The Iowa Craft Beer Tent is a resource I have not tapped (ha!) often enough during this challenge. On the final Friday of the Iowa State Fair, I decided to head out and order a few flights. It’s a great way to try some of the beers from outside Des Moines that I need to… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 126-136: Iowa Craft Beer Tent
I’ve reached the 1/3 point of my challenge, the point in any marathon where each runner thinks “I’ve got like 18 miles more to go! Why did I sign up for this? There better be good snacks at the end.” Luckily, I’m drinking beer and not running. There’s still a lot more drinking to go,… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 119-125: Suicide Beers
My beer consumption has slowed a little bit, and these blogs have gotten more spaced out as a result. I feel like I’ve done some quality drinking recently to try to catch things up. Hopefully, these will be posted on a slightly more regular basis moving forward. For this entry, I’m covering some breweries in… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 113-118: Beers of the Cedar Valley
I don’t really have a good intro for this post. I kept coming up with a lede, but it felt too forced. So I’m just kind of typing words until it feels like I’ve set this up well enough. Is this enough? No, too soon. There, that’s probably good. Beer 107: Millstream Hoppy Hour White… Read More 365 Iowa Beers: 107-112: Flix, Forks & Cheese
Hey, another milestone number of beers. I’m now about 27% through my challenge, though that doesn’t sound as exciting as “one hundred.” To mark the occasion, I’ve recorded Ava singing the complete “99 Bottles of Beer.” So read beer 100, then start the video for the complete experience. I’m kidding, I’m not cruel enough to… Read More 365 Iowa beers: Beer 100! (Also 101-106)
Sorry for the delay in beer updates. After the binging of Des Moines Beer Week, I slowed down for a little bit. Plus, I got some freelance opportunities (some worked well, some not so much), so I had to shift my focus for a bit to things that pay. Maybe I’ll get paid to write… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 93-99: Back to drinking
I fell a little behind in getting this beer rundown written up. This assortment of beers is from visits to breweries during beer week, as well as a stop by the Iowa Craft Beer Tent at the Des Moines Arts Festival. I know that last one isn’t part of Beer Week, but it felt like… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 82-92 Des Moines Beer Week Part 2
When I started thinking about my idea to try 365 Iowa beers in one year, I initially decided to limit myself to no more than two beers a day. It seemed like a good way differentiate between “challenge” and “drinking problem.” But the Des Moines Beer Week just presented too many good opportunities to try… Read More 365 Iowa Beers: 58-81 Des Moines Beer Week Part 1
Last week I attended the monthly Jimmy Carter Happy Hour at El Bait Shop and tried three homebrews by Derek Day, president of the Iowa Brewers Union. Well, to be more accurate, two of the beers were by Derek, the third was from a brewery that is no longer with us. Beers 40-42: Nordic Ale,… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 40-45, a blast from the past
My last beer post was kind of super-sized. I’ve been messing around with how many beers I want to include in each write up. For this one, I’m going slightly smaller, since beer 40 goes with beers 41 and 42. Beers 40-45 will be posted sometime later this week. Beer 36: Mayday Mayday Maibock ABV:… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 36-39, Confluence, Deal’s & Exile
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