Indy Beer News

What does it really mean to "Drink Local"? Buying from your local brewery? Where do their ingredients come from? Most likely, ingredients are being shipped across the country to produce that beer in your glass.  In this panel discussion, we'll break down the process of going from farm to glass, the costs, and consistency of producing a truly local beer. 

Scarlet Lane Dorian Coconut Stout is gone for this year! Yet another 100+ tap beer bar will be opening in Indianapolis. Lots of events from Triton Brewing, 3 Floyds, Flat 12 Bierwerks, Girls Pint Out, Two Deep Brewing, Tin Man and many others. 

18th Street Brewry is looking for a Brand Ambassador for their Northwest Indiana market. MashCraft Brewing announces that they'll start a Family night this week.  Lots of events from Sun King, Flat 12, Tomlinson Tap Room, Tinman Brewing, Quaff On Brewing, Triton Brewing, Taxman Brewing and many more!

Need a fix for Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beers? Check out Shoefly Public House. Tomlinson Tap Room is filling Taxman Brewing Company grolwers for $10 leading up to the Taxman grand opening.  18th Street Brewing has a new sour beer project.  Black Acre is selling spots for a CSA program. Upland's next sour lottery will take place fromOctober 2nd through the 9th.  Plenty of events from Flat 12, Broad Ripple Brewpub, Two Deep Brewing, Mad Anthony's, Indy Eleven, Goose the Market, Triton Brewing Company and many more!

Indianapolis Monthly is hosting a beer bracket challenge on their web site.  Check out this video featuing Three Hammers Farms and Indiana City Beer.  Lots of events from 18th Street Brewing, Sun King, Flat 12, Mass Ave Pub, Scarlet Lane, Dan Patch Brewhouse, Potawatomi Zoo, Girls Pint Out, Taxman Brewing and many more!

I've got info on a couple new special episodes released this past week. Stone Brewing passes on Indiana. Plus more events that you can shake a pint at!

In this special episode, I talk with Steve Hershberger, CEO of SteadyServ, and Carl Buggemeier, who uses their iKeg system in his two restaurant bars. 

There are aso many beer festivals coming up in the next few months, that they deserved their own episode! I've got details on 20 festival around the state starting now through October

Info on Sun King's expansion plus a new brewery coming to Indy. Enough festivals for their own show and tons of events, as usual. 

I've got a new special episode out talking with Sugar Creek Malt, Sugar Creek Hops and Three Hammers Hop Farm.   Daredevil announces a date for groundbreaking on their new brewery. Events this week from Triton Brewing, Sun King Brewing, Taxman Brewing, Goose the Market, Bloomington Brewing, Flat 12, Upland Brewing, Tomlinson Tap Room, Hop Cat, and Tin Man Brewing. 

In this special episode of Indy Beer News, Bill spends some time talking (and drinking) with Three Hammers Hop Farm, Sugar Creek Hops, and Sugar Creek Malt about how locally grown ingredients are fitting into the craft beer industry.  Thanks to Caleb Michalke, Ryan Hammer, Alex Dawes, Spencer Gray and Matt Baxter for taking time out of a busy part of their year to join this conversation.   

Happy Anniversary to me!!! A beer truck flips near Lowell Indiana.  Daredevil to break Ground on their new Speedway, In brewery. Check out this Dump Buckets video from the Indiana Microbrewers Festival.  Events this week from 18th Street Brewing, Cavalier Distributing, Burn 'Em Brewing, Scarlet Lane, Goose the Market, Mass Ave Pub and Flat 12. That only gets us through the next couple days! There are so many events coming up that I could only get through the month of August in this episode! Ticket Links:  GPO at Zink Distributing  Daredevil Hops and Flip Flops

So many events to list this week from Indiana on Tap and Girls' Pint Out, Flat 12, Upland Brewing, Triton Brewing, Mass Ave Pub plus festivals including Brew Haven, SWIRCA Brew and BBQ Fest, Burn 'Em Brewing BBQ and Blues fest, Hops for Hope and Hops and Flip Flops

Lots of news this week! Bloomington Brewing Company is releaseing 10 Speed Hoppy Wheat in Bottles. Mad Anthony's has a homebrew competition. Tickets for Sun King Brewing's Canvitational are now on sale. Tin Man Brewing's Star Trek beer is going on sale next week. Win a trip to London with Fullers and Upland Brewing Company.  I've got events this week from Gnawbrew beer fest, Indiana City Brewing, Midwest Brewer's Brawl, Indianapolis Parks Foundation, New Day Craft, Girls' Pint Out, Indiana On Tap, Sahm's Place and many more!

Big congrat to Upland Brewing for their awards at the Brewers' Cup last weekend.  There's a new Indy Beer News special episode which was recorded last Monday at Mass Ave Pub.  Plus a few more events happening for Beer Week leading up to the Indiana Microbrewers Festival.   

In this episode I'm joined by Jeff Mease, Cofounder of Bloomington Brewing Co., Caleb Staton, Head Brewer at Upland Brewing Co., Jim Dimitri from the Hoosier Beer Geeks and Amanda Wishin from Girls' Pint Out.  We talked about and sampled beer from several Indiana breweries that have been making great beer since before the growth of the last half decade. And  we got some pretty cool stories out of the cohosts as well. 

Some exciting news from GABF, Daredevil, Four Fathers and Hunters Brewing have been selected from a lottery to represent Indiana at the festival.  Happy belated birthday to Oaken Barrel Brewing.  Upland is teaming up wiht Fullers London based brewery for a chance to win a trip to London.  I've got a ton of events this week from Taxman Brewing, Triton Brewing, Girls' Pint Out, Flat 12, Scarlet Lane, Tin Man and many more!

Lots of beer tappings from the past week plus events for Beer Week including the Microbrewers Festival. Other events from Scarlet Lane, Daredevil, Triton Brewing, Kahn's Fine Wines & Spirits, Flat 12, Indiana City Beer, Four Father's and Burn 'Em Brewing and many more!

The most recent Upland sour lottery is now open including Blackberry, Sour Reserve 5,  Vinosynth Red and White, as well as Viola. Scarlet Lane is donating proceeds from the Dorian Coffee Coconut Stout to Chris Gerard from Barehands Brewing. Plus events from Flat 12, Girls' Pint Out, Tomlinson Tap room, Chilly Water, Sun King, Devil's Trumpet, 18th Street Brewing, Upland Brewing, New Albanian and many more!

An Indiana Judge has upheld a law saying Grocery and convenience stores still cannot sell cold beer. There are two new videos floating around this week documenting some recent beer festivals. Here's the Sour Wild and Funk fest and then there's this one from Anderson Brew Fest. Volunteer to pour beer at this year's Dig In with Girls' Pint Out Tour de Upland registration is now open, as well as their next sour lottery. Tickets to the Mad Anthony Oktoberfest are on sale. Quafftoberfest tickets are also on sale this week. Rooftop IPA bottles are now on sale in Indianapolis. Upland is releasing their Upland Valley Weizen on June 20th. Events this week from Tomlinson Tap Room, Triton Brewing Company, Sahm's Place, Flat 12, Bloomington Brewing Company, Broad Ripple Brewpub and Girls' Pint Out.