On November 8, one of the most destructive fires in our nation’s history started in Chico, California, near the Sierra Nevada brewery. Before it was contained, the Camp Fire burned up 153,000 acres, killing 85 people and destroying more than 14,000 buildings. The Sierra Nevada brewery itself wasn’t affected, but the company decided to pitch …
For this week, most of Central Arkansas’ breweries have adjusted hours for the New Year’s holiday. Be sure to call or check Facebook before making the trip to get a brew. Rebel Kettle is hosting brunch today and tomorrow before closing down on Wednesday for some renovations. John Lee tells me the project will work …
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Lost Forty Brewing today will be testing your taste buds. The brewery’s Freshcut Monday release is an event titled “A Day of Fire and Ice” and features its latest small batch project Ice Day Arkansas Winter IPA. Ice Day is a malt-forward IPA brewed with caramel malts for a sweet base. Tropical and citrus notes …
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Ales for ALS is back in Little Rock for 2018. For the fifth straight year, brewers from all over Central Arkansas got together to work with the same unique hop blend that went to cities around the country. This year, Rebel Kettle, Flyway, Buffalo Brewing, Damgoode Brews and Diamond Bear came together at Stone’s Throw …
It’s been two and a half years since I first met Shawn and Orianne Burgess and heard how they wanted to open the first brewery in Clark County. This week, that dream is realized with the grand opening of Slate Rock Brewing in the small town of Amity. The microbrewery’s grand opening is Thursday from …
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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Today is the final barrel-aged Freshcut Monday of February at Lost Forty Brewing. The brewery is putting on draft two versions of its Forest King Imperial Stout: one aged in rye barrels and one aged in bourbon barrels. Fans of Lost Forty’s Nighty Night will recognize that these are two of the three barrel-aged variations …
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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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 …
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 …