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)Itโs 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 yโall 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 canโt wait to share our first anniversary celebration with all of you, and show gratitude for all of the support and love that weโve received over this last year. Thank you.
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.
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.
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 itโs 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. Coralvilleโs 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!
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!
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 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 yearโs release includes four variants.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ต. 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.
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๐ฅ๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ถ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฑ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ 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.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ด 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.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ 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.
๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ – ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฑ๐บ๐น ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ | $๐ญ๐ฐ | ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ 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.
Every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks Lion Bridge Brewery will be releasing a fruited cheeseshake sour! This week’s release will be Raspberry cheesecake, more details below, this is sounding very limited so make sure you get there Wednesday to get a taste!
Tomorrow we start a series of fruited cheeseshake sour beers! Every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks we are releasing a new beer. Tomorrow we have a Raspberry Cheeseshake Fruited Sour.
Lion Bridge Brewing will be adding another IPA to their lineup next Wednesday when they release “Off-Grid” IPA. Many folks in the CR and surrounding area will appreciate how this beer was brewed! 10 days without power after the Derecho devastated Cedar Rapids, Lion Bridge had to turn to a generator like many others to save this beer! Here’s more on this release:
Off Grid IPA (6.6%) – Brewed to commemorate the week of production after the Derecho Storm of 2020 where we had no power at the brewery for 10 days. A robust generator kept our production going and saved our beer. This Galaxy-hopped IPA is a delicious product of these trying times.”
30hop in Cedar Rapids has tapped 3 unique and flavorful brews from Barn Town brewing this weekend! The wonderfully named Pickle Tickle, Vanilla Drive Thru (Milkshake IPA), and Cotton Candy Sour have all been tapped and are available right now! Try all three and spend your Sunday on 30hops patio enjoying the beautiful weather and some tasty brews! A perfect way to spend your Sunday! Here’s more on each of these 3 beers:
Pickle Tickle-ย A glorious Golden Ale with a delightful tickle of pickle – 5.2%
Vanilla Drive In – Milk Shake IPA with Vanilla Bean and Cashmere Hops – 6.4%
we will be announcing more details and selling tickets for all of these events this week, so keep them eyes peeled.
