Great Iowa Beer Festival Category Vote: Stouts

This category of stouts will not include imperial/barrel aged/pastry/adjunct except coffee! Those will be broken down into another category down the road! Thanks to everyone who has participated in the voting and to the brewer’s making the beer! Cheers!

Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout. The first known use of the word stout for beer was in a document dated 1677 found in the Egerton Manuscripts, the sense being that a “stout beer” was a strong beer, not a dark beer.

Blackberry Farm, Decadent, Stillwater, Dugges, Hoof Hearted, Timber all coming from Abu Nawas!

Tons of brews coming from Abu Nawas, perfect time to fill up your fridge! Here we go:

Blackberry Farm:

  • Blackberry Farm Classic Saison 6/4/12oz CANS – Belgian-style Saison features European noble-type hops, authentic Belgian Saison yeast, and the finest European two-row malt. 6.3% ABV.
  • Blackberry Farm Boundary Tree 6/4/12oz CAN – A hop-forward Farmhouse Ale brewed with Hallertau Blanc, Southern Cross, Comet, and Citra hops. 6.5% ABV.
  • Blackberry Farm Barrel Series: Brett Belgo IPA 12/375ml. A hoppy ale aged in red wine barrels. 6.3% ABV.
  • Blackberry Farm Native Series: Brett Saison 12/375ml. A golden farmhouse ale fermented with brettanomyces and aged in French oak California red wine barrels. 6.3% ABV.
  • Blackberry Farm Dubbel 12/375ml – A deep and rich abbey-style Dubbel brewed with Muddy Pond Sorghum. 8% ABV.

STILLWATER ARTISANAL:

  • Stillwater Artisanal Extra Dry Chu-Hi With Red Grapefruit 6/4/16oz CAN – Following the classic Extra Dry: Sake-Inspired Saison comes a fruited variant – also inspired by one of our favorite Japanese refreshments introduced to us, chลซhai. Often sold as โ€˜Chu-Hiโ€™ – the term is an abbreviation of “shลchลซ highball” – itโ€™s a (commonly canned) cocktail of shลchลซ & carbonated water, flavored with various fruits. Extra Dry Chu-Hi is a brighter & lighter take on the familiar Saison, topped up with a touch of citrus and fermented dry. RED GRAPEFRUIT is the first flavor. 4.2% ABV.
  • Stillwater EXTRA DRY 6/4/16oz CAN –  Definitely one of our Island Beers. Sake Style Saison brewed with sake rice and dry-hopped with Citra, Hallertau Blanc, and Sterling. 4.2% ABV.
  • Stillwater Artisanal Plant Based Double IPA With Mango & Palm Sugar 6/4/16oz CAN – Double India pale ale with mango & coconut palm sugar. Hopped with Citra, Sabro & Galaxy. All-natural. 100% vegan. 8.4% ABV.
  • Stillwater General Gose 6/4/16oz CAN – Sour amber wheat ale brewed with orange peel powder, Thai chili powder, sea salt, and msg seasoning. 4.5% ABV
  • Stillwater Insetto 6/4/12oz CAN – Dry-hopped Sour with Italian plum. The beer-drinkersโ€™ rosรฉ. Brian worked backward with this one – first came the design, then we reverse-engineered a beer to match.5% ABV.
  • Stillwater On Fleek 6/4/12oz CAN – A 13 percent ABV imperial stout brewed with dark sugars and molasses. 13.0% ABV.
  • Stillwater / AZ Wilderness Big Bunny is Everything 6/4/12oz CAN – Strong Milk Stout collaboration with AZ Wilderness. Big Bunny IS everything. 8.0% ABV.
  • Stillwater Dry White 6/4/16oz CANS – Blanc Sour Ale Spritzer with Sauvignon Blanc Grape, Lime and Sea Salt. 4.5% ABV.
  • Stillwater Hot Pink 6/4/16oz CANS – Rosรฉ Sour Ale Spritzer with Grenache Grape, Raspberry, and Lemon. 4.5% ABV.

Dugges Bryggeri:

  • Dugges Chinook Citra Denali 6/4/16oz CAN – Follow our journey as we tweak our way towards the perfect Hoppy Ale. Step by step, beer by beer, on and on. Forever. From Sweden with love! Brewed in North Haven, CT. 6% ABV.

Short Throw Brewing:

  • Short Throw Lips and Lungs 6/4/16oz CAN – DIPA with Strata and Citra hops, dry-hopped with the same varietals. 8% ABV.
  • Short Throw Cop And Go 6/4/16oz CAN – American IPA with Galaxy & Mosaic hops, dry-hopped with the same varietals.. 6.5% ABV

Hoof Hearted:

  • Hoof Hearted Cowboy Konkey Dong 6/4/16oz CAN – Fermented in Donkey Kong barrels and excessively dry-hopped. Sitting high in the saddle and hopped with Motueka, Dr. Rudi, and Nelson Sauvin all from New Zealand along with some Mosaics and a heaping helping of Amarillo for that authentic Texas flavor. 8% ABV.
  • Hoof Hearted / Against the Grain Clearly Everybody Wants Some 6/4/16/oz CAN – This โ€œHazy Boiโ€ IPA is a hop loverโ€™s dream featuring the juiciest hops & all the lupulin haze you need! 7.2% ABV. 

DECADENT ALES:

  • Decadent Ales Strawberry Orange Banana 6/4/16oz CAN – IPA brewed with Strawberry, Orange, and Banana Puree – just like your favorite juice. 8.2% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Strawberry Frosted Pastry 6/4/16oz CAN – Double IPA with Strawberry, cinnamon, and allspice – reminiscent of a strawberry pop tart. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Vermont Maple IPA 6/4/16oz CAN – Crisp Double India Pale Ale with Vermont Maple. 9.1% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Pecan Pie 6/4/16oz CAN – Double India Pale Ale with Pecans and Maple Syrup. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Raspberry French Toast 6/4/16oz CAN – Double India Pale with Raspberry, Maple Syrup, and Cinnamon added. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Peach Frosted Pastry 6/4/16oz CAN – Double India Pale Ale with peaches, cinnamon. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Mocha Latte 6/4/16oz CAN – American IPA brewed with Coffee and Chocolate. 8% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales S’mores 6/4/16oz CAN – All Mosaic Double Dry-Hopped DIPA brewed with Marshmallows, Graham Crackers, Madagascar Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon and a touch of Chocolate. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Passiflora 6/4/16oz CAN – Double IPA Brewed utilizing a blend of New Zealand hops, this brew produces notes of Guava, Citrus, and Passionfruit. 8.6% ABV. 
  • Decadent Ales Orange Gusher 6/4/16oz CANS – Double India Pale Ale with Orange Purรฉe. 8.5% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Orange Cream Pop 6/4/16oz CAN – All Citra dry-hopped IPA with a proprietary blend of sugars, Madagascar Vanilla Bean, and a touch of Orange Zest. 6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Blueberry French Toast 6/4/16oz CAN – Double India Pale Ale with blueberries, maple syrup, and cinnamon. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Coconut Almond Macaroon 24/16oz CAN – Double Dry-Hopped All-Mosaic IPA brewed with Coconut & Almond, and a variety of sugars to create a biscuit character. 8.2% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Coconut Citrus Citra 6/4/16oz CAN – Double IPA Triple Dry-Hopped with All Citra. Brewed with Orange Zest Coconut. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Elderflower Mochi 6/4/16oz CAN – Milkshake Double India Pale Ale brewed with Elderflower and Vanilla. 8.6% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales Ectoplasmic Orange 24/16oz CAN – All Citra double dry-hopped IPA with tangerine, and orange zests added. 8.7% ABV.
  • Decadent Ales (Evil Twin Collab.) Delight 6/4/16oz CAN – Imperial Stout Brewed with Pistachio, Coconut, and Cinnamon. 11.7% ABV.

Timber Ales:

  • Timber Ales People Power 6/4/16oz CAN – IPA dry-hopped with a combination of Citra and Galaxy hops. This beer was brewed to support the People Power Beer initiative started by our friends at Threes Brewing in collaboration with the ACLU. 7% ABV.

Lua announces 1 year anniversary beer dinner set for October 22nd!

Huge news out of Des Moines today as Lua Brewing has released the information for their 1 year anniversary beer dinner and bottle release! Here are the details!

1ST ANNIVERSARY BEER DINNER, BOTTLE RELEASE AND BRUNCH COMING IN HOT (10/22-10/25)Itโ€™s hard to believe, but we are coming up on one year of life as a lil brewery family, and we are working diligently to prepare for a few fun, safe events we have planned to celebrate with yโ€™all ๐Ÿฅฐ we will be announcing more details and selling tickets for all of these events this week, so keep them eyes peeled.

1st Anniversary Dinner – on 10/22, we will have a limited number of seats for a socially distant beer dinner hosted by Chef James Arbaugh and Brewer Zack Dunbar. 5 courses of Jamesโ€™ world class food paired with beers specially crafted and designed by James and Zack, and only sold at this dinner. Tickets will go on sale this week!

1st Anniversary Bottle Release – we will be packing up a set of 5 different beers to release on 10/23 and 10/24, inlcluding our first anniversary imperial pastry stout and our @prbrewing imperial pastry stout in 750ml bottles. The set will include these beers and 3 others, as well as a first anniversary glass. We will be announcing details about the rest of the beers in this package as well as details about how to enter the raffle to purchase a set this week!

1st Anniversary Pushpop Brunch – On Sunday, 10/25 James will be whipping up a tasty brunch menu, along with Michelada and Mimosa inspired Pushpops. We will also have a special Pushpop crowler available for brunch guests to purchase, more details about the brunch coming later this week. We canโ€™t wait to share our first anniversary celebration with all of you, and show gratitude for all of the support and love that weโ€™ve received over this last year. Thank you.

Lion Bridge fall releases and some future TBD releases announced!

Lion Bridge brewery has been busy and is bursting into fall with a plethora of releases! Their Cheeseshake sour releases have been extremely popular and delicious and if you haven’t tried Off Grid yet you need to do yourself a favor and get some! One of the best beers of the year IMO! Here’s what’s coming down the line this Fall and maybe into winter for Lion Bridge:

**Blackberry Cheeseshake Sour – the last of the Cheeseshake releases will be available on October 7th and will be available for online purchase starting this Sunday at 9 p.m. Click here for purchasing link!

**Zombie Awakening – released this week! In collaboration with Bloomsbury Farm. Black as the inside of a buried coffin, with enough Dash dark roast coffee to put a pep in the step of the even the most lumbering undead walker.

**Spice Must Flow – a seasonal favorite returns next Wednesday (10/7) as well! ย This black Ale w/spices checks in at 7.0% and contains a melange of Maple, Saigon Cinnamon, nutmeg, and a robust black ale form this luxurious treat.

** Fun Size – releasing October 9th and according to LB this is a small beer w/chocolate and Sea Salt and checks in at 7.0% – This beer is brewed with Sea Salt and then fermented with a Scandinavian Kveik yeast called Lutra that ferments quickly and produces a very clean yeast profile. We then rest this beer on a lot of cacao nibs. The result is an adult treat for Halloween. No tricks needed!

**Oco Noco – releasing October 14th with an October 11th presale is this imperial milk Stout w/coconut that will check in at 10.5% – For batch 1001 we wanted to make something special. We decided to take an exceptional Imperial Milk Stout base beer and put an obscene amount of toasted and un-toasted coconut into it until beer and confectionary treat melded seamlessly together. Simple, but oh so decadent.

**TBD BEERS!!

Lion Bridge releasing “Oco Noco” Imperial milk stout w/coconut on Oct. 14th!

This one is sure to be a can’t miss for coconut lovers! Batch 1,001 coming from Lion Bridge! Here’s more:

Oco Noco (Imperial Milk Stout w/Coconut, 10.5%) – For batch 1001 we wanted to make something special. We decided to take an exceptional Imperial Milk Stout base beer and put an obscene amount of toasted and un-toasted coconut into it until beer and confectionary treat melded seamlessly together. Simple, but oh so decadent.$21.99 4-pack.
Available to place orders on Sunday Oct 11 at 9pm for pick up on Wednesday.

Tribute Eatery and Bar opening in Coralville’s Iowa River Landing!

From the folks who brought you 30hop, comes Tribute! A new restaurant that should be opening its doors in mid to late October! Here’s more on this new dining option:

IOWA RIVER LANDING LOCATION UNDERGOES RENOVATION ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NEW XTREAM ARENA!

CORALVILLE, IA โ€“ 30hop Restaurant is excited to introduce itโ€™s newest full service concept, Tribute Eatery & Bar to the corridor. With an anticipated opening date in the second half of October, Tribute is currently undergoing a full renovation with a brand new design.

Tribute aims to bring sophisticated and fresh cuisine to a smart and convivial crowd. Its menu focuses on delivering artisanal sandwiches, shareable snacks, hearty salads and seasonal favorites with its inviting, classic space and laid back vibe anchored by a spanning warm wood bartop.

Tribute Eatery & Bar is brought to you by the 30hop team. We are exciting to announce 30hop Cedar Rapids Managing Partner, Darin Blum, will function as its General Manager. Coralvilleโ€™s current Sous Chef, Cody Sammons, has been appointed to Executive Chef and current Assistant Manager, Blake Laughton, will act as the Assistant General Manager!

Tribute is now hiring for all front and back house positions. We encourage those will all degrees of experience to apply!

Big Grove “Starla” returns this weekend! Northside Oktoberfest in a box includes Big Grove/Adventurous Collab!

Starla

Some exciting news from Big Grove Brewery this week as they plan to release their hazy double ipa “Starla” in cans this weekend. Showcasing citra and Idaho 7 hops, the first release of “Starla” clocked in at 6.4%, not sure if the 2nd run will be the same or not. Along with “Starla” Big Grove has also released “All New Everything” double IPA in cans.

Big Adventure

A busy week for BG for sure and to top it off, their collab with Adventurous Brewing, “Big Adventure” hazy double IPA and “Northside” Helles Lager will be featured in Northside Oktoberfest in a box. So, if you got in on the Northside release you’re getting what are sure to be some tasty brews! The weekend approaches and cold beer will be welcomed! Support your local breweries, bars, and restaurants! Cheers!

Northside Helles

Murphy’s Pub in Dewitt hosting Richard the Whale tapping on Nov. 7th!

If you find yourself in or around the lovely town of Dewitt, Iowa on November 7th, drive on over to Murphy’s Pub and sip on some delicious Big Grove Brewery Richard the Whale! That’s not all that will be on tap: Color TV and Turtle Hunter will also be there to wet your whistle! Here’s more courtesy of Murphy’s Pub:

Join us as we tap our first ever keg of Richard the Whale from Iowa’s own Big Grove Brewery! This Russian Imperial Stout is Bourbon Barrel Aged and comes in at 11.5% ABV. This particular keg is the 2019 Richard aged for about 11 months.

We will also be tapping Big Grove’s Turtle Hunter & Color TV! No carry-out / no growlers. More details to come.

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˜€
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 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.