Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Olde Main News | Tags: brewpub exclusive, Chocolate Porter, Fatty Nichols, high proof beer, iowa beer, Iowa Brewery, iowa brewpub, Olde Main, olde main beers, Reindeer Fuel, Uber Pils
So, yeah… sorry. We underestimated how awesome you all are. We didn’t realize just how fast you folks were going to make the Reindeer Fuel disappear. So it’s gone… for now.
Please bear with us. We are currently rocking and rolling on another batch of Reindeer Fuel as we speak! As soon as it’s ready to go, you folks will be the first to know. You can still find the Reindeer Fuel at DG’s Taphouse in Ames, and we did get wind that El Bait Shop in Des Moines may have some also. Watch our Facebook and Twitter for confirmation, we’ll post there as soon know for sure.
In the meantime, please enjoy our other fine offerings including the new “Fatty Nichols Uber Pils” – the big beer with the big name. This 8.5% abv lager is named after Ames’ “weightiest resident,” George Nichols aka “Fatty.” In the early 1900′s he had his own side show at county and state fairs, weighing in at over 500 pounds and was reported to have a seven-foot waist line.
With a name like “Fatty Nichols” we had to brew a big beer. Citrus notes in the nose from American hops give way to a bold 8.5% abv lager with some spicy alcohol overtones. Warning this “fatty” sized libation should be handled with care. Drink in moderation.
Once again, we’re sorry. We’ll fix it. We promise. Come in and try the Fatty Nichols Uber Pils. We think you’ll love it!
Love,
The Brewhouse
Filed under: Olde Main Beers | Tags: brewpub exclusive, cider, iowa beer, Olde Main, olde main beers
Our hard pressed cider is back on tap at the brewpub. You may remember it from earlier this year. This dry English-style cider will not only refresh your thirst but will satisfy the ‘apple-a-day’ requirement. With tart hints of Granny Smith apples and a subtle sweetness, Hard Pressed will satisfy the discriminating cider palate.
Hard Pressed is made with apples grown and pressed at Deal’s Orchard in Jefferson, Iowa. The juice makes a short journey to White Oak Vineyards in Elkhart, Iowa where it is fermented with care by talented winemakers. Once fermented, the juice is transported to Olde Main Brewing Co. where final preparations are made before serving. Locally produced and fermented, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better one.
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, craft beer, iowa beer, Iowa Brewery, Long Face, olde main beers
We have two new special brewpub exclusive beers on tap. Stop in for a pint or take home a growler!
The Oaked Amber (OA) is a blend of a fresh batch of Long Face Amber Ale and a year old batch of Schwarzbier, double oaked in a used bourban cask and freshly charred white oak staves. It is a beautiful blend of rich deep flavors with fresh caramel effervescence.
With a light body and crisp finish, the Rye Pale Ale is a thirst quencher. It’s balanced with a hop bitterness and subtle rye spice.
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, iowa beer, Iowa Brewery, Olde Main, olde main beers, rye pale ale
A new brewpub exclusive is now on tap – the Rusty Crayfish Rye Pale Ale. The rusty crayfish is an invasive species that proliferates very quickly. Do your part on population control by enjoying more than one of these 4.2% abv ales. With a light body and crisp finish this is a summer thirst quencher that’s balance with hop bitterness and subtle rye spice. This will please even the most dire summer thirst.
We currently have the following beers on tap:
- Dinkey Wheat, Belgian Style Wheat Ale
- Long Face, Amber Ale
- Off KILTer, Scottish Ale
- Clone, Pale Ale
- Sodbuster, Stout Ale
- Gryphonbraü, American Lager
- Red Monkey, Root Beer
- Dinkey Portwood (brewpub exclusive)
- Rusty Crayfish Rye Pale Ale (brewpub exclusive)
Enjoy this new summer beer and be sure to pick up a six-pack of your favorite Olde Main brew from your local retail store! Find the one nearest you using our beer finder.
Filed under: Olde Main News, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, Dinkey Wheat, iowa beer, Iowa Brewery, Olde Main, portwood barrels
It’s Dinkey like you’ve never tasted Dinkey before! The brewmasters have savored up some deliciousness that they want to share with you. Your taste buds will be jumping with excitement once you have a pint of the new Dinkey Portwood.
Smell the sweet berry aromas and taste the secret. The popular Dinkey Wheat is aged in portwood barrels for almost an entire year. Smooth you ask? You bet! The subtle sweetness of the port rounds out a very unique drinking experience. Wine drinkers and beer connoisseurs will relish the chance to enjoy this one-of-a-kind creation.
Stop by the restaurant or brewpub to try some for yourself.
Currently on tap:
- Dinkey Wheat, Belgian Style Wheat Ale
- Long Face, Amber Ale
- Off KILTer, Scottish Ale
- Clone, Pale Ale
- Sodbuster, Stout Ale
- Gryphonbraü, American Lager
- Red Monkey, Root Beer
- Dinkey Portwood (brewpub exclusive)
- Hard Pressed, English-Style Cider (brewpub exclusive)
Stay tuned for more Beer and Food updates. If you think you have what it takes to create your own Olde Main dish, be sure to enter into our Stew Your Brew Cook Off by May 19!
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, hard-pressed cider, iowa beer, Iowa Brewery, iowa cider, Olde Main
You will be Hard Pressed to find a better cider. This dry English-style cider (future logo pictured left) will not only refresh your thirst but will satisfy the ‘apple-a-day’ requirement. With tart hints of Granny Smith apples and a subtle sweetness, Hard Pressed will satisfy the discriminating cider palate.
Hard Pressed is made with apples grown and pressed at Deal’s Orchard in Jefferson, Iowa. The juice makes a short journey to White Oak Vineyards in Elkhart, Iowa where it is fermented with care by talented winemakers. Once fermented, the juice is transported to Olde Main Brewing Co. where final preparations are made before serving. Locally produced and fermented, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better one.
Currently on tap:
- Dinkey Wheat, Belgian Style Wheat Ale
- Long Face, Amber Ale
- Off KILTer, Scottish Ale
- Clone, Pale Ale
- Sodbuster, Stout Ale
- Gryphonbraü, American Lager
- Red Monkey, Root Beer
- Elkman, Milk Stout (seasonal)
- Hard Pressed, English-Style Cider (brewpub exclusive)
Find out about all Olde Main’s brews.
Filed under: Olde Main News, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, firkin, hard-pressed cider, iowa beer, Iowa Brewery, Olde Main, union members
Our first and long anticipated attempt at a cider is done and we’re ready for you to try it! We will tap a firkin of our hard-pressed cider on Thursday, February 25 at 6 p.m. in the restaurant and brewpub. Come try it and give us your feedback. If you guys like it, we’ll likely put it on tap.
Starting next month we will start doing a firkin tapping regularly on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Start marking your calendars so you don’t miss them!
Firkin tappings are free for Olde Main Union Members. You can sign up for membership anytime at the brewery. It is just $30 to join and includes tons of discounts, a t-shirt, and free bragging rights of course. Click here for details.
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, food and beer, iowa beer
New on tap is the Bourbon Betty, a Bourbon Black Lager, another brewhouse creation exclusively for the restaurant and brewpub.
Do you remember the Dark Helmet Schwarzbier (AKA Black Lager)? Now, imagine the demented brewhouse staff placing a small portion into a used bourbon cask for aging. I know, I know, holy Tom Jones, Batman! You can leave your hat on while quaffing this delectably smooth lager. With hints of oak, bourbon, caramel, and coffee, this complex libation will satisfy your inner beer aficionado.
Stop in and give it a try!
Currently on tap:
- Dinkey Wheat, Belgian Style Wheat Ale
- Long Face, Amber Ale
- Off KILTer, Scottish Ale
- Clone, Pale Ale
- Sodbuster, Stout Ale
- Gryphonbraü, American Lager
- Red Monkey, Root Beer
- Bourbon Betty, Bourbon Black Lager (brewpub exclusive)
- Reindeer Fuel, Chocolate Porter (seasonal)
Coming soon – Elkman, Milk Stout!
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Olde Main Events, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, firkin, iowa beer, porter, union members
We will tap a honey porter firkin on Thursday, January 21 at 6pm at the restaurant and brewpub. It’s the same porter used in the Reindeer Fuel, but without the chocolate. The porter has been infused with honey and has been aging for weeks, which should give it a unique and different kind of sweetness compared to the chocolate in the Reindeer Fuel.
Firkin tappings are free for Olde Main Union Members. You can sign up for membership anytime at the brewery. It’s just $30 to join and includes tons of discounts, a t-shirt, and free bragging rights. Get all the details here.
What’s a firkin you may ask? It’s an old style wooden mini-keg with nine imperial gallons (10.8 US gallons) of delicousity. To tap the firkin we pick one lucky member of the crowd to hammer in the old fashioned tap through a special wooden seal. The firkins are always filled with a one-of-a-kind beer concocted by Olde Main’s brewers. Once it is gone it is lost forever, which could be a few hours or even less.
Check out pictures from the last firkin on our Facebook page.
While you are thinking about delicious Olde Main beers today, be sure to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, Another Round for special offers, recipes, news, event announcements, and other fun beer stuff.
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, local grains
Locally grown whole kernel rye and wheat are featured in our new brew Sir Plus Ale. The pre-prohibition style ale is now on tap and is the featured firkin for Beer Union members tonight.
At the brewpub last year, Puff (Olde Main head brewer) got to talking with local farmer Pete Lawlor of PM Grains about his hobby farm near Polk City. Pete began recycling our empty grain bags to make PM Grains deliveries and started a crop of rye and wheat. After the crop was harvested Pete brought it to Olde Main to be processed for our new beer.
It’s called Sir Plus Ale due to the surplus grains that went into making the brew. Raw rye and wheat make up half of this ale. Add some light base barley malt and a light colored, easy-drinking ale results. The hop aroma comes from a newly released hop called Celeia, a hybrid of an existing variety and a wild Slovenian hop plant. Sir Plus Ale has a light straw color and delightful hop aroma. The taste is very refreshing and light with a gentle smooth bitterness that dances across the palate. They rye and wheat add subtle dimensions to the flavor’s overall character.
Stop in the restaurant and brewpub for a pint or take home a growler.
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, schwarzbier
Another brewhouse creation exclusively for the restaurant and brewpub is now on tap. The Dark Helmet is a delicious schwarzbier (black beer) that treats the drinker to an ultra-smooth, velvety lager that features chocolate and coffee notes. Finishing very clean, this easy-drinking, moderately hopped black beer lends itself to session consumption… in other words, go ahead – have another.
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, Sodbuster Stout
Take 150 gallons of the Sodbuster Stout and let the good distillers of the southeast add their subtle nuances during barrel aging. The Sodbuster has been aged a year in a used bourbon American white oak cask. The aging adds subtle wood, vanilla, and bourbon flavors that blend well with the roast flavors found in our stout. Sip and enjoy! But, hurry because there is a very limited amount and it will go fast!
What’s currently on tap at the restaurant and pub:
- Dinkey Wheat, Belgian Style Wheat Ale
- Long Face, Amber Ale
- Off KILTer, Scottish Ale
- Clone, Pale Ale
- Sodbuster, Stout Ale
- Gryphonbraü, American Lager
- Red Monkey, Root Beer
- Bourbon Aged Sodbuster (brewpub exclusive)
- Yub Nub, Vanilla Lager (brewpub exclusive)
- Coming soon: Der Festen, Oktoberfest (seasonal)
Filed under: Olde Main Beers, Restaurant & Pub | Tags: brewpub exclusive, seasonals
A new brewpub exclusive beer is on tap at the restaurant and brewpub. The Yub Nub Vanilla Lager features delicious vanilla flavors to tantalize your taste buds while the smooth lager satisfies your thirst. Stop in for a pint or take home a growler. Don’t forget to let us know what you think!
