Iowa Rumors?

No bottles for a bit according to our rep too. Could be as late as the 1st depending on your location. Black Note is completely up in the air and when/if it does arrive it will be limited enough that I wouldn't bother searching it out.

 

Hop Slam today!!

 

Where?

 

Parlor City in Cedar Rapids. Red's in North Liberty. El Bait Shop in Des Moines tapped theirs last night.

 

Gotcha...I misread and was thinking bottle releases. I'm planning to head to El Bait tonight!!

 

Awesome! They said on Facebook that they had 5 kegs...tapped the first last night. I've only been there once but it was a great experience. Good luck, it's a great beer!

 

When we got to El Bait tonight, they said they were on the last keg...needless to say I had 2! And took home a Golden Nugget!

 

According to Templeton's Facebook page, we should be seeing the Madhouse Imperial Stout aged in Templeton barrels hitting soon.

I'm not a huge Madhouse fan, but I'll be on the lookout for this one.

 

The Madhouse Oak Aged Imperial Red is surprisingly good...and I'm not a fan of the brewery either. Based on that, I will certainly give the Templeton BA stout a try!

 

Anybody here any talk about Oskar Blues coming to Iowa later this year?

 

Don't know about Oskar Blues, but I did read the other day that the Lagunitas Brewery in Chicagoland is coming along nicely and will be completed around April and they will begin bottling in September. I would assume once they start shipping bottles from the new brewery that Iowa would have to get distribution state-wide? Therefore, I would presume Lagunitas will be there by the Fall? Fingers crossed.

 

Oskar Blues and Odell were the two rumors I heard. That was in the fall, haven't heard much lately.

 

Just added that beer to the Brrrfest program in Coralville this weekend:

"Templeton Rye Barrel Aged Imperial Stout- We used roasted barley, dark caramel, chocolate and black malt to give this beer all the characteristics of a rich and creamy imperial stout. We then aged this beer in freshly dumped Templeton Rye barrels, to add a bit of oak and whiskey complexity to the beer. "

 

I read somewhere that it was aged in the barrels for 3 months. Not knowing much (anything!) about barrel aging, this seems to be a pretty short time. Does anyone know how this compares to other BA beers in terms of time in barrel?

 

Marion Hy-Vee said Feb 6 now for Hopslam. Couldn't wait. Road tripped to East Dubuque today and got a case at Van's!

 

Wonder why it keeps getting pushed back? I'm assuming I shouldn't even get my hopes up for Black Note.

 

I'm not. I had it on tap at Red's, so it doesn't bother me much though.

 

Council Bluffs will see Hopslam on Tuesday (1/29).

 

Is Surly really comming to Iowa? The Iowa Beer Baron email I read today said it would be here soon? I would like more info on this please do share the inside scoop if someone here has one!

 

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If they are, I didn't see it coming. It seems as though they cannot really supply their own state. However, if they do, I cannot say I would be disappointed.