Boulevard Brewing just released their updated 2015 release schedule with some new beers added to their already busy new beer release schedule. The new beers of note are: CORE SEASONAL Funky Pumpkin – Sept. and Oct. release Snow and Tell – Nov. and Dec. release SMOKESTACK SPECIALTY Imperial Stout X – Tart Cherry – Sept. I ...
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A planned weekend in Kansas City for a beer festival turned into experiencing the best bbq I’ve ever eaten in my life. A group of family/friends and I had planned a weekend centered around the Parkville Micro Beer Festival in Parkville, MO which is about a 15 minute drive to KC. Luckily, having friends in the area who love them some BBQ, ...
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Madhouse Brewing Company out of Des Moines will start releasing sour beers coming this May according to their website. Here’s more courtesy of Madhouse’s webpage: SOUR/BRETT BEER Madhouse sour beers are uniquely American. We do not try to replicate European styles, but instead use the New World tradition of borrowing Old World tech ...
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*Left Hand Brewing will be the latest brewery to add a session IPA to their lineup when they release Introvert Session IPA. The following comes courtesy of beerstreetjournal.com: An ale with hop aromas of tropical papaya and kiwi with woodsy pine, balanced by honey malt and a clean bitter finish. Left Hand Introvert Session IPA will be availab ...
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Received the following email from Surly Brewing Company so if anyone is in Ames and has some free time; help out this great cause! WHAT: Come Give A Damn at this city wide volunteer effort that brings the entire Ames community together to clean the city up for spring. We are looking for Surly Gives A Damn (SGAD) volunteers to tackle the ...
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Received the following email from Oakland Road Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids: We are coming up on an exciting time in craft beer, we are going to celebrate everything about craft beer with back to back weeks of recognizing everything that is great about craft beer. We are going to start off with the first annual Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week. You will ...
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Lots of tidbits this week with beers coming out very soon or announcements of future releases. Let’s start with the new stuff that will be seeing on the shelves: *New Belgium Salted Caramel Brownie- I just saw this release on beerstreetjournal.com and at first glance I was pretty excited. I wasn’t a huge fan of the Belgium Salted Ch ...
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Matt Hanlin of Benz was kind enough to send the following information along in regards to Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week starting May 2nd. Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week The first annual Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week will be held May 2nd-May 9th. Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week brings together a group of local breweries, distributors, restaurants, bars ...
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11th Annual Benz Beerfest 501 7th Ave SE Saturday May 9th 1:00pm-2:00pm (VIP hour) 2:00pm-5:00pm (General Admission) Benefiting the American Heart Association V.I.P. Tickets – $35 General Admission – $20 (in advance), $30 (day of event) Live Music Jordan Bruce and The Derelectics 11 years and count ...
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I received the following information from the Sanctuary Pub in Iowa City. Sounds like a great opportunity to taste and talk with some of the truly great home brewers we have in the area. Tickets are $10 and available at the Sanctuary. Cheers! Spring Home Brewers Share event… Sanctuary Pub, Iowa City Saturday April 25th @ 3pm. ALL proceed ...
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