There are many new beer releases this week to tell you, starting north of the river at Flyway Brewing where a small-batch hit from April is back for a full release. The brewery is putting Low Flock IPA back on tap starting Friday, and this time Flyway has created a full-size batch. Low Flock is …
For the second time in less than a year, Lost Forty Brewing has brought home some serious hardware from a major beer competition. At last week’s World Beer Cup, Lost Forty took home bronze medals for Double Love Honey Doppelbock (in the German-style Doppelbock or Eisbock category) and for Wild Barrels Project No. 5 (Experimental …
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Every homebrewer, on some level, wants to work for a professional brewery. Usually, that desire is little more than a pipe dream, something fun to think about while brewing a five-gallon batch in the garage. It’s rare that an amateur actually joins the professionals; it’s even more unusual that a homebrewer creates some actual buzz …
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 …
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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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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 …