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
Die Dreaming Smoothie Fruit Sour Inspired by the unique and popular smoothie drink of The Dominican Republic, Morir Sonando, or To Die Dreaming. We took inspiration from this delicious beverage and blended loads of orange, pineapple, and milk sugar for a creamy tropical sweet treat.
Brain Fuzz Smoothie Fruit Sour Inspired by the classic Lime Rickey. Tart citrus and sugary cherry meld perfectly into a comfy nest of marshmallow sweetness. Luscious and vibrant red and bursting with stone fruit and pithy aromas.
Juicy Bits Hazy IPA Our flagship IPA features a huge citrus and tropical fruit hop character from the Mosaic, Citra & El Dorado hops and softer, smoother mouthfeel from the adjusted water chemistry, higher protein malts, and lower attenuation. The end result is a beer reminiscent of citrus juice with extra pulp, thus the name Juicy Bits.
Nectaron Extra Extra Juicy Bits an 8.6% DIPA brewed with Citra, Mosaic + El Dorado hops, and double dry-hopped with EXTRA EXTRA Nectaron hops. This “little” number is absolutely brimming with notes of tropical fruits, candied peach rings, grapefruit, and dare we say… gives off a whole Orange Julius vibe?!
Robo Boogie DBL IPA New Zealand-style IPA brewed with with Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Rakau, and Wakatu Hops. ROBO-BOOGIE is a dive into the deep abyss of New Zealand-specific hops, namely Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, Rakau and Wakatu. All are prized for their unique characteristics, from white grape and earth to “every corner of the orchard,” and they have come together in what is not just one of the most stylistically intriguing brews but also one of the BEST hoppy beers that we have made this year.
America The Fruitful – Fruit Sour A 5.8% taste-explosion-in-your-mouth kinda Sour Ale, brewed with Banana, Cherry, Blueberry, & Vanilla!
Peaches & Cream Cheesecake So new there’s no official description – so here’s the ingredients Sour Ale with Peaches, Vanilla, Milk Sugar, Graham Cracker
Pina Colada IPA Double India Pale Ale brewed with over 3,000 pounds of Pineapple Puree, Toasted Coconut, Milk Sugar, Vanilla and Sabro and Lotus hops
Derek Zealander IPA Blue Steele, Ferrari, Le Tigre? They’re all the same face! Collaboration with Abnormal Beer Co (San Diego, CA) this Hazy India Pale Ale is packed full of 100% New Zealand Hops
Ghost Hawk DDH DBL IPA – Horus & Parrish Brewing Collaboration Collaboration with Parish Brewing (Broussard, LA). Double Dry Hopped Hazy Double India Pale Ale with Citra, Motueka, Sabro Incognito and Vic Secret Hops
Strata Revengeance DBL Hazy IPA Part of Mason Ale Works and Beer Zombies ‘Revengeance’ collaboration series. Strata Revengeance is a Double Dry Hopped Hazy Double IPA with 100% Strata Hops
Sweet Creams Are made of these – Cherry Pie edition Fruited Sour ale Cherry Pie Edition with Sweet Cherry, Lactose and Graham Cracker
Zombie Mania – DDH Triple IPA Double Dry Hopped Triple Hazy IPA. Hulk-a-mania would be runnin’ wild for this beer. Only suited for real beer fans – and that’s the bottom line because Stone Cold Said So.
Local 755 Hazy IPA The foggy friend we know and love. Bright flavor, hazy and juicy IPA. It’s the flagship for a reason!
Giving Trees Apple Crisp Sour 6.0% ABV
A generous portion of Apple Cider, Cinnamon, Granola & Brown Sugar with our Mixed Culture Foeder Fermented Berliner Base. A friend in need is a friend indeed
Tech Decks IPA IPA (7.0%) Handed down as tradition from those before us. Comfortably familiar portions of finger picked Strata, Citra Cryo, Cashmere, Mosaic & Idaho 7 Cryo. Come shred with us.
Blueberry Dive Margarita Gose – Great Notion Brewing Collaboration 6% ABV Brewed with Great Notion over CBC week – This is a Gose style ale brewed with Malted White wheat & pilsner malts, then conditioned on Shit loads of Blueberries and mixed in Key Lime juice, Pineapple Juice, Agave nectar and Sea salt. I personally had a sneak peek at this beer and it’s fantastic for this summer weather. Pours purple/blue with little bits of blueberry remaining on the rim of the glass. Tastes like a wonderful fruit forward blueberry margarita!
Warheads Seltzer Made in collaboration with the candy maker each Seltzer features a different Warheads flavor. They’re lightly tart, they’re sweet and unlike all others.
6/4pk/16oz Cans – EACH 4pk contains 4 different beers – $65.00
This batch is planned to contain the following 4 flavors:
Black cherry
Blue Raspberry
Watermelon
Green Apple
Warheads Extreme Ales (new flavors) Made in collaboration with the candy maker each Ale features a different Warheads or Smashup candy flavoring and has been brewed to match the point of when the candy goes from Sour to Sweet -when the flavor pops out.
This batch is planned to contain the following 4 flavors:
Black cherry
Blue Raspberry
Watermelon
Cherry/Lime Smashup
Snow Cone Sour – Grape & Cherry Remember drinking the syrup that collected at the bottom of a snow cone? Now imagine that was made into a Grape or Cherry flavored sour beer and that’s these beers!
She’s Tert – Raspberry Banana tart ale Made using a delectable tart raspberry concentrate, and a touch of banana purée for thickness, this fruited sour beer tastes like a raspberry tart!
MangoColada Sluhshhhh Berliner with Mango, Pineapple, Coconut, and Lactose – Mango Colada Slushhhhh is our newest edition to the Slushhhhh series. We added loads of Mango, Pineapple, and Coconut to the tank. The outcome was a great beer for the incoming warm weather. Whether at the pool, beach, or your couch – this beer hits right.
Destination Paradise Dbl IPA Destination Paradise 1.0 – Ology Selected Citra We hit this beer with Barley, loads of Oats, and some Wheat to round the base out. Then, our selected Citra hit every step of this beer. During the brewday, early on in the first days of fermentation, and an extra heavy dose near the end of our yeast’s sugar binge. The result? Deeply rich-tropical-overripe mango and pineapple, bright lime zest, and a finish of sweet tangerine juice. This is a special series for us – the goal of Destination Paradise is to focus on hops that were hand (nose) selected after we (Ology) flew out to the Northwest and personally picked out. This was the first time we’ve had the opportunity to sensory-select hops.
Yumchataaaa – Imperial Stout – Collaboration with WELDWERKS Brewing Yumchataaaaa is an Imperial Milk Stout with almonds and Cinnamon brewed with Flaked Rice and Rice Syrup. At 13% it comes in strong, but in a sweet and smooth package. These 4-packs of 8oz cans are perfect for an indulgent night alone or sharing with multiple friends.
First Rodeo Hazy IPA – NEIPA (7.2%) Pinthouse Collab Brewed with our buds at Pinthouse in Austin for our first rodeo with an exciting new varietal out of Idaho, EXP ID 158. We wanted to see how it plays with something we’re both familiar with: Our respective selected lots of Citra from @yakimachief & Pilsen + Wheat Malt from from @malteuropmaltingco
Wedding Season – West Coast IPA – Collaboration with Weldwerks – DDH DIPA (8.2%) Brewed with our buds @weldwerksbrewing in Greeley, CO to celebrate the occasion. Blessed with Berkeley Tropics Yeast to drive the release of thiols with Something Old (Cascade), Something New (Phantasm), Something Borrowed (Weldwerk’s Selected El Dorado) & Something Blue (Our Selected Citra Cryo). Mazel Tov!
Local 755 – Hazy IPA Our Foggy Favorite. Azacca, Amarillo & a Gwop of Citra. Soft, Juicy & Hazy like 70’s
Adventure Sour Mixed Variety pack Version 2
A brand new 12pk containing 4 different beers! Those four include3 of each:
Chariot – Cherry fruit tart
Teak – American Fruit tart (pineapple and passion fruit)
Spyglass – Lemon Lime fruit tart
Photobooth – Grapefruit Gruit tart.
SqueezeBox Fruit Tart – Strawberry
Strawberry Midwest Fruit Tart. Brewed with over 3,000 lbs of strawberries per 30bbl. 8.6 % ABV
Hop Girl Summer IPA We all gonna summer the summer out of this summer. Hop Girl Summer for all!
Hop Girl Summer lands somewhere between a West Coast & American IPA. Brewed with Simcoe & Centennial hops, your first sips will be piney with a touch of that dankness we love so much. Finishing with grapefruit brightness reminds you why we power through long, frigid winters. So we can Hop Girl Summer.
Coral Riff
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗳𝗳 is fruited gose-style sour ale with pink guava & sea salt is awash with a melody of nectarous guava juice. The interplay of sweet and sour is insanely tantalizing to the tastbuds without being overpowering in either direction. Lush tropical florals and a tinge of tartness make this sour full of unique subtleties ripe for exploration. (6.2% ABV)
Mas Chela – Mexican style lager
Crisp and refreshing Mexican Lager. Cheers to summer vibes
A new month means new releases for many Iowa breweries. Lion Bridge brewing will be releasing two new beers this month, an imperial milk stout and an IPA (draft only). Here’s more on these two releases:
Houby Daze Imperial Milk Stout
Fungophiles rejoice! A special Houby Days release! We cold steeped the famed Lactarius rubidus, aka, Candy Cap Mushroom in this stout to produce an earthy, maple character that we thought would be a great accompaniment to a robust mix stout base,
Release date 05/12
The Eye of Thiol
Trying out a new yeast strain that accentuates hop flavors and aroma. We brewed this draft-only IPA with some of our favorite hop varietals. Enjoy!
Enchanted Island v1 – Imperial Tiki Sour ale – 16oz cans
Enchanted Island v1 is returning in 16oz format featuring pineapple, orange, coconut and nutmeg
Coastal Sunshine v3 – 16oz cans The return of one of the best sellers – version 3 features Tangerine, Passion fruit, mango and Soursop
ElectroJet Hazy IPA 6.8% This herculean feat of haze-craft is an IPA of singular bomb-diggityness, packed to the rafters with Galaxy and El Dorado hops, and just enough Simcoe to tie the room together. The result of this lupulin-laden trifecta is an unquestionably choice adult beverage that explodes with thunderous notes of juicy peach flesh, bright citrus, ripe mango, and stone fruit. It’s a breathtaking bouquet that’s going to ignite your sensory synapses in a rapturous conflagration of pure pleasure.
Dingo Magic IPA
Should you choose to unleash the contents of this can, you’ll be met with an unrelentingly delightful barrage of bright citrus, guava, peach, and sundry tropical radness, all coming together to form a liquid palanquin upon which to gently deliver your tastebuds into the loving arms of the flavor gods. Should you choose not to open this can, that’s also totally fine. We respect your agency.
German Chocolate Cake Stout 8% ABV A Collaboration with XUL brewing, this beer features Cocoa Nibs, Coconut and Pecan Nuts to give a delightful and dessert filled experience. It unsurprisingly tastes just like cake.
Double Mango Sour – 6% ABV
Next up is Double Mango sour, made with both Mango Puree & Mango juice… Untitled art does Mango incredibly well, so I’m personally excited to sip on this one and enjoy the upcoming weather.
This past weekend I had some time to hang out with my oldest and I asked him where/what he wanted to eat. He simply responded, “Bar food”. So after a quick trip to Big Grove in Solon we headed to Shueyville, about 10-15 minutes from Solon, and hit up Shuey’s Restaurant and Lounge.
We were greeted right in by a very friendly staff and had drinks ordered within seconds. Easy Eddy for me, root beer for the lad. Tap lines were typical of your small town bar with some craft on, Easy Eddy seems to be an option no matter what bar you hit and tastes good all the time so the choice was relatively simple.
Although I wasn’t very hungry, their menu has a lot of intriguing options. I let my sign go crazy, if queso is on the menu, he’s going to order it, that with an order of sliders and a mushroom swiss burger. A lot more than I anticipated but was game to try it all. Queso came out first and was delicious, warm and crispy tortilla chips. Paired well with the beer. Sliders and burger next, meat quality tasted wonderful, perfectly seasoned. The crinkle cut fries served as the side also went well with the queso dip.
Overall, so much more I want to try. The food was delicious and tasted fresh, the staff was friendly and welcoming, the feel of your small town bar was definitely there but also a place you could bring your whole family for a delicious meal. A place I will frequent and a place you should check out too!
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.
With notes of dank weed, pine, and tropical fruits, this IPA brewed with copious amounts of the stickiest hops available is notably bitter and perfectly crisp.
Superclear Pilsner (pictured below)
SuperClear is a German-style pilsner brewed with extra-pale pilsner malt and a blend of German- and Czech-grown noble hops. Bright, crispy, lemony, spritzy, dry, and easy to consume. It’s like Pils’ little crispier sibling.
Roselle sour
Spring is here, stouts are out! Roselle is Fair State’s zippy pink beer that’s available year round but tastes best as the weather starts warming up—or at least we think so.Try this refreshingly bright drink that is tart, fruity, and floral. Hibiscus lends flavors reminiscent of cranberry and pomegranate while creating a unique and natural pink hue.
Mirror Universe Hazy IPA (pictured below with can) A Double Dry Hopped Hazy IPA brewed with Wheat, Oats, and (too many) Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado hops.
DDH MATING RITUALS – DDH TIPA (10.2%) We decided to double down on the last triple we made with our panhandle partners from @ology_brewing_co . A creamy trifecta of Oats, Wheat & Spelt with Cashmere, South African Southern Passion & our collective day one: Citra
DOUBLE 755 – DDH DIPA (8.8%) Double helpings of our forever favorite fog dog. All the helpings of all the things that make us love it so. Even More Wheat. Even More Oats. Even More of our Hand-Selected Citra, Azacca & Amarillo. Even heftier amounts of the Hand-Selected Cryo versions of all the same to finish it off. Liquid lust in a can. Pour Up
Sick Mix – Apricot & Raspberry Fruit Berliner Weiss Imagine you have your foam headphones on, listening to the most beautiful playlist created by the person who has had their hand in your back pocket for the last 3 months. Round up your favorite acid wash jeans and meet us cool kids under the bleachers. We’ll be here drinking Sick Mix, a Berliner Weisse w/ 2-Row barley and wheat malt then conditioned on apricots & raspberries.
Dreamyard hazy IPA Hazy IPA that’s made entirely from oats and wheat and heavily hopped with Citra and Denali
Liquid El Dorado Crystals DDH IPA This New England IPA hopped & double dry hopped w/ El Dorado & Cryo El Dorado.
NEW – Teak – American Tropical Fruit Tart Tropical American Fruit Tart brewed with 800lb of Pink Guava, 800lb of Pineapple, and 400lb or Key Lime per 30bbl batch.
Keypunch – Keylime Fruit Tart
Keylime gose with vanilla bean added giving flavors of key lime pie with a huge dollop of whipped cream.
Spyglass – Lemon Lime Tart (reformulation)
Big badder and more drinkable! Now with even more Lemon and Limes added, to make this a true fruit tart. Light and refreshing.
Carrot Cake A La Mode – Corporate ladder Collaboration Building off their Winning beer “cherry sour a La Mode, they’re at it again! This version brings Carrot Juice, Cinnamon and other natural flavors to deliver the easter dessert in a glass. Pours a vibrant orange with cream cheese frosting on the nose, the medium thick body follows with cinnamon and sweet fruit with hints of carrot.
Ice Ice Prrrty 6.2% ABV Ice Ice PRRRTY is a Slushy Style Sour that’ll grab ahold of you tightly, then flow like a harpoon daily and nightly. Will it ever stop? That’s up to you to put down this absolute banger stuffed with lemon, cherry, plum, coconut, and lemon slushy mix. ⠀
Lizard People IPA DBL IPA The world is run by interstellar lizards in people suits, and as a nod to those who are really pulling the strings is Lizard People. Our reptilian overlords concocted this soft, juicy, & citrusy double IPA in some smoky back room of a super secret, non-descript, possibly government building – we don’t know or really care to know for that matter. It’s delicious and we don’t want to find out what happens when you ask too many questions.⠀
Slang Du jour Cranberry/Raspberry/Lemon/Strawberry Y’all ever had a Cranberry Raspberry Lemon Strawberry Cobbler? Ok, us neither. But we thought it sounded amazing so we loaded up this Slang with Cranberry, Raspberry, Lemon, Strawberry, Granola, Cinnamon, Brown Sugar, Lactose, & Vanilla Beans. This cacophony of awesomeness is the cobbler mashup that dreams are made of and we’re pretty sure you’re gonna dig it as much as we do.⠀
Struggle Bus – Breakfast Sour 6.4% ABV a Breakfast Sour with Orange, Brown Sugar, Vanilla, a little Coconut & cinnamon, and Maple Syrup seems a little weird but not THAT weird, right? So we’re bringing it back and we think it’s goddamn delicious, and we can’t wait to hear what you think!
Ectogasm IPA Ectogasm is a juicy, hazy, and soft NE IPA brewed with Citra & Mosaic hops. The Flagship IPA of Drekker brewing!
Berry Prrrrty Paradise he newest PRRRT, a fruited sour loaded up with Blueberry, Blackberry, Plum, Key Lime, and Cream of Coconut for a stupidly tasty tropical berry flavor!⠀
Braaaaaaains Lemon Apricot – 7.3% ABV a new Braaaaaaaains! We stuffed this one with all of the lemon & apricot we could find and then hit it with our double secret smoothie treatment of sea salt, lactose, and vanilla beans.⠀
Garbage People DBL IPA – 8.5% ABV Don’t know about you guys, but we were always a little more Garbage Pail Kids than Cabbage Patch Kids. We grew up (technically, but not really) and we aren’t kids anymore so we’re just Garbage People. This Double IPA is hopped with Mosaic, Galaxy, Citra, and Vic Secret with some serious dank, orange zest, bubble gum, & apricot flavor and aroma. So crack one of these and decide which Garbage Pail Kid you feel like? Nasty Nick? Maybe a little more like Spacey Stacey? Let us know, we’ve got a feeling you’re Garbage People too.
Heaps – Coconut Milk Stout Heaps is a Coconut Milk Stout brewed with a big, smooth, chocolatey malt bill with a chef’s kiss of lactose to pump up that body and then it was conditioned on cacao nibs and heaps on heaps of toasted coconut! Heaps, we tell ya! ⠀
When local breweries/restaurants get involved in raising awareness for non-profits, it sure makes your heart full. Clockhouse Brewing continues this wonderful tradition as they have teamed up with the “I Know Jack” foundation to raise awareness for cancer patients and their families. Let’s drink this beer, let’s keep this fight going…here’s more from Clockhouse:
We’re very excited to announce we recently teamed up with the I Know Jack Foundation and brewed a delicious NEIPA to help spread awareness and raise funds for this incredible local non-profit. By raising funds, they support cancer patients and their families through survivorship. We are collaborating to help further their goal to raise awareness about cancer, support those affected by cancer, assist with cancer research, and improve the survivor’s quality of life. We understand that cancer affects the entire family and that it takes a community to beat cancer. With that in mind we be donating a part of the proceeds of I Know Jack NEIPA back to the foundation. I Know Jack NEIPA is dry-hopped with Azacca, Nelson, and Strata which leaves notes of white wine, lemon peel, and citrus. Available in 16oz 4-packs, growlers, and draft.
