Our goal was to come up with a drinking guide for Indiana visitors and residents alike. Though this list is not all encompassing, we feel that it's a good start for anyone looking for better beer in Indianapolis.
Downtown Indianapolis
Ram Restaurant and Brewery - Indianapolis
140 S Illinois St, Indianapolis
(317) 955-9900
Website
HBG Visits:
Indiana Beer Week Bar Hop - Day Four - A Very Footy Pub Crawl
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery - Indianapolis
10 W Washington St, Indianapolis
(317) 681-8180
Website
HBG Visits:
Rock Bottom Brewer's Dinner - Fall '09
Rock Bottom Brewer's Dinner - Summer '09
Rock Bottom Brewer's Dinner - Winter '09
Rock Bottom Brewer's Dinner - Summer '08
KOTBR #59 | A Likely Story
Beer Diary #10 - Jim | What would Batman drink?
Indiana Beer Week Bar Hop - Day Four - A Very Footy Pub Crawl
Guest Post: Rodney Weaver - Rock Bottom Spring Brewer's Dinner 08
Beer Diary #2 - Jason
KOTBR #33 | Rock Bottom Pumpkin Ale
Beer Diary - Jim
Chasing the American Dream | Rock Bottom Brewery's American Dream Ale
Scotty's Brewhouse
1 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis
(317) 571-0808
Website
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #77 - The Socratic Beer Method
Coming Soon: Scotty's Brewhouse Downtown
Sun King Brewing Company
135 N. College Ave, Indianapolis
(317) 602-3701
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HBG Visits:
KOTBR #111 - Polka, Wieners, and Beer
HBG4: Thank You
KOTBR #102: The Island of Misfit Beers
The Hoosier Beer Geek 2009 End of Year Readers Survey: RESULTS! (Part 3) - The Rise of Sun King
HBG3: The Hoosier Beer Geek Third Anniversary Roundtable at Sun King Brewing Company
The Sun King Rises Over Indy, Part 2
The Sun King Rises Over Indy
Massachusetts Avenue Area:
The Ball & Biscuit
331 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis
(317) 636-0539
Website
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #109 - The Mass Ave Craft Beer Pride Parade
KOTBR #108 - A Great Divide at the Ball & Biscuit
Chatham Tap
719 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis
(317) 917-8425
Website
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #93 | Jingle Bells
So what's on the telly? Football, you say? - Updated
Beer Diary #3 - Jason
KOTBR #31 in Review | Wychwood Hobgoblin Ale @ the Chatham Tap
Dorman Street Saloon
901 Dorman St, Indianapolis
(317) 237-9008
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #67 - Reader Submitted Locations - Ralph's Great Divide and Dorman Street Saloon
MacNiven's
339 Massachusetts Ave, Indianapolis
(317) 632-7268
Website
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #91 - A Second Helping of BCS
KOTBR #54 - MacNiven's Broken Promise
KOTBR #3 - Three Floyd's Robert The Bruce
Mass Avenue Pub
745 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis
(317) 974-0745
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HBG Visits:
KOTBR #109 - The Mass Ave Craft Beer Pride Parade
The Rathskeller
401 East Michigan St, Indianapolis
(317) 636-0396
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HBG Visits:
KOTBR #81 - The All-Request Line
KOTBR #28: Roll Out The Barrels
KOTBR #2: Spaten Optimator
Fountain Square:
The Brass Ring Lounge
1245 Shelby St, Indianapolis
(317) 635-7464
Website
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #76 - Do This In Memory of Jim
Imbibe
1105 Shelby Street
(317) 685-1959
Website
HBG Visits
KOTBR #99 - Stone Arrogant Bastard at Imbibe
Red Lion Grog House
1043 Virginia Ave. #6, Indianapolis
(317) 822-4764
Website
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #105 - The Zoo That Is Fountain Square
White Rabbit Cabaret
1116 Prospect Street, Indianapolis
(317) 686-9550
Website
HBG Visits:
KOTBR #105 - The Zoo That Is Fountain Square
You guys should check out Imbibe in Fountain Square. They just opened in early November. On opening night, they had $3 Arrogant Bastards. It is a bit small but it gives it a cozy feel.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Dorman Street Saloon?? Is downtown or eastside? It is only a couple of minutes walk from Mass Ave.
ReplyDeleteAlso check out Northside Social where the Stone Mug used to be at 65th and College. I went last week, and their beer menu is top-shelf.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the suggestions, and there are definitely things that aren't on the list that can be added later. I wanted to stick with places we'd actually visited as a group, so there will be some things missing.
ReplyDeleteDorman Street will be added shortly, I totally forgot that.
As for Northside Social, we'll have Broad Ripple, the southside and the northside additions when I can get it finished - this post had been a "draft" for over a year before I finally got it finished.
We also want to add liquor stores - it's a work in progress.
By the way, Imbibe had Hopslam on tap this past weekend. Bartender Brian Jones is an old friend of HBG.
ReplyDeletethis idea could be a website all by itself...
ReplyDeletewow, Naptown Juice is a dorky new name. Great rundown though Geeks!
ReplyDeleteThe top banner... where downtown is that? It kinda looks like the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. But different. I wonder if it is outdated. But surely no one at HBG would use an outdated photo. Just to piss off the architect. Who is a brilliant man, by the way...
ReplyDeleteI recommend Tavern on South. been a couple times and very impressed with their beer selection. Only micros on tap. Larger selection of botteld micros too. Great bartender (Hans) as well who knows his beer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment! We completely agree that TOS needs to be added and we are working on updating this list.
ReplyDeleteWe've known Hans since his days at Hot Shotz and we are big fans of his as well!