Random Beer Roundup - The Nice Knowin' Ya, Liver Edition

Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Darren at Bier Brewery in Indianapolis:

Here is what we got for this week,


Scottish 80 Shilling
Special K - Gold medal 2011 Brewers Cup
Dunkelweiss
Weizenbock
Belgian Dubbel - Gold medal 2011 Brewers Cup
Dred Brown
Coffee Porter
Fuggit Stout - Brew Bracket #2 winner
PDG Pale

From Bob at Flat12 Bierwerks in Indianapolis:

Beer: Cutttlefish Cuvee, a special blend of Walkabout Pale. Coming soon! Date announced on our Facebook page. March - Irish Amber. 

Events: 

3/1 Taste of Carmel

3/2 WFYI Indy's Wine Fest

3/2 Presenting Sponsor: JDRF Beta Cell Bash @Radio Radio

3/6 Flat 12 Tap Night at Rocky's, Jefferesonville

3/8 Flat 12 Tap Night at Hearthstone Coffee House & Pub, Fishers 

3/9 Gravity Head, Flat12 Tapping - Rich O's, New Albany

That's what I have for now. Big Thanks to all who turned out for Flat Tuesday and raised a glass with us. 

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

http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2012/02/all-about-gravity-head-2012-at-nabcs.html

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

Thursday, March 1st will be the grand release of Rabbit Punch Irish Red at our Fishers location at 6:30 p.m. Also, keep an eye out for some Barrel-aged fun hitting the RAM in the next few months including dry-hopped, barrel-aged Big Red IPA, our fall seasonal, Bombshell Brown, in a whiskey barrel, and Batch 1100: Easy Rye-der Imperial Pilsner aged in Chambourcin grape barrels. Dates and details to come soon.

From Clay at Sun King Brewing Co. in Indianapolis:

Upcoming Events:

Heart of Brews at the Omni
Fri., Feb. 24th, 6:30-10 p.m.
A Beer Tasting Event to support Riley Heart Hospitals
research for Kids with Ailing Hearts at The Omni Downtown.
Beers from Sun King, BIER, Upland and Barley Island
www.rileypeds.org/WellsConference 

Grapefruit Jungle Tapping at Sun King
Thursday, March 1st at Sun King   6-9 p.m.
Music: TBA
Food: Spice Box 

Ring of Dingle Tapping at Sun King
Thursday, March 8th   6-9 p.m.
Music: Woodstove Flapjacks
Food: Circle City Spuds.

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

Stop by Thre3e Wise Men every Tuesday and get your growler filled for only $8.00! Currently fill it with one of our 4 main beers or the current seasonal which is the Wise Ass White IPA. Make sure to put our next seasonal tapping on your calendar, Saint Slater’s Irish Stout, which we will tap on Tuesday March 6th.

From David at Triton Brewing Co. in Lawrence:

In honor of the first day of March, Women's History Month, Triton is tapping our Pink Ribbon Saison. 

Thursday, March 1, at 6:00 pm at the Triton Tap Room, come out to celebrate the tapping of our first Saison, the Pink Ribbon Saison, made with pink and white peppercorns and coriander. This sweet, spicy Belgian-style is big on flavor and character! Try the Saison for a truly unique taste experience. 

In addition to being an amazing beer, the Pink Ribbon Saison is part of an effort to raise breast cancer awareness. A portion of the sales from the Pink Ribbon Saison will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

From Lindsay at Upland Brewery in Bloomington/Indianapolis:

We're taking books for Indy Reads! :) http://uplandbeer.com/upland-indy-tasting-room-helps-%E2%80%9Cindy-reads-books%E2%80%9D-stock-the-shelves/

and we're still taking apps for an additional brewer! :) http://uplandbeer.com/brewer-position-at-upland-brewing-co/

At Bars and Restaurants

From Jon at La Margarita in Fountain Square:

Tap list as of Friday:

Fountain Square Escape from Alcatraz Bock

New Day Johnny Chapman

Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf

Peoples Hop Killa

Upland Schwarz

Founders Red's Rye PA

From Patrick at Patrick's Kitchen in Zionsville:

PKD BEER LIST   02-15-12        LIST SUBJECT TO CHANGE

ON DRAFT

Sun King Dominator Dopplebock (9+% abv. be careful) 7.00 12oz

Flat-12 Milk Stout (they call it Lacto-Matic)5.25 Pint

Boulder’s Hazed and Infused IPA  Pint 5.25

Bell’s Amber Ale ( a classic version of a house favorite)5.25 Pint

North Coast Pranqster Belgian style Golden Ale 7.25 Pint (it’s big and tasty)

New Albanian Hoptimus Imperial IPA 6.75 12oz 10% abv

Two Brother’s Heavy Handed IPA 12oz 5.75

People’s Brewing Mr. Brown Pint 5.25 ( a higher than normal abv. hoppy brown)

New Alabnian Yakima Rye IPA  Pint 5.75 7.5% abv.

Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf 7.50 12oz

From Eddie at Sahm's Place in Indianapolis:

Sahm's Place will be having our weekly Tuesday Night Trivia at 8:30pm. This week it will be hosted by Sun King with Dustin coming in with some great selections! We will have all pints on special for $3.50 plus Sun King cans for $4.00.

Wednesday is our Darts & Crafts night with $2.50 craft drafts and $5.00 beer flights. No entry fee to play and we will be handing out gift cards for the top 3 finishers.

We have just started our beer flight selection this week in order to prepare for the additional 6 lines we will be adding in March. With 4 5oz selections for $7 everyday, and $5 on Wednesday, we hope everyone can come out, drink some delicious beer, and eat some of our all made from scratch chow.

New lines for this week:
Bells Brown
Bells Lager
Founders Centennial IPA
New Albanian Beak's Best ESB
Flat12 Winter Cycle
Flat12 Walkabout
Three Floyds Alpha King

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in Various Locations:

Scotty’s Brewhouse Muncie is now pouring Founder’s Imperial Stout. You can come by on a Thursday and enjoy a pint of this very delicious beer for $3.50.

Scotty’s Brewhouse West Lafayette is now serving Flat 12 Walkabout Pale Ale. Stop by on a Tuesday and get a 48oz pitcher for only $5.00!!

Scotty’s Brewhouse Northside Indianapolis now has Stone Smoked Porter on tap! You can enjoy a pitcher of this beer every Wednesday for $9.00!

Scotty’s Burger Joint in Columbus is now pouring People’s Hop Killa. You can get a pint of this amazing craft beer for only $6.50 every day of the week.

From the Distributors
From Jen at Cavalier Distribution:

NEW TO THE CAVALIER WAREHOUSE

Heavy Seas Black Cannon - Black IPA; limited seasonal release; 6 packs only

Boulder Killer Penguin - Barleywine; limited seasonal release; 22oz bottles and draft

Finch's Secret Stache Stout - Robust Stout Brewed with Vanilla Beans and Lactose; limited release; 22oz bottles only

UPCOMING EVENTS

3/2 - Finch's/Sixpoint Tasting at Triangle Liuqors;  Valparaiso; 4pm-6pm

3/3 - Charity Tasting with Pat's Liquors featuring Finch's & Sixpoint; Porter; 1pm-4pm

3/5 - Chalet Beer Club Tasting; Elkhart; 6:30pm

3/6 - Birdy's Monthy Beer Tasting; 6pm-8pm; $10

3/8 - Sixpoint/Finch Tasting at Godfathers;  Valparaiso; 5pm-7pm

3/14 - Stone Tapping Event at The Sinking Ship; 7pm

3/15 - Chalet #3 Craft Beer Tasting; Elkhart; 4pm-6pm

3/16 - Union Street Liquors Spring Tasting; Mishawaka; 4pm-6pm

3/22    Sixpoint Tasting at Nick's Merrillville; 4pm-6pm

3/31 - Sixpoint and Finch's Tasting at Mr. G's Noblesville

4/11 - Founders Tapping Party at The Sinking Ship; 7pm

5/26 - Illiana Mayfest; Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point; 2pm-6pm; $30 general and $45 VIP (entrance at 1pm)

10/13 - Porter Beerfest 12pm-4pm

Upcoming Events
From Donna at IUPUI in Indianapolis:

The 2nd Annual "HEART of the BREWS" - An ALE tasting event to support RESEARCH for KIDS with AILING HEARTS.


Proceeds to benefit research at the Riley Heart Research Center


Come together with friends and learn about the beers offered by local breweries, and find out what foods go best with different beers in an educational, responsible and relaxing atmosphere.  In addition, this year we are excited to have a Silent Auction as part of the evening. While enjoying your tastings, take time to bid on items, which will include autographed sports memorabilia, museum membership, gift certificates to local hotels and restaurants, private tour and tasting at Sun King, gift baskets and more.


DATE: Friday, February 24, 2012
TIME: 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Doors will open at 6:30 PM for Registration and check-in
Silent Auction will be open from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Tasting will be available from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
PLACE: Omni Severin, 40 W. Jackson Place, downtown Indianapolis
Must be 21 years of age to attend; picture ID will be required.


Contact Person: Donna Fischer, dfischer@iupui.edu; 317-278-1130


Beer tastings provided by:
Sun King
Upland
Barley Island
BIER


Ticket Information:
$30 Early Bird Advance Purchase – General admission ticket (available between January 13, 2012 and February 3, 2012) (Includes beer tasting, food tastings and program booklet)


$35 Advance Purchase – General admission ticket (available between February 4, 2012 and February 23, 2012) (Includes beer tasting, food tastings and program booklet)


$40 At the Door – General admission ticket (available February 24, 2012) (Includes beer tasting, food tastings and program booklet)


$10 Designated driver – May be purchased in advance and at the door (includes complimentary water and soft drinks). We encourage responsible drinking. Designated drivers are welcome to attend, but they must be 21 years of age.

From Mike at Brew Bracket:

Here’s the 101 on our event:Brew Bracket is the only one of its kind, a true tasting tournament. 16 brewers bring a similar style of beer (Wheat for our spring event) and are seeded randomly into a bracket. 400 participants taste beer (blindly, 2 glasses at a time) and vote for their favorites. Over the course of the day winning beers move through the tournament until we crown a champion at the end of the event. 

Here’s why this year is exceptionally awesome:Our 16 brewers are very close to Indianapolis, and we have nearly every new brewer to the scene involved in the event. This includes 5+ breweries that have just started within the last year. It’s an awesome opportunity for beer fans to find out about new breweries and learn more about what they like within the style through the blind tasting. And we’re partnering with local charity, the SCI Hope Fund, to give back to the community as part of the event.


Basic details:Saturday, April 14^th from 12:30PM – 5PM
Tickets are $35 each, only 400 available

More information and ticket purchases through http://www.brewbracket.com/upcomingevents/ 

From Sam at Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, KY:

Wondering what to do for Thunder Over Louisville 2012?! Not willing to chance the rain or cold?! Look no further!! We are excited to announce our AtG Thunder Package 2012! We will be closing our doors on Saturday, April 21, 2012 for a private and relaxing experience to all who purchase the AtG Thunder Package 2012!. The package includes:

A ticket into Louisville Slugger Field seating area section 101-106 (Facing the 2nd St. Bridge...perfect view of the show!) for both the baseball game & a perfect seat to watch the largest fireworks display in the country!

Access to the concert down on the Field (Journey UnAuthorized)

Exclusive all day access to 1 seat in Against The Grain (including access to the clean, neat, & maintained restrooms, large televisions showing the Air Show, and full-fun-friendly service!)

Vouchers for your choice of, both, 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, as well as, 5 (well liquor or house made beer) drinks!

These tickets will include return access to and from your seat in the ball field & Against The Grain all day! 

This package is available for the $200 (*plus tax) per adult & $175 (*plus tax) per child (children tickets will not include alcoholic drinks, duh). We encourage all interested to act promptly, as we have limited  seating and will not extend sales beyond our indoor seating capacity. TICKETS GO ON SALE: FEB 1, 2012 @ 11am.