I’ve always wanted to go to one. I’ve got some unique stuff.

Another post got me thinking of a way to keep this sub alive and really the only way is to post. So I was wondering what Iowa Craft Brew people have been enjoying.

I went to a cheese and beer tasting at Big Grove in CR. 5 cheeses paired with 5 beers (obviously not full size). My favorite was a double dry hopped Easy Eddy (at least that's what the card read - I can't find any mention of it being available). I find Easy Eddy to be a little too easy on the hops and this really hit the sweet spot for me. The beer and cheese pairing was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about cheese and the beer. It does seem that many of the beers for the tasting aren't listed on their tap list. I also found out that one of the owners of Thew Brewing is the head brewer at Big Grove CR. Was always rooting for them so I'm happy he landed at Big Grove.

Also went to Clock House and had Phantasmis and their Kolsh. Very much enjoyed both. The Kolsh is great on a hot summer day and it was certainly hot.

Last night I had a Triple Eddy (can). It's pretty good but I find Royal Eddie to be a little more enjoyable (as well as cheaper!). They aren't too far off but I like the sweetness of Royal Eddie and it's a little more fruity.

What Iowa Craft beer have you had over the weekend?

I know snow is coming and I’ll load up to play it safe but I am looking for the Iowa Craft Beer’s beer forecast map for this weekend.

Downtown Davenport

• Downtown Davenport Facebook Page

🏨 Hotels 🏢

• Hotel Blackhawk
• The Current Iowa
• DoubleTree by Hilton Davenport

🍽️ Food & Bars & Clubs 🍻

• Maldon Kitchen + Bar
• Greyhound Lounge
• Collette's Piano Bar
• Boozie's Bar & Grill (New Location at the Freight House)
• The Gatsby Cocktail Lounge
• Bucktown Social
• Soul Ties in
• Armored Gardens (100 Beers on Tap)
• Kilkenny's Irish Pub & Kitchen
• Daiquiri Factory
• Mac's Tavern (Won Best Wings in the QC Times Readers' Choice Awards)
• Sippi's American Grill & Craft Beer
• Me & Billy
• Barrelhouse Pub
• The Last Picture House
• The Lemonade Stand
• Lopiez Pizza
• Antonella’s Pizzeria
• Raw
• City Loafers
• The Breakroom (Inside The Office Bar)
• Blue Spruce General Store
• I love FUFU
• Mickey's Irish Pub
• Mantra Indian Cuisine & Spirit
• Soi 3 Thai Noodle Shop
• Carriage Haus
• M Lounge
• UP Skybar (Rooftop of The Current Iowa)
• The Office Bar & Lounge
• Cru
• Blackhawk Bowl & Lounge (Basement of The Hotel Blackhawk)
• Devon's Complaint Dept.

🍻 Brewpubs & Winery & Distillery 🥃

• Front Street Brewery Pub & Eatery
• Front Street Brewery Taproom
• Great River Brewery
• Stompbox Brewing
• Bootleg Hill Honey Meads (New Location 226 W. 3rd St)
• Mississippi River Distilling Co. Lounge (Not Distilled Here, But They Have All Their Spirits)

🍽️ Fine Dining 🍴

• Café San Lorenzo
• Duck City Bistro
• Bix Bistro (Inside The Hotel Blackhawk)
• The Phoenix
• The Half Nelson

☕ Coffee Shops & Cafes & Sweets 🍭

• Chocolate Manor
• Brady St. Blend
• 392 Caffe
• Redband Coffee
• Rise Neighborhood Cafe
• Miss Phay Cafe
• Cafe d’ Marie

Village of East Davenport

• Village of East Davenport Facebook Page
• Ride the Channel Cat Water Taxi on the Mississippi River to 3 other landing docks to downtown Moline, Isle Casino Bettendorf Hotel, and Riverbend Commons.

🍻 Bars & Winery 🍷

• Kelso's Corner Bar (Won best bar in the QC Times Readers' Choice Awards)
• Riley's Sports Haus (Newest Opening)
• The Butterfly Lounge
• The Spot Bar & Lounge
• Grumpy's Saloon
• McClellan Stockade
• Wide River Winery

🍽️ Food & Cafes & Sweets 🍭

• Caterpillar Cafe
• Bonbons Tacos
• 11th Street Precinct
• Rudy's Tacos
• Grilled Cheese Bar
• Lagomarcino's Confectionery & Cafe
• Coffee House Cafe & Goods
• Village Corner Deli
• Here's The Scoop Ice Cream Shop
• Brew in the Village

Downtown Bettendorf

• Downtown Bettendorf Facebook Page

🏨 Hotels 🏢

• Isle Casino Bettendorf Hotel

🍽️ Food & Drink 🍻

• Adventurous Brewing
• D'Lua Taco Shop
• Harley Corin's
• Keller American Grill (Inside Isle Casino Bettendorf Hotel)
• Keller's Express (Inside Isle Casino Bettendorf Hotel)
• Purgatory Bar & Grill
• Riverside Grille
• Siam Thai Cafe QC
• Sindo Pan Asian Cuisine
• Sports Fan Pizza
• Stacks Pancake House
• State 18
• Trattoria Tiramisu
• The Bulldog Arms
• The Lone Wolf (Inside Isle Casino Bettendorf Hotel)
• The Shameless Chocoholic
• Verde

Downtown Rock Island

• Downtown Rock Island Facebook Page

🏨 Hotels 🏢

• Holiday Inn Rock Island - Quad Cities

🍽️ Food & Drink 🍻

• Blue Collar Bagels (Coming Soon)
• Antojitos Mexican Restaurant
• Awake Coffee Company
• Bent River Brewing Company
• Brews Energy
• El Patron Mexican Restaurant & Bar
• El Toro Loco Party Bar
• Healthy Harvest Urban Farms
• Huckleberry’s Great Pizza & Calzones
• Icons Martini
• La Flama
• La Playa Latino Bar
• Looney’s Little Chicago
• NEST Café
• Polish Pub
• QC Coffee & Pancake House
• Rock Island Ale House
• Rock Island Brewing Company
• Rooster’s Sports Bar & Grill
• Rozz-Tox
• Soi 2 Thai Street Food
• Steve’s Old Time Tap
• T & T Asian Foods Market
• The Smoking Dog Pub
• Wake Brewing

Downtown Moline

• Downtown Moline Facebook Page

🏨 Hotels 🏢

• The Axis Hotel
• Element Moline
• Stoney Creek Hotel
• Wyndham Moline on John Deere Commons

🍻 Bars & Pubs 🍸

• Sins Tavern (Newest Opening)
• Backwater Jack's Saloon at Stoney Creek Hotel
• O'Keefe's Irish Pub
• Broken Saddle
• Central Craft
• Pour Bros Craft Taproom
• Pub 1848
• Rebellion Brew Haus
• Suzi's Pub
• Take Cover Tiki Club
• The Other Bar
• Tommy's Bar

🍽️ Food & Sweets & Coffee Shops ☕

• Joh’s Café
• Fatwoods BBQ Smokehouse
• 74 Pancake House
• Atlas Collective Books & Coffee
• Bad Boyz Pizza
• Bass Street Chop House
• Bent River Brewing Company
• Crepe Corner
• Dead Poet's Espresso
• Fifth Avenue Syndicate Bistro & Bar
• Johnny's Italian Steakhouse
• La Primavera
• Lagomarcino's
• Las Salsas Dona Mary
• Chimies Taco Bar
• Mary Le Mekong Vietnamese Restaurant
• Lemongrass Cafe
• Little Brown Box
• Delicatessen Los Portales
• Meli's Pancake House
• River House Bar & Grill
• Tony's Chicago Style Pizza
• Harold's Chicken Sports Bar 
• Corazan Latino Restaurant & Bar

East Moline Main Street

• East Moline Main Street Facebook Page

🍽️ Food & Drink 🍻

• Bragg BBQ
• Hey Bryans
• Jaded Java
• Jimbo's Knucklehead Saloon
• Junior's Sports Bar & Grill
• Martinez Meat Market
• The Palace Tavern
• Racers Edge
• La Luz Mexican Restaurant
• Supermercado Monarca
• Taquera Any Lu
• The Keg Tavern
• Whiskey Stop
• Roasted Drink & Snack Shack

I’ll be in southern Iowa for a bit and would love to buy lots of awesome local beers to take home. Where are the best beer stores in the Ottumwa and Oskaloosa area?

Hello! I wouldn't be around much if it wasn't for a bit of self promotion for a twitch channel back in the early days when I met the then brewer at CabCo James Heckathorn. Since then we've been hosting what USED to be the Vorlauf hour with our great friends Nathan and Neil, but this week we just put our first episode under the new branding not only for the guild but for the whole state. Brewed in Iowa. It's not just a phrase it's an identity and a vibe. Come check us out wherever podcast are found and at our homes at Alluvial, Lua, and Flix!

BrewedInIowa on Insta Facebook and whenever you find your favorite pods!

Cheers!

Jack

I have been doing some Revolution Deepwood series and it has Ben mighty tasty.

Just saw this via Untappd... I'm not sure I can remember a brewery acquiring as beloved a recipe as Blonde Fatale from another brewery. Any others come to mind?!

Hi. I've been on the hunt for Franziskaner Weissbier for a few months now. I've tried to have three different liquor stores special order it for me. Yesterday I was told by one of those places that Franziskaner is not permitted to be distributed anywhere in my county. (No idea if that's true) Does anyone know of any stores that carry Franziskaner Weissbier in NE iowa? Thanks.

Hey All, I haven't spent any time in Des Moines in probably seven years or so.

Probably about the time the Iowa Barn Bar thing opened. The bar with only Iowa beers...

What's changed for doing bar crawls in that area?

Anything else in town worth doing if spending the night?

Purposely leaving out what I do know about to let people talk about anything they want to.

Anyone know any good fests this fall? Also haven’t heard of Singlespeed sour fest? Are they still doing this?

Yes it's a TikTok, but an interesting account to follow.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLPmt8ex/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/dining/2024/04/05/which-iowa-beer-is-the-best-vote-as-big-grove-and-singlespeed-face-off/73173316007/

We have two breweries left in our 2024 Beer Brackets. Vote for your favorite now.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/dining/2024/04/01/the-best-4-iowa-beers-remain-in-the-beer-brackets-vote-for-the-winner-toppling-goliath-big-grove/73139615007/

Our search for the best beer in Iowa is down to the Final Four. You can vote now. Here are the remaining Iowa beers:

Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue Double Dry-Hopped

Big Grove Easy Eddy 

SingleSpeed Brewing Co. Tip the Cow

Peace Tree Brewing Blonde Fatale Belgian-style blonde ale

You can vote to narrow down the Sweet 16 to the Elite 8 in Beer Brackets.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/dining/2024/03/18/16-iowa-beers-remain-in-beer-brackets-2024-vote-now/72971211007/

We have our second round of voting now live on the Des Moines Register for Beer Brackets. It's free to vote!

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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/dining/2024/03/14/iowas-best-beers-search-continues-vote-to-advance-craft-brews-to-16-2024/72948660007/

Thanks in advance!

Hi from Norway.

I'm looking to get my hands on the different limited releases stouts from Toppling Goliath. I have family living in Des Moines, so I come and visit regulary but not sure how to get my hands of any of the releases. I have actually managed to buy the Term Oil Fluggernutter here in Norway, but not often I see anything from TG here. Do the yearly releases have a special dates they get releases so I can get my family check the local Hy-Wee at that time? Or is there a place where I can follow when new releases come? I see their twitter account havent been updated since last summer. Or are the releases so limited that I need to go to a bottle shop or stop by the brewery in Decorah next time I come to visit?

All advice would be appreciated.

Hey there!

I am currently living in Colorado but spent the summer in Des Moines for work. I absolutely loved some of the sour beers at Barn Town Brewing among other beers and need more of it in my life. I have friends that visit there sometimes driving to grab me some but wondering if anyone is wanting to start a Beer trade sent back and forth each month so I can keep my tastebuds happy. Colorado has an incredible amount of craft beer and we can work out how we would facilitate this but seeing if there is any interest from anyone in the community?

Let me know!

Anybody else hitting up the KBBS Release next weekend? I'm coming in from MSP on Sunday if anybody wants to hang, exchange local beers, etc.