Iowa Farmers Supply Corn for Return of Yield of Dreams Beer 

Yield of Dreams, a lager brewed with corn from across Iowa, is returning with hopes of making an even bigger splash. For the second consecutive year, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) has partnered with Confluence Brewing, the Iowa Brewers Guild and Choose Iowa to bring back Yield of Dreams.    

Eighteen farmers from across Iowa, two from each of the Iowa Corn crop reporting districts, supplied the corn that brewed the 2025 Yield of Dreams. Each farmer donated roughly 1.25-1.5 bushels of corn totaling 12 bushels, or nearly 672 pounds of corn.   

“I believe this will open outlets to not only growers but a variety of small businesses as well, and to reflect that we are finding many avenues to open markets for our corn,” said Travis & Erinn Spevacek, Iowa corn farmers from Iowa City, Iowa. “It is always important to be involved when called upon. Anytime the farming community can demonstrate our quality products grown in our great state, you know it will be rewarding to share with others!”   

Yesterday, corn farmers, beer enthusiasts and guests celebrated Yield of Dreams Brew Day at Confluence Brewing in Des Moines. Joined by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig, the groups came together to begin the Yield of Dreams fermentation process by combining corn from across the state. Noreen Otto, Iowa Brewers Guild Executive Director, said, “Yield of Dreams both supports and celebrates the Iowa craft brewing community. Coming together with friends and neighbors over a delicious corn lager captures the shared vision of our organizations.”  

The Iowa Brewers Guild is the not-for-profit trade association of professional brewers of beer and cider in Iowa, representing more than 100 member breweries in the state. IBG’s “Brewed in Iowa” campaign celebrates the state’s craft beer industry and its economic impact throughout Iowa.  

“Corn is an incredibly versatile crop, and beer is just one of the over 4,000 products made from Iowa-grown corn,” said Ralph Lents, ICPB President and farmer from Menlo, Iowa. “ICPB continues to invest in partnerships, like Yield of Dreams, to help strengthen corn demand while increasing corn knowledge across the state of Iowa.”   

Yield of Dreams will make its grand return at the 2025 Iowa State Fair on August 7 before venturing to taprooms across Iowa on August 18. To learn more about how Iowa corn is food, feed, fuel and everything in between, visit https://www.iowacorn.org/consumers/. 

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For More Information:

Sydney Garrett, Public Relations Manager, sgarrett@iowacorn.org, 515-225-9242