If you haven’t already purchased your ticket to BrrrFest 2015, you’re out of luck. Backpocket Brewing co-owner and brewer Jake Simmons says…
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12 oz Curls: Oskar Blues’ brews head to Iowa
Beers brewed by the Longmont, Colorado-based Oskar Blues Brewery will gradually start appearing in eastern Iowa bars, restaurants and stores over the next couple weeks. Oskar Blues is a craft brewery that made its first batch of beer in 1998, garnering national recognition for its quality and becoming the first craft brewery to can its […]
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Iowa Brews: A look at the state’s beer industry in 2014
The Iowa brewing industry is growing so quickly, even industry experts and representatives have a hard time keeping up. When Iowa Pints: A Guide to Iowa Breweries was published in June, the author, J. Wilson, featured profiles of 51 established breweries, two cider makers and three breweries set to open over the summer. It also […]
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Yeti Imperial Stout by Great Divide Brewing Company is LV’s December 2014 Brew of the Month
Much like its mythical namesake, Yeti Imperial Stout, is beastly and complex. Great Divide Brewing Company recently started distributing their beer…
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12 oz. Curls: O’Fallon Brewery’s King Louie Winter Toffee Stout
‘Tis the season for winter and holiday beers, some of which are brewed with festive ingredients. Among those that are always a treat to drink are Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale, Breckenridge Christmas Ale, Schell’s Snowstorm and Anchor’s legendary Christmas Ale. St. Bernardus Christmas Ale (all the creativity goes into the names, eh?) and Mikkeller’s Fra […]
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Corridor on Tap festival to offer taste of 100 beers
The inaugural Corridor on Tap beer festival will kick off the weekend this Friday, Nov. 21, 5–9 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex (350 1st Ave. NE), offering samples of 100 different beers from a variety of national and international breweries. Corridor on Tap will offer unlimited samples of beers to […]
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Wake Up Iowa City and Backpocket Brewing collaborate on new coffee stout
Backpocket Brewery will introduce Wake Up Iowa, their new coffee stout made in collaboration with local coffee-roaster Wake Up Iowa City …
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Free State Brewing Company kicks off Iowa distribution with series of beer tastings
Free State Brewing Company, based in Lawrence, Kansas, will begin distributing its beers in Iowa this week. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, brewery …
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Steroid Stout by Kalona Brewing Company is LV’s November 2014 Brew of the Month
Early morning tailgating before Hawkeye home games can be a challenge for us night owls. Groggy and perhaps a teensy bit hung over from Friday evening…
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Border Hop Indoor Tailgate to offer rare Minnesota beers during this weekend’s football game
Though the Iowa football team plays at Minnesota this Saturday, the Border Hop Indoor Tailgate will give Hawkeye fans the opportunity …
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Iowa beers take gold medals at nationwide beer competition
The state’s flourishing craft beer industry received recognition last weekend as two Iowa brews won gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver. Cedar Rapids’ Lion Bridge Brewing Company took home a gold medal in the English-Style Mild Ale category for its Workman’s Compensation, and CocO Stout, brewed West O Beer of […]
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Zombie Monkie Porter by Tallgrass Brewing Company is LV’s October 2014 Brew of the Month
Tallgrass Brewing’s Zombie Monkie is a fantastic, robust porter that the brewery says is “carefully brewed for the post-apocalyptic world to come.” Sold in…
