Today in 1846, Iowa became the 29th state.
Iowa
Iowa Breweries
- Angry Cedar Brewing
- Appanoose Rapids Brewing
- Backpocket Brewing
- Beck’s Sports Bar & Grill
- Blue Mountain Culinary Emporium
- Briar Creek Brewing
- Broad Street Brewing
- CIB Brewery
- Confluence Brewing
- Court Avenue Brewing
- Depot Deli and Lounge
- Granite City Food & Brewery: Cedar Rapids, Clive, Davenport
- Great River Brewery
- Hub City Brewing
- Joynt Brewing
- Keg Creek Brewing
- Lost Duck Brewery
- Madhouse Brewing
- Millstream Brewing Company
- Old Capitol Brew Works and Public House
- Olde Main Brewing
- Patrick’s Steakhouse and Brewery
- Peace Tree Brewing
- Raccoon River Brewing
- Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Des Moines
- Third Base Sports Bar and Brewery
- Toppling Goliath Brewing
- Twisted Vine Brewery
- Worth Brewing
Iowa Brewery Guides
Guild: Iowa Brewers Guild
State Agency: Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division
- Capital: Des Moines
- Largest Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo
- Population: 2,926,324; 30th
- Area: 56276 sq.mi., 26th
- Nickname: Hawkeye State
- Statehood: 29th, December 28, 1846
- Alcohol Legalized: April 15, 1933
- Number of Breweries: 21
- Rank: 24th
- Beer Production: 2,462,310
- Production Rank: 29th
- Beer Per Capita: 25.4 Gallons
Package Mix:
- Bottles: 26.5%
- Cans: 61.9%
- Kegs: 11.1%
Beer Taxes:
- Per Gallon: $0.19
- Per Case: $0.43
- Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $5.89
- Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $5.89
Economic Impact (2010):
- From Brewing: $10,089,237
- Direct Impact: $655,803,630
- Supplier Impact: $220,436,254
- Induced Economic Impact: $378,926,548
- Total Impact: $1,255,166,432
Legal Restrictions:
- Control State: No
- Sale Hours: 6 a.m.–2 a.m. Mon–Sat
8 a.m.–2 a.m. Sun - Grocery Store Sales: Yes
- Notes: ABV > 5% beer shipped through state warehouse
Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.
For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.
there is a brewery in the process of opening up in Okoboji:
http://brewokoboji.com/
I have no idea where they are located, they don’t have an address listed anywhere and I don’t live in Okoboji anymore.
The Depot Deli in Shenandoah, those are some of the nicest folks in Southeastern Iowa and offering some fine beer after a long day riding the Wabash Trace Bicycle Trail…
Sorry… Deli Depot is in Southwestern Iowa (sometimes I get my rights and lefts wrong too).
The ABV % allowed to be sold by distributors in Iowa was increased in 2010. Beer distributors can now sell >5% but not more than 12% ABV. Some light beers fall below the 5% benchmark but are NOT considered 3.2 as sold in neighboring states.