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Des Moines Beer Week 2018
Fam. Des Moines Beer week kicks off this Friday, June 15th! Celebrating the growing Des Moines beer scene, area breweries, restaurants and bars will hold a range of special events during Des Moines Beer Week (DSMBW) from June 15 – 24, 2018. Established in 2014, Des Moines Beer Week is an annual celebration that aims to highlight Greater Des […]
From Craft Room to Taproom – Do Kids Belong in Breweries?
Are kids ruining the “Craft Beer Experience” for the rest of us? Ten years ago, a majority of the microbreweries throughout the country were brewpubs; food service establishments with a full kitchen that also sold beer brewed on-site. As the popularity of craft beer continued to rise, taprooms have become synonymous with the craft […]
GABF – Finding Relevancy and Revelry at America’s Largest Beer Festival
(Brewtography Project // Source) Fifteen months ago, the Iowa Brewers Guild approached me with the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to spend five days in Denver, Colorado at the Great American Beer Festival. The chance to spend four sessions of pouring craft beers, talking craft beers, and partaking in everything an event of […]
Make Better Beer – Homebrewing Tips from the Pros
I recently did something that, throughout my six-plus years of homebrewing, I’ve never done before: I completely ruined an entire batch of beer. The brew day went well enough; I mashed, sparged, boiled, and hopped without much additional thought. I pitched the yeast starter after the brew chilled to 70°F and let it ferment at […]
A Des Moines Beer Drinkers Guide to Glassware
Often, when I ask a guest of mine if he or she would like to share a beer or homebrew, I ask them if they have a glassware preference as well. And while they are stoked for the chance to enjoy a beverage, their response usually is not a direct answer to my question, but […]
Field Trip | Finding a Niche at Madhouse Brewing Co.
“It sure is a madhouse in here today, isn’t it?” I wryly remarked while purchasing a few bottles of Carpe Diem, a barrel-aged imperial stout brewed with coffee and bourbon-barrel aged maple syrup. The bartender wasn’t impressed. “Yeah it is, and that’s the first time I’ve heard that today too!” she sarcastically replied. We smiled […]
Firkin Fest and Beyond
It happens every year. Winter drags along, cold and miserable, no end in sight. But then just as the calendar turns from February to March, it hits: those first glorious days of sixty-degree weather. That first taste of spring when the office mysteriously empties at 3:00PM and every parking lot at Gray’s Lake Park is […]
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