It’s going to be a big week at Rebel Kettle starting on Thursday with the release of the 2017 version of RedRumPum. In case you forgot from last year, RedRumPum is Rebel Kettle’s pumpkin amber ale barrel-aged for several months in Caribbean rum barrels. Last year’s version was 10 percent ABV with plenty of rich …
The biggest beer release of the year is this Saturday when Lost Forty Brewing will unveil its 2017 Nighty Night Imperial Stout at the Festival of Darkness, which will be held in the Lost Forty parking lot. This is the third version of Nighty Night that Lost Forty has produced. The team puts its imperial …
Lost Forty Brewing this weekend became the first Arkansas brewery in nine years to win a medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Lost Forty won silver in the Vienna Lager category for its summertime staple Logger Rita. In all, more than 7,000 brews were entered in various categories from breweries around the …
I have to say, I have really enjoyed the fantastic sour beers I’ve tasted in 2017 from the Little Rock beer scene. One of the primary contributors to this trend has been Lost Forty Brewing, whose Wild Barrels Project has been superb. Today, Lost Forty is doing it again with the debut of Wild Barrel …
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 …
It’s Little Rocktoberfest week as we count down the days to one of the best beer festivals in the state. This year’s event is Saturday, Sept. 23, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. What makes Little Rocktoberfest special is the homebrewing. There’s an entire area dedicated to private …
Fall is festival season in Arkansas, and not just for restaurants and food trucks. Beer events kick off this week with Zoo Brew 2017 at the Little Rock Zoo. The event is Thursday night from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Expect to find all your favorites there, like Lost Forty, Flyway, Rebel Kettle, Stone’s Throw …
Lost Forty Brewing is holding a special edition of its Freshcut Monday starting today at 4 p.m. with a double release of Gose the Traveller. This is the recipe submitted by homebrewer Chris Poe that won the Lost Forty Pro-Am Brewing Competition earlier this year. It’s a traditional gose that’s brewed with salt and coriander, …
Central Arkansas beer lovers should mark Thursday on their calendars. That’s when Rebel Kettle and Moody Brews release their collaboration brew Hive Riot, a hoppy honey rye ale. Josiah Moody came to town a few weeks ago and worked with the Rebel Kettle team to put this one together. Hive Riot is described as having …
The unofficial end of summer has arrived today with the first day of school in Arkansas. With autumn weather around the corner, it means you can start to look for fall beers on tap at breweries around Central Arkansas. Lost Forty Brewing already has its Oktoberfest brew The Hunter on shelves, and in the coming …