Iowa State Fair-Craft Beer

[JP4CY]

Checked it out today. Not everything on the list is available. They have about 20 taps of the high end stuff and it doesn’t change until they blow a tap.
I had:
Majestic Beast- this may be the best neipa I’ve ever had. Lion Bridge did good.
The rest were from the regular list.
Court Ave Tropical Smoothie-haven’t had any Court Ave beer for quite awhile but this makes me want to try more.
Thew Big Boar- solid pale ale
BigGrove Arms Race- ok
Granite City Fog Drift neipa- nope

FYI Court Ave is a huge reason the Craft Beer Tent is around.

 

[dmclone]

Checked it out today. Not everything on the list is available. They have about 20 taps of the high end stuff and it doesn’t change until they blow a tap.
I had:
Majestic Beast- this may be the best neipa I’ve ever had. Lion Bridge did good.
The rest were from the regular list.
Court Ave Tropical Smoothie-haven’t had any Court Ave beer for quite awhile but this makes me want to try more.
Thew Big Boar- solid pale ale
BigGrove Arms Race- ok
Granite City Fog Drift neipa- nope

I'm not seeing anything called tropical smoothie from Court Ave. Are you sure it was from them?

 

[Brentwood]

I was a long time Court Ave mug clubber, but I gave it up several years ago because they got kind of boring with all of the other options. I had one of their fruited NEIPAs on Ragbrai and it was fantastic.

Scott the CABco. owner is one of the the Iowa Craft Brew tent owners.

 

[Beerbrat]

This makes me feel better about the Iowa list. Seems like the majority of them are gimmick type beers.

They have all the regular big Minnesota craft beers also. These are just the ones made with the state fair in mind.

 

[discydisc]

Checked it out today. Not everything on the list is available. They have about 20 taps of the high end stuff and it doesn’t change until they blow a tap.
I had:
Majestic Beast- this may be the best neipa I’ve ever had. Lion Bridge did good.
The rest were from the regular list.
Court Ave Tropical Smoothie-haven’t had any Court Ave beer for quite awhile but this makes me want to try more.
Thew Big Boar- solid pale ale
BigGrove Arms Race- ok
Granite City Fog Drift neipa- nope

Do you recall what the pricing was for the regular and high end?

 

[discydisc]

Would be nice if TG would have sent some more options, but overall I think it's a well rounded list. Barntown has a pickle beer (Pickle Tickle) at another tent, so this isn't a all encompassing list of craft beers at the fair. Probably wasn't too long ago when our options were bud, bud light or busch light.

 

[Cytown12]

Thoughts? Seems a little weak but ok.

A few on here I've had and like:

Lake Time PB Putter
Rook's Breakfast Porter
TG Psuedo Sue
Singlespeed Tip the Cow
Alluvia Helix (If available)


Maybe try Big Boar Pale Ale from Thew and Earth, Wind, and Fruit from Court Ave.

Wanted to try something from PIVO but neither of these are up my ally.

Tip the Cow is such a good beer

 

[zmanzbo]

Ya but not for walking around the fair.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Would be nice if TG would have sent some more options, but overall I think it's a well rounded list. Barntown has a pickle beer (Pickle Tickle) at another tent, so this isn't a all encompassing list of craft beers at the fair. Probably wasn't too long ago when our options were bud, bud light or busch light.

I plan on trying that beer out today, I'll report back.

 

[dmclone]

The lake time hobenero is one of the best spicy beers I've had but one is enough .

 

[baller21]

I'm not seeing anything called tropical smoothie from Court Ave. Are you sure it was from them?

On the list it was Earth Wind and Fruit but at the tap it’s called Tropical Smoothie.

 

[baller21]

Do you recall what the pricing was for the regular and high end?

$8 per or $20 for 3. The high end is the same price just a little smaller cup.

 

[baller21]

Would be nice if TG would have sent some more options, but overall I think it's a well rounded list. Barntown has a pickle beer (Pickle Tickle) at another tent, so this isn't a all encompassing list of craft beers at the fair. Probably wasn't too long ago when our options were bud, bud light or busch light.

If you’re at the fair today you can try pickle tickle for free from 1-5 courtesy of MidAmerican.

 

[baller21]

Highlight of the craft beer tent for me this year was Batch 1122 hazy dipa from Confluence and Alluvials Mosacious. The rest I sampled was underwhelming.

 

[dmclone]

There is this beer called pseudo sue that is pretty good. /