Events and Specials
This page lets you know what's happening at Gravity BrewWorks - specials, events, advisories, alerts, updates - and things related to beer and brewing. Check back often!
Gravity Discontinuing Masks
As of Tuesday, March 30, the governor rescinded the statewide mandate for mask wearing. He also said that people should respect businesses that choose to keep the COVID-19 mandates in place. Gravity BrewWorks is eliminating mask wearing for now, although the staff and some patrons may still wear them. Please give them space. If you're unsure or have any questions, please call ahead of your visit. This goes for any attraction, or restaurant, or brewery. And yeah, that hand-washing stuff still applies!
As of Tuesday, March 30, the governor rescinded the statewide mandate for mask wearing. He also said that people should respect businesses that choose to keep the COVID-19 mandates in place. Gravity BrewWorks is eliminating mask wearing for now, although the staff and some patrons may still wear them. Please give them space. If you're unsure or have any questions, please call ahead of your visit. This goes for any attraction, or restaurant, or brewery. And yeah, that hand-washing stuff still applies!
Pint Day on Father's Day Weekend
The Arkansas Brewers Guild has designed a beer map passport for our state, and put the map on a can-shaped beer glass. On Father's Day weekend, Saturday, June 19, these glasses will be available as a "keep the glass" event at participating breweries around the state, and Gravity BrewWorks will be a participant of course! $1 from the sale of each glass will go directly to the Arkansas Brewers Guild. Plan on visiting your local brewery on June 19, and bring your dad for the ABG Pint Day! |
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Taco Tent at Gravity
We got a call from folks wanting to set up a taco tent at the brewery. So Ev's Tacos will set up at Gravity BrewWorks in the beer garden. They serve street tacos, featuring handmade ingredients, and plan on having other food offerings in their menu. They did a trial run and things worked out well, so look for them when you visit Gravity this week!
We got a call from folks wanting to set up a taco tent at the brewery. So Ev's Tacos will set up at Gravity BrewWorks in the beer garden. They serve street tacos, featuring handmade ingredients, and plan on having other food offerings in their menu. They did a trial run and things worked out well, so look for them when you visit Gravity this week!
Support your local breweries!
Here in Arkansas, the Arkansas Brewers Guild represents the state's breweries through legislation, events, fundraisers, and media. Because of COVID-19, our Guild couldn't hold the usual tap takeovers, Oktoberfest, festivals, etc. We need your help in fundraising to keep Arkansas beer-friendly. We've created a video at https://youtu.be/CuFGl4-50H8 and media events on the ABG website and Facebook, as well as a donation site at https://arkansas-brewers-guild.square.site/. Take a look and please help out if you can!
Here in Arkansas, the Arkansas Brewers Guild represents the state's breweries through legislation, events, fundraisers, and media. Because of COVID-19, our Guild couldn't hold the usual tap takeovers, Oktoberfest, festivals, etc. We need your help in fundraising to keep Arkansas beer-friendly. We've created a video at https://youtu.be/CuFGl4-50H8 and media events on the ABG website and Facebook, as well as a donation site at https://arkansas-brewers-guild.square.site/. Take a look and please help out if you can!
A New Beer - Flandemonium Flanders Red Ale
Flanders Red ale is sometimes called the “Burgundy of Belgium”, with its usual deep amber to ruby brown color. We've discussed making this style of beer since we had our first taste way back when. Flandemonium is tart, reddish brown in color, and has a cherry aroma. It was aged in Rock Town barrels for 8 months and packs a wallop at 8%.
Flanders Red ale is sometimes called the “Burgundy of Belgium”, with its usual deep amber to ruby brown color. We've discussed making this style of beer since we had our first taste way back when. Flandemonium is tart, reddish brown in color, and has a cherry aroma. It was aged in Rock Town barrels for 8 months and packs a wallop at 8%.
More Changes Coming To Gravity
During last year, we made a lot of changes at Gravity. We've done a little expanding inside, and put up a pavilion using cedar posts made from trees on the brewery property. Eventually it will be enclosed to make the tasting room bigger. We also made an addition to the brew house, which will give us a bigger grain room, another walk-in, keg cleaning space, packaging space, and a dock for truck deliveries. We recently added a bottling machine to our gadgetry, so that eventually we'll be able to offer bottled Gravity brews to our patrons. Of course, we have to get the addition finished before we can get into it!
Gravity Beers and Whiskey Barrels
After the success of our Abbey Normal Belgian Stout and our Humble Beginnings Porter aged in Heaven Hill and Jim Beam barrels, we got more local with the barrels. Recently Billy got some homegrown kegs from Rock Town Distillery, and we put our Kilt Me Softly Scottish Ale, Blacker 'n Ale, and Blacker Shade of Ale into some of those barrels. We tapped the last of the bourbon barrel Blacker'n Ale for our anniversary this year. We put our Abbey Normal Belgian Stout into two Rocktown 15 gallon barrels, as well as some of our Oat of Sight Oat of Mind Scottish Ale into two 25 gallon barrels. Look for more of these barrel aged beers to come on tap.
Gravity 1/6 Barrel Kegs Now Available
If you've got a kegerator, you can now get a 1/6 barrel keg - 5 gallons - of Gravity beer. Since we put in the bigger system, we can supply those much requested kegs. Of course it's limited to the beers we have available. Customers will need to supply their own tapping equipment. Any questions, give us a call at 870-448-2077, or ask about it the next time you're at Gravity.
If you've got a kegerator, you can now get a 1/6 barrel keg - 5 gallons - of Gravity beer. Since we put in the bigger system, we can supply those much requested kegs. Of course it's limited to the beers we have available. Customers will need to supply their own tapping equipment. Any questions, give us a call at 870-448-2077, or ask about it the next time you're at Gravity.
Twelve Taps and Stopping
We got all our taps through the wall late last year, so now there is space for twelve Gravity beers - yippee!! This means we'll have space for guest taps when we want them, and we still intend to have guest beers - usually in a style that we don't currently make or have in kegs.
In the photo, you can see how the beer lineup looks on the menu board as well as all of our taps. We offer flights of four 4-oz. beers now that we have a bigger selection. So next time you come in, check out the beer menu. Yes, we know it was easier back when we had four Gravity brews on tap. Your choice just got a lot harder!
Hop Drop Series
The Hop Drop brews are a planned series of single-hopped beers. Each beer is an IPA, brewed with less caramel in the west coast style. We use only a single hop or proprietary hop blend in all the hop additions. This really allows you to experience all the bittering, flavor, and aromatic qualities of that particular hop. When you visit the tasting room, try the beer and give us your feedback!
So far we've tried Zythos, then Falconers Flight, both hop blends. Next came Ahtanum, then 5256, an experimental hop. Then we used 7 C's blend, Calypso, Sorachi Ace, Bravo, Mosaic, Simcoe, El Dorado, Summit, Citra, experimental 07270, Denali, Ekuanot, Azacca, Comet, and Sabro. Next up, Motueka, a New Zealand cross.
The Hop Drop brews are a planned series of single-hopped beers. Each beer is an IPA, brewed with less caramel in the west coast style. We use only a single hop or proprietary hop blend in all the hop additions. This really allows you to experience all the bittering, flavor, and aromatic qualities of that particular hop. When you visit the tasting room, try the beer and give us your feedback!
So far we've tried Zythos, then Falconers Flight, both hop blends. Next came Ahtanum, then 5256, an experimental hop. Then we used 7 C's blend, Calypso, Sorachi Ace, Bravo, Mosaic, Simcoe, El Dorado, Summit, Citra, experimental 07270, Denali, Ekuanot, Azacca, Comet, and Sabro. Next up, Motueka, a New Zealand cross.
Gravity is on Facebook
At long last, we have a Facebook page...to all those folks that asked for it. Of course, we kept it simple - look us up at http://www.facebook.com/gravitybrewworks. Note that our name has no spaces; there's another site but it's not our page. So be sure you're on the right page!
Gravity is on Untappd!
We've got a page on Untappd, the social beer site. You can go online and tell everyone about our beers...or anyone else's, for that matter. Look us up at untappd.com, and say something good about us!
We've got a page on Untappd, the social beer site. You can go online and tell everyone about our beers...or anyone else's, for that matter. Look us up at untappd.com, and say something good about us!
Guest Beers
We decided early on to get a few "guest beers" - brews that we don't make ourselves and that many people may not have tried. We had been offering these every week (pretty much); like most things at Gravity, the offerings changed. We've tried beers from Green Flash, Moylan's, and Left Coast, all from California; Prairie, from Oklahoma; Carson Brewing, from Indiana; Horny Goat from Wisconsin; Mother's from Missouri; Moody Brews, Stone's Throw Brewing, and Lost Forty from here in the state, Victory from Pennsylvania, Bell's from Michigan, and Dogfish Head from Delaware. Now that we have more of our own beers on tap, we still plan on having guest beers, but in addition to our beers, not in place of them.
We decided early on to get a few "guest beers" - brews that we don't make ourselves and that many people may not have tried. We had been offering these every week (pretty much); like most things at Gravity, the offerings changed. We've tried beers from Green Flash, Moylan's, and Left Coast, all from California; Prairie, from Oklahoma; Carson Brewing, from Indiana; Horny Goat from Wisconsin; Mother's from Missouri; Moody Brews, Stone's Throw Brewing, and Lost Forty from here in the state, Victory from Pennsylvania, Bell's from Michigan, and Dogfish Head from Delaware. Now that we have more of our own beers on tap, we still plan on having guest beers, but in addition to our beers, not in place of them.
