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Growlers: Lost Forty Festival of Darkness, Rebel Kettle Grape Must Brew, Bubba Brews Taproom Update

The biggest beer release of the year is this Saturday when Lost Forty Brewing will unveil its 2017 Nighty Night Imperial Stout at the Festival of Darkness, which will be held in the Lost Forty parking lot. This is the third version of Nighty Night that Lost Forty has produced. The team puts its imperial …

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Rumbles: La Terraza Turns 2, Dempsey Barbecue Coming to Flyway, Three Sams Opening Delayed

All of us at Rock City Eats want to wish a happy second anniversary to La Terraza Rum and Lounge. Two years ago, Armando and Sarah Bolanos took over the space that once belonged to Acadia Restaurant in Hillcrest and turned it into a Venezuelan restaurant with Mediterranean influence and a stellar line-up of rum …

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Growlers: Lost Forty Wins Silver at GABF, Bubba Brews Lake Hamilton Opens Friday, Rebel Kettle Taps Five New Brews

Lost Forty Brewing this weekend became the first Arkansas brewery in nine years to win a medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Lost Forty won silver in the Vienna Lager category for its summertime staple Logger Rita. In all, more than 7,000 brews were entered in various categories from breweries around the …

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Rumbles: Main Street Food Festival this Weekend, Three Sams Could Open Next Week, WunderHaus Opening Soon

It has been a long 19 months for fans of Three Sams BBQ Joint (as well as for staff and owner Annette Jones), but the long wait appears to finally be near an end. Jones tells me all that is left before opening are the final health and fire inspections. If those happen this week, …

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Growlers: Flyway Goes Basic, Prestonrose Debuts Their New Taproom, Lost Forty Releases Wild Barrel 4.5

I have to say, I have really enjoyed the fantastic sour beers I’ve tasted in 2017 from the Little Rock beer scene. One of the primary contributors to this trend has been Lost Forty Brewing, whose Wild Barrels Project has been superb. Today, Lost Forty is doing it again with the debut of Wild Barrel …

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Rumbles: Cupcakes for Goodness Sake, La Terraza Owner Buys Graffiti's, Three Sams Almost There

Get ready for a sweet Saturday in Argenta this weekend at the third annual Cupcakes for Goodness Sake fundraiser event. From 3 p.m. until 8 p.m., you’ll get to try cupcakes from professional bakers like Old Mill Bread Company and Blue Sail, as well as eight amateur bakers. In all, there will be more than …

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Growlers: Little Rocktoberfest Wrap-Up, Lost Forty Blueberry Milkshake IPA, Prestonrose Fall Patience

Congratulations to everyone involved at this year’s Little Rocktoberfest, which was held Saturday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The festival was a sweeping success based on the reactions of everyone I spoke with. Of course, beer was plentiful and delicious, in particular the Arkansas and homebrew taps. And while I tasted dozens of brews, there were …

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Rumbles: Three Fold Moving This Weekend, Cafe Brunelle Closes, Will's Cinnamon Shop Opening Soon

If you’re feeling a craving for Three Fold Noodles and Dumplings Co., you need to take care of that this week. After Friday’s service, Three Fold will close its location on Center Street so it can move into its new digs on Main Street. Three Fold opened two and a half years ago and has …

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Growlers: Little Rocktoberfest Saturday, Fort Smith Brewing Co. is Open, Lost Forty Wild Barrels #5

It’s Little Rocktoberfest week as we count down the days to one of the best beer festivals in the state. This year’s event is Saturday, Sept. 23, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. What makes Little Rocktoberfest special is the homebrewing. There’s an entire area dedicated to private …

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Rumbles: Arkansas Burger Co. Looks Closed, David's Burgers Bryant is Open, Big Orange/Local Lime Rogers Details

Today’s Rumbles feature is all about the burger scene in the Natural State, starting with the apparent closure of Arkansas Burger Co. on Cantrell Road. I say “apparent” because the company hasn’t answered any phone calls, emails or Facebook messages to confirm, but the restaurant has been closed for around a month now. It had …

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