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Growlers: Big Red Ball Homebrew Contest, Flyway Old Decoy, Lost Forty Sweet Sweet Panda

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One of the coolest annual events in Little Rock’s beer scene comes Saturday with the Big Red Ball Homebrew Contest at Next Level Events. This is the fifth year for the contest, which is held in conjunction with the Little Rock Kickball Association. The winning beer is declared the “official beer of kickball” and will …

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Growlers: Prestonrose at Flyway Brewing, Rebel Kettle Sours, Lost Forty Little Panda

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Two of my favorite breweries will have beer in the same place this Wednesday, when Flyway Brewing holds a special keg tapping from Prestonrose Farm & Brewing Company. The beer is Blue Centennial American Blue Ale, and it’s a pretty unique style. Prestonrose brewer Liz Preston uses malts from Troubadour Malting in Colorado, which are …

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Growlers: Flyway Free Range in Cans, Lost Forty Love Honey Doppelbock

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After some delays, Flyway Brewing’s second canned brew is now available. Free Range Brown Ale can be found in six-packs at the taproom, as well as grocery and liquor stores around Central Arkansas. The brew was supposed to be ready for Christmas, but problems at the brewery forced Flyway to push back its production schedule. …

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Blue Canoe Unveils New All-American Menu

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Arkansas’ demand for craft beer isn’t letting up, and that’s leading to noticeable growth for Central Arkansas breweries. Just this year, Flyway Brewing started canning its creations, Bubba Brews Brewing Company in Hot Springs opened its second and third locations, Lost Forty greatly increased its capacity, and Blue Canoe Brewing Company opened a new brewing …

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Growlers: Flyway Debuts Bufflehead, Hipster Banana at Rebel Kettle, Lost Forty Belgian Brunette

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Flyway fans won’t want to miss the brewery’s Friday release of its winter seasonal Bufflehead Double Bock. Besides being one of the best-named beers of 2017, Bufflehead is a classic dopplebock brewed with German malts and lagered for more than six weeks. Flyway describes this as a “sneaky” beer, with an 8.5 percent ABV that …

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Growlers: Stone's Throw S'Mores and Pours, Rebel Kettle Alphaholic is Back, Lost Forty's Wandering White Hop

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Stone’s Throw Brewing is going full steam into the holiday season with a triple release on Friday paired with a cold-weather tradition. The brewery is holding a campfire event it’s calling “S’Mores and Pours,” an outdoor marshmallow roast with Izard Chocolate bark and Loblolly marshmallows made with Stone’s Throw’s Shamus Stout. You can pair those …

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Growlers: Black Friday at Rebel Kettle, Lost Forty Barrel-Ages The Hunter

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It’s Thanksgiving week, and every brewery we spoke with in Central Arkansas is going to be closed on Thursday. That means you need to get your Thanksgiving cans, crowlers, growlers and bombers squared away by Wednesday. As always, it’s a good thing to support your local brewers, especially considering all of them have beers that …

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Growlers: Rebel Kettle/Rock City Collaboration Beer, Lost Forty Raspberry Milk Stout, New Flyway Seasonals, Blue Canoe Porter Release

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Get ready for some Rock City Eats brew! We worked on a collaboration beer with Rebel Kettle over the weekend in what will hopefully be the first of a collaboration series with local breweries. The result is a Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milk Porter. The dark, creamy beer has a huge cinnamon nose and finishing flavor thanks to …

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Growlers: Stone's Throw and Buffalo Brewing Beer Dinner, Lost Forty Snake Party (With Snakes)

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There’s nothing like a good beer dinner, and on Wednesday Raduno Brick Oven & Barroom is putting on what looks like a great one. Raduno has partnered with Stone’s Throw Brewing and Buffalo Brewing Company for a five-course beer dinner prepared by chef Matthew Lowman. You may recall Lowman was sous chef at South on …

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