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!
Arkansas Brewers Guild Hosts Oktoberfest 2018
Several Arkansas breweries took part in the Arkansas Brewers Guild 2018 Oktoberfest, held on the Fayetteville square on October 7. The day began with rain, but things cleared up in time for the thirsty crowds to converge on the square. Music was great, the beer was flowing, and many breweries tapped out before the closing time. It was another day of fun and fundraising for the Guild, and we met tons of new fans. Thanks to everyone who came out, the musicians, and the breweries and volunteers who served all that great beer!
Several Arkansas breweries took part in the Arkansas Brewers Guild 2018 Oktoberfest, held on the Fayetteville square on October 7. The day began with rain, but things cleared up in time for the thirsty crowds to converge on the square. Music was great, the beer was flowing, and many breweries tapped out before the closing time. It was another day of fun and fundraising for the Guild, and we met tons of new fans. Thanks to everyone who came out, the musicians, and the breweries and volunteers who served all that great beer!
Gravity at GABF in Denver
Gravity BrewWorks was in attendance at our first Great American Beer Festival in Denver. We hated to miss Little Rocktoberfest, though! We had a great time, sampled several (okay, lots!) beers, and tried a few of the award winners. We have to give a big shout out to Ashley, Kayla, and Mary for holding down the fort while we were gone, and to Mitch and Chuck for helping staff the booth. We visited with the Diamond Bear reps and Russ and Chris of Rapp's Barren. We didn't win any medals, but we have a better idea of what we're shooting for...next year!
ABG Gets the Blues in Hot Springs
The Arkansas Brewers Guild was selling beer by the glass at the Hot Springs Blues Fest, held on Saturday, Sept. 1. There were 9 beers and a cider. 25% of the proceeds benefitted the Spa City Blues Society, which runs the 'Blues in the Schools' program in Hot Springs. We were treated to some pretty darn good music, including the students in the "Blues in the Schools" program. On Sunday Bubba Brews Tap Room hosted a Guild tap takeover from noon- 6 pm and the beers were well received, and the fruit beers were very popular. Thanks goodness the rain held off until Sunday night! Thanks to everyone that came out and bought a Guild beer, and to all the musicians for giving us the blues!
The Arkansas Brewers Guild was selling beer by the glass at the Hot Springs Blues Fest, held on Saturday, Sept. 1. There were 9 beers and a cider. 25% of the proceeds benefitted the Spa City Blues Society, which runs the 'Blues in the Schools' program in Hot Springs. We were treated to some pretty darn good music, including the students in the "Blues in the Schools" program. On Sunday Bubba Brews Tap Room hosted a Guild tap takeover from noon- 6 pm and the beers were well received, and the fruit beers were very popular. Thanks goodness the rain held off until Sunday night! Thanks to everyone that came out and bought a Guild beer, and to all the musicians for giving us the blues!
Bowers Cook Shop Food Truck now at Gravity!
Rex and Michelle Bowers set up their food truck at Gravity for a trial run before the tap takeover. They were well received by our patrons, who were just as happy to have them as we were. They offer lots of food items, from small nibbles to full plates. The basic menu includes nachos, fries, chicken quesadillas, and bam balls (in the photo at left...thanks to Leigh). The special changes weekly, so come on out and sample some of what they have to offer this week!
At left, Gravity's Oat of Sight Oat of Mind Scottish Ale and Bowers' bam balls (mashed potatoes wrapped around a nugget of mozzarella, rolled in panko and deep fried), courtesy of patron Leigh.
Gravity Beers and Whiskey Barrels We brewed a 2 barrel batch of our Abbey Normal Belgian Stout and aged it in our Heaven Hill and Jim Beam whiskey barrels. Billy thought we'd check it in a month. We sampled it (of course!) and sold the Heaven Hill batch. Billy will be putting the Jim Beam batch in in the fermenter to chill and carbonate, and should be on tap soon. We also put some of our Humble Beginnings Porter into a Heaven Hill keg and plan on letting that brew age for a while in the whiskey barrel. Recently Billy got some homegrown kegs from Rocktown Distillery, and we put our Kilt Me Softly Scottish Ale into one of the 15 barrel size. Okay, Scottish ale fans, give this one some time to age! |
Our newest barrels, from Rocktown Distillery in Little Rock. One of these now contains 15 gallons of Scottish ale!
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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! The most popular ones will be repeated.
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, and Ekuanot. On tap right now is our current one, Hop Drop Azacca, which has a lovely aroma of citrus and tropical fruit. It's named after the Haitian god of agriculture.
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! The most popular ones will be repeated.
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, and Ekuanot. On tap right now is our current one, Hop Drop Azacca, which has a lovely aroma of citrus and tropical fruit. It's named after the Haitian god of agriculture.
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; here'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.
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