Rebel Kettle is the focus of Central Arkansas’ beer scene this week with the second annual Beer and Loathing in Little Rock block party set for Saturday. The event celebrates Rebel Kettle’s second birthday with a bevy of events that start in the morning and go on well after sundown. Beer Yoga kicks things off …
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Event season has officially come to Little Rock’s brewery scene. For the next four weekends (at least), there will be a minimum of one major beer event, starting with Saturday’s beer garden party at Blue Canoe Brewing Company’s warehouse location on 15th Street. The party is the official opening of Blue Canoe’s outdoor space for …
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It looks like the poke craze is big enough in Little Rock to add another restaurant. The owners of Poke Hula say they are putting a second location in the Heights neighborhood. This one is going up at Kavanaugh Boulevard, in the location that used to belong to Red Mango. Poke Hula opened its doors …
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Blue Canoe Brewing Company, perhaps Little Rock’s most ambitious brewery, is the latest in the area to join the canning scene. The small brewery is starting with its flagship 4×4 Pale Ale in a limited canning release for the first month before distributing its cans to select liquor stores in Pulaski County. For brewer and …
There is a lot of beer news going on this week, and we’ll start with today’s Freshcut Monday release at Lost Forty. The brew team has put together a fascinating version of its Look-See Hefeweizen, featuring roasted coffee from Blue Sail in Little Rock and cacao nibs from Izard Chocolate. Lost Forty says the Coffee …
Growlers: Lost Forty Coffee Cocoa Brew, Blue Canoe Cans, Bike Rack Soon in LR Read More »
There is something happening nearly every day this week at Flyway Brewing, so let’s dig right into it: Tuesday: Flyway is releasing a brand new brew for its first spring seasonal called Peregrine Pale Ale. Brewed with Citra hops, Peregrine is a more hoppy pale ale than Migrate. At 5.4 percent ABV, it’s light enough …
Growlers: New Flyway Brews, Stone's Throw Buxom Blonde, Rebel Kettle Anniversary Read More »
With the departure of brewer Ryan Frank (who created the mega-popular Bluewing Berry Wheat), Flyway Brewing has been searching for another talented beermaker to join their team. They have certainly found one in Mark Sniff, who starts at the brewery today. Sniff is one of the two men behind Void Cellars, the outstanding home brewing …
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Tomorrow night is the Love for Flyway beer dinner at South on Main, which promises to be an amazing evening of food and beer. It’s a four-course dinner that will feature five different brews over the course of the evening. Believe it or not, there are still a few tickets left for this one. I …
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My personal choice for best brew of 2017 was Flyway’s Lord God Imperial Chocolate Stout, so needless to say I was thrilled to find out the brew team stashed two kegs away last year and is releasing it this week. Owner Jess McMullen said the 2017 Lord God has aged very nicely and will be …
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It’s a busy week in the beer community, starting today at Lost Forty for Freshcut Monday. The brew team is releasing Funky Peach Fruited American Wild Ale, a sour that has already been through a lot before it hits your glass. Lost Forty first barrel-aged its Love Honey Bock and a saison separately for nine …