Tailgate for Nothing at Big Car's The Tube Factory

In 2009, the Indianapolis-based website Hoosier Beer Geek held Tailgate for Nothing, a beer and food sharing event. The concept was simple: pick a parking lot, invite friends, and share beer and food. Usually, tailgating is reserved as a precursor to another event. At Tailgate for Nothing, the tailgating is the event.

Hoosier Beer Geek has been great friends with the Big Car Collaborative since 2006, and we want to celebrate Big Car's new The Tube Factory. So on Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 11am to 5pm, we will be tailgating in Big Car's parking lot at 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis near Garfield Park.

We are taking donations for Big Car, a 501c3 nonprofit arts organization. The funds will be used to renovate The Tub Factory building. You can reserve your tailgating spot by making an online donation. The minimum donation is $10 per car. You can check out the fun of previous Tailgates at Hoosier Beer Geek.

Here are the ground rules for the event and some tips for you if you're going to attend:

- Weather. We all know that the weather in Indiana is unpredictable. Therefore, regardless of Saturday's weather forecast, we recommend that you bring a canopy if you have one in case the weather decides not to cooperate. Here's hoping that we have sunny skies and decent temperatures.

- Victuals. We don't have many rules for this thing, but one rule we expect everyone to follow is this: Please bring beer and food to share. The beer and food don't have to be anything super-rare or of gourmet quality. Just bring something tasty. Don't be a freeloader.

- Courtesy. Please pick up your trash before you leave. Our friends at Big Car are doing us a big favor by letting us hold Tailgate for Nothing at their place. Therefore, please return their kindness by not leaving a mess behind. Trash bins will be provided to make the job easier.

- I gotta pee. The Tube Factory has functional restrooms. When you go in to return the beer, you can see the progress inside. But stay on the path. 

We hope that you'll come out and enjoy a day of beer-sharing and food-sharing with us!

To summarize:
Tailgate for Nothing
At Big Car's The Tube Factory
1125 Cruft Street
Saturday, November 7, 2015
11am to 5pm
Online reservations via donations at https://www.gofundme.com/sk72hg2k

Hoosier Beer Geek at Big Car

Things are moving fast and details are still a bit sketchy, but we can safely announce that Hoosier Beer Geek and World Class Beverages will be making an appearance at the August 3rd edition of First Friday for Outsiders Unite! at Big Car in Fountain Square.

What brought this on? Our interview with Jim Walker of INtake/Big Car:

I'm working on making a really big and fun event out of our First Friday art opening on aug. 3 at Big Car in Fountain Square and thought it would be cool to make it a beer opening where people can learn about better beers and your group. I've just been so into beer since working on the story and hanging out with you guys that I want to spread the word to others.

Jim's beer-related excitement is exactly the sort of attitude we're trying to foster at Hoosier Beer Geek - and we couldn't be more thrilled about the event at Big Car.

More details about the event will be forthcoming next week. We hope to see you there.

Recap: 'Vote For Beer' tasting at Big Car

Last Friday's beer tasting at Big Car Gallery's First Friday art opening was an absolute blast. The show, "That Time of the Month", featured art/photography/crafts by the Naptown Roller Girls (if you don't know who they are, go right now to their website and get acquainted!). The girls are amazing athletes, artists, and friends - I can say that since I used to be one of them.

The crowd was strong at 6:00 and the gallery stayed packed through the entire evening. We served up lots of samples of our featured beers: Trois Pistoles from Unibroue and Duvel from Duvel Brewery (the Belgian selections) and Brass Knuckles from Barley Island and Kalamazoo from Bell's (the stout offerings).

It's hard to pick a single beer as the best crowd-pleaser, though I think the top two were the Brass Knuckles Stout and the Trois Pistoles. We had a great time talking to the crowd, and hopefully convinced more than a few people to search out some quality brews. Thanks to the following: Jim Walker and Audrey Barcio of Big Car for their hospitality as always
Matt Clapesattle from World Class Beverages for providing the beer
Deano's Vino for storing the beer before the event
Bud's Supermarket for being our indispensable ice supplier
Naptown Roller Girls for just being so damn awesome

We hope to hold another successful tasting next month! More photos of the night can be found at the Big Car Flickr page.

REMINDER: Microbrewers Festival logo contest

Just a friendly reminder for those of you who are thinking about entering and are procrastinators. Deadline is Friday...

Design Contest and Art Show: Call for Entries
The nonprofit arts organization and gallery, Big Car is teaming up with the Brewers of Indiana Guild and the Hoosier Beer Geek to celebrate great art, design and beer with a logo and poster contest for the 2011 Indiana Microbrewers Festival in Broad Ripple this coming summer. Selected participants will be included in a design and beer show at Big Car Gallery in the Murphy Art Center in Fountain Square on the July 1 First Friday. The winning logo and poster will be used to promote this yearʼs festival, which serves as a fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The winning designer or design team also receives four VIP tickets to the 2011 Indiana Microbrewers Festival, four VIP tickets to the 2012 Winterfest, two Indiana Microbrewers Festival T-shirts, two posters, and a selection of gifts from members of the Brewers of Indiana Guild. Designers and illustrators — who are welcome to work in teams — are asked to create and submit a new logo and 11 x 17 poster that celebrates beer and promotes the Indiana Microbrewers Festival in a creative and attractive way. The logo and poster elements will also be used as a newspaper ad and in online advertising, so it is best to make a somewhat flexible design that allows for these secondary uses. The selected logo will also be used on T-shirts and tasting glasses. T-shirts are two-color screen prints. Glasses are a one-color print, usually about 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" in size. Please include either "16th annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival" or "Indiana Microbrewers Festival 2011" in the logos. For the poster, please leave space for multiple sponsor logos (weʼll add those later). Details to include on the poster: 16th annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival presented by Brewers of Indiana Guild and World Class Beverages July 16th, 3-7 p.m. VIP gates at 2 p.m. Indianapolis Art Center & Optimist Park in Broad Ripple www.indianabeerfest.com $50 VIP; $35 General Admission; $10 Designated Driver; available online Deadline: Submit logo and poster files via email as print resolution jpegs (3 megs or smaller per file) by April 1, 2011. Weʼll ask for larger files later. Submit your design and send any question to Jim Walker at jim@bigcar.org About Big Car: As a grassroots nonprofit arts organization, Big Car sparks new artistic ideas and initiatives that strengthen communities. Our mission is to bring art to people and people to art. We frequently partner with the Hoosier Beer Geek, brewers and beer distributors to connect art and beer at our events and exhibitions. www.bigcar.org.

Be a Beer Design Star

Design Contest and Art Show: Call for Entries
The nonprofit arts organization and gallery, Big Car is teaming up with the Brewers of Indiana Guild and the Hoosier Beer Geek to celebrate great art, design and beer with a logo and poster contest for the 2011 Indiana Microbrewers Festival in Broad Ripple this coming summer. Selected participants will be included in a design and beer show at Big Car Gallery in the Murphy Art Center in Fountain Square on the July 1 First Friday. The winning logo and poster will be used to promote this yearʼs festival, which serves as a fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The winning designer or design team also receives four VIP tickets to the 2011 Indiana Microbrewers Festival, four VIP tickets to the 2012 Winterfest, two Indiana Microbrewers Festival T-shirts, two posters, and a selection of gifts from members of the Brewers of Indiana Guild.

Designers and illustrators — who are welcome to work in teams — are asked to create and submit a new logo and 11 x 17 poster that celebrates beer and promotes the Indiana Microbrewers Festival in a creative and attractive way. The logo and poster elements will also be used as a newspaper ad and in online advertising, so it is best to make a somewhat flexible design that allows for these secondary uses. The selected logo will also be used on T-shirts and tasting glasses. T-shirts are two-color screen prints. Glasses are a one-color print, usually about 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" in size. Please include either "16th annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival" or "Indiana Microbrewers Festival 2011" in the logos. For the poster, please leave space for multiple sponsor logos (weʼll add those later).

Details to include on the poster:
16th annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival
presented by Brewers of Indiana Guild and World Class Beverages
July 16th, 3-7 p.m. VIP gates at 2 p.m.
Indianapolis Art Center & Optimist Park in Broad Ripple
www.indianabeerfest.com
$50 VIP; $35 General Admission; $10 Designated Driver; available online

Deadline:
Submit logo and poster files via email as print resolution jpegs (3
megs or smaller per file) by April 1, 2011. Weʼll ask for larger files later. Submit
your design and send any question to Jim Walker at jim@bigcar.org

About Big Car: As a grassroots nonprofit arts organization, Big Car sparks new artistic ideas and initiatives that strengthen communities. Our mission is to bring art to people and people to art. We frequently partner with the Hoosier Beer Geek, brewers and beer distributors to connect art and beer at our events and exhibitions. www.bigcar.org.

B+ART @ Big Car Gallery | Friday, September 19, 8:00 p.m.

Join us at Big Car Gallery in Fountain Square this Friday night at 8:00 p.m. for this month's edition of Beer + Art, or "B+ART" as we like to call it. As for the Beer part of this equation, we'll have some Oktoberfest style beer available for free tasting (courtesy of World Class Beverages). And as for the Art part of the equation, Big Car will be showing Lynch (One), a documentary about iconoclastic film director David Lynch. Dancing dwarves may be in attendance.

Carbonation Day...a free beer sampling

Okay, so the poster on our site says "Surftastic Beersplosion". But based on our lineup of beers tomorrow, I think something themed to the Indy 500 would be appropriate. So that's why I renamed the free beer sampling at Big Car:

CARBONATION DAY

The starting grid of pilsners and lagers: Bell's Lager, Bavik Pilsner, Birra Moretti, Zatec Pilsner, Spaten Lager.

The details, in case you don't know:
Big Car Gallery at the Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square
1043 Virginia Avenue, Suite 215
Indianapolis , IN 46203
Friday, May 2nd, 6pm-9pm

And I recommend you stick around after, as the retro cowboy band The Round Ups will be playing at Big Car. Oh, and there will some art. Or something. Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!

We'll see if Mike can come up with a new poster...

Hoosier Beer Geek at Big Car - Details

Hoosier Beer Geek, in association with World Class Beverages, will be hosting a free beer tasting at the August 3rd First Friday event at Big Car in Fountain Square.

The First Friday event, featuring artworks from Visionaries & Voices, the Cincinnati, Ohio studio for artists with disabilities, runs from 6pm to Midnight. The beer tasting, featuring beers from Barley Island, Bell's Brewery, Lindemans, BBC, and Ommegang, will run from 7pm to 9pm.

We at Hoosier Beer Geek are extremely excited for the opportunity to work with Big Car and World Class Beverages, and hope to see you there.

Reminder: HBG at Big Car tonight

In case you've somehow missed the ad to the left, we'd just like to remind you that Hoosier Beer Geek, in association with World Class Beverages, is hosting a free beer tasting at the First Friday event at Big Car this evening.

The First Friday event is titled "Who Knows, Micah?", and features the work of Anna Rae Landsman and Robyn Engel. The event runs from 6pm to 10pm. The beer tasting, which runs from 6pm to 9pm, will feature beers from Germany (Spaten, Paulaner, and Ayinger), as well as several from American craft breweries (Brooklyn, Harpoon, Flying Dog, and Bell's).

Along with the Oktoberfest beers, some pumpkin ales will also be sampled. These beers will be from American craft breweries such as Buffalo Bill's, New Holland, and Dogfish Head.

We at Hoosier Beer Geek are extremely excited for the opportunity to once again work with Big Car and World Class Beverages, and we hope to see you there.

Because the beer never stops flowing at Hoosier Beer Geek

Our next B+ART at BIG CAR Gallery is coming up this Friday, August 15th at 8pm. An international selection of brews will be offered for sampling in honor of the ongoing 29th modern Olympics. You will see beers representing the nations of Canada, England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Greece, and India.

We will discuss the beers and their countries of origin. It will be followed by a viewing of John Cage's film "Variations VII". And as if that weren't enough, Judith G. Levy's art show "How We Remember: Images Found and Made" will be all around the gallery. And it's all free!

"B+ART" is short for Beer and Art, and is an event meant to highlight creative crafts and bring together art people (to introduce them to craft beer) and beer people (to introduce them to art). It is surprising the number of parallels that there are between the audiences. B+ART is presented by Hoosier Beer Geek, World Class Beverages, and BIG CAR artists collaborative.

The BIG CAR Gallery is located in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Fountain Square at the Murphy Art Center, 1043 Virginia Avenue, Suite 215.

Random Beer Roundup - the On Tap Edition

Congratulations to Triton Brewing, who will be hosting their official Grand Opening on Saturday.  They have an impressive lineup ready and we look forward to hoisting a few rounds with them this weekend.

There are still tickets available at some locations for Tuesday's Indiana Humanities series, "Chew on This - Moonshine and Morality".  Check http://moonshineandmorality.eventbrite.com/ for more details and available locations.

Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Bob at Flat12 Bierwerks in Indianapolis:

 Upcoming events at the Flat12 brewery include: 

Onsite: 
Second Friday with Brian Deer and Tad Armstrong (music) 10/14
Chew on This: Indiana Humanities on Prohibition (Taste and Talk) 10/18

Offsite:
Porter Perfect Pint, October 15th, Porter, Indiana

From the Potable Curmudgeon at New Albanian Brewing Co. in New Albany:

Help NABC say goodbye to Leticia Bajuyo’s “Brew History: All Bottled Up.”, plus NABC XI - Ninth Anniversay Ale release

Also, welcome Ben Minton, new brewer at the R&D brewery, Public House.

From Andrew at Ram Restaurant and Brewery in Indianapolis/Fishers:

Come out and try both of our brand-new seasonals now on tap! First on the list, "Amber Waves Farmhouse Ale" is a classic Belgian Saison that showcases fruity and spicy notes from the yeast balanced by a floral character from the hefty noble hop additions. Also newly available, "All Hops go to Heaven" is a bold American IPA with prominent fruity hop flavor enhanced by the supportive malt backbone and dry finish.

Horizon Alert - Look out for "Pie'd Piper Pumpkin Ale" coming October 27th. "Pumpkin pie in a glass"

From Clay at Sun King Brewery in Indianapolis:

Jungle Room Goes on Tap in the Tasting Room Today (Friday 10/14/11). It's an imperial imperial IPA that has the malt base of the Grapefruit Jungle and a combination of hops from GFJ and Cream Dream... With 100 pounds of hops in a 30 barrel batch, which equates to 1.666 pounds of hops per keg!

Batch 444: Colt's 444, our malt liquor made with 200 pounds of Indiana Masa (corn flour) will be available in the Tasting Room on Friday 10/21/11 and we will be tapping El Gallo Negro, our Black IPA, on Thursday 10/27/11 in the Tasting Room. 

Upcoming Events:

Hoosier Beer Book Signing

Thursday, October 20th  4-7 p.m.

Sun King Tasting Room

El Gallo Negro Tapping

Thursday, October 27th  6-9 p.m.

Sun King Tasting Room

Food by @BigGreenBistro

Music TBD

1st Friday at The Harrison Center

Friday, November 4th 

Fresh•Local•Beer and Art

1505 N. Delaware St.

http://harrisoncenter.org/shows.php

WJJK Colts Tailgate

Sunday, November 6th 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Conrad Hotel - 123 S. Illinois St. 

Fresh•Local•Beer & Pre-Game Good Times

From Mike at Triton Brewing Company in Indianapolis:

Triton Grand Opening Sat. Oct. 15
Ribbon Cutting 11am, Classic Car Show 2pm, Live Music 5pm
Food by Chef Suzanne BBQ 11-4 and Chef JJ's Big Green Bistro 4-9

Guest Taps

Stone Arrogant Bastard
Three Floyds Zombie Dust
Founders Cerise
Rivertown Helles
Harpoon Leviathan
Bell's Oktoberfest
Goose Island Pere Jacques

From Charles at Upland Brewing Co. in Bloomington/Indianapolis:

 Sour Reserve Reception: Saturday, October 22^nd 3-6pm at the Bloomington Brew Pub (Bloomington) 

Try all ten of Upland’s sour ales, including the new Sour Reserve, snack on hors d’oeuvres, and mingle with the brewers. More info and tickets available at http://sourreception.eventbrite.com. 

B-Line Twilight Trail Run & Shindig. Saturday, October 29^th, 6-10pm (Bloomington) 

A non-competitive run/walk followed by live music, food, and beer at Upland’s Bloomington Brew Pub. More information and tickets available at http://tinyurl.com/twilightrun. 

Leftover Turkey Trail Run and Novemberfest. Saturday, November 26^th, 3-7pm. Eagle’s Crest—Eagle Creek Park (Indianapolis) 

A 5k, 10k, and 1 Mile Group Loop (for those that like to take a break and drink a beer while running with friends) followed by an all-inclusive party with food, beer, and live music. More information and registration at http://tinyurl.com/leftoverturkey.

At Bars and Restaurants
From Jordan at Beer Sellar in Castleton:

Events

October 24th

Beer Sellar Welcomes Fountain Square Brewery

Come try 2 of Foutain Squares Brewing Beers

More details to come soon.

From Tavern on South in Indianapolis:

Goose Island Beer Dinner has been moved to Monday October 17th. (Call for Details)

For Carry-out
From Jason at Tuxedo Park Brewers Supply in Fountain Square:

MONK Chili Bowl 2011!Time:    Saturday, November 12 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm Location:  Big Car Gallery in Fountain Square Think ahead to November. What comes to mind? There's a chill in the air, football on the tv... Now think of food. Chili. Beer. That's just about all you need. 
So let's combine them. The Chili Bowl is a club-sponsored competition to produce both, a beer with chili [peppers] in it and a chili made with THAT beer.  The results will be presented at Big Car Gallery on November 12.  The event will have limited tickets available to the public for $10...proceeds directly support future MONK activities, tastings and products.  If this sounds like you, head over theMONK facebook event page (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227225227329688) and post a comment so the organizers will know you would like to purchase tickets – exact method of public ticketing is still TBD.

From the Distributors/Reps:
From Jen at Cavalier Distribution:

NEW TO THE CAVALIER WAREHOUSE THIS WEEK

New Albanian Thunderfoot - Imperial Stout; limited release; 22oz bottles only

Erdinger Hefe 125th Anniversary Gift Set - Traditional German-Style Hefeweizen; Set includes (5) 16.9oz bottles and commemorative glass; limited release

Mad River John Barleycorn Barley Wine - Barley wine; very limited seasonal release; 4 packs only

UPCOMING EVENTS

10/15 - Porter Perfect Pint Festival  1-5pm

11/1 - Birdy's Monthly Beer Tasting ; 6pm-8pm ; $10

11/5 - Fiddler's Hearth thebeerisgood.com Tap Takeover; South Bend (ALL DAY)

11/8 - Founders Special Tapping at Chatham Tap Fishers; (ALL DAY) music starts at 8pm

11/16 -Monon Food Co/People's Brewing Co ; 6pm; tix at MoFoCo $35

12/6 - Birdy's Monthly Beer Tasting ; 6pm-8pm ; $10

12/6 - Stone Special Tapping at Chatham Tap Fishers; (ALL DAY) music starts at 8pm

12/14 - NABC Special Tapping at The Sinking Ship ; 7pm

1/31/2012 - Binkley's Super Founders Bowl Beer Dinner ; Tuesday, 6:30pm ; $75.00, tix at Binkley's

Upcoming Events:

True Brew at the Lawrenceburg Public Library

Photo Recap: Carbonation Day Tasting at Big Car

Once again we had a nice crowd out for our beer tasting at Big Car Gallery in Fountain Square. The sampled beers - Bell's Lager, Bavik Pilsner, Birra Moretti, Zatec Pilsner, Spaten Lager - provide a surprising amount of variation on tastes. A piece of art being shown featured a very loud buzzer, which lead to us doing "shots" every time someone hit the switch.

Probably not the best idea. Anyway...

B+ART Friday night: join the funeral procession

There are a ton of Indiana Beer Week events, so having our first B+ART (Beer and Art) event at Big Car this Friday may be challenging. But we're doing it anyway. A Requiem for American Beer (or at least as we know it) is the title for the free beer tasting and eulogy. Look for Indiana beers at the tasting (no, way, Indiana beers during Indiana Beer Week?!?). It will be followed by the documentary "Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal".

If you can't make it this month, we won't hold it against you, but mark your calendars:

3rd Fridays at Big Car Gallery
B+ART
1043 Virginia Avenue, Suite 215
In the Murphy Art Center in Fountain Square

Going for the gold

Haven't you heard? Hoosier Beer Geek is turning two! And to celebrate, there will be a two week international sporting event called the Olympics preceding our 2nd anniversary party at Brugge Brasserie on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 8pm. It is free to attend and everyone is welcome.

In case you don't know, Brugge Brasserie is located in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Broad Ripple at 1011a East Westfield Blvd. Their phone number is 317-255-0978. We'll have Brugge's selection of fine, hand crafted Belgians on tap along with a guest beer or two. More details to come.

During the middle of the international sporting event, we will also have our next B+ART at BIG CAR Gallery. B+ART is short to Beer and Art, and is an event meant to highlight creative crafts and bring together art people (to introduce them to craft beer) and beer people (to introduce them to art). It is surprising the number of parallels that there are between the audiences.

Be sure to stop by on Friday, August 15th at 8pm for a free tasting of an international selection of beers (we'll hopefully have a line up for you soon), a viewing of a John Cage film ("Variations VII"), and viewing of art by Judith G. Levy (the show is called "How We Remember: Images Found and Made"). BIG CAR is located in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Fountain Square at the Murphy Art Center, 1043 Virginia Avenue, Suite 215.

Bier! Bier! Bier! tasting update

Some more info as sent out in a press release:

“Bier! Bier! Bier!” - a free beer tasting presented by Hoosier Beer Geek and World Class Beverages

September 7th, 2007, 6pm-9pm
at Big Car Gallery located in the Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square
1043 Virginia Avenue, Suite 215 , Indianapolis , IN 46203

Members of the beer appreciation blog “Hoosier Beer Geek” will host a free beer tasting of Oktoberfest and Pumpkin ales distributed by World Class Beverages. The tasting is titled “Bier! Bier! Bier!” and will be held at Big Car Gallery in the Fountain Square neighborhood in Indianapolis from 6pm to 9pm. The event will coincide with the opening of “Who Knows, Micah?" featuring the art work of Anna Rae Landsman and Robyn Engel. The art opening is also a free event.

Oktoberfest beers are traditionally tapped in September at Oktoberfest, a 16 day festival held in Munich , Germany that concludes on the first Sunday of October. The event is also duplicated world wide from late August through late October. Oktoberfest beers are usually brewed in the Märzen style, making a dark copper-colored full bodied beer with a mild hop profile. Beers likely to be sampled on September 7th include some from Germany (Spaten, Paulaner, and Ayinger), as well as several from American craft breweries (Brooklyn, Harpoon, Flying Dog, and Bell 's).

Along with the Oktoberfest beers, some pumpkin ales will also be sampled. Pumpkin ales are usually produced in the fall, coinciding with the harvest, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. This beer type varies greatly from one brewery to another but typically is mild in bitterness and sometimes contains spices often found in pumpkin pie. American craft breweries Buffalo Bill's, New Holland, and Dogfish will likely be sampled.

For information, visit http://www.hoosierbeergeek.com or email hoosierbeergeek@gmail.com

Random Beer Roundup - Every Friday Edition

Liquor/Better Beer Stores:

The cellar at Goose the Market is featuring the following new arrivals and seasonal beers:

Brugge Black, White and Tripel de Ripple have arrived in the sexy new 750 mL bottles.
A few bombers of the following are available, but going fast:
Stone Vertical Epic 08.08.08
Stone XII Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Three Floyds XI Anniversary Fantabulous Resplendence
Two Brothers Oh Brother! Tripel
Shmaltz Brewing Coney Island Albino Python White Lager and He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA.
Saison DuPont Belgian Farmhouse Ale in 375 mL singles and 4 packs of 330 mL bottles.
Founder's Rubaeus Ale in 4 packs.
These are all available for a limited time in addition to our regularly rotating craft beer selection.

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Bars/Breweries/Brewpubs/Restaurants:

Mike DeWeese of J. Gumbo's let us know that they are currently featuring a "live crawfish boil every Saturday night. It starts at 8pm until the crawfish are gone. Reservations aren't required but recommended. They are $17 for a single portion with all the fixins and $25 to pig out (all you care to eat). There is a 3 five ounce beer flight of Abita drafts included."

Also, "current freaky beers we have on tap other than the usual awesome selection are:"

Two Brothers Domaine Dupage
Brugge Tripel
Victory Hopdevil
Magic Hat No. 9
Founders Red's Rye

Chris notes that Shallos Antique Restaurant has Stone 12th Anniversary on tap. Matt R. also saw St. Bernardus 12 on tap there.

Matt R. took down the beer list at Chumley's in Broad Ripple:

Two Brothers Oh Brother! Tripel---while supplies last
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Magic Hat #9
Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3 Ale
Founders Reds Rye
Bell's Consecrator Dopplebock, Two Hearted, Oberon
Three Floyds Alpha King
Upland Preservation Pilsner & Wheat
Goose Island Matilda
Stone Arrogant Bastard
Victory Prima Pils

The following beers are coming soon to Chumley's:

Ommengang Rare Vos
Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA
Sierra Nevada Double DeBOCKel Beer
Left Hand Oktoberfest
Victory Hop Wallop
Brugge Tripel de Ripple
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout

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Random Beer News/Events:

Founders will be hosting their 2008 Breakfast Stout Breakfast on Saturday, Semptember 20th from 10am to 1pm. Tickets are $25 and go on sale August 27th at 11am. Only 200 tickets will be sold. For more information see Founders website.

There's a new brewery in town. Well, actually in The Region. Let's give a hearty welcome to Crown Brewing! Manager Mike Goodfellow and Brewer Jim Cibak have several years of experience working at Three Floyds Brewery in Munster and decided to branch out on their own. Their initial beer lineup includes Special Force Ale, Weizenheimer and Bodacious Brown Ale.

Hoosier Beer Geek and Big Car Gallery will be teaming up for the next B+ART on Friday, September 19th. As always, festivities will kick off at 8pm at Big Car in Fountain Square and the theme for next month will be Oktoberfest Beers.

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Interested in having your events, taps, or new beer inventory listed on Hoosier Beer Geek? It won't cost you anything. Drop us a line at hoosierbeergeek@gmail.com.

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What you missed...

Wheat beers. Good wheat beers. Barley Island's Sheet Metal Blonde. Three Floyd's Gumballhead. Bell's Oberon. Flying Dog's Tire Bite. And Franziskaner's Weissbier.

Don't want to make the mistake of missing again? Then mark your calendar:
Big Car Gallery at the Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square
1043 Virginia Avenue, Suite 215
Indianapolis , IN 46203
Friday, May 2nd, 6pm-9pm

Thanks to World Class Beverage for giving us beer, thanks to Big Car Gallery for giving us space (and a liquor license), and thanks to all who came for giving us reason to do what we do. See you in May!

Random Beer Roundup - The Salute to Veterans Edition

Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From John at Half Moon Brewery in Kokomo:

Releas[ed] a limited amount of a Wee Heavy on Thursday.  Next Thursday I
will release a Raspberry Wheat.

From Andrew at Ram Restaurant and Brewery in Fishers/Indianapolis:

Thanks to everyone who came out to Tomlinson Tap Room last Wednesday. Mmmm... tasty! Have you checked out our Big Horn beer specials lately? Also, don't forget about our S'no Angel Weizenbock tapping next Thursday in Fishers.

Weekly Beer Specials
Monday: $2.99 Mugs *
Tuesday: $5.99 Growlers *
Thursday: $1.99 Pints *
Friday: $5.99 Growlers *
Saturday: $2.99 Pints of Indy Blonde and Pale '71 (Fishers only)
Saturday: $5.99 Growlers * (Downtown Indy only)
* Seasonals extraS'no Angel tapping next ThursdayJoin us next week at our Fishers location for S'no Angel Weizenbock at 6:30 p.m. This beer is a heavenly combination of rich, chocolate malt flavor and the tasty contributions of German wheat yeast. S'no Angel's flavor depth makes for a very enjoyable pint.

From Clay at Sun King Brewery in Indianapolis:

Upcoming Events:

WJJK Colts Tailgate

Sunday, November 13th 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Conrad Hotel - 123 S. Illinois St. 

Fresh•Local•Beer & Pre-Game Good Times

Roving Cinema at Sun King presents Gremlins

Thursday, November 17th  7:00 p.m.

Movie presented by the Indianapolis International Film Festival

Fresh•Local•Beer and Pizza from Jockamo

From Ryan a Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co. in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis:

Thr3e Wise Men will be tapping their next seasonal brew next Tuesday November 15th, Hoggy Style Amber. We will start the party at 6pm so make sure to stop by after you get off work to enjoy some free grub and a sample of the new beer or get your growler filled for $6.00!


From Charles at Upland Brewing Co. in Bloomington/Indianapolis:

Leftover Turkey Trail Run and Novemberfest. Saturday, November 26^th, 3-7pm. Eagle’s Crest—Eagle Creek Park (Indianapolis) 

A 5k, 10k, and 1 Mile Group Loop (for those that like to take a break and drink a beer while running with friends) followed by an all-inclusive party with food, beer, and live music. More information and registration at http://tinyurl.com/leftoverturkey.

At Bars and Restaurants
From Jordan at Beer Sellar in Castleton:

Upcoming Events

New Belgium Tapping November 14th

Fat Tire, Snow Day, Belgo IPA, Ranger IPA

$3 pints. 

December 5th

Whiskey, Cigar and Beer Tasting. $15 starts at 7pm 

December 12th - 23rd

12 Days of Sun King. A new Sun King beer will be tapped each day for 12 days.

From Patrick at Patrick's Kitchen and Drinks in Zionsville:

Okay, we missed last week, but only because we're getting ready for moving our location.  Don't worry, we're still here and proof is in the pouring....(pun intended)...Let's start with Founder's Breakfast Stout..Sun King Cream Ale, Breckenridge 471..(my fav), Great Divide Hercules DBL IPA, and the last of Sun King El Gallo Black IPA.  On Deck is Boulevard Brewing Tank 7, a Farmhouse Ale).

Thanks for your support, and we're not moving far.  If you want to be part of the contest, you could like us on Facebook.

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in Various Locations:

Scotty’s Brewhouse Muncie is now pouring Founder’s Breakfast Stout. Come by and get a $6.00 pint of this delicious beer any day of the week.

Scotty’s Brewhouse Bloomington has a new brew on tap, Rivertown Oatmeal Stout. This is a very delicious beer from Cincinnati, OH. You can get this for $3.50 a pint on Thursday nights!!

Scotty’s Brewhouse West Lafayette has just tapped People’s Rail Jumper Stout! You can come by and get it on Wednesday for $9.00 for a 48oz pitcher or come by on Thursday for our $3.50 pints.

Scotty’s Brewhouse Downtown is now pouring Sun King Colt’s 444! You can stop by and try this new delicious beer from Sun King on a Wednesday and get it in a 48oz pitcher for $9.00.

Scotty’s Burger Joint in Columbus, IN has 16 great beers on tap. Our entire lineup of beers on our taps are from Indiana. You can enjoy a 24oz mug of Crown Brewing Special Forces IPA on Thursday night for $4.00.  

From Kristin at Tomlinson Tap Room in City Market, Indianapolis:

Friday 11/19 ~ First Anniversary Celebration -  1pm-4pm.
($25 gets you tasting food in market and brews along mezzanine...bar open for regular business too!) 

For Carry-out

From Jason at Tuxedo Park Brewers Supply in Fountain Square:

MONK Chili Bowl 2011! 

Time:    Saturday, November 12 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm 

Location:  Big Car Gallery in Fountain Square  

Think ahead to November. What comes to mind? There's a chill in the air, football on the tv... Now think of food. Chili. Beer. That's just about all you need. 
So let's combine them. The Chili Bowl is a club-sponsored competition to produce both, a beer with chili [peppers] in it and a chili made with THAT beer.  The results will be presented at Big Car Gallery on November 12.  The event will have limited tickets available to the public for $10...proceeds directly support future MONK activities, tastings and products.  If this sounds like you, head over the MONK facebook event page (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227225227329688) and post a comment so the organizers will know you would like to purchase tickets – exact method of public ticketing is still TBD.

From the Distributors/Reps:
From Jen at Cavalier Distribution:

NEW TO THE CAVALIER WAREHOUSE THIS WEEK

Boulder Never Summer - Winter Ale; limited seasaonal release; 6packs and draft

Founders Backwoods Bastard - Scotch Ale; limited release; 4 packs and draft

UPCOMING EVENTS

11/16 -Monon Food Co/People's Brewing Co ; 6pm; tix at MoFoCo $35

12/6 - Birdy's Monthly Beer Tasting ; 6pm-8pm ; $10

12/6 - Stone Special Tapping at Chatham Tap Fishers; (ALL DAY) music starts at 8pm

12/14 - NABC Special Tapping at The Sinking Ship ; 7pm

1/31/2012 - Binkley's Super Founders Bowl Beer Dinner ; Tuesday, 6:30pm ; $75.00, tix at Binkley's

Random Beer Roundup - The Denver Hopefuls Edition

This weekend, we'll be anxiously awaiting the news of who won medals in this year's GABF.  We wish all competing breweries, especially our own Indiana breweries, luck this year! 

Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Bob at Flat12 Bierwerks in Indianapolis:

 Upcoming events at the Flat12 brewery include: 

Onsite: 
Altbier tapping. Small batch. Friday, Sept 30
FlatJack Pumpkin Ale Tapping Party (Tentatively scheduled for 10/7).
Second Friday with Brian Deer and Tad Armstrong (music) 10/14
Chew on This: Indiana Humanities on Prohibition (Taste and Talk) 10/18

Offsite:
Taste of Germany, October 1, Firefighters Union Hall
Second Helpings Harvest Night, October 1, Second Helpings HQ
Brew Bracket (Beer Tournament), October 8, Fairgrounds
Porter Perfect Pint, October 15th, Porter, Indiana

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

Thunderfoot Bomber Release information

Thanks to LEO Readers' Choice voters for thinking of NABC

From Andrew at Ram Restaurant and Brewery in Indianapolis/Fishers:

Look out for two new seasonals coming your way with tappings at the RAM the next two Thursdays. First up All Hops go to Heaven is going to be tapped in Fishers on Thursday, October 6th at 6:30 pm. This bold American IPA showcases a prominent fruity hop flavor enhanced by the supportive malt backbone.

Next up, we will be releasing Amber Waves Farmhouse Ale at our Downtown location on Thursday, October 13th at 6 p.m. This Belgian Saison features fruity and spicy notes from the yeast balanced by a floral character from the hefty noble hop additions.

Lastly, Indy Nightlights stopped by for our Batch 1000 celebration! Check out the RAM team including Head Chef, John Rantanen, and Head Brewer, Andrew Castner, at http://www.nightlights.tv/I_15.shtm.

On Tap Now
Rhineland Kolsch
Longshanks IPA
Big Horn Oktoberfest

From Clay at Sun King Brewery in Indianapolis:

We're headed to the GABF this week! If you happen to be lucky enough to have tickets and be traveling to Denver for the event, you can find Sun King at Booth H11. We will be pouring Sunlight Cream Ale, Wee Mac Scottish Ale, Osiris Pale Ale, Grapefruit Jungle and Pappy Van Muckle (Wee Muckle aged in a 20 year old Pappy Van WInkle Barrel). 

We brewed Jungle Room Imperial IPA on Monday, which is an imperial version of Grapefruit Jungle and will be releasing it and Batch 444 sometime in October...

Cowbell Milk Porter and Oktoberfest are available in the Tasting Room and we will be releasing a very limited quantity of Grapefruit Jungle in 4-pack on Friday, September 30th.

Upcoming Events:

Great American Beer Festival

Thursday, Sept. 29 - Saturday, Oct. 1

Denver Convention Center

Sun King Booth: H11

1st Friday at the Harrison Center

Friday, October 7th  5-9 p.m.

Fresh•Local•Beer & Local Art

Trader's Point Oktoberfest

Saturday, Oct. 8th  Noon-7 p.m.

Trader's Point Creamery

Polka Boy will be playing and the Sun King Truck will be on hand pouring Fresh•Local•Beer

http://www.tpforganics.com/events/

Big Green Bistro Brewer's Dinner at Sun King

Wednesday, October 12th  7-9:30 p.m.

4 Courses paired with Fresh•Local•Beer - $40 

http:/tinyurl.com/4498kfv

Sun King Takes Over Flatwater

Thursday, October 13th - 5:00 p.m.

We'll be loading up their draft lines with all sorts of treats!

El Gallo Negro Tapping

Thursday, October 27th 6-9 p.m.

Sun King Tasting Room

Food from Big Green Bistro / Music TBA

From Ryan at Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co. In Broad Ripple:

Join us this coming Tuesday October 4^th for the tapping of our next seasonal beer, Antonius 1742 Oktoberfest, at Thr3e Wise Men!

Tapping Party from 6pm to 7pm.

From Mike at Triton Brewing Company in Indianapolis:

Triton Brewing is tapping it's fifth beer, Railsplitter IPA, on Oct. 6 at 6pm.

This week's guest taps:

Sun King OktoberfestHarpoon LeviathanGoose Island Pere JacquesFounders Centennial IPABell's Double Cream StoutStone Arrogant BastardRivertown HellesFounders CeriseThree Floyds Pride and Joy

From Charles at Upland Brewing Co. in Bloomingtion:

Upland’s Sour Reserve Release and Reception 

Head Brewer Caleb Staton started Upland’s sour ale program as an experiment in 2006 with only four oak barrels for aging sours. The program has grown much since then, and along the way Caleb has blended portions of his favorite batches together in a single barrel to create the live harmony of tartness, fruitiness, and layers of unique flavor that we call Sour Reserve. After years in the making, this exceptionally complex beer, possibly our finest creation yet, is finally ready for release.

Read more at http://uplandbeer.com/sour-reserve-release-and-reception/

At Bars and Restaurants
From Patrick at Patrick's Kitchen and Drinks in Zionsville:

Patrick's is currently pouring Sun King Grapefruit Jungle....People's Pils, Stone Ruination, and Flat 12 Half Cycle.

On deck we have Sun King's Oktoberfest, and are waiting on our keg of Dreadnaught....oh  yeah and the Breakfast Stout from Founder's should be delivered the first week of Oct.

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:

Enjoy a pint of our new rotating tap, Goose Island Harvest Ale, at Scotty’s Brewhouse Downtown for only $3.50 on Thursday night. 

If you are on the Northside of Indianapolis stop by the Scotty’s Brewhouse on 96^th street and enjoy a pint of Flat 12 Porter for $3.50 on Thursday night.

Scotty’s Lakehouse currently is serving Sun King Grapefruit Jungle as it’s rotating tap. Grab a $9 48oz pitcher on Wednesday evenings!!

From Martin at Tavern on South in Indianapolis:

We will be hosting a Goose Island Beer Dinner on Wednesday October 5th. (Call for Details)

For Carry-out
From Jason at Tuxedo Park Brewers Supply in Fountain Square:

5th Annual Tuxedo Park Brewers Fauxtoberfest!
October 8, 2011 | 4:00pm to Midnight
This is THE annual fall customer appreciation event.  Bring your Lederhosen and St Pauli Girl outfits.  We'll have a brew competition for our shop customers, along with some samples of our custom kits and favorites, including a unique 2011 local hop Harvest Ale.  There will be food from Claus' Market and Smokehouse on Shelby and musical acts to fill the evening with folksy acoustic sounds.
Pre-order a glass on-line for this annual fall Oktoberfest ritual for $23.36 ($25 incl. tax) to obtain your custom pint glass and all the food and samples you wish.  Samples are provided. No beer will be sold at this event.  Fauxtoberfest! is held at our shop, located one block south of the fountain off the alley along at 1139 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, IN.  Check out the store location map for more directional info.

MONK Chili Bowl 2011!Time:    Saturday, November 12 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm Location:  Big Car Gallery in Fountain Square Think ahead to November. What comes to mind? There's a chill in the air, football on the tv... Now think of food. Chili. Beer. That's just about all you need. 
So let's combine them. The Chili Bowl is a club-sponsored competition to produce both, a beer with chili [peppers] in it and a chili made with THAT beer.  The results will be presented at Big Car Gallery on November 12.  The event will have limited tickets available to the public for $10...proceeds directly support future MONK activities, tastings and products.  If this sounds like you, head over theMONK facebook event page (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227225227329688) and post a comment so the organizers will know you would like to purchase tickets – exact method of public ticketing is still TBD.

From the Distributors/Reps:
From Steve at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co:

Join Sierra Nevada's Brew Master Steve Dresler at Binkley’s on Wednesday, October 12^th  to talk about his beers. The party starts at 7pm.  On tap that night will be 8 special brews from Sierra Nevada. They include Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Torpedo Extra IPA, Tumbler Brown Ale, Kellerweis Hefe Weizen, Estate Homegrown Fresh Hop IPA, Northern Hemisphere Fresh Hop IPA, Ovila Saison, and our collaboration with Dogfish Head, Life and Limb (brewed with Birch & Maple syrup).  Enjoy pints of Sierra Nevada brew and talk with Brew Master Steve Dresler. Get there early, as supplies of specialty beers are limited!

Upcoming Events:

Third Indpls Liederkranz Oktoberfest

October 01, 2011

Location: Liederkranz Hall - 1417 East Washington Street, Indpls. Free parking at Indiana FOP and Ivy Tech. 

Imagine a smaller Oktoberfest inside a dry building decorated as a German Beer Hall. Band is the Original Alpine Express that has appeared at German Park, Sun King Brewery and many other area locations.  A fun evening with dancing and gemutlichkeit!

Octoberfest will be held again on the first floor in a room that resembles a German Beer Hall. No concert, but a great band, food, and bar. An RSVP helps us serve you better. Call 782-9216.

Door open at 6:00 PM

Food is served 6:00 PM 

Entertainment: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM 

Entrance: $8 per person non-members. $4 for members

Menu: Claus' Bratwurst, Knockwurst $3.50. German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut, Green beans $1.50. Desserts $1.00. Coffee 50 cents. Draft German beer 12 oz $3.00. Pitcher $11.50. Domestic beer in cans $2 

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 Brew Bracket is back!

The tournament of craft brews returns to the Indiana State Fairgrounds this fall, with an event featuring Stouts on the afternoon of Saturday, October 8^th. Come join us to taste 16 different Indiana Stouts and vote for your favorites in a blind, head-to-head comparison.
 
Tickets are available at www.brewbracket.com ($35 participant and $7 for DD). Only 400 tickets will be sold.