Updated by Jim Malewitz 9:01 p.m. A McGregor brewery has announced plans to expand a 25,000-barrel-per-year operation in Coralville’s Iowa River Landing district, which would make it, by far, Iowa’s largest brewery. Backpocket Brewing will open the 15,000-square-foot facility featuring a large tap room and beer garden for the public in Coralville. Backpocket currently has [...]
continue »AMANA — Coping with a tough economy calls for a GOOD beer. “A craft beer is recession-proof,” Teresa Albert of Homestead said Sunday afternoon as she staffed the gate at the fifth annual Festival of Iowa Beers on the Millstream Brewing Company’s grounds in Amana. Through 3 p.m., the festival had drawn about 1,000 people, [...]
continue »If you missed Sunday’s Explore section, an annual listing of summer events and festivals, be sure to check out the online version here. Besides the long list of summer festivals (many of which revolve around — or at least include — food), you’ll find profiles of 16 Eastern Iowa wineries and one brewery. It’s a [...]
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