Great River Brewery

Kalona Brewing Beer Dinner + Concert with Brendan James set for Tuesday Dec. 8th
Kalona Brewing will be hosting a beer dinner Tuesday, December 8th and also will be hosting a concert featuring Brendan James. Here’s more from Kalona on this special event: Join the Kalona Brewing Company for an exclusive event, a five-course dinner followed by an intimate concert with Brendan James on Tuesday, December 8th. This speci ... Read more

Big Grove Releases List of Sour Beers for Sept. 14th Beer Dinner
Wow! This sounds like it’s going to be another terrific night at Big Grove and the dinner menu hasn’t even been released! Abu Nawas is bringing some heavy-hitters go along with what Bill, Rabbit, and T are dishing out from the brewery. Here’s the release: Sour Dinner Release Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Big Grove Brewer ... Read more

Restaurant Review: The Jitney Wine Bar; Monticello, IA
My wife and I are always up for trying new places to eat and drink in the Eastern Iowa area and luckily the head brewer at Big Grove Brewery, Bill Heinrich, recommend a place in Monticello called the Jitney Wine Bar. This was my first experience dining in Monticello so I wasn’t sure what to expect but as we walked into the Jitney, whic ... Read more

Bootleggin’ Barzini’s Sixpoint Can Release Details!
 If you need your Sixpoint fix early and often you need to get to Bootleggin’ Barzini’s in Coralville, Iowa next week. They will be one of the first in Eastern Iowa doing an early Sixpoint can release. They will have Sweet Action, Bengali Tiger, Crisp, Resin, and 4Beans available. They will also be doing a tasting next Thursday ... Read more