Forget your pumpkin spice lattes. You want a fall beverage that’s really going to warm up your ugg boots and steam up your Han Solo vest and stretch pants? Head over to your friendly neighborhood HyVee Marketplace Café and get yourself the O’Fallon Vanilla Pumpkin Beer, which is now on tap. After having a couple of these, you’ll feel like you’re cheating on your Starbucks in the best of ways and the worse of ways. When I first saw the Vanilla Pumpkin Beer on tap, of course dozens of basic white girl jokes came tumbling out of my brain like so many wicked treats out of a Halloween bag,... Read More

Come celebrate American Craft Beer Week at the Quad Cities Craft Beer Fest! This year’s QC Craft Beer Fest will take place on Saturday May 20 at the Bass Street Plaza (100 17th Street Moline). The hours are 1-4 p.m. with a VIP option from 12-1 p.m. General admission is $20 in advance (prior to 11:30 a.m. May 19) and $30 on the day of the fest. If you would like the extra hour, the VIP cost is $30 and is only available if paid in advance. This event will showcase the micro/nano breweries in the Quad Cities area. Attendees will be able to interact with the brewery representatives and each other. For... Read More