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    Iowa Tap Room - Opening Feb/March 2016 - downtown Des Moines

    I'm hearing first part of March. Pretty excited for this place.
    Post by: jumbopackage, Feb 6, 2016 in forum: Beer
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    Fill your growler at the grocery store

    I think there are plans to add growler stations to the actual Class C liquor stores at some point. Confusingly enough, the market Grill/Cafe...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Aug 29, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    Session Beer

    This is mostly right. Hoppy stuff does tend to cost a little more to make, particularly the varieties with harder to find (read: more expensive)...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Jul 31, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    The 10 best breweries in Iowa

    We're going from being 10 times smaller than Exile to just 4 times smaller than Exile in the next couple weeks! Also expect Exile to get a boost...
    Post by: jumbopackage, May 30, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    The 10 best breweries in Iowa

    Beatnik is a fairly classic Berliner Weisse (maybe a bit high in ABV for the style, but not far off). It's one of the beers that makes perfect...
    Post by: jumbopackage, May 29, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    Anyone here brew their own beer?

    Get a wye and another ball valve with a barbed end on it from micromatic (I bet beer crazy has them too). Unthread the ball valve on the existing...
    Post by: jumbopackage, May 20, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    Toppling Goliath announces Florida brewer partnership

    I'd say that it depends. If you're doing anything designed to age, you're generally going to end up in bottles, either corked/caged or waxed or...
    Post by: jumbopackage, May 15, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    Favorite craft bar

    We are very picky about where our beer goes, and I'd have zero issues with putting it on at any of the FCP-run places, including EBS. They do a...
    Post by: jumbopackage, May 15, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    New brewery coming to Valley Junction - West Des Moines

    That's not true in Iowa. Native breweries in Iowa are actually licensed the same as distributors. They are allowed to have a single retail license...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Mar 14, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    Anyone here brew their own beer?

    I brew my own :) Though I haven't home-brewed in a long time now. Just don't have the time for it anymore. It's a great hobby, and there are...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Jan 25, 2015 in forum: Beer
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    The cost of Craft-article

    I don't think that the government has an official definition of "craft brewer". As far as they are concerned, a 1bbl nano and a 1000bbl macro are...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Nov 22, 2014 in forum: Beer
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    Beer ratings sites

    I like to watch them all. The most informed ratings are generally Ratebeer. The most fanatical are on BeerAdvocate. The most common is untappd....
    Post by: jumbopackage, Oct 19, 2014 in forum: Beer
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    Beer Trading

    In and around the Decorah area, I bet they sell more Dorothy's than almost anything else. It probably sells at least 2:1 over everything else in...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Oct 3, 2014 in forum: Beer
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    cityview top 100 bars in Des Moines

    I take all of these lists with a grain (or block) of salt. Also note that this is "100 Bars that they like", not "top 100". Take that for what...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Sep 22, 2014 in forum: Beer
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    Pumpkin beer power rankings

    I think it's right around 6% this year. it moves around a little depending on how much of the pumpkin ferments (if any). It's kinda a pain to brew...
    Post by: jumbopackage, Sep 12, 2014 in forum: Beer