Yeah they are. They've built a really cool business in small town Iowa and deserve a ton of praise and credit for it. I get in there for a beer or 3 whenever possible. My local liquor store carries their cans (we're about 45 minutes away) and my buddies and I purchase it regularly.
Thank you both for sharing your experiences with the beer – it's always great to hear from those who've tried it firsthand. As someone who values local products AND anything that supports our beloved Cyclones, this feedback is very useful.
Unfortunately, I know of no nut cup producers in Iowa, Otherwise, we'd definitely be having a discussion about those too. Ha!
I second everything you are saying here. Nice brewery, cool tap room, and very decent beers. I happened to be visiting one random Saturday in the fall a few years back and they were hosting a game watch for ISU v. Oklahoma.
Honestly it is time Iowa State flexes its agricultural and horticultural roots to develop a whole line of spirits. Imagine using cyclone corn to make whisky. Take cherries from horticulture and you can make seasonal cherry bounce. Looping in the theme with Veishea cherry pies.
There good light beers. Not many, and certainly not Busch light lol. But e.g. Sam Adams Light is really good, I like it better than their Boston Lager.
Yes, IPA's are more bitter, generally, and not as smooth as some other types of beer. Look at it this way. Just pretend you have 2 choices of drink: 1) some apple cider vinegar, or, 2) or a nice IPA beer.
Are you proposing something like if Busch sold a 30 pack of Light in cans that simply say "Cyclone Tailgate Approved", mark it up say $5, and give that markup to We Will? And slap a sticker on the box that says where that extra $5 goes to?
Replying to my own reply here, but iffff someone wanted to make some inroads against Busch for that Busch+ISU culture, this could be one way of buying market share.
