***Official American Craft Beer Week Thread***
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515 had an Iowa IPA tap takeover today. Stopped over after dinner and had a DART Dodger & Pseudo Sue.
Well, those are 32 oz growlers, so you're actually getting 4 full 16oz pints of beer with 2 of them. That's not much more than it would cost you in the brewery for the same beer (I think the growlers are $8 there? Can't remember), and about what you'd pay for a pint of it in the taproom. Craft beer costs a lot more to make not just because of the inputs, but because of the overhead associated with making, packaging, marketing and distributing beer at such a small scale. If you're looking to save some money, look at craft beer from some of the bigger regional breweries like New Belgium or Boulevard. Really great beer at generally great prices. If you'd rather support local breweries and allow them to expand and grow to the point where they can start canning/bottling and giving up some margin on beer in order to increase sales volume (which means you can buy it cheaper), we certainly appreciate the help
Thanks for stopping by! Was pretty excited about the lineup we had yesterday!
HyVee on Fluer but they are gone now. They seem to have the best craft selection out of all the Hy-Vee's. Beer Crazy got in 5 last week so I assume they are gone as well.
Dang. I'll keep my eyes open for it I guess. I don't have much experience with Sour Beers, but sounds like something I'd enjoy.
The only other one I've ever had was Lil tart by 515, which is also good. Not something I would want to drink all the time but a nice change.
They have bottles in Decorah, about half of the time. Their Facebook page is the best place to check. If my wife says anything about bottles coming in this week, I'll bump the thread.
TG getting bottles in today. PsuedoSue, Naughty Temple (Naughty 90 Oaked IPA aged in Templeton Barrels) and David IIPA, a collaboration with Tree House Brewing.
I guess I know what I'm doing tonight.
I guess I know what I'm doing tonight.
Sorta....
(wasn't impressed at all. Thomas Beck at Confluence is the best in town IMO. The Hopititus at 515 have been good. As has the Dart Dodger. Still waiting on something good out of Exile)
Anyone try Lion Bridge brewing in Cedar Rapids, or Franklin Street in Manchester yet?
Hoping to hit those on a trip back to Dubuque this weekend.
And Potosi while there (thanks Kilgore_Trout)
And hopefully hit Single Speed in Cedar Falls on the way back.
Hoping to hit those on a trip back to Dubuque this weekend.
And Potosi while there (thanks Kilgore_Trout)
And hopefully hit Single Speed in Cedar Falls on the way back.
They keeping them up north or are they distributing some of the new bottles down to Ames/DSM? Really want to try David.
On IPA's...Thomas Beck from Confluence and OJ IPA from 515 are by far the best I've had from Local breweries
I would guess he means that empties are arriving tonight, and since his wife works there I assume he helps bottle. Tough job. :wink: