13 July 2012

Random Beer Roundup - The BIG Festival Edition


Welcome #BeerBloggers and Industry folks to Indianapolis.  Enjoy your stay!

Hoosier Beer Calendar
Events are subject to change


From the Brewers
From Skip at Fountain Square Brewing Co. in Fountain Square, Indianapolis:
We are expanding!  We have two 30 bbls fermenters on their way and we already have two new 30 bbl tanks that we will use for lagering and as  bright tanks.   This will allow us to just about double our capacity to keep up with the demand..…especially the Pilsner and IPA’s.


From Roger at New Albanian Brewing Co. in New Albany:

http://web.newalbanian.com/blog/2012/06/28/25-years-beer-loathing/


From Clay at Sun King Brewing Co. in Indianapolis:
The Tasting Room remains closed and we are making great progress with all of our efforts. New tile has been laid in the front office/entry way, lots of things are getting fresh paint and we're tackling projects that we've wanted to get done for some time, but have been too busy to take the time for. Most importantly, the floor where our new tanks will go is prepped and ready to be coated over the weekend and the first of our new tanks arrive next week! 
The Tasting Room will re-open on Thursday, July 19th.

Here is our line-up for the Indiana Microbrewers Festival this Saturday:



Sunlight Cream Ale, Wee Mac Scottish Ale will be flowing all day along with Firefly Wheat.

Special Tappings:
VIP Hour - 3: Hoppy Black Lager


3:33 - Batch 333: The Velvet Fog
4:00 - Bitch'n Camaro
4:30 - Stupid Sexy Flanders
5:00 - Cream Dream V: I Thought We Were Buddies...
5:30 - Sour Surprise: A new release from our expanded sour program
6:00 - Barrel Aged Oktoberfest
6:30 - Walking on the Sun 


Upcoming Events:

IMA Summer Nights Film Series
Fridays throughout July/August
Every Friday at 9:30pm view a classic
film and enjoy Fresh•Local•Beer

Indiana Microbrewers Festival
Saturday, July 14th 3pm - 7pm
Opti Park in Broadripple
50+ Breweries and fun in the sun

Indy Criterium and Festival
Saturday, July 14th
University Park - 325 N. Meridian
Bike Race & Festival featuring Fresh•Local•Beer

Tasting Room Re-Opens
Thursday, July 19th 10am-7pm

WTTS 20th Anniversary Party
Thursday, July 26th 6pm - 11pm
Sun King South Parking Lot
Live Music & Fresh•Local•Beer
Featuring the Tapping of WTTS Summer Daze Wheat

NUVO Best of Indy Party
Saturday, July 28th 2pm - 7pm
Sun King South Parking Lot
Best of Indy Winner for food, music & more will be on hand for fun plus Fresh•Local•Beer

From Ryan at Thr3e Wise Men in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis:
Thr3e Wise Men just won some awards at the 2012 Brewers Cup at the Indiana State Fairgrounds! We won gold and silver with our Two Sisters Carolina Saison in the Belgian & French Ale category. We also won a sliver with our @Brewhouse Brown #Awesome Sauce in the English Brown Ale Category!


From Charles at Upland Brewing Co in Bloomington/Indianapolis:
Upland Brewing Co. is bringing international touring act Okkervil River to Bloomington, IN on August 31st, 2012 for an outdoor concert to benefit Sycamore Land Trust. The bill will also feature local favorites that have not been announced yet. Doors open at 5pm, and music starts at 6. 
Tickets for the Okkervil River concert go on sale Friday, June 15th. They are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show, and are available at Upland’s Bloomington Brew Pub and Indy Tasting Room, as well as the Buskirk Chumley Box Office, and online atwww.hillbillyhaiku.org. 
At Bars, Restaurants, and Carry Out
From Jordan at Beer Sellar in Castleton:

Welcome to all the beer bloggers that are in town for the events this weekend. I am excited to be a part of the panel this Saturday and look forward to talk to everyone.

Events:

Friday July 13th
Victory/ Bluegrass Brewing Companies Spotlight

Victory will be pouring:
Mad Kings Weiss 6.2%
Summer Love 5.2%
Ranch R Double IPA 9%
Also Bottles of Saison de Buff

Bluegrass will have:
Bourbon Barrel Stout 8.5%
Dark Star Porter 5.6%
Bluegrass Barbarian Honey Ale 8.5%

New Drafts as of 7/12
Goose Island BCS
Goose Island Pere J
Sun King Bitch'N Camaro
Flat 12 Summer Cycle
Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf
New Holland Farmhouse Hatter
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
Mikkller/ATG Bloody Show
New Day Johnny Chapman

On Deck
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast
Three Floyds Behemoth,Dreadnaught, Apolcopise Cow
Sun King 3, Cream Dream V
New Day Washingtons Folly Cherry Mead
Breckenridge Agave Wheat
PrettyThings Jack d'Or
Founders Cerise, Double Trouble

Follow all tappings and events on our facebook page Beer Sellar Indianapolis or Twitter @IndyBeerSellar
From Todd at Keg Liquors in Clarksville/New Albany:
Here is the latest from Keg Liquors in Clarksville:
Sixpoint - Resin (New York)
Abita - Abbey Ale (Louisiana)
Epic - Armageddon IPA (New Zealand)


From Stuart at MacNiven's on Mass Ave, Indianapolis:
Friday is Sun King Night: Java Mac Scottish Ale, Pappy Van Muckle, Bitchin' Camaro, Firefly and more...Cream Dream Firkin Tapping and Citra Hopped Osiris on the Hand-Pull at 5.30pm!
From Eddie at Sahm's Place in Broad Ripple:
Trivia is over and we want to take this time to thank all the breweries who helped us out along the way! Upland, Sun King, Triton, Bells, New Albanian, Peoples, Bier Brewery, Flat12, New Day Meadery, Fountain Square, and Bloominton Brewing Company were all extremely supportive and, most importantly, spot on on creating some of the midwest's most interesting and well executed beer.
Some new beer is in for this week, and it will be a first time for us to carry! Brooklyn Blast, Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf, Stone IPA, Great Divide Wolfgang Dopplebock, Great Divide Rumble IPA, and North Coast's Pranqster are all making first time appearances over the week.
Plenty of good Indiana beer is rotating on all week and our bottle selection now consists of 28 bottles of great American and International micro brews.
Hope to see you in here soon!
From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:
Thr3e Wise Men has just tapped a new seasonal brew, Sanctaneous Hefeweizen! Stop by on Wednesday and you can try a pint of this very refreshing summertime brew for only $3.00!
Scotty’s Brewhouse West Lafayette is now serving Three Floyds Zombie Dust! You can get this amazing brew in a 48oz. Pitcher every Wednesday for only $9.00!
Scotty’s Brewhouse Northside Indianapolis has just tapped two great beers from New Holland Brewing Company, the Black Hatter & White Hatter. Come on by on Thursday and try a pint of one of these tasty beers for only $3.50
Scotty’s Brewhouse Southside Indianapolis is now open! We are located on Southport Crossing Drive right next to the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel. You can now enjoy some great craft beer with us on the Southside including Thr3e Wise Men Beer, Centennial Double IPA, Golden Zoe IPA & Snow Bunny Blonde.


From Adam at Trion Tavern in New Haven:
Events:
Brew Haven 2012
Saturday, August 4 • 2pm-6pm • Downtown New Haven, Indiana


Brew Haven 2012 is going to be even bigger and better than last year's event! We're adding lots more space for a second tent full of breweries. We already have more than 30 breweries on board and that number is sure to steadily increase. Check out our BeerFinder for an updated list of the breweries (with beers to be added) and an evolving interactive map of the festival to make it easy to find the beers you want to sample. We are currently expecting 43 breweries to be pouring draft beer at the fest and that number only continues to increase! Watch as the number of beers grows and is sure to exceed 200. Then, there's the Homebrew...our talented local club will be pouring 50 of their tasty concoctions and have invited their contemporaries from around the region to add theirs. Make sure you're following Brew Haven on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest updates.
From Mike at Yogi's Bar and Grill in Bloomington:
http://www.yogis.com/index.php/about/blog/beer-blog 


13 New Holland products on draft Tuesday from 6 p.m.

Beer School every Tuesday at 7
From the Distributors:
From Jen at Cavalier Distribution:
Berghoff Solstice Wit - Belgian Style Wit Beer; seasonal release; 6 packs only

Dansk Vikingernes Mead - Honey Wine; new everyday offering; 750ml bottles only

Hoppin Frog Naked Evil Barrel Aged Belgian Barleywine - Belgian Style Barleywine fermented with English and Belgian yeast and aged in whiskey barrels; 22oz bottles only

Peoples ESB - Extra Special Bitter; new everyday offering; draft only

UPCOMING EVENTS
 
7/13 - NABC Tasting @ Kahn's on Keystone; 5pm-7pm

7/13 - Cavalier Tapping Brewfest Party @ Twenty Tap; 6pm

7/15 - Founders Pajama Party @ Twenty Tap; 11am; RSVP at Twenty Tap

7/17 - Craft Beer Class @ Diamond Jim's in Crown Point; 6pm

7/18 - Craft Beer Class @ Liquor Stockhouse in Schererville; 4pm

7/19 - Craft Tasting @ Belmont LQ on Bluffton Rd in Ft. Wayne; 5pm-7pm

7/20 - Craft Beer Tasting @ Paradise Liquors in Whiting; 4pm

7/21 - Craft Beer Tasting @ Duneside Liquors in Portage; 4pm

7/27 - Craft Beer Tasting @ Cap N Cork on N. Coliseum Rd in Ft. Wayne; 5pm-7pm

8/4 - Brew Haven Craft Beer Festival; Downtown New Haven; 2pm-6pm; $35 general admission

8/16 - Founders Dinner @ New Albany Exchange; pre sold tickets available

10/13 - Porter Beerfest 12pm-4pm

11/16 - Celebrate Election Day with Elector at Yogi's; Bloomington; all day event

Upcoming Events
From Kyle at Kahn's Fine Wines in Indianapolis:
Indiana Beer Tasting : Friday, July 13th : 5-7p
This one is at Keystone and will obviously be focused on Indiana craft. Rita Kohn from NUVO will also be in attendance promoting her book on Indiana beer. And as some of you may have heard, I will be leaving the company. Next week will be my last full week, but this will be my last event here so it'd be great to see as many of you as possible.

Hoppy Birthday : Saturday, July 28th : 5-7p
This was our most highly attended beer event ever. It seems that people enjoy hops... Well, we're doing it again and this is open to any and all interestingly hopped beers or any style. We'll obviously rely heavily on pales and IPAs, but everything is welcome if it has any sort of unique hop-related attribute. Last year we tried to get as nerdy with it as possible by listing the hop varieties and educating people as much as we could.
From Rita Kohn, author of Following Lydia: Down the Ohio in 1824:
Pioneer Village at The 2012 Indiana State Fair presents
Following Lydia: Down the Ohio in 1824

A new play by Rita Kohn

Featuring “The Fair Lady Players” Sandra J. Barton, Sandra K. Dosterglick, Myra L. Dworski, Jeannette Simpson Edwards, Susan Harless, Franne Lucas, Janet Tyner

Produced by Tim Nannet

Hop on a steamboat with seven spirited ladies starting new lives in the new states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Louisiana – Free with entrance to The Indiana State Fair 
Sunday, August 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m. on the Pioneer Village stage
Tuesday, August 14, 11:00-noon on the Old Opry Stage
Tuesday, August 14, 1:00-2:00 p.m. on the Old Opry Stage
Wednesday, August 15, 10:00-11:00 a.m. on the Pioneer Village Stage
Wednesday, August 15, noon-1:00 p.m. on the Pioneer Village Stage

Dedicated to 7 inspiring people: Deborah Asante, Cindy Hoye, Charles E. “Chuck” Parrish, Clayton Taylor, Dark Rain Thom, James Alexander Thom, Dorothy Webb


From Brandon at Midwest Sports Complex:
We at Midwest Sports and Social Complex are putting together a craft beer fest scheduled for July 21st. We are selling tickets for $35 per person for unlimited sampling. Additionally there will be a professional beach volleyball tourney running adjacent to the beer fest.  Additional information will be available soon.

From Charles at Six Pack of Stories:
Thanks to the contributions of a lot of amazing beer enthusiasts, lovers of literature, and friends and family who want to see this project succeed, A Six Pack of Stories has raised over $2,000 of its $9,077 goal with 11 days left to go. That’s no small chunk of change, but if you can do basic arithmetic, you know there’s still a lot of ground to cover.
So here’s my shameless sales pitch: Read more about A Six Pack of Stories, and if you think this project will push the boundaries of craft beer and want to help combine art and beer in a whole new way, consider supporting the A Six Pack of Stories’ Kickstarter campaign (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1522045241/a-six-pack-of-stories).
Or if money is tight, just telling your friends about it can be a tremendous help. Check out our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ASixPackOfStories and follow us on Twitter (@SixPackStories).
What is A Six Pack of Stories?
At present, A Six Pack of Stories is an embryo gestating in the (hopefully fertile) environment of my mind, but it will soon grow into a collection of short stories featuring beer as a major plot element or theme, and ultimately it will give us a glimpse at how beer affects our lives and relationships.
For more information, check out the Kickstarter page.

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