The Millstream Brewing Company is inviting cyclists to warm up their legs and palates for RAGBRAI on the 13th annual Tour de Brew this Saturday, July 12. Registration for the 38-mile tour costs $25 and will take place at the brewery (835 48th Ave., Amana) from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The tour will take riders through Norway, Blairstown and West Amana before returning to Millstream. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Amana Colonies Recreational Trail.
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Beer Review: Stone Brewing’s ‘Go To’ IPA
In light of the recent holiday, here is a damn good “go to” beer that is perfect for any summer celebration: Go To IPA, brewed by the Stone Brewing Company of Escondido, Calif.
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Release party: Kalona Brewing Company kicks off new brew this Saturday
The Kalona Brewing Company is hosting a release party for its “monster tasting, coffee/chocolate stout,” Steroid Stout, at the NewBo City Market in Cedar…
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November 2013 brew of the month: Thomas Beck Black I.P.A.
Though October is my favorite month, I love November as well. The temperatures fall, the shadows lengthen and the sun sets earlier. It’s a time when coats, gloves and stocking hats become preferred attire in the stands at Kinnick Stadium, and also when I start craving darker, thicker, more malt-forward beers. Black I.P.A.s are darker […]
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Food Bank Benefit: Sample local homebrewers this Saturday at Sanctuary Pub
About a dozen local homebrewers will be serving their handcrafted and homemade brews this Saturday, November 16, at The Sanctuary Pub’s Homebrewers…
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Drink up: The Amana Colonies Oktoberfest celebration is this weekend
Don’t put away your lederhosen and dirndl’s just yet. The Amana Colonies’ annual Oktoberfest, complete with singing, dancing, games and lots of beer drinking, is this…
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Don’t miss: Iowa City Brewfest kicks off Saturday at the Northside Oktoberfest
(photo by David Brown) The 17th annual Iowa City Brewfest will take place this Saturday, September 28, from 1-5 p.m. at the 2013 Northside Oktoberfest…
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Beard Beer is brewed with yeast cultured from an actual beard, and you can try it tonight at Sanctuary
This just in: the Sanctuary Pub will be tapping Rogue Beard Beer tonight. The beer is an American wild ale made with yeast cultured from Rogue Brewmaster John Maier’s beard, and that’s no joke. Back when Beard Beer was new on the scene, Huffington Post gave this detailed account of this strange brew’s origins: The […]
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Ethos IPA is our August brew of the month
While I was browsing the shelves in the beer cooler at John’s one Friday last month, Joe Hotek walked in and I asked him for a recommendation. “You mean for August?” he asked. I have often sought Hotek’s advice for my Little Village recommendations, but this time I was shopping for myself. “Nah, just for […]
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Millstream Brewing Company to host Brew-aua Beach Party on July 27
No beach? No problem! On Saturday, July 27, Millstream is hosting its annual Brew-aua Beach Party from 5:00 – 9:00 pm at the brewery biergarten in Amana…
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Rampant IPA is our May brew of the month
With supplies of spring’s seasonal brews dwindling, I’ve decided to suggest a spring-ish beer that is not only brewed year-round, but also offers a level of hop bitterness that exceeds anything else I have recommended: Rampant IPA, brewed by New Belgium Brewing.
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The Hops: Paulaner Brewery’s Salvator
Like a good Catholic and Bavarian, I imagine the Pope will relax with a brew or two after Saint Patrick’s Day Mass—and I guarantee he will not be drinking Guinness. Instead, he will probably kick back a couple bottles of the beer of the month: Paulaner Salvator. Sometime around the seventeenth century, it was decided […]
