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Lua releasing “Compersion” BA Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout on 4/19!

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Courtesy of Lua Brewing’s Facebook page:

COMPERSION (15%)

BA Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout with Marshmallow, Cacao Nibs, Saigon Cinnamon, & Mexican Hot Chocolate

Collab with Black Cat Ice Cream (Des Moines, IA)

Inspired by the out-of-this-world Mexican hot chocolate flavor from the cool folks at Black Cat Ice Cream, bottles of COMPERSION will be available for purchase in person at Lua on Saturday, April 19th, starting at 9AM. First come, first served, with limits determined at open. We will have a limited number of bottles available online via TOAST at 9AM as well. Proxies are allowed. Picking up for a proxy? Just be sure to have their name & order number ready for us when you’re picking up.  

Draft pours of COMPERSION will also be available Saturday 4/19 when we open our taproom doors 

We love this beer, but our biggest joy is knowing you will, too!

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Hop Butcher beers on their way!

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HOP BUTCHER OF THE WORLD

  • HOP BUTCHER Blazed Orange Milkshake 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Milkshake Double India Pale Ale w/ Citra, Strata. 7.5% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Dungeness 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale w/ Simcoe, Motueka & Nelson Sauvin. 7.5% ABV – IL – A collaboration with YCH Hops.  A 100% grower-owned global hop supplier with a mission to connect brewers with family hop farms.
  • HOP BUTCHER Preserved In Three Dimensions 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Double India Pale Ale w/ Sabro & Simcoe. 7.5% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Riwakamania I 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy India Pale Ale w/ Citra & Riwaka. 6.5% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Triple Galaxy Bowl 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Triple India Pale Ale w/ 100% Galaxy. 10.5% ABV – IL
  • HOP BUTCHER Secret Snacks 6/4/16oz CANS – Clear Double India Pale Ale w/ Mosaic, CTZ, Chinook, Nectaron. 8.067.50/% ABV – IL

Lion Bridge releasing “Ziva Voda”, “Library Lager”, and “Iowa Nice Tea” this month!

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Courtesy of Lion Bridge newsletter:

Library Lager
Library Lager (Pale Lager, 5.0%) – Brewed to celebrate the new Westside Library and National Library Week (4/6-4/12). This highly drinkable lager utilizes pilsner malt, Hersbrucker Hops, and a touch of corn to lighten it up. Support Libraries and all they do for our community! Available 4/1!
Iowa Nice Tea
Iowa Nice Tea (Golden Ale with Local Honey, Earl Grey Tea, and Lemon Peel, 5.0%) – Brewed to celebrate New Pioneer Co-op and the 10th Anniversary of their Cedar Rapids store. This golden ale delivers everything you would want in a refreshing porch sipper. Available 4/1!
Živá Voda
Živá Voda (Czech-style Pilsner, 4.8%) – Named for the “living water” of Czech fairy tales that heals infirmities and counteracts spells. Available 4/16!

Lua, Wise I, and Dimensional collab on “Three Fools” triple IPA releasing week of 4/8!

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Courtesy of Lua Brewing’s Facebook page:

What better day to hype up our upcoming Hazy Triple IPA than today?

Dropping next week, THREE FOOLS is the final release in our series of hazies with the fools at @dimensionalbeer and @wiseibrew

Hopped to the heavens with Citra, @jacksonhopfarms Pink and HBC-1019, THREE FOOLS is a creamy, tropical daydream with the ABV to bring out your inner jester.

Look for this at Lua on draft and on tap next week and at the Dimensional and Wise I taprooms in the next few weeks.

Off Color, Mikerphone, MORE, and Skygazer beers coming from Abu Nawas!

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OFF COLOR:

  • Off Color Double Predator 6/4/16oz CANS – The imperialized version of Apex Predator. Subtle notes of rose, lilac, and ripe pineapple, subdued prey you will soon become. This beast merely leaves a warming dryness as the only sign of the stupor to follow. Chinook and Audacia hopped. 9% ABV – IL
  • Off Color Apex Predator 6/4/16oz CANS – Off Color Flagship Beer. American-Belgian hybrid style combines free rise fermentation with a traditional Belgian Saison yeast and a hefty, American style dry hopping. 6.5% ABV – IL
  • Off Color Crispy Beer for Pizza 4/6/12oz CANS – Italian pilsner is a modern style with origins in Northern Italy where it was concepted as German pilsner with an English hopping schedule. The style takes its cues from Italian cooking where simple, fresh ingredients create fantastic flavor. Unfiltered and full flavored, our hop-backed pilsner’s finish will wipe your palate clean for your next bite of pie. 5% ABV – IL
  • Off Color Beer for Tacos 6/4/16oz CANS – Gose brewed with Kaffir Lime Leaf, Key Lime, Orange & Pink Himalayan Salt. Pairs perfectly with tequila… and tacos. 4.5% ABV – IL
  • Off Color Double Stuffed Dino’Smores 24/16oz CANS – A new bigger, bolder variant of our classic Dino S’mores Imperial S’more stout. Bold sweet confectionery chocolate aromatics give way to a rich, creamy mouthfeel. Like a perfectly toasted marshmallow, the flavor teeters between honey and roasted but avoids any burnt notes. 50% more crushed vanilla beans and 50% more cocoa nibs than they’ve ever used before.12% ABV – IL
  • Off Color Dino’Smores 24/16oz CANS -Imperial Stout brewed with Marshmallow, Vanilla Bean, Molasses, Graham Flour. 10.5% ABV – IL
  • Off Color Bare Bear 6/4/16oz CANS – Finnish style Sahti brewed with Rye Malts and Juniper Berries. Hops – Nugget. 7% ABV – IL
  • Off Color Eat Pray Mango 6/4/16oz CANS – A Robust Dose Of Mango, Passion Fruit, And Pear Is Added To Our Farmhouse Ale And Imparts Overtones Of A Tropical Riesling Cocktail. The Explosive Fruit Mouthfeel Is Luscious With Hints Of Honeysuckle Yet Finishes Silky Smooth. 5.8% ABV – IL

MIKERPHONE BREWING:

  • Mikerphone Brewing – Gigi’s Playhouse TRI 21 Project – 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-Style Pilsner hopped w/ Mosaic, Chinook, and El Dorado Hops. A worldwide, open-ended beer collaboration created to raise awareness for individuals with Down syndrome. 5.3% ABV – IL – To learn more about the project and how you can donate, please visit https://tri21project.com.
  • Mikerphone Brewing – When You Say Wisconsin – 6/4/16oz CANS – Wisconsin Kringle-Inspired Berliner Weisse with Cherries, Cranberries, Bavarian Cream, and Cream Cheese Flavoring. 6% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Thirsty – 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped Double India Pale Ale with Nelson Sauvin, Citra, and Mosaic Hops. 8% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Wring It Out – 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped West Coast-Style Double India Pale Ale with Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Mosaic Incognito, Idaho 7, and Nectaron Hops. 8.5% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Miker Life – 6/4/16oz CANS – American-Style Lager done right! 5% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Hey Mambo, Mambo Italiano – 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious Italian-Style Pilsner. 5% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Rhyme Dust Case 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped Double India Pale Ale with Citra and Mosaic Hops. 8% ABV – IL 
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Cuff and a Crease – 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-Style India Pale Ale. ight malt bill meets big hops with Citra, Cashmere, Simcoe Cryo, Columbus, and Chinook hops. 7% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Break Em Off 6/4/16oz CANS – West Coast-Style Pale Ale w/ Citra, Amarillo, Idaho 7, and Cashmere Hops. Heavy handed with the Hops on this one, but dialed down the ABV. It’s a CRUSHER that packs a punch! 5.7% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – Stern Up The Volume 6/4/16oz CANS – A delicious Double Dry-Hopped Pale Ale with Citra Hops. Collab. w/ Stern Pinball. 5.5% ABV – IL
  • Mikerphone Brewing – The Limon Cello 6/4/16oz CANS – Limoncello-Inspired Soft Sour Ale w/ Sicilian Lemon and Orange Peel. Collab. w/ Maplewood Brewing. 8% ABV – IL

MORE BREWING:

  • MORE BREWING Henna: Cookies & Cream 6/4/16oz CANS – Creamy Imperial Stout conditioned on Chocolate Sandwich Cookies. Tons of chocolate malt, huge additions of Oreo cookies, cacao nibs, and just a touch of vanilla beans. A dessert in a glass. 14% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Henna: Affogato 6/4/16oz CANS – Bold Imperial Stout brewed with rich espresso from @darkmattercoffee , creamy vanilla, and luscious cocoa nibs.  Notes of velvety chocolate, smooth coffee, and a touch of sweetness make this the ultimate dessert in a glass. 14.5% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Lil Dusty 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy Pale Ale with Citra Hops. Though lower in ABV, it’s bursting with bold flavors, all thanks to the mighty Citra. 5.4% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Zumwalt 6/4/16oz CANS – A beautiful traditional Baltic Porter. 7.6% ABV
  • MORE BREWING Citropic 6/4/16oz CANS – Delicious Fruited Sour Ale with Tangerine, Passion Fruit, & Dragon Fruit. 7.2% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Hush of Night: Dark Matter 6/4/16oz CANS – Milk Stout with Dark Matter Coffee. 7% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Premium Rye 6/4/16oz CANS – MORE original American Rye Lager brewed with premium ingredients. 5.8% ABV – IL  
  • MORE BREWING Morever 6/4/16oz CANS – MORE Flagship Beer! This double Dry-Hopped IPA is meticulously brewed with a blend of Citra, Motueka, and Simcoe hops. Experience a wonderful blend of flavors including vibrant notes of grapefruit, pineapple, and zesty tangerine, all culminating in a delightfully refreshing and crisp finish. 6.5% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Best Kept Secret 6/4/16oz CANS – Hazy DIPA with Citra & Vic Secret. Double Dry Hopped Double IPA with some attitude. Citra leads the charge with mango, guava, and lychee notes, while Vic Secret adds a little spice with slight pine and herb flavors. Our brewer’s secret to making such a smooth finish? Well, it’s not lactose. We’re afraid that Best Kept Secret is under lock and key. 8.3% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Dole Mansion 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale with Pineapple, Marshmallow & Vanilla. Inspired by a delicious frozen pineapple treat. 7% ABV – IL
  • MORE BREWING Monogatari: Yuzu & Green Tea 6/4/16oz CANS – Gose Style Ale with Yuzu, Green Tea & Sea Salt. It blends the earthy essence of green tea, the bright zest of yuzu, and a touch of sea salt for a perfectly balanced, refreshingly tart experience. Sip, savor, and let the tale unfold. 6.5% ABV- IL

SKYGAZER BREWING CO.

  • Skygazer Kiwi Passion Fruit Punch 6/4/12oz CANS – Sour Ale with Real Kiwi & Passionfruit. 5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Summer Shandy 6/4/16oz CANS – Fact: beer + lemonade = joy!⁠ A warm weather crusher, perfect for the coming months!⁠ Made with real Lemon Juice. 4.5% ABV – CT
  • Skygazer Watercolors Go To’s Strawberry Lemonade 6/4/16oz CANS – Smoothie-Style Sour Ale brewed with Strawberry, Lemon, & Milk Sugar. There’s nothing quite like lemonade on a beautiful summer day! We think strawberry lemonade is even better! 5% ABV- CT

Lion Bridge celebrating 11 years this Saturday! (3/8) Two new beers releasing!

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Courtesy of Lion Bridge’s Facebook page:

Join us as we celebrate 11 years of Lion Bridge!
Doors open at 11 am and the first 50 guests will receive an exclusive goodie bag for FREE!

We’re kicking off the celebration with the release of 2 beers..Wolf Shirt XXL & Anniversary Imperial.

We will have Villa’s Patio food truck serving food from 11 am – 2 pm and Auntie Anne’s food truck from 2 pm – 6 pm!

MoonDream is also helping us celebrate with the release of a NEW, limited time flavor… COSMIC LEMONADE! This limited flavor will be available for purchase starting at 11 am on Saturday 3/8. You won’t want to miss it!

Thank you for all of the support you’ve shown Lion Bridge over the past 11 years. We have a feeling this might just be the best year yet!!

More beers from Urban Chestnut on their way!

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URBAN CHESTNUT BREWING CO.

  • URBAN CHESTNUT URBAN UNDERDOG SAMPLER 3/8/16oz CANS – St. Louis’ other American Lager…Prost! 4.7% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT SAMPLER 3/8/16oz CANS – No new brands, no trendy styles…. Just a convenient sampler pack, that features some of your local favorites, and pays homage to the City that was built on Lager biers Each pack includes: 2 x Old Maibock Lager 2 x Stammtisch German Pilsner 2 x Dorfbier Bavarian Dunkel 2 x Zwickel Bavarian Lager
  • URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL LIGHT 4/6/12oz CANS – Light Bavarian Lager. You Asked, They Delivered. All the deliciousness of Zwickel w/ 95 Calories, 3.7 Carbs, 4.0% ABV, and priced to compete with the big boys.
  • URBAN CHESTNUT BUSHELHEAD CIDER 6/4/16oz CANS – Brewed with local Missouri apples from “Happy Apples” and is easy drinking thanks to an excellent balance between sweetness and acidity. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT STLIPA 6/4/16oz CANS – We pronounce it ‘sta-leep-ah’, you pronounce it how you like. STLIPA, an acronym for St. Louis India Pale Ale, is a well-balanced DIPA that uses Sterling, Cascade, Mt. Hood, Willamette, and Chinook hops. 8% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT FANTASYLAND 6/4/16oz CANS – Fantasyland – Noun; a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or as an ideal; dream world. Origin – Midwest “Coast” of the United States. Need we say more?!, A wonderful West Coast Style IPA Midwestern Style, that uses Aramis, Citra, Mosaic, Cascade, Mandarina Bavaria hops. 7% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT BALKAN 6/4/16oz CANS – Balkan Helles Lager. This classic Helles Lager was brewed in collaboration with Balkan Treat Box and features notes of bread and a medium low hop bitterness along with a floral, spicy hop aroma. 4.8% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT CZECH PILSNER 6/4/16oz CANS – Czech Pilsner. Golden, peppery, herbal and clean-finishing, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company’s take on the classic Czech-style Pilsner Lager is here to help make the season bright. (The “merry” part is up to you!)The Pils-purist on any list is sure to appreciate its immediate bitterness and distinctive malt character. After all, the Czechs literally invented the Pilsner style… what a gift to the world! 5.3% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT GERMAN PORTER 6/4/16oz CANS – German Porter with notes of Dark chocolate, roast coffee. A lager that’s as rich as it is robust, and as dark as it is strong—does it get more German than that? UC’s version of the classic “Starkbier” is rightfully hefty, in both the ABV and mouthfeel departments. Less fruity than your traditional English recipes, this German Porter is best enjoyed after a long, hard day of winter chores… or, around a warm fire with friends and family this holiday season! 7% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT ZWICKEL 6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Lager. Pronounced ‘zv-ick-el’, the flagship lager of Urban Chestnut. It is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy bier. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT DORFBIER 6/4/16oz CANS – Munich Dunkel. Some refer to the Dunkel style as the original bier of Munich and its surrounding villages (Dörfer). This everyday bier ranges in color and sweetness depending on the amount of Munich and roasted malts used. The sweetness of the malt is then balanced by the use of another Bavarian friend…the Hallertau hop…in this specific case, Hersbrucker, grown near Wolnzach, Hallertau. 5.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT STAMMTISCH 6/4/16oz CANS – German Pilsner. A “Stammtisch” is an informal group meeting held on a regular basis – more directly translating to ‘table for regulars’. Our Stammtisch was brewed to celebrate this idea of community and socializing. It’s a traditional German Pilsner featuring a blend of Hallertau and Strisselspalt hops, giving it a pronounced herbal and spicy aroma. It’s crisp and dry with a light grainy malt profile. We think it’s the perfect accompaniment to any gathering. 5.4% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT SCHNICKELFRITZ 6/4/16oz CANS – Bavarian Weissbier. The unmistakable characteristics of this Bavarian Weissbier are achieved with a yeast that is decidedly fruity and phenolic. You may note clove, nutmeg or even vanilla and/or banana-like aromas and flavors. 5% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT Prickly Pear Ku’damm 6/4/16oz CANS – Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse. Prickly Pear Berliner Weisse is pale gold and hazy with clean, lemon-like tartness, light body and light doughy-ness. 4.2% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT KU’DAMM BOCK 50L KEG – “Berlinerweissbock”, a very pale, sour, moderately strong wheat ale based on a traditional Berliner Weisse. 6.2% ABV – MO

N/A URBAN CHESTNUT:

  • URBAN CHESTNUT PILOT N/A 4/6/12oz CANS – Made using the same Lagering techniques as the beloved Zwickel! minus the alcohol. Nicely carbonated, light-bodied, well-attenuated, refreshing NA lager. 0% – ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT HOP WATER ORANGE 6/4/16oz CANS – Infused with natural Orange flavor and American hops, UC Orange Sparkling Hop Water is unsweetened and naturally free of both Alcohol and Calories. 0% ABV – MO
  • URBAN CHESTNUT HOP WATER GRAPEFRUIT 6/4/16oz CANS – Infused with natural Grapefruit flavor and American hops, UC Grapefruit Sparkling Hop Water is unsweetened and naturally free of both Alcohol and Calories. 0% ABV – MO