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

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

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

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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Growlers: Lost Forty Wild Barrels is back, Stone's Throw Barrel-Aged Stout

You might not think of winter as sour beer weather, but that isn’t stopping Lost Forty’s latest installment in what’s been an outstanding Wild Barrels Project. The sixth release is at 4 p.m. today for Freshcut Monday. It’s an American saison fermented in Lost Forty’s foeder with yeast harvested from Dunbar Garden. The sour got …

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

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

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

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

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)

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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Growlers: Rebel Kettle Collaboration with Mother's, Lost 40 Forest Queen, Stone's Throw Wheat Stout

Months ago, we told you how Rebel Kettle Brewing Company was working on a collaboration brew with Mother’s Brewing, the hugely influential craft brewery in Springfield, Missouri. Right now, the RK team is up in Springfield brewing Hipster Banana, which head brewer John Lee describes as a New England-style Sour IPA brewed with pawpaws. If …

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