Central Waters Tap Takeover @ Red’s Alehouse Tuesday Dec. 1st!

central watersThe following comes from Red’s Alehouse Facebook page. Central Waters tap takeover with some heavy hitters on the menu; sounds like a great time in North Liberty tomorrow (Tuesday Dec. 1st):reds

This cold and rainy weather is only good for one thing.
Central Waters Brewing Company barrel aged beers, that’s what!

Tomorrow, Reds will be tapping the following beers from our Wisconsin friends:

2014 Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
2015 Bourbon Barrel Stout
2014 Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale
Call Me Ol’ Fashioned
(American Strong aged in Brandy barrels with cherries and orange peel)

along with Cassian Sunset and Slainte Scotch Ale

Rainy days are good for some things I suppose!

Reds Alehouse Presents: Toppling Goliath and Surly Takeover Info for 11/13/15

redsA great looking list of brews will be tapped at Red’s Alehouse this Friday starting at 11:00 a.m and continues throughout the day. Here’s the info from Reds:

ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

This Friday’s beer lineup and details!

There will be NO Happy Hour on draft beers this Friday.

toppling goliath8oz and 16oz pours will surlybe offered on most beers.

Tapping at 11:00am:
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. PseudoSue (no growlers)
TG Golden Nugget
TG Dorothy’s Lager
TG Light Speed (no growlers)
TG Smoove Opferator
Surly Brewing Company Furious
Surly Overrated
Surly Cacao Bender
Surly Todd the Axe Man (no growlers)
Surly Dumpster Fire

Tapping at 5:00pm:
TG Sosus (no growlers)
TG Zeelander (no growlers)
TG Thresher (no growlers)
Surly Brett Mikkels (no growlers)
Surly Abrasive (no growlers)
Surly Pentagram (no growlers)

Tapping at 7:30:
TG Mornin’ Delight (no growlers)
Surly Darkness (no growlers)

Details:
Starting at 5:30, tickets will go on sale for a 7oz pour of Mornin’ Delight AND Darkness. 1 ticket per person, $25/ticket, must be present and 21+ to purchase. If there is any beer left after all tickets have been collected, 7oz pours can then be purchased.

Beer Man Murph, Brewmasta Mike, and Chris Flenker from TG along with Omar, Jordan, Splinter, and Holly from Surly will be at Reds that evening. Man, that’s a whole lot of bigwigs under one roof!!

If you’re at Kinnick tailgating the next day, look for all of us! We’ll be floating around!

Red’s Alehouse Ballast Point Tapping Schedule, TG + Surly, and Bourbon County Happenings

redsHere is the schedule for Red’s Alehouse tapping schedule for the upcoming release of Ballast Point to the Iowa market as well as Surly/TG progressive tap takeover and a special pre-Thanksgiving Bourbon County tapping. Lots of great things happening at Reds in the upcoming months:

Let me hit ya with some knowledge!!

Tuesday November 3rd:
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits tapping. First day in Iowa to get yourself some Sculpin, Grapefruit Sculpin, Victory at Sea and more! Beer tapping time TBD

Friday November 13th:
Surly Brewing Company and Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. Pre-Tailgate Party at the Alehouse! Before the Hawks take on Minnesota on Saturday, come party with some of the best breweries these respective states have to offer. Tap lineup will be announced as we get closer to the date, but you won’t want to miss out on this! Progressive tapping starting at 11am.

Wednesday November 25th:
Pre-Thanksgiving Party with Goose Island Bourbon County. 2014 Barleywine, 2011 BoCo, 2013 BoCo, 2014 Boco, 2013 Lolita and more will be tapped at 11am and the party will go until the law states we have to take your drinks away!

BEST.BEER.MONTH.EVER.

‪#‎redsalehouse‬ ‪#‎nocrapontap‬ ‪#‎ballastpoint‬ ‪#‎bourboncounty‬‪#‎welovebeerevents‬

Exile Brewing Day at Reds Alehouse this Saturday 8/8/15! Beatnik Sour Cask w/Blueberries

sour caaskThe following email was received from Reds Alehouse:

You’ve probably seen Exile making the leap from Des Moines to Eastern IA the past few months.  But what you haven’t seen is what’s going to be sitting on top of our bar this SATURDAY AUGUST 8TH.  For the first time, Reds
and Exile would like to present: 
Beatnik Sour Cask w/ Blueberries!  
Along with this funky, fresh, and delish cask pouring right in front of your face with the help of our old friend gravity, we’ll also be serving up Daytrotter Pale Ale and a special pre-release of Exile Chill Clinton, a double hemp amber ale. 
Beers on at 11am followed by a 3:00 tapping of Blueberry Beatnik

 

Reds Alehouse Announces Funkwerks will be on Tap Tuesday, June 9th!

redsI received the following notification from Reds Alehouse in North Liberty, IA. Funkwerks is coming at last! Great news! Cheers beer folks!

FUNKWERKS BREWERY IOWA RELEASE
Fort Collins, CO brewery Funkwerks is joining the growing Iowa craft beer community!  Noted for their saisons and Belgian Ales, Funkwerks beers will be on our tap lines next Tuesday June 9th starting at 11am!  While the beers we are getting are unknown, what is known is how good anything Funkwerks makes, is!  It’s gonna be a good time, so come grab some of the first funkwerksFunkwerks beers tapped in Iowa!

On Tap @RedsAlehouse for Brrr Fest this Saturday

redsThis Saturday marks another year for Coralville BrrrFest and Reds Alehouse along with Big Grove Brewery and 30hop are providing shuttle service to and from the festival. This will be my first time I will be using the shuttle service and after receiving the following email with the tap list for Saturday at Reds, I’m picking the perfect time to use this service. It’s going to hard to find a better selection of beers on tap at one time as Reds will have 18 of Beeradvocate’s top 250 beers on tap at one lovely, wonderful, tasty time! Here’s the list courtesy of Reds Alehouse:

It’s Brrr Fest time and Reds is bringing you the greatest tap line up in the history of draft beer!  18 beers selected from Beer Advocate’s 
Top 250 Beers

 in the World! It’s Reds #top250campaign!
2014 Goose Island Bourbon County
2013 Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine
2014 Deschutes The Abyss
2014 Founders Breakfast Stout
2013 Stone Imperial Russian Stout BBA
2013 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
2014 Founders Backwoods Bastard
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break
2014 Founders CBS
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Prairie Ale Prairie Bomb!
Unibroue La Fin du Monde
Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock
North Coast Old Stock Ale Cellar Reserve Aged in Brandy Barrels
St. Bernardus ABT 12
Stone Enjoy By 2.14.15
Toppling Goliath PseudoSue

We will also have Bell’s Two Hearted and Bell’s Winter White tallboys

Reds will also be providing a FREE shuttle service to Big Grove, Brrr Fest and back to Reds from 11 am to 8 pm. Everyone is welcome on the shuttle at no cost!

Bells Brewery Kick Off to Christmas Dec. 19th @ Reds Alehouse

redsI just received the following email from Reds Alehouse. Sounds like Bells is bringing some heavy hitters on the 19th! Some things we haven’t seen in Eastern Iowa before and Oracle on tap will be really nice! Hope to see you there! Here’s the list of brews: