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Ease into Spring with Big Orange Midtown Spring Cocktail Menu 

Cocktail menus around town are beginning to change to welcome spring and Big Orange Midtown is no exception. The restaurant built its reputation on the combination of great chef inspired burgers and classic cocktails and the new spring menu shows off the creativity of the bartenders there.  The menu maintains the Midtown classics – including …

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Growlers: John Lee Out at Rebel Kettle, Arkansas Craft Beer Week

Founding owner and head brewer John Lee has been bought out from Rebel Kettle Brewing Company. Lee was the originator of the Rebel Kettle name and helped grow the brewery from a homebrew team into one of the most popular brewing businesses in the state. Rebel Kettle released the following statement to Rock City Eats: …

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Women of the Food Industry: Abbi Siler of Abbi's Tea and Things

At Abbi’s Teas and Things, it’s all about the atmosphere. Her tea house is one of the coziest spots in Little Rock with its comfy vintage furniture and calming ambiance. Owner Abbi Siler’s bubbly personality makes you feel like you’re walking into her home. Though you can find tea at other stores in Little Rock, Abbi …

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Growlers: Stone's Throw King Cake Biere, 5 Beers 5 Bites Dinner, Flyway Flying Duck

Current local beer recommendation: Tid Bit Wiggly Cinnamon Bun Barleywine at Rebel Kettle Brewing Company (available on draft and in four-packs to go) There are only a few breweries with scheduled events and beer releases this week, but those breweries are pretty busy. Let’s start at Stone’s Throw Brewing, where the taproom in Stifft Station …

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Mugs Cafe Brings Quality Coffee and Food to the Heights

Argenta’s Mugs Café proprietor Michael Hickmon didn’t initially set out to own three coffee shops when he dipped his toe into the bean scene in 2016. But when opportunity knocked just two days after he signed on the dotted line for his second shop, Hillcrest’s Mylo Coffee Co., Hickmon answered. That opportunity was to take …

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Growlers: Rebel Kettle Double Sour, Lost Forty Puffy Jacket, Prestonrose 4th Birthday

Current local beer recommendation: Double Love Honey Anniversary Doppelbock at Lost Forty Brewing (available on tap and in four-packs to go) It’s another double release from Rebel Kettle Brewing Company this week, including one of the brewery’s most popular sours. This week’s 4:30 Thursday event features the release of Purple Dinosour and Boom Pop! Frootsicle. …

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Growlers: Lord God is Back, Gravity BrewWorks at Stone's Throw, Lost Forty Cherry Limeade

Current local beer recommendation: Barrel-aged RoggenDunkelDoppelbock barrel-aged doppelbock by Stone’s Throw Brewing (available on tap at Stone’s Throw Stifft Station) One of the best annual releases in Central Arkansas is back this week. For Valentine’s Day, Flyway Brewing is releasing its 2020 version of Lord God Imperial Chocolate Stout. This is an 11% ABV chocolate …

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Drink Insider: Kyle Owen of Cregeen’s Irish Pub

Since 2007, Cregeen’s Irish Pub has served as the gateway to Argenta and heralded the redevelopment that continues today through North Little Rock’s Main Street. Cregeen’s exudes coziness and the comfortable dark African mahogany bar you might expect. For over a decade, Cregeen’s has been the cornerstone of Argenta’s redevelopment serving up food, music, drinks, …

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Women of the Food Industry: Rose Schweikhart of Superior Bathhouse Brewery

As the founder and owner of Superior Bathhouse Brewery in Hot Springs, Rose Schweikhart is a woman who gets things done. When the brewery opened, it broke barriers: it’s the only one located in a national park, and it is the first to utilize thermal water in beer. Schweikhart has never stopped evolving. In seven …

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Growlers: Big Red Ball Saturday, Lost Forty Double Love Honey Returns

Current local beer recommendation: Campfire Pastries from Rebel Kettle Brewing Company (available on tap and in four-packs to go) The first Central Arkansas beer event of 2020 is Saturday evening when the Big Red Ball Homebrew Contest comes to the Historic Arkansas Museum. Homebrewers from around the state will be competing to have their brew …

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