Casey Wagner, Author at Little Village

Bell’s Best Brown Ale is LV’s October 2015 Brew of the Month

by Casey WagnerOct 7, 2015

It doesn’t get much better than October. Cooler temperatures perfect for hooded sweatshirts, colorful autumn foliage, hayrack rides, football, peaceful walks along leaf-covered trails and Friday the 13th marathons. It’s a magical month, indeed. The beer of the month, Best Brown Ale by Bell’s Brewery, evokes everything there is to love about October and autumn. […]

Workman’s Compensation by Lion Bridge Brewing Company is LV’s September 2015 Brew of the Month

by Casey WagnerSep 7, 2015

In honor of Labor Day, this month’s beer of choice is an award-winning, tasty, low-alcohol compensation that is perfect to enjoy after a hard day of work: Workman’s Compensation, brewed by the Lion Bridge Brewing Company of Cedar Rapids. Lion Bridge classifies Workman’s Compensation as dark mild—a malty, low-alcohol style that originated in Britain. Lion […]

Food & Drink

New on the scene: Green Tree Brewery finds success in eastern Iowa

by Casey WagnerAug 25, 2015Aug 25, 2015

Less than a week after opening the Green Tree Brewery in Le Claire, Iowa, brewmaster and co-owner Richard Day said he was already thinking about expansion. Demand and interest were been so overwhelming at Green Tree, which officially opened on Aug. 7, that Day said he was eyeing neighboring plots of land to expand the […]

Food & Drink

Millstream Brewing Co. celebrates 30 years

by Casey WagnerAug 25, 2015Aug 27, 2015

Millstream’s 30th Anniversary Party Millstream Brewing Co. — Saturday, Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. While looking over a draft pamphlet for the upcoming Festival of Iowa Beers, Millstream Brewing Company co-owner Teresa Albert said she considers many of the 30 participating breweries Millstream’s children and grandchildren. Pointing at the brewery logos spread across multiple hand-folded […]

Dining Recommendations, Food & Drink

LV Recommends: Millstream Brewing Company’s Schild Brau Amber

by Casey WagnerAug 20, 2015Aug 20, 2015

To commemorate Millstream Brewing Company’s 30th anniversary, LV’s August beer of the month is Millstream’s internationally acclaimed flagship beer — Schild Brau Amber. Millstream has brewed Schild Brau Amber since the Amana-based brewery opened in 1985. The beer’s many awards include a gold medal in the Vienna-Style Lager category at the 2010 World Beer Cup. […]

Dining Guides, Dining Recommendations, Food & Drink

LV Recommends: Turner Alley’s Czech Pilsner

by Casey WagnerJul 28, 2015Sep 2, 2015

Turner Alley Brewing’s Czech Village Pilsner pays homage to the historic Cedar Rapids neighborhood that underwent severe damage in the 2008 floods and has since recovered to become a burgeoning cultural and commercial…

Photo courtesy of Turner Alley Brewing Company

Food & Drink

New on the scene: Turner Alley Brewing Company finds foothold in eastern Iowa

by Casey WagnerJun 30, 2015Jun 30, 2015

What began as a rough outline, drawn in chalk on an empty warehouse floor, has become one of Iowa’s newest breweries. Piping, mash tuns and fermentation…

Food & Drink

Local brewers set for biggest Iowa Craft Brew Fest yet

by Casey WagnerJun 15, 2015Jun 15, 2015

Des Moines’ fifth annual Iowa Craft Brew Festival (ICBF) is going to be bigger and better than ever this year says has J. Wilson, the Iowa Brewers Guild’s Minister of Iowa Beer…

Food & Drink

Hannah Hefeweizen by Exile Brewing Company is LV’s June 2015 Brew of the Month

by Casey WagnerJun 9, 2015Jun 9, 2015

Even though many European-style beers brewed in the United States are considered the best in the world (all of the English-style beers that won gold…

Food & Drink

Bottoms Up: Coralville is getting a new brewery

by Casey WagnerMay 26, 2015May 27, 2015

Even after all he has done as a restaurateur in the Iowa City area, Jim Mondanaro is about to do something he’s never done before but always wanted to do — open a brewery. Mondanaro is teaming up with three local restaurant owners to construct a brewery at Mondo’s Draft House (516 2nd St.) in […]