar Black Friday lineup.
-Letter of Marque Rum Barrel Aged DIPA W/ Coconut
-Kiano’s Cut Rye Barrel Aged Rye DIPA
-Conifer Ginelly Gin Barrel Aged Saison W/ Cranberries & Spruce
Tips
-Ghostly Presents Tequila Barrel Aged W/ Agave & Peppers
Doors open at 11 AM. No bottle limits. Enjoy $2 off pours of everything in our taproom until noon!

 

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**Bricks Bar and Grill – Bourbon County and Black Friday go hand in hand and what better way to take a break from the early morning shopping and stop by Bricks for a 2020 BCS or variant. Here’s what Bricks will have on the lines:

Featuring Five BCBS beers on draft ~ 2018 BCBS Original ~ 2018 BCBS Bramble Rye ~ 2019 BCBS Original ~ 2019 BCBS Cafe De Olla ~ 2019 BCBS Mon Cheri
Blind Auction for 2 2015 BCBS Rare Bottles ~ 4 2012 BCBS Coffee Bottles

~Breakfast Taco Bar~

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**Iowa Brewing Company – a big day of bottles for Iowa Brewing Company as they are set to release Barrel-aged OREOja Baltic Porter that is finished in Templeton Rye whiskey barrels with โ€œAmericaโ€™s Favorite Cookie.โ€ This and the Hurricane Season will be available Friday the 29th @ 11AM only at the Iowa Brewing taproom.

thew**Thew Brewing Company – Thew will be continuing their “Dark Beer” week on Friday with a whole bunch of tappings. Here’s what they have going:

On tap Friday:
– Darkest Corners (barrel-aged imperial stout)
– Double Tappa (imperial brown ale)
– Old Man Strength (barrel-aged old ale)
– Black IPA
– Imperial stout
– Belgian strong

Bottle release deets courtesy of Thew:

We’ve had an old ale aging in a Weller barrel from Buffalo Trace and we’re anxious to share it with you. Old Man Strength will be packaged in 22 oz. bomber bottles and wax sealed.

Thew Crew members will have two bottles each reserved. You may pick your bottles up beginning Wednesday. Member bottles will be held until Friday, December 6th.

For the general public, release will start at noon on Friday. $20/bottle, 4 bottle per person limit.

In addition to Old Man Strength, we’ll have:
– Firkin of Double Tappa with Coconut
– Randall with Helianthus (sunflower saison) infused with fresh cranberries

 

**Quarter Barrel –ย Darkest Peruย Russian Imperial Stout aged 9 months in Wild Turkey Bourbon barrels with Peruvian Coffee, Peruvian Cacao, and Huacatay (Peruvian Black Mint) will be sold in 4-packs @ The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery!ย 

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**Big Grove Brewery and Bootleggin’ Barzini’s have teamed up for an exclusive barrel-aged barleywine release only available at Barzinis on Black Friday. This barley wine is aged in Cedar Ridge single malt whiskey barrels and will come in a 375 mL bottle. Barzinis will also have their Bourbon County release.

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**Marto Brewing Company – Marto will be releasing All the Bean Things which is their
first in house collaboration that was brewed withย  Barn Town Brewing!
Aย  13.1% imperial stout brewed with Ugandan vanilla beans, Caturra Coffee Roasting Co. – A Subsidiary of Coffee King, Incย Mexico Altura coffee beans, & Ghana ABOCFA cacao beans roasted by Just the Nib in Lincoln, NE.
Available on tap & limited crowlers to go. $18 per crowler.

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**Clockhouse Brewing – From Clockhouse:

They say, “We all need a little more fruit in our diet.” So we loaded our kettle sour with Raspberries, Blueberries, and Blackberries. The perfect trifecta for starting your post thanksgiving diet.

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**Need Pizza – Need tapping some heavy hitters on Black Friday!

2018 Bourbon County Bramble Rye
2019 Madhouse El Jefe
Pours and crowlers available while they last!

Iowa Brewing releasing Double Barrel Hang Fire + more on Oct. 12th!

 

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Iowa Brewing announcing another big release coming this fall! On October 12th they will be releasing double barrel Hang Fire, a variant of last year’s anniversary Hang Fire release. Along with Hang Fire, they will be releasing some other brews as well. Here’s more courtesy of Iowa Brewing:

For our first anniversary we brewed an Imperial Stout called Hang Fire. For our second anniversary we released four barrel-aged variants of it (Aquila-Nilla, Brunch AF, Rubus & Templeton). But that wasn’t all… The legacy of Hang Fire continues! We took one of the Templeton Hang Fire barrels and put that back into a fresh Rye barrel for an additional year! Behold! Double Barrel Hang Fire, two years in barrels and finished with chipotle, cinnamon and cocoa nibs.

But that also isn’t all…

Once upon a time we had a Belgian-style Tripel that we called, Tripel. We put some of that Tripel into a Cedar Ridge port wine barrel which was used to create one of their Single Malt silver label whiskies. We then let that barrel chill for two years! This magic liquid is now known as Barrel-Aged Tripel and will also be available in bottles.

“Is there more?” you ask…

Yes! We will be debuting the newest batch of our Juicy-Hazy IPA series, Jinkies! AND perhaps something else that’s extra fun, so stay tuned…..

Pricing TBD
Double Barrel Hang Fire, 375 ml bottle
Barrel-Aged Tripel, 375 ml bottle
Jinkies!, 16 oz. 4-pack

Iowa Brewing releasing “Jinkies” part of their hazy IPA series on 9/11!

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Iowa Brewing will be continuing their hazy/juicy IPA series this week with the release of “Jinkies” on September 11th. This release will be available in 4 packs @ 10.99 and also on draft. Here’s more from Iowa Brewing:

Jinkies! it’s time for another version of our Hazy/Juicy IPA series (previously known as Juicy McJuice Pants)

This newest batch features a delicious blend of El Dorado, Strata and Amarillo hops.

The beer will be available on draft with 16 oz. 4-packs to go @ $10.99 – the last version sold out in a couple hours so we’ll be canning a little more this time around but don’t dawdle, it won’t last long!

Iowa Brewing Company releasing barrel-aged In-Tents Smores Stout 5/11/19!

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Some exciting news out of Cedar Rapids as Iowa Brewing Company has announced their release on “In-Tents”, a barrel-aged Smores stout. The release will come on May 11th, right before the Benz Beverage Depot beer festival. To get more info read below or check out Iowa Brewing’s event release on Facebook by clicking here:

๐—œ๐—ป-๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ was brewed last year to celebrate our second anniversary. A huge imperial s’mores stout with tons of pale and biscuit malt, chocolate malt, roasted barley, and graham flour for a rich full flavor with notes of cookies and a touch of char. Afterwards we rested on pure liquid cacao and a blend of Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla beans. Half of the batch was put into Four Roses barrels and a vanilla bourbon barrel to rest for (almost) a year, and finished with cocoa nibs, graham crackers and marshmallows.

Two variants will be available in 375ml bottles:

๐—•๐—” ๐—œ๐—ป-๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ – Aged in Four Roses bourbon barrels plus a vanilla bourbon barrel and finished with cocoa nibs, graham crackers and marshmallows.

๐—•๐—” ๐—œ๐—ป-๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ – Aged in Four Roses bourbon barrels plus a vanilla bourbon barrel and finished with cocoa nibs, graham crackers, marshmallows, and Trung Nguyen Legendee coffee.

Stop by before Benz Beerfest starts and be the first to grab a bottle, these won’t last long. Bottle shares will be allowed in line, please line up at our patio door and keep any open containers inside the patio.

Iowa Brewing Co. Barrel Aged Oja Release Info

iowa brewingThis coming Saturday, Dec. 22nd, Iowa Brewing Company will be releasing their Barrel-aged Oja and variants. Below are the deets for this event. Cheers!

BARREL AGED OJA RELEASE INFO

Doors open at 11am on Saturday, December 22nd.

German Chocolate Cake Oja: 375ml bottle, $13, two per person.

Rye Barrel Aged Oja: 375 ml bottle, $10 each, one per person.

Available on Draft:
German Chocolate Cake Oja – $8 6oz pour (half tulip)
Rye Barrel Aged Oja – $7 6oz pour (half tulip)

Bottle shares will be allowed in line, please line up at our patio door and keep any open containers inside the patio.

Parking: There is free street parking surrounding the brewery, as well as parking ramps within walking distance. Please do not park in the YMCA parking lot across the street.

Iowa Brewing Releasing Barrel Aged Oja and German Chocolate Cake Oja 12/22!

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Some exciting news from Iowa Brewing Company today as they’ve announced the release of Barrel-Aged Oja and German Chocolate Cake Oja. The release will be on December 22nd and the doors will open at 11:00 a.m. Here’s more from the brewery:

For the last year and half our Baltic Porter has been aging in a few Templeton Rye whiskey barrels. In two of the barrels we’ve added cocoa nibs, pecans, coconut and lactose for a German Chocolate Cake Oja! (I know, and yes, it is as amazing as it sounds).

To say that we’ve left the remaining barrel “plain” just doesn’t at all give credit to how deliciously rich and smooth Rye Barrel Aged Oja is.

Bottles of these two Oja variations will only be available in our taproom.

They go on sale Saturday the 22nd and we open at 11:00.

Quantities will be very limited. Get here early.

Film Scene Hosting Brewmaster Movie Showing Beer Tasting Nov. 5th!

filmscenceFilm Scene in Iowa City will be hosting a special showing of the documentary Brewmaster on November 5th. For $18 ($15 for Film Scene members) you get your ticket to the movie and beer tastings from some of Iowa’s finest breweries including Big Grove Brewery, Lion Bridge, and Iowa Brewing Company.

Along with those fantastic breweries they will be tapping a 2015 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout! Check out Film Scene’s link for more info on this special event and also check out the trailer to the documentary “Brewmaster”.

Film Scene Link

Cedar Rapids Ale Trail Spotlight: Breweries

ale.jpgThe Cedar Rapids Ale Trail is a terrific way to venture out and try some the best food and beerย in the area and save money while doing so!

Over $500 in discounts and perks at more than 25 of the best breweries and restaurants in the Cedar Rapids area. Available on your phone for only $30 per year.

The best way to experience Cedar Rapids’ national award-winning craft beer & culinary scene.

Let’s go ahead and focus on some of the perks that having the CR Ale Trail app can get you by looking at what our local breweries/beer stores are offering whenย purchasing. Here we go:

another road**Another Road Brewing**ย 
1. Buy one pint get the second pint half off. Put the bag in the hole with one shot on table bags, get free bottle opener.
2. $5 off $25
3. Buy one pint and get 2nd pint 1/2 off

benz**Benz Beverage Depot**
1. 15% off 2 mix and match 6 packs.
2. 10% off 1 mix and match 6 pack
iowa-brewing**Iowa Brewing Company**
1. $10 off $25
2. $5 off a growler fill – limit two per day

lion bridge**Lion Bridge Brewing Company**
1. Free 8 oz beer with purchase of taster tra
2. 1/2 price nacho platter with purchase of taster tray

millstream**Millstream Brewing Company**
1. $10 off $25
2. Buy one beer and get the 2nd for $1

quarter barrel**The Quarter Barrel Arcade and Brewery**
1. Two free beer flights with purchase of any pizza
2. 1 liter glass stein of any house brew for price of a pint

third base**Third Base Brewery**
1. Receive a 25 oz mug for the price of a pint: $4.50

 

That’s just the breweries! Stay tuned for deals at Hy-Vees and restaurants! For more information visit the Cedar Rapids Ale Trail Facebook page here:ย https://www.facebook.com/crAleTrail/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Brrr Fest Update: Lost Duck out, Iowa Brewing in

update: Here’s the official list from Iowa Brewing:

Iowa Eagle: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Tragedy of the Common: California Common (GABF Silver Medal Winner)
Hop Eagle Motueka: Pale Ale
The Red Thing: Hoppy Double Red Ale
Oja: Baltic Porter
Whiskey B.A. Oja: Baltic Porter aged aged in Cedar Ridge Whiskey Barrels
Rum B.A. Oja: Baltic Porter aged in 5 year Dark Rum barrels w/ cocoa nibs, coconut, and vanilla beansbrrrfest logo copy 2012 copyA last minute change to the Brrr Fest lineup has Lost Duck Brewing company not attending the event and Iowa Brewing Company taking their place.

Expect Iowa Brewing Company to bring their GABF silver medal winning Tragedy of the Commons and hopefully their barrel-aged Oja! See you in a few hours!