September releases coming from Backpocket!

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. 

Urban Artifact, Phase Three, MORE, and Untitled Art coming from Pequod this week!

NEW – Fire Iron – Pink Guava / Banana / Passion Fruit Midwest fruit tart 
This Midwest Fruit Tart Ale is brewed with 1,500 lbs of pink guava, 500 lbs of banana, and 400 lbs of passion fruit per 30 bbl batch.

The Gadget – Blackberry & raspberry fruit tart 
A Midwest Fruit Tart Ale with 1,280 lbs of blackberries, 1,280 lbs of raspberries & 30 g of vanilla beans per 30 BBL batch

Spyglass – key lime tart
Featuring 250lbs of Lemon Peel and 200lbs of Lime Peel, this beer is balanced, light, and easy-drinking.

Teak – fruit tart 
Tropical American Fruit Tart brewed with 800lb of Pink Guava, 800lb of Pineapple, and 400lb or Key Lime per 30bbl batch.

NEW – Trick or Treat  mystery 6packs (4 treats & 2 trick per unit) Seltzer 
The cryptid-themed collection features a six pack of seltzers, each donning an illustration of a supernatural creature like the Loveland Frogman or a chupacabra. The “trick” — and “treat” — part comes into play in the form of seltzers’ taste.

Each six pack features six mystery flavors — two weird ones and four “treats.”

Oktoberfest 

Rich malt character with balanced hops. Toasted bread and subtle Earthy hop aroma.

DDH Low Ceilings
This double dry-hopped dipa is packed with an all-star hop combo, Mosaic and Citra. Expect flavors and aromas of ripe citrus, and lychee fruit, with notes of bright, wild blueberry.

DDH Double Pixel Density 
We find no coincidence to the fact that this is also the first 100% citra hopped beer we’ve done with our hand-selected Citra.

P3 Pilsner 
This American-Style pilsner saw a couple changes this time around, mainly a switch from 2-row barley to 6-row American barley. This will provide a distinct character unique to American lagers. We took the ABV down from 5% 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.

Lil Space Booties –  DDH Pale Ale 
Our favorite little session pale ale is back! 𝗟𝗶𝗹’ 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 is a light, bright, and hop-saturated hazy with Galaxy and Citra hops. The tiny tot of our DDH DIPA Double Space Boots, these space booties carry a heap of juicy hop character delivered on a, dare I say, nebulous body. Expect to experience the same atmospheric symphony of mango, pineapple, and bright citrus alongside metagalactic notes of fresh peach and melon but now with a featherweight 5.5% ABV.

Strawberry Tangerine Double Marbles – Fruit Milkshake IPA 
Our latest Marbles mashup to hit the loading screen is 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀! This Milkshake DIPA is a perfect combo of luscious strawberries and dangerously juicy tangerines that’s smashed with vanilla and milk sugar. No matter who your main is, this new super marble brother is sure to get your tastebuds right off the stage!

Punch Out – Bermuda Blend 
This Ready to Drink Cocktail from Untitled Art is a “vodka smoothie” made with Watermelon, Pomegranate and Guava. 12oz Cans  6% ABV – Gluten Free 

More Drekker beers coming from Pequod!

Braaaaaaains Mango / Prickly Pear Double Fruit Sour
A new Braaaaaaaains! We stuffed this one with Mango and Prickly Pear and then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla!⠀

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Slang Du Jour – fruit sour
This Sour à la Mode is loaded up with the dynamite combination of Strawberry and Rhubarb plus granola, brown sugar, cinnamon, lactose, and vanilla beans for that slangy, cobblery, right out of Grandma’s oven flavor.⠀⠀

NEW – Brace for the G’s – IPA
A new IPA with some new stuff we can’t wait for you to try! Brace For The G’s is an IPA brewed with YCH 303, Citra, Vic Secret, and we used Phantasm for the first time to really blast out the key lime, clementine & juicy fruit (like the gum) flavor & aromas.

NEW – Odin is my Overlord – Valhalla series DBL IPA
The divine return of the Allfather! Odin Is My Overlord reigns supreme over our God Series of Lactose Double IPAs with its almighty hop combo of CTZ, Enigma, Mosaic, and Hallertau Blanc. Odin’s pillowy soft body gets a boost and just a little bit of sweetness from a dose of lactose that balances perfectly with that all-powerful hop bill.⠀⠀

Chonk – White Chocolate/ peach/ Vanilla ice cream – Dbl fruit sour
Our lovable hefty boi is back and this time he’s slathered with all kinds of tasty goodies like white chocolate, peaches, vanilla ice cream, lactose, and vanilla beans! As you can probably imagine this preposterously decadent absolute unit is absurdly delicious.

Ectogasm Hazy IPA
Ectogasm is a juicy, hazy, and soft NE IPA brewed with Citra & Mosaic hops.

Blackstack, Untitled Art, and Modist coming from Pequod!

DDH City Pages – DDH Best IPA (7.0%)
Despite our best efforts, we never got this when they were around & the first time around this beer was hitting too hard for us not to go back in. Double the word count of our Hand Selected Mosaic & Mosaic Cryo with a beautiful lot of Nelson Sauvin from New Zealand. Figured since we were the only ones voting this year, we could do the tally ourselves. Rest In Peace.

STACKING BRICKS: UNIVERSALLY PANNED
– Collab w/Bricksworth NEIPA (7.2%)

Our bud Tyler, The Head Brewer down at Bricksworth Beer Co. in Burnsville has been cranking out some pretty serious shredders. However, due to the way distribution laws work in Minnesota, they can’t sell any of their beers in cans or outside of their taproom. So we figured we’d have him up in an ongoing basis to put some of his favorite recipes into beer tubes. First up is “UNIVERSALLY PANNED”, a Mosaic & Strata showcase that pairs perfectly with their Detroit Style Pizzas & Wings

Local 755 Hazy IPA 
Their Foggy friend and flagship IPA. Local 755 one of the best out there 

Citra Session IPA 
A session India Pale Ale with Amarillo and Citra Hops 

Into It – Lager conditioned on key lime and lemon juice
Lager w/ pilsner malt conditioned on lemon juice, lemon crystals, lime juice and key limes

Big Grove “Velvet” releasing August 27th, Pre-order link available, plus “Tropical Summer Jam” and !

Big Grove will be releasing one of their more anticipated beers on August 27th as “Velvet” comes back to their taprooms! About Velvet:

VANILLA BARREL-AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
ABV: 13.3%

This special brew is an Extended Boil, Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout that we aged in freshly emptied Kentucky Bourbon barrels. The beer was aged for a year and then finished on Grade A Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans. You can expect a viscous mouthfeel, notes of roasted malt, marshmallow, dark chocolate, and an explosion of vanilla—highlighted by a smoothness that only comes from age and using the finest ingredients.

Along with “Velvet”, Big Grove will be releasing “Tropical Jam Fruit Sour” and “Double Norwegian Demon”. To pre-order your Velvet please click HERE! Below is more info on release day:

Release Day:

• Pick up period is 10:00am to 10:00pm on Saturday, August 27, 2022

• All three Big Grove Brewery locations will open at 10:00am for beer pick-up

• Breakfast food specials will be available from our chefs from 10:00am – noon

For the first time, we’ve crafted 100 bottles of a variant aged in a rum barrel sourced from the Virgin Islands with a nose of fresh cut sugarcane and light banana. This one-time release will only be available in bottles to the first 50 guests in Iowa City, 35 guests in Des Moines, and 15 guests in Solon.

Price: $50 per Barrel Aged Velvet bottle (500mL), limit of 6 per guest, available in Des Moines, Iowa City, and Solon. It will also be available in very limited draft at our breweries.

Variant: $50 per Barrel Aged Velvet Rum Variant bottle (500mL), limit 1 per guest in order of arrival. Available in Iowa City, (50 bottles), Des Moines (35 bottles), and Solon (15 bottles). It will also be served in very limited draft at our breweries.

New Brews Joining the Party: Tropical Jam Fruited Sour Ale (draft and 4-pack), Double Norwegian Demon Hazy Double IPA (brewery-only, draft-only).

Remember to bring your order number and a valid ID. 

On Saturday, come on in and a Big Grove employee will greet you, check your ID, and retrieve your order. Please have the order number from your receipt available. 

You’re invited to pick up the goods (proxy) on behalf of a friend, so long as you have their order number and a copy of their ID. 

Pending availability, you’re welcome to purchase any of our remaining beer inventory at that time.

Mortalis Brewing coming to Iowa via Pequod! Plus, Untitled Art, Blackstack, Humble Forager, Phase Three, Aslin, and Weldwerks!

Mortalis Brewing Company was founded in 2017, but its origin dates to many years before then. Formed in Upstate NY, Mortalis was selected as a winner of the Brew in Livingston County business plan competition in 2017. Officially opening its doors in August of 2018, Mortalis has gone on to successfully fund a Kickstarter, expand 500% beyond its original capacity, become the first to brew an everything bagel DIPA & strawberry cheesecake milkshake, and been privileged enough to work with some of the greatest craft breweries in the world. As Mortalis continues to grow and expand, the focus remains on trying to produce the best beer possible and is grounded in the belief that beer is about human connection. A connection that we are all mortals in this realm with stories to tell, dreams to live, and beers to share. We are all Mortalis. 

Red, White and Blue (Arkane Collab) 

  • This Fruited Sour is brewed in celebration of July 4th. Virtually brewed with our good friends at Arkane_Aleworks in Florida. We conditioned this sour on raspberry, blueberry, Madagascar vanilla, and America mix skittles.

Gemini – Raspberry + Sweet Cherry + Lime (bomb pop) 

  • This fruited sour is part of our Gemini Series that focuses on small one-off batches. The duality of complementary and sometime contrasting fruits are blended with other adjuncts to enrich the flavors even further. This version features Raspberry, Sweet Cherry, Lime, and Blue Raspberry (our favorite summertime popsicle).

Boat Drinks 5

  • This Sour Ale is the 5th version brewed with Swiftwater Brewing. Inspired by a Mai Tia, we have blended pineapple, orange, lime, and Orgeat from Fee Brothers. Huge marzipan nose followed by a massive dose of juicy tropical fruit that prepares you for another adventurous sip. “Goonies Never Say Die!”

From Hawaii with Love – Golden Stout 

  • This Golden Stout blends Kona coffee from Kailua-Kona Hawaii with toasted coconut, and pineapple. Aloha

Beholder

  • This Fruited Sour blends all your favorite flavors from a yogurt parfait. Strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, and granola are slathered with creamy yogurt. Always watching.

NYX – Imperial Stout with coconut

  • This Imperial Stout is brewed with cold steeped roasted barley and complex malts to bring about a brownie like aroma and flavor that uniquely compliments the toasted coconut. It has a rich and deliciously smooth body that fights for control of your soul. This beer is pitch black in color and like the Goddess of Night, when she has you, there is no turning back!⠀

Gemini – Mango + Raspberry + Fruit Burst

  • This fruited sour is part of our Gemini Series that focuses on small one-off batches. The duality of complementary and sometime contrasting fruits are blended with other adjuncts to enrich the flavors even further. This version features Mango, Raspberry and gusher candy.

Hydra – Raspberry +Sweet Cherry + Key Lime 

  • This Fruited Sour blends Key Lime, Raspberry, and Sweet Cherries together to form just one of this monster’s many heads. Keep your eyes peeled for even more flavor combinations.

Gemini – Strawberry + Kiwi + Starburst – 

  • This fruited sour is part of our Gemini Series that focuses on small one-off batches. The duality of complementary and sometime contrasting fruits are blended with other adjuncts to enrich the flavors even further. This version features strawberry, kiwi, and starburst.

Highly Concentrated (collab w/Beer Tree) – DBL HAZY IPA 

  • This Double IPA was brewed in collaboration with Beer Tree Brew Co We have saturated the base with a blend of Incognito and Lupomax hops including, Citra, Rakau, Strata, Azacca, Idaho7, and Mosiac. The blend provides a tropical fruit explosion.

EOS – Imperial Stout w/Raspberry 

  • This Imperial Stout showcases Dominican cacao nibs and raspberry puree. The flavors blend together to create a thick, decadent chocolate covered raspberry.

Minotaur- Planters Punch

  • Planters Punch Sour (Fruited Sour). This Cocktail Inspired Sour blends pineapple, key lime, passion fruit, oranges, and golden rum soaked raisins to create a maze of depth. We suggest to not let him catch you.

Who Put you On? DBL IPA – for Otis 8%
Our dear friend & coworker, Otis recently passed. Overly exuberant additions of our hand selected and nose drafted Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Experimental HBC 630 & Strata. Rest easy brother, we’re gonna miss you dearly

Open Bar – DDH DBL IPA  8% 
AH ,Wedding season. Love is in the air. You’ve already fully pitted our your finest attire and there are still, like what, 20mins left in the ceremony? ONLY THING ON YOUR MIND – This reception better have an open Bar.  NZ Riwaka, Citra Cryo, Azacca Cryo & amarillo Cryo for when you’re crying o nthe inside after paying $8 for that glass of Super buttery chardonnay. 

Local 755 IPA – The Foggy Favorite that built the brewery
Our Foggy Favorite. Azacca, Amarillo & a Gwop of Citra. Soft, Juicy & Hazy like 70’s Home Movies.

Pina Colada Smoothie Seltzer (LUA brewing Collab) RETURNS!!
Collaboration with Lua Brewing. Smoothie Seltzer brewed with Vanilla, Pineapple Puree and Cream of Coconut

Watermelon Cotton Candy 

You asked, we listened. Welcome back, Watermelon Cotton Candy! 
For those of you who aren’t familiar, allow us to make the introduction. Watermelon Cotton Candy is an all-time fan favorite, 5.5% Sour brewed with Cotton Candy Floss, Milk Sugar, Watermelon Juice,

Juicy Bits IPA

The hazy godfather for Weldwerks and the beer that arguably put them on the map.

Key Lime Pie Y’all knew it was bound to be coming out again soon and now it’s here — AND HOLY MOLY is this batch of Key Lime Pie PHENOMINAL
Freshly squeezed key limes, vanilla beans, and just a hint of graham cracker pair perfectly with the tart wheat based beer in our Key Lime Pie Sour Ale. We colored a bit outside the lines to recreate our favorite summer dessert, adding over 250 lbs of key lime puree for the signature citrus character, lactose and vanilla beans for the pie filling, with a dash of graham cracker for the crust. 

Humble Bumble Seltzers RETURN!

Coastal Sunset V6  Dessert Pastry Sour with Banana, Pinapple, pecans vanilla beans and a hint of cinnamon. 

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.

Pixel Density- Citra Hazy IPA 

The hazy Flagship that started it all! 

Lulz Smoothie R & R seltzer 

Our hard seltzer with a prickly, bright mouthfeel that we packed with cream of coconut, pineapple juice and puree, orange puree, pink guava puree and a dash of key lime.

Graduated Color DBL IPA 

This hazy brew features Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic hops, and is popping off with grapefruit, lime, mango, and resiny tropical fruit flavors.

DDH Pearlescent Tides Hazy DBL IPA 

Hand-selected mosaic with a splash of sabro. Expect notes of bright forest-foraged berries with soft cedar and pine notes.

El Dorado + Vic secret Creme DBL IPA Double IPA brewed with extra fluffy malted and flaked oats and splash of creamy lactose. This one has gone through a double dry hopping with both hops, creating a silky-smooth, tropical, hop-filled experience

Bringin’ Extra Sexy Back DBL IPA – 9.4% ABV

Bringing EXTRA Sexy Back is… back! This DIPA is an amped up version of a favorite, dry-hopped with Mosaic. It’s giving us sweet berry, ripe peach, & mango, all wrapped up with a smooth dank finish.

Baby Shark IPA – 5.5% ABV 

This fresh lil’ Baby is dry-hopped with Citra & bursting with ripe flavors of grapefruit, stone fruit & soft clementine. Ultra thirst-quenching and ready for a swim down to that belly.

Volcano Sauce – fruit sour – 6% ABV 

Blueberry, blackberry and a hint of vanilla round out the tart in our core sour.

Radler with Grapefruit sodaOld Town Lager + Grapefruit juice or soda = A super satisfying sweet-tart flavor. Perfect for backyard shenanigans, a post hike treat or really any other time you choose to enjoy it. We trust you.