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All the New Beverages at the 2026 Iowa State Fair [LIST]
Earlier this month, we told you about more than 80 new foods that would be debuting at the 2026 Iowa State Fair. Now, you can pair those new foods with one of the new beverages!
According to the Iowa State Fair website, here are all of the new alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages that will be available to try in 2026:
New Drinks (With Alcohol)
Cotton Candy Beer
- Jalapeno Pete's - $12
Cotton Rocket Cooler
- JR’s Southpork Ranch - 20 oz. $14/32 oz. $19
- A mixture of Barn Town Brewing’s Cotton Candy Sour and Rocket Pop Sour: "Bursting with notes of spun sugar, cherry, blue raspberry and citrus, the Cotton Rocket Cooler is part carnival treat, part throwback freezer pop, and all fair-time fun"
Frozen Red Bull Margarita
- Old West Roadhouse BBQ - $18
Frozen Red Bull Watermelon Margarita
- Old West Roadhouse BBQ - $18
Hawaiiowan Punch Beer
- Jalapeno Pete's - $12
PBJ Beer
- Jalapeno Pete's - $12
Sour Batch Buddies Watermelon
- The Depot - $10
- A watermelon sour garnished with watermelon candies
The Stinger!
- Bubbly - $11
- A wine-based margarita with a mango habanero flavor and served with a real scorpion-on-a-stick
Watermelon-Mint Moscow Mule
- Blue Ribbon Bar & Eatery - $14
- A watermelon and mint-flavored mule garnished with lime, mint, and watermelon
READ MORE: We Tried the Top 11 New Iowa State Fair Foods For 2026 [GALLERY]
New Drinks (NO Alcohol)
Affogato
- Biscuit Bar - $8
- An espresso ice cream drink drizzled with chocolate or caramel sauce
America’s Dirty Soda
- Blue Ribbon Bar & Eatery - $8
- A dirty soda with a grenadine base, lemon-lime soda, and blue raspberry cold foam with a cherry on top
Apple Cider Float
- Buni's Cinnamon Rolls - $7
Apple Lemonade
- Minneapple Pie - $9
- A blend of fresh apple and lemon flavors with a touch of cinnamon
Banana Cream Latte
- Travelin' Tom's Coffee and Kona Ice - $8
- A latte layered with banana flavor, espresso, and a vanilla cream finish
Berry Bobalicious Limonada
- Saigonais Cuisine - $8
- A combination of citrus and berry flavors with sparkling soda and boba, rimmed with chamoy & tajin and topped with gummy candy
Coconut Cloud Brew
- The Snack Box - $8
- House-made coconut-infused cold brew with sweetened condensed milk
Cotton Candy Cloud
- Wonder Bars - $8
- Poured ice cold and topped with a puff of cotton candy
Cotton Candy Lemonade
- Jada's Funnel Cake - $9
Dirty Cherry Cola
- What's Your Cheez - $8
- A combination of cherry and cola topped with sweet cream vanilla cold foam and a cherry
Dirty Shirley
- The Rib Shack - $8
- Cherry flavor and lemon-lime soda topped with vanilla cold foam and a cherry
Freedom Float
- Georgie's Old Fashion Root Beer, Pretzels & Nachos - $10
- A 32-oz cherry-flavored soda with vanilla soft serve ice cream and topped with blue sprinkles and an American flag
Golden Float
- Big Cup - $8
- A root beer float with butterscotch syrup and topped with a sweet vanilla cream
Grand Champion Fizz
- Crazy Taters - $10
Jalapeño Lemonade
- Brafford's Lemonade - $9
Liberty Lemonade
- McConnell's Corn Dogs and Lemonade - $5
- Fresh-squeezed lemonade with strawberries and blue curacao
Midway Melonade
- DG Destination Grille - $8
- A watermelon lime refresher with fresh watermelon juice, infused with mint and house-made lime peel simple syrup, and finished with soda water and a souvenir duck
Patriotic Pop
- The Salad Bowl - $15
- A combination of Starry, blue raspberry and strawberry syrups, and strawberry boba
Red Bull Honeybee
- Hagar's Hoagies - $8
Red Bull Melon Dramatic
- Hagar's Hoagies - $8
Red Bull Peach Paradise
- Hagar's Hoagies - $8
Red Bull Peach Ring
- Hagar's Hoagies - $8
Red Bull Royal Flush
- Hagar's Hoagies - $8
Red Bull Vanilla Berry Cherry
- Hagar's Hoagies - $8
Red White And Boost
- Big Cup - $7
- A layered energy drink with strawberry puree and lemon-lime energy, topped with blue raspberry cream and crackling candy
Red, White N Blue Berry Blast
- Grater Taters - $7
- A 24 oz fizzy drink made with real berries and topped with "a creamy sweet goodness"
Rose Lemonade
- Bubbly - $10
Shirley Temple Soda Pop
- The Veggie Table - $6
Star Spangled Soda
- Big Cup - $6
- A blend of lemon lime soda, strawberry syrup, and blue raspberry fluff
Stars, Stripes & S'mores
- The Depot - $8
- A dirty soda with a Dr. Pepper base, chocolate, toasted marshmallow, and vanilla flavors, finished with whipped cream, a graham cracker crumble, chocolate drizzle, and a flame-toasted marshmallow
State Fair Freedom
- Po-Boys - $8
- A combination of cherry and blue raspberry flavors with Sprite and finished with a rock candy stir stick
Strawberry Cream Lemonade
- Double Bacon - $7
- Fresh-squeezed lemonade with strawberries and cream, garnished with freeze-dried strawberries

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The New Drink Contest
Just like there's a contest for new foods at the Iowa State Fair, there's also a new drink contest! You'll be able to vote on your favorites on the Iowa State Fair app from August 13th through 19th, and the winners will be announced on the 21st. Not all of the new beverages are included in the 2026 New Drink Contest the contest, but you check out which ones are HERE.
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