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Iowa Beer

December 28, 2011 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1846, Iowa became the 29th state.

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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

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

Guild: Iowa Brewers Guild

State Agency: Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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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.

Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Iowa



Comments

  1. okobojicat says

    December 29, 2011 at 6:23 am

    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.

  2. BUSSMANN! says

    December 29, 2011 at 10:23 am

    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…

  3. BUSSMANN! says

    December 29, 2011 at 10:27 am

    Sorry… Deli Depot is in Southwestern Iowa (sometimes I get my rights and lefts wrong too).

  4. Watsonsmom says

    January 9, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    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.

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