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I just want to recap some things going on/coming up so they don't get lost in the shuffle. Mark your calendars!Beer and Cheese club - available at Goose the Market, 4 months for $99.
You have about one more week to get your entries in for the poster contest.
Saturday 4/23 - Some gals (and guys) will be brewing an all-grain batch of IPA at Great Fermentations. Join us!
Saturday, 5/7 - HBG's Tailgate for Nothing 4 - Get your tail over to the Sun King parking lot anytime after 11am. Bring chairs, bring food and beer to share. This is always a good time and everyone who wants to share good food and beer are welcome.
Saturday - 6/4 - Bloomington Craft Beer Festival
Saturday - 7/16 - Brewers of Indiana Guild Microbrewers Festival
If there is something coming up that is not listed, we would love to hear about it. News, reviews, info, etc., to share for our next Random Beer Roundup can be submitted to hoosierbeergeek@gmail.com. Don't see your favorite craft beer establishment? Let them know you'd like to see them here! Work for an establishment that serves craft beer? We want to hear from you too!
Hoosier Beer Calendar
Events are subject to change
At the Bar
From Jordan at Beer Sellar in Indianapolis:
March 28th: 12:01AM Tapping of Bells Oberon. Come enjoy the taste of summer along with other Bells beers including: Oarsmen, Hopslam, Amber, Third Coast Beer and Two Hearted.
April 11th: Cigar and Whiskey Tasting. Buy your tickets at the bar. Also $3 Pint Night on 48 of our drafts.
April 18th: Bloomington Brewing tapping party starting at 8 pm
April 25th: Goose Island Experience. We will be giving away a $50 prize package that includes a meal, beer and a tour of the brewery in Chicago. We will be featuring $3 pints of Goose Island 312, Summertime, and IPA. Also $6.50 glasses of Matilda, Pepe Nero, and Fleur.
May 3rd: Flat 12 Tapping Party
May 4th: Sun King Tapping Party
May 5th: Upland Tapping Party
May 6th: Three Floyds Tapping Party
May 7th: Beer Sellar Goes Local. Upwards of 50 Indiana Drafts for the day. More details are still to come.
April 18th - Bloomington Brewing Company Tapping Party
May 7th - Beer Sellar Goes Local 50 different Indiana Beers on site. More details to come soon!
From Patrick and Beth at Patrick's Kitchen and Drinks in Zionsville:
We tapped a keg of Flat 12 Half cycle and everyone has really enjoyed the 6% super hoppy, citrusy beer, great job guys, the Flat 12 Amber has held it's own, with a nice hoppy finish to malty goodness.
Other taps right now hold People's Hop Killa which has been very well received..We have the Old Rasputin on Nitro,....BBC out of Bloomington's B-town brown is delicious as well.
From the Liquor Stores
From Steve at 21st Amendment in Broad Ripple:
From the Distributors/Reps
From Steve at 21st Amendment in Broad Ripple:
We've got a little bit of Dogfish Head left in stock, including Palo Santo, Midas Touch, Aprihop, and India Brown. I anticipate the amount we have left to last for about another week or so, so this is the last chance for anyone to scoop any of it up before it is officially out of our store. We also have a couple of cases of Hopslam left in stock.From Joe at Crown Liquors:
As for new options, we now have Brooklyn Lager in 6-pack cans for $9.99, as well as Boulevard 4-pack bottles of Tank 7 farmhouse ale, Sixth Glass quadruple, Dark Truth stout, and Double-Wide IPA, each for $12.49. On top of that we just began carrying Bee Creek Ale, which is $10.99.
Furthermore, this week I plan to resume our usual Friday beer tastings. I'll be opening up some of the Brooklyn Lager in a can and Bee Creek Ale at 5 o'clock. We may open up one or two more beers as well, depending on who all is around.
On Friday, March 25th, from 5-8 PM we will be sampling:
2 BROTHERS - Cain and Ebel (Hoppy Amber/Rye Ale) (Now in 6-Packs, same price!)
GOOSE ISLAND - Demolition (Belgian-Style Golden Ale)
BOULEVARD - Double Wide (Double IPA)
Other new brewskis include:
NEW ALBANIAN - Elector Imperial Red (New Indiana Beer!)
LEFT HAND - Good Juju (Ginger Spiced Ale)
BROOKLYN - Brown Ale
BOULDER - Kinda Blue Blueberry Wheat
STONE - Cali-Belgique Belgian-Style IPA (Now Year Round!)
WEINSTEPHANER - Gift Packs
COOPERS - Sparkling Ale, Best Export Stout
HOFBRAU - Maibock
BOULEVARD - Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (Limited!)
DOGFISH HEAD - Aprihop IPA (Get it while you can!)
LINDEMANS - Pomme Lambic, Peche Lambic
UNIBROUE - La Fin Du Monde, Maudite (Both back in Stock!)
SAM ADAMS - Wee Heavy (Imperial Series)
THREE FLOYDS - Rabbid Rabbit, (We still have a few Arctic Panzer Wolf (wolves?) left too!)
HARPOON - Leviathan Quad
HEAVY SEAS - Small Craft Warning Pils
FISCHERS - Amber
From the Distributors/Reps
From Greg at Cavalier Distributing:
New Arrivals From Cavalier:
Boulder Hazed & Infused 12pk CANS: Brand New Package, 12pk CANS!
Boulder Kinda Blue: Limited Seasonal Release, 6pks & Draft
Left Hand Good JuJu: Limited Seasonal Release, 6pks & Draft
Left Hand TNT Weizen Dopplebock: New Big Mo Series Brew, Very limited, Allocated in 22oz Btls & Draft
Two Brothers Monarch White Ale: Limited Seasonal Release, 6pks & Draft
Upcoming Cavalier Events:
3/25 Cap N Cork in New Haven, Tyranena Brewing Co. Tasting, 5-7pm
3/25 WiseGuys in Merrillville, Cider Tasting, 5-7
3/29 Zodiac Lounge Tasting, 8-10
3/31 Chalet 7 Tasting, Elkhart, 4-6
4/22 WiseGuys Tasting, Merrillville, 5-7
4/28 Chalet 3 Tasting, Elkhard, 6-8
4/29 Pikk's Tavern Founder's Beer Dinner w/ John Host, Valpo, 6:30
5/07 St. John Wine and Spirits New Day Tasting, St. John's, 2-4
5/11 54 Main Bistro New Day Dinner, Hobart 6:30
Upcoming Events
WHO: Chef JJ’s Back Yard, Sun King Brewing Co., GrayBull WinesWHAT: Chef JJ’s EggfestWHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat., May 14WHERE: Chef JJ’s Back Yard, 1040 Broad Ripple Ave., (317) 602-3828, ChefJJs.com.COST: $25 per person, children 12 and younger free
Located in the parking lot that surrounds his private dining and event facility, Chef JJ’s Back Yard, Chef JJ’s Eggfest will feature food grilled by 30 teams on 30 different Big Green Eggs, an Iron Chef-style grilling challenge, Fresh•Local•Beer, and organic wine. Also, Sun King will tap a seasonal beer at the event!
JJ’s Back Yard will also offer egg-cellent discounts on Big Green Egg grills and accessories. Tickets are only $25 per person and include unlimited food and one drink ticket for adults of legal drinking age. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free of charge and there will be a play area for kids.
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.chefjjs.com/home/culinary-experience/egg-fest/.
The first ever "Bar Week" in Indy is here! From April 4th - 10th, participating bars are offering up a menu of your favorite lascivious and liberating libations at 50% off! Open to all, from open to close!7 Days. 7 Bars. 7 events! Each night of the week, Yelp will be hosting an event open to the public!
Brew Bracket Introduces Live Tasting Tournament Featuring Local Craft Beers on April 17th; 400 Hoosiers to Vote for Best IPA in Indiana
Tickets and additional information here.
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