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SingleSpeed Brewing Presents: Virtual Happy Hour w/ Dan Gable! 5/20 @ 5 pm!

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SingleSpeed brewing company is hosting a virtual happy hour with legendary Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable on May 20th starting @ 5 p.m! Here are the deets on this exciting event courtesy of SingleSpeed’s website:

What is Dan going to talk about? 
All kinds of stuff.  Wrestling.  Beer.  The Olympics.  Community.  Toughness.

Can I ask Dan a question? 
You sure can.  There are two ways to do this.

OPTION ONE: Fire your question our way via email.  Rachel will select the best of the best to present to Dan.  rachel@singlespeedbrewing.com

OPTION TWO: Join the live chat on 5/20 and ask your question in real time.  We will be monitoring the chat and will try to get as many questions to Dan as time permits.

I’m not on Facebook, is there another way to watch?
You bet.  We don’t know exactly what this will be, but we promise to figure it out before 5.20 and we will share that information here.

 

4 more Big Grove brews! Preorder starts this Wednesday! (5/6) Survival Kit, Summer Summer Jam Jam, Boston Cream Pie Stout, and Pride of Iowa

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Four more Big Grove beers will be making their way to our lips this coming weekend and preorder starts this Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Preorder available here. The 4 beers that they are releasing are:

*Pride of Iowa – pale ale using all Iowa ingredients
*Boston Cream Pie – dessert stout
*Survival Kit Vol. 2. – hazy IPA
* Summer Summer Jam Jam – gusher

Stay tuned for more details on these 4 beers and don’t forget to click the link above to preorder starting on Wednesday! Cheers!

Big Grove releasing 4 more brews this weekend! Another Gusher cometh!

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Big Grove keeps at it, bringing us new and tasty beers every week to go along with their already solid portfolio. This weekend will be no different, and preordering can start as early as tomorrow to get your hands on these 3 plus more!

*All Together: Hazy IPA -part of worldwide brew collaboration with $5 from every 4pk sold being donated to @IowaRestaurant Associates Employee Relief Fund

*Strawberry Rhubarb Gose: – the perfect combination of sweet, tart, and salty is the latest release in their Solon Summer Series!

*Queserita: you like margaritas? Us too. ⁣

*Tang-o-Rang Gusher: –  all that tangerine goodness that would even make Rufio proud!

Backpocket Brewing releasing 3 new beers this month!

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Backpocket Brewing in Coralville is busy brewing and they have 3 news beers that they are rolling out this month to prove it! The rollout starts today and continues with 2 more brews next week. Stay tuned for Rob Exotic coming in May and a double dry hopped version of Raygun with strata and galaxy hops. More on those later! Here we go!

4.17: Pink Denim: Kettle Sour
We have partnered up with the amazing women in the Iowa Pink Boots Society to make a tropical kettle sour! Dry-hopped with the special pink boots hop blend. This sour will be available in 16oz/4pack cans.
— The Pink Boots Society was created to assist, inspire and encourage women beer industry professionals to advance their careers through education.

4.23: Saturday Morning: Smoothie Sour
Remember the good ‘ole days of waking up early on Saturday to laze away the morning watching cartoons? Our Saturday Morning Smoothie Series takes you back to those days of iconic flavors. Our first in line is a Concord grape and Blueberry Sour. This sour has Concord grapes, blueberries, vanilla, lactose and ube for an ultra vibrate purple color! This sour will be available in 16oz/4pack cans in the Coralville Taproom.

4.23: Antidote: BA Blonde Stout
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Drawing for our love of mixology and well as extreme brewing, we have created our own cocktail inspired barrel-aged blonde stout. Let us tease you with the Antidote! We started with a rich but deceptively light colored blonde stout base, aged in Woodford reserve bourbon whiskey barrels on a bed of Cocoa Nibs, then infused orange peel, cherry puree and spices to complete our cocktail creation. We think you’ll agree, it’s just the thing you need to survive this modern jungle. Available in 16oz/4pack cans.

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Big Grove Saturday “Drive Thru” continues this weekend (4/18)! Colorado Smuggler and Summer Jam make their returns! + Blackberry Lime Gusher debuts!

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Another weekend of social distancing approaches and thankfully another weekend of Big Grove’s drive thru comes with it! This week’s online sale for the drive thru is up and active and two new beers to the menu will be Summer Jam and Colorado Smuggler! Adding to those is Blackberry Lime Gusher! Here’s more on these two delicious brews:

Summer Jam – 4.2%
Berliner Weisse inspired beer, Sidehill Sour, all jammed up with raspberries, blackberries, and cherries just in time for summer.

Colorado Smuggler – 7.2% – hazy IPA
Passionfruit, berry, lemon, citrus, and drifting cannabis notes are the result of some Strata hops we smuggled into the state of Iowa and brewed with our pals from Odell Brewing.

New to the list is Blackberry Lime Gusher, an experimental sour!

These three brews will join a long list of beers available, along with burgers and fries, that you can order right now through Big Grove’s website and pick up on Saturday between 11-2 at either BG location. The link is below, give it a click, order some suds and burger and have yourself a wondrous weekend!

Big Grove Drive Thru Order Form!

Abu Nawas this week: Fat Orange Cat and Blank Brewing Drop!

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Quite a few beers from Fat Orange Cat and Blank Brewing will be hitting our shelves this week thanks to Abu Nawas Distro. Let’s get to it:

FAT ORANGE CAT

  • Fat Orange Cat Sweet Jane Blueberry 6/4/16oz CAN – Milkshake IPA brewed with Vanilla, Lactose & Fresh Blueberries. 7.9% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Severe Tire Damage 6/4/16oz CAN – New England style Hazy Double IPA. 8% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat Baker’s Dozen (Collab w/ Decadent) FOC 16oz CAN – Cinnamon Chocolate Fudge Imperial Stout brewed with ancho and habanero peppers, adding some heat and smokiness. A hint of vanilla creates a unique, smooth blended flavor. 13% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat Bruno the Baby Beer Cat FOC 16oz CAN – NE-IPA with MOSAIC, GALAXY & DENALI hops. This hop combination creates intense but balanced berry, pineapple and citrus flavors with a smooth finish.
  • Fat Orange Cat Sweet Jane Coconut & Pineapple FOC 16oz CAN – Milkshake IPA with coconut and pineapple. 7.1% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat Sweet Jane Strawberry 16oz CAN – Milkshake IPA with vanilla extract and strawberries. 7.3% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Vito the Beer Whale Cat 16oz CAN – Named after one of our favorite Instagramable felines this also happens to be a damn good IPA. The hop combination of Azacca and Simcoe creates a unique and intense mix of tropical fruit flavors upfront with a creamy mellow finish. 8% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat Little Blue Penguin24/16oz Can 4 Pack. Nelson & Motueka NE-Style IPA. 6.6% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat Remember What The Doormouse Said 16oz CAN – NE-Style IPA hopped with Eureka & Citra. 7% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Someone In My Head6/4/16oz CAN – Double Dry Hopped New England style DIPA with Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, & Apollo. 8.8% ABV.
  • Fat Orange Cat FOC Do the Escalator To the 13th Floor 24/16oz Can 4 Pack – NEW ENGLAND DOUBLE IPA. Five different hops in this DIPA – small batch. 8.3% ABV.

 

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BLANK BREWING

Blank Brewing The One That Just Kicked 16oz CAN – Imperial NE-IPA. shall be kept anonymous for the duration of its existence. 8% ABV.

Lion Bridge releasing “Sticke Alt” + “Tag” today! (4/7)

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If you find yourself needing a refreshing ale on this lovely Tuesday afternoon, place an online order at Lion Bridge and stock up on some Tag! If you’re bracing for a few chilly days ahead they are also releasing their “Sticke Alt”!

Grapefruit TAG, 6 pack $9.99 (Grapefruit Wheat Beer 4.2%) Inspired by German “Radlers” Tag is a juicy and hazy wheat beer with the zesty citrus bite of Grapefruit. Enjoy a TAG! Enjoy the Day!

Sticke, 6 Pack $10.99 (Altbier, 6.6%) A traditional German Ale that has a pleasing bronze hue, a rich malty body, and a pleasant noble hop character.

Either way, two delicious beers being released at the taproom today! Here’s how to get yours!

We have a couple service updates and want to share them with the whole pride.

-We are adding an exciting online ordering option for Lion Bridge food, beverage, and merch. Click the link below to get started or visit our website. We are STILL accepting phone calls for orders during our hours of operation (11am-2pm & 5pm-8pm) if you prefer. Today is our first day with this, so please show us some mercy if something is buggy.
https://www.toasttab.com/lion-bridge-brewing-company-59-16th-ave-sw/v3

-We will only be accepting payments online, and credit card orders over the phone (319-200-4460). This way our payments are totally without contact. We will not be accepting cash for the time being. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we thank you for understanding.

– Until the closure of restaurants is lifted, we will not be allowing customers inside the taproom to pick up orders. We will take your vehicle make and model with your order and bring your food/beverage out to you when you arrive and place it in your back seat or trunk. We have been doing this 99% of the time already, so we decided to just make it Facebook official. Our doors will be locked. If you are on foot or bicycle, no problem. Just let us know when you place an order over the phone.

– We have moved to sell ONLY DIGITAL gift cards for the time being. You can purchase them with no contact online on this link or on our website: https://www.toasttab.com/lion-bridge-brewing-company-59-16th-ave-sw/giftcards

– Our staff and food runners will be wearing masks and gloves for the time being as per the CDC recommendations. Just trying to be super safe in these strange times.

Cheers and THANK YOU ALL for your continued support. “Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do!”

Team Lion Bridge

Cigar City brews coming to Iowa!

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Cigar City Brewing out of Tampa, Florida will soon have their beers gracing our shelves and tap lines around the state. In fact, the Cellar Peanut Pub in Pella has already tapped a Maduro Brown from Cigar City.

Here’s a link to all of Cigar City’s brews: https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/our-beers/

I’m sure we will be starting with their core lineup and hopefully some harder to get brews will trickle in. Cheers everyone!

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