Craft Beer Meal That Comes Before Lunch 4: June 23rd, 2012

This year's edition of the Craft Beer Meal That Comes Before Lunch (CBMTCBL4) will take place on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 at 11 AM at Brugge Brasserie's upstairs room.



Everything after this is line subject to change.

TICKETS:

Advance tickets for this year's CBMTCBL will go on sale this Saturday, June 2nd at 11 AM. You can only acquire these tickets at Brugge Brasserie only, and this time they are an all-inclusive $35.

Last year, this event sold out in five hours. We suspect tickets will sell out again this year. They are extremely limited*.

FOOD MENU: (Choose one)

1) Vegetarian friendly crepe: Shaved Brussels sprouts sautéed in chili oil & balsamic-poplar sauce, fried capers, goat cheese, walnuts, potato hash. Poached egg & hollandaise sauce as garnish.

2) Steak and Eggs with Frites

3) German breakfast board: Variety of cured meats, cheeses, bread, fresh fruit, yogurt, jams/jellies, what have you.

BEER MENU: (Try all)
(As chosen by our syrup beer expert panel.)

Smoke: Schlenkerla Marzen
Sour: Hanssens Kriek
Stout: Dupont Monk's Stout
Double IPA: He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A.

Plus mystery beers in the following categories: (trust us)

1x Saison
2x Syrup/Sweet/Fruit Beer
1x Brugge Beer

Once again - all details are subject to change completely.

*By limited I mean that they will sell out and that if you don't have one, you won't get in. I know it's completely ridiculous to explain what limited tickets mean, but you'd be surprised at some of the emails we get.

Michigan Road Trip

This past week we took a trip to Traverse City, Michigan. I've wanted to head up there for a while and just get away from things for a week.  The area around Traverse City is a great location to get a cabin for the week, and not really do much, or do as much as you want.  Traverse City has an exploding food culture, at least 33 wineries in the area,(I think many more than that) fantastic hiking, boating, beaches, and they even had great beer on top of that!

Our first beer related stop was at Jolly Pumkin. I've always been a big fan of them, and this location did not disappoint.  It is set on a beautiful piece of land that is just a short drive up the peninsula from Traverse City.  The Jolly Pumkin location is a restaurant, brewery, and distillery that is very warm and comfortable.  The food was fantastic as well.  One of the best meals I've ever had at a brewery.  It was so much more than "pub" food, and is something I would love to eat at again.

I started out with a pint of Bam Biere.  It was 90 degrees the first day we were there and this hit the spot.  I then went through a flight from North Peak Brewing Company.

Fresh Bam Biere.

The four beer available on draft from JP.

North Peak tap handles.

North Peak flight: Dark Angel Cherry Porter, Dubious Chocolate Stout, Wander Session IPA, Sinuous Celtic Ale, Furry Black IPA, Vicious Wheat IPA.
The session IPA was just fantastic.  Huge hop aroma and very refreshing for the heat of the day.  The Sinuous Celtic Ale was really a wonderful mash-up of a scotch ale and a red ale.  Crisp and refreshing while still being malty and roasty.  The Vicious wheat IPA was another winner.  I thought it to be in the same arena as Gumballhead, and very good.

Front door of Jolly Pumpkin

The next night we went to Mackinaw Brewing Company in downtown Traverse City.  They are a full service restaurant and brewery downtown.  I got another flight here and I really liked their seasonal brown ale.  It was very full and robust, but it was finished with honey and provided a nice sweetness to the beer. They had a cider and a mead on the menu that were also highlights of the the flight.

Left to right: G.T. Golden, Peninsula Pale Ale, Red 8 Ale, downtown brown, oatmeal stout

Left to right: oatmeal stout, West Bay IPA, Hard Apple Cider, and a mead.

 I've got some more beer trip photos I will share in the next couple of days.

Cheers!

Matt

Indiana Brewing by the Numbers

The 2011 Brewer's Association numbers are in, and they paint a productive picture for Indiana beer - a 35.47% statewide production increase from 2010 to 2011.

Our thanks go to Evan Benn of the St. Louis Post Dispatch for passing along the following data.

Brewery/Brewpub	2010	2011	Difference	Percentage Change
Three Floyds	15003	20417	5414	36.09%
Sun King Brewing Company	4775	9952	5177	108.42%
Upland Brewing Company	8345	9690	1345	16.12%
Flat12 Bierwerks		3000	3000
Oaken Barrel	2115	2500	385	18.20%
Mad Anthony	2178	2098	-80	-3.67%
New Albanian Bank Street Brewhouse	1350	1725	375	27.78%
Ram/Big Horn Indianapolis2	1394	1516	122	8.75%
People's Brewing Co.	650	1300	650	100.00%
New Albanian Brewing Company	1200	1250	50	4.17%
Barley Island Brewing Company	1172	1140	-32	-2.73%
Shoreline1	1000	1025	25	2.50%
Rock Bottom Indianapolis2	1149	995	-154	-13.40%
Broad Ripple Brewing Company	950	900	-50	-5.26%
Bloomington Brewing Company1	825	850	25	3.03%
Main Street/Turoni's1	831	850	19	2.29%
Rock Bottom College Park2	858	813	-45	-5.24%
Lafayette Brewing Company	721	784	63	8.74%
Granite City Fort Wayne1,2	723	725	2	0.28%
Granite City Indianapolis1,2	671	675	4	0.60%
Crown Brewing Company	408	619	211	51.72%
Lil' Charlie's Restaurant and Brewery1	600	600	0	0.00%
Granite City Mishawaka1,2	573	575	2	0.35%
Half Moon Restaurant and Brewery	495	515	20	4.04%
Great Crescent Brewery	99	500	401	405.05%
Bier Brewery and Taproom		460	460
Brugge Brasserie1,2	425	425	0	0.00%
Brugge Brasserie (#2)/Vigo Brewing1,2	325	400	75	23.08%
Figure Eight Brewing Co.	150	350	200	133.33%
Back Road Brewery1	300	330	30	10.00%
Triton Brewing Company		330	330
Black Swan Brewpub		300	300
Four Horsemen Brewing Company1		300	300
Bee Creek Brewery1,3	250	100	-150	-60.00%
Mishawaka Brewing Co.1,3	600	100	-500	-83.33%
Power House Columbus Bar	57	96	39	68.42%
Big Woods Brewery1	40	80	40	100.00%
New Boswell Brewing Co.1	20	60	40	200.00%
Bulldog Brewery		15	15
Alcatraz Indianapolis1,2,3	225	10	-215	-95.56%
Das Bier1		10	10
TOTALS:	50477	68380	17903	35.47%

¹ Estimate. We don't know who made the estimate. According to one brewery source: "I don't send them numbers."
² Company has more than one operating production facility.
³ Location is now closed.

Worth noting?
The entire state of Indiana's 68,380 total barrels vs St. Louis' 61,970 barrels

Granted, there are a whole lot of factors that go into those numbers (distribution area chief among them), but it appears that there's still room for more breweries (or at least growth of our current breweries) in Indiana.

Random Beer Roundup - The Start Your Engines Edition

Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Darren at Bier Brewery in Indianapolis:

Memorial Day Weekend Lineup:
We will be open Monday 12-4pm

Sessie
Persephone
Dunkelweiss
Farmgal
Belgian Witbier
Belgian Blonde
Smoked Brown
PDG Pale
Fustercluck IPA

Saturday Tappings 1pm:
Wee Fatty
Cooterlite

From Crown Brewing in Crown Point:

Illiana Mayfest is this weekend!!

From Bob at Flat12 Bierwerks in Indianapolis:

Saturday, May 26th: Illiana Mayfest, Lake County Fairgrounds (No brewery tours this weekend) 
Saturday and Sunday, May 26th-27th: Regular taproom hours 12-6
Saturday, June 2nd: Fest of Ale, Clarksville, IN 
Friday, June 8th: Tap takeover Yogi's in Bloomington (8 beers on tap)
Saturday, June 9th: Bloomington Beer Fest
Saturday, June 9th: Evansville Do the Zoo

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

WTTS Brings the Grooves for our Brews
The RAM Restaurant and Brewery is teaming up with 92.3 WTTS to bring new music and new beer your way with two upcoming events. Join us in Fishers on June 9th at 2 p.m. for the release of Barefoot Wit or at our Indianapolis location on June 14th at 6 p.m. for the second beer in our RAMAGEDDON 2012 series, Endgame Russian Imperial Stout. WTTS will be handing out their Spring Music Sampler, and we will be on site talking about the tasty new beers.


Howlers for Race Weekend
Be sure to grab a recyclable 32 oz. plastic Howler of your favorite RAM beer for the Indy 500 festivities. There is nothing like some fantastic RAM brew to go with the beautiful weather at the track this weekend.


Events Calendar
Join us for our upcoming events.


6/2 - RAM Every Day IPA Awards Ceremony
6/9 - WTTS Tapping Tour in Fishers featuring the Spring Music Sampler and Barefoot Wit
6/14 - WTTS Tapping Tour in Indianapolis featuring the Spring Music Sampler and Endgame Russian Imperial Stout

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

Over the last couple of months Thr3e Wise Men has been very busy in the brewery getting their new equipment installed. We are happy to report that is now completed!!! What does that mean for you? You will now be able to get Thr3e Wise Men beer at all of the Scotty's location around the state in July! We will also be taking our in house lineup from 4 beers to 6 beers. Make sure to stop by and check out the new equipment while you are enjoying some beer and pizza!


We will also be tapping the next Thr3e Wise Men seasonal beer, Children of the Corn Cream Ale, on Tuesday June 5th. Make sure to put this on your calendar. Tapping party starts at 6pm with a toast with Omar!

From David at Triton Brewery in Lawrence:

What's on Tap at Triton
Triton Beers:Fieldhouse Wheat, Four Barrel Brown, Magnificent Amber, Deadeye Stout, Railsplitter IPA and Sin Bin Belgian Pale.
Guest Taps:Brooklyn Chocolate Stout, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic, Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard, Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale, Upland Winter Warmer and Victory Hop Wallop 
Mead & Cider:
New Day Meadery Dry Meads and Original Sin Cider 
Wines:
Toad Hollow Un-Oaked Chardonnay, Oliver Moscato, Seaglass Sauvignon Blanc, Ruta 22 Malbec, Tamas Estate Double Decker Red   
Upcoming events:
Red Room Bottle Sampling June 1- Join us to taste products in 12 oz bottles! 6335 Guilford Avenue, Broad Ripple.
Fox and Hound (Carmel,IN) June 7- Join us in Carmel at 4pm for a beer tasting at this fine establishment!
2nd Annual Bloomington Craft Beer Fest June 9-Woolery Mill, Bloomington, Indiana
Trivia Night at Sahm's Place June 1- At 8:30 pm, test your trivia knowledge and enjoy Triton while you do! 2411 E. 65th Street, Indy.

For Carry Out
From Todd at Keg Liquors in Clarksville/New Albany:

Mark your calendars - 7th Annual Fest of Ale on June 2nd.

From Corrie at Goose the Market in Indianapolis:

Birds of a Feather: a Finch at the Goose!

complimentary tasting of Finch's deliciously beery line up from Chicago

Saturday, May 26, 1-3pm

no reservations

Goose the Market 25th St & Delaware www.goosethemarket.com

Also, new on the Goose cellar shelves...

Don't turn around, Bonnie Tyler: it's Two Brothers' Pillar of Salt, a white rye and part of their 15 Beer For 15 Years series.

De Goose got de order of De Dolle Export Stout, a brew they only put together a couple times a year.

Track side, dock side, or in the AC on your back side, you *can* drink well on Memorial Day. Glass-free options at the Goose: Abita, Harpoon, Brooklyn, Finch's, Sixpoint, Sun King.

From Jake at United Package Liquors in Broad Ripple:

We have our Indy's Wine & Brew Fest on June 15^th 7-10pm at the Broad Ripple Strip Station. Attached are details about the event and a product list.

Early Entry tickets are available to allow patrons to get in at 6pm. They are limited to the first 200 people and will not be available at the door. 

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

New on tap as of 5/23/12


Three Floyds Zombie Dust
Three Floyds Blackheart
Struise/Three Floyds Shark Pants
Rogue OREgasmic
Great Divide Oak Chocolate Yeti
Bell's Smoked Lager
Founder Breakfast Stout
New Holland Dragons Milk
Petrus Old Ale


June 2nd
Beer Sellar Goes Local 2  IS NOW POSTPONED UNTIL END OF SUMMER 

June 15th 7pm
Hatter Day 2012
Mad Hatter
Imperial Hatter
Black Hatter
Rye Hatter
Farmhouse Hatter
Oaked Aged Hatter
All on draft.

From Eddie at Sahm's Place in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis:

Chowdown Midtown is starting June 11 and will run through June 24th, and we will be featuring a $30 dinner for 2. We are not only going to give customers a chance at getting great food at a discounted price, but also great beer and whisky! We will be featuring a daily beer and whisky flight to go along with our 4 course dinner. At no extra cost, you can have 4 5oz samples of any beer on our list or pick a whisky flight featuring different cocktails and small batch bourbons.

This Tuesday we are proud to have Sun King in for our Tuesday Night Trivia starting at 8:30pm! Sun King always brings in great prizes, people, and best of all...good beer. We will have a few standards like Osiris & Wee Mac, but expect to have a few specialty brews on the list all for $3.50 pints.

New for bottles this week is Ommegang Abbey Ale.

Beer Inventory:

Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale

Bells Oberon

Bells Two Hearted

Bells Double Cream Stout

Bells Lager

Founders Double Trouble

New Holland Dragon's Milk Stout

New Day Meadery Johnny Chapman

Bier Brew Persephone

Bier Brew Weizengoot

Bier Brew Barley Buddy Brown

Bier Brew Trippelle (sure to go fast)

Bier Brew Rye Pale

Schlafly Hefeweizen

People's Mr. Brown

Rogue Hazlenut Brown Nectar

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

Fountain Square Workingmans Pilsner

Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPA
Flat12 Super Bravo 46

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:

Scotty's Brewhouse West Lafayette now has New Belgium Somersault Ale on tap! Come on by on a Tuesday and get a 48oz pitcher for only $5!!


Scotty's Brewhouse Downtown has just tapped Fountain Square Brewing Company's Bigger Nugget IPA! You can enjoy this really amazing IPA every Thursday for $3.50 a pint.


Scotty's Burger Joint has just starting pouring Tyrenna Orange Scurvy IPA. You can enjoy this great IPA every Thursday in a 24oz mug for only $4!!

From Adam at Trion Tavern in New Haven:

Brew Haven 2012 Ticket Release Party

Friday, June 1st • 6pm • Trion TavernAmong several other rare, stellar and unique beers, we will be tapping 3 Floyds/De Struise Shark Pants (aka Live A Rich Life). And, beers from all 58 taps will be ONLY $3.50! There is no cover charge and, as with all special beer events at the Trion, it will be SMOKE FREE for the evening. More info can be found on the Special Events page at TrionTavern.com
Online ticket sales for Brew Haven 2012 will also begin at 6pm on June 1st at BrownPaperTickets.com.

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. 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 40 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.

Upcoming Events
From Morgan at Brasserie D'Achouffe:

Gnome Week is an anniversary program celebrating all things Brasserie D'Achouffe from June 6-9, 2012 at Brugge in Indianapolis, Indiana. La Chouffe is a Belgium beer that is unfiltered and re-fermented in the bottles as well as in the keg. It is pleasantly fruity, spiced with coriander, and with a light hop taste.

We would like to invite you to celebrate Gnome Week, where you will get to taste limited release Brasserie D'Achouffe beers Biere Du Soleil and the Gnomegang collaboration, as well as Brasserie D'Achouffe favorites La Chouffe, Mc Chouffe and Houblon Chouffe. Also, in honor of our big day, we're going tastefully small with the World's Smallest Toast on Saturday, June 9th.

From Michele at Fishers Rotary Club:

Thursday, June 14th at FORUM Conference and Event Center.
Tickets 
$40 General Admission
$20 Designated Driver


Visit their website for more information. 

From Joe at Conner Prairie Horizon Council:

Friday, June 15th at Conner Prairie
Featuring Keynote by Douglas Wissing, author of "One Pint at a Time: A Traveler's Guide to  Indiana's Breweries." 

Craft brewing demonstrations by Tuxedo Park Brewers. 

An evening adventure  through 1836 Prairietown. 

1859 Balloon Voyage* 

Food will be available at an additional cost. 

Tickets 

This is a 21+ event. Ticket includes entry into Conner Prairie as well as a tasting from all breweries.
• $25 per person
• $12 for designated drivers
Information
• Call (317) 776-6006

Tappings and Tastings at Tomlinson Tap Room

If you get to Tomlinson Tap Room on a Wednesday night around 6pm, you'll be greeted with an extra opportunity to sample a flight from a selected brewery while enjoying some tasty snacks from City Market vendors like Fermenti Artisan, Brad Gates Catering, and Circle City Soups.  Ram's recent tapping featured four specialties, including Ghost King, a brand new IPA, Heaven-Sent and Hell-Bound (an Imperial Rye Pilsner aged in Chambourcin Wine barrels for a complex flavor, the Hell-Bound has an addition of currants for a fruity twist), and Apocalypto Barleywine.   

The food is plentiful and the variety is wide, and it's a steal for just twenty bucks. This is a great opportunity to try a new vendor or a local brewery. Look for Upland and Fountain Square Brewery to be there for the next few weeks and keep yourself updated on Tom Tap's Facebook page.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Rare Beer and Love Regular Beer

I've been drinking better beer for about a decade now. I would say that I've been trading beer for probably seven of those ten years, but in the last six months I've almost quit trading cold turkey, and I've found out a great deal about beer and myself along the way. I haven't pursued rare beer, trading beer, or worried about when a beer was going to hit the market. It has been very easy and very satisfying.

It is just fucking beer.  I didn't buy into that school of thought much when I was busy trading for the rarest of the rare.  I was certainly entitled to that new beer right? No. That is incorrect, but it took me a long time to learn that. The best beer is the one at the bottom of the empty glass.  

That rare beer you are trading for really isn't that good.  This is a very difficult one to come to grips with.  That beer may have been aged in a rare barrel, had 40 malts, 20 hops, and three yeast strains, but it won't live up to the hype. There are plenty of beers on the shelf that didn't cost as much and were much easier to obtain with no shipping, waiting list, standing in line, or being tethered to your computer at a certain time. 

Rating sites are ruining a chance for a quality drinking culture.  I didn't buy into this as well until just a few months ago.  I was very guilty of pursuing beer and trading for beer simply because the hype train had momentum behind it. High ratings on a beer rating website do not equal a great beer.

Our brewing community that is available in Indiana is making all of the beer that you need. I wish we got beer from other breweries, but I am pretty happy with our selection here in the Hoosier State. From local beer to beers that are distributed here.

Next time you look for that new seasonal or highly allocated one off at the liquor store, and they don't have it don't worry about it.  Try another beer you haven't had before.  It will be much more satisfying.

I've also discovered that stopping my beer hoarding and beer trading days has greatly increased my total beer dollars.  I can take two or three more beer trips this year just on that money alone.

So here is my new motto.  Drink beer that is regularly available.  It has helped reinvigorate my passion for beer.

Cheers!
Matt 

Random Beer Roundup - The Late Late Edition

Whoops!  A little misunderstanding this weekend caused Roundup to be late.  There's plenty to enjoy for the rest of the week and we'll see you at regular time next week!


Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Darren at Bier Brewery in Indianapolis:

Here is our lineup for this week. 

Sessie
Special Kolsch
Persephone
Fruitcup Surprise
Belgian Witbier
Barley Buddy Brown
Dred Brown
ESB
Cascadian Light Ale

From Crown Brewing in Crown Point:

Illiana Mayfest is Coming!!

From Bob at Flat12 Bierwerks in Indianapolis:

Friday, May 18th: Flat 12 Night at Cerulean, Winona Lake IN
Sunday, May 20th: Black Sunday at Flat 12 Bierwerks

From Roger at New Albanian Brewery in New Albany:

The RiverRoots fest in Madison IN this weekend will feature the following
Indiana craft beers in the beer tent:

Great Crescent: Cherry Wheat, Coconut Porter, Wit

NABC: Black & Blue Grass, Community Dark, Yakima Rye IPA

Sun King: Osiris Pale Ale, Sunlight Cream Ale, Wee Mac

Mobreki (pours to be determined)

Upland: Preservation Pilsner, Schwarz Black Lager, Wheat

http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-name-same-great-weekend-in-madison.html

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

5/23 - Tappings and Tastings at Tomlinson Taproom
6/2 - RAM Every Day IPA Awards Ceremony
6/9 - WTTS Tapping Tour in Fishers featuring the Spring Music Sampler and Barefoot Wit
6/14 - WTTS Tapping Tour in Indianapolis featuring the Spring Music Sampler and our Russian Imperial Stout 

From Clay at Sun King Brewing Co in Indianapolis:

Upcoming Events: 

National Bike to Work Day

Friday, May 18th

Bike to Work Day Happy Hour

Friday, May 18th - After Work

Tomlinson Tap Room in City Market

INDYCOG and Fresh•Local•Beer

Fast Friday Track Cycling Races

Friday, May 18 - 7 PM

Major Taylor Velodrome - 3649 Cold Spring Road. 

Chef JJ's Eggfest

Saturday, May 19 - 11am - 4pm

Chef JJ's Backyard - 1040 Broad Ripple Ave.

$25 per person for unlimited sampling from 

50 chef teams all cooking on the Big Green Egg.

The Sun King Truck will be on had serving Fresh•Local•Beer

Tickets available online at:

http://tinyurl.com/7mj5944

Beer Dinner at Indigo Duck

Monday, May 21 - 6 PM

Indigo Duck - 39 East Court St., Franklin, IN 

For Reservations Call: 317-560-5805

IIIF Presents: Bellflower

Thursday, May 24 - 7 PM

Indianapolis International Film Festival 2012 Spring Film 

At the Earth House Collective - 237 N. East St.

Enjoy Fresh•Local•Beer while you watch

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

Thr3e Wise Men is now pouring its current seasonal, Double Pagoda Pit Road Red! Come in on Tuesday and get your growler filled up with this or any of our other beers for $8!

From David at Triton Brewery in Lawrence:

Trivia Night at Sahm's Place Tuesday, May 22

At 8:30 pm, test your trivia knowledge and enjoy Triton while you do! 2411 E. 65th Street, Indy. 

Beer Club Tasting at Fox and Hound June 7

4-6 pm,  14490 Lowes Way, Carmel.

For more information about these, or other upcoming events, follow us on facebook.com/tritonbrewing or on twitter at @tritonbrewing or check us out at tritonbrewing.com.

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

This is what we've got going on this week and next! 

http://uplandbeer.com/2012-upcup-homebrewers-competition/

http://uplandbeer.com/upland-gran-fondo-of-louisville/

For Carry Out
From Todd at Keg Liquors in Clarksville/New Albany:

Mark your calendars - 7th Annual Fest of Ale on June 2nd. Here is the latest for Keg Liquors:

Here is the latest for Keg Liquors:
Flying Dog - Wildeman Farmhouse IPA (Maryland)
Evil Genius - Good N Evil Ale (Pennsylvania)
New Belgium - Lips of Faith Biere de Mars (Colorado)
Three Floyds - Blackheart English-style IPA (Indiana)
Dark Horse - Double Crooked Tree IPA (Michigan)
Left Hand - Good Juju (Colorado)
New Belgium - Lips of Faith La Folie (Colorado)
Schlenkerla - Oak Smoke (Germany)
Sierra Nevada - 2012 Southern Hemisphere (California)
Sierra Nevada - Hoptimum (California)
Goose Island - Pepe Nero (Illinois)
Goose Island - Lolita (Illinois)
Goose Island - Juliet (Illinois)
OFallon - Kite Summer Ale (Missouri)  

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

June 2nd

Beer Sellar Goes Local 2 

June 15th 7pm

Hatter Day 2012

Mad Hatter

Imperial Hatter

Black Hatter

Rye Hatter

Farmhouse Hatter

Oaked Aged Hatter

All on draft.

From Stuart at MacNiven's on Mass Ave, Indianapolis:

Friday Night Fountain Square Brewery Firkin Tapping!  

From Eddie at Sahm's Place in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis:

We now have all 15 craft lines installed and are getting ready for our "Sahm Random Day in July"! Bier Brewery will be hosting with a bushel of grand brews and we will be grilling out to celebrate whatever random day we choose to have it on...stay tuned for more info.

This week we added Redhook ESB Bottles, Young's Double Chocolate Stout cans, and Thirsty Dog Raspberry Wheat Ale bottles to our bottle list. 

Tuesday May 22nd Bier Brewery will be hosting Tuesday Night Trivia with 6 beer selections, great prizes, and some of the brewers here to answer questions and charm your pants off.PDG, Sessie, Belgian Blonde, Kolsch, persephone, and another seasonal will all be available for $3.50 pints! 

Kegs this week:

Founders Double Trouble

Rogue Hazlenut Brown Nectar

Fountain Square Porter

Fountain Square Cosmic Wheat

Fountain Square Pilsner

New Day Meadery Johnny Chapman Cider

Bells Oberon

Bells Double Cream Stout

Bells Two Hearted

Bells Oarsmen

New Albanian Elector

Bloomington Brew Co. Ruby Bloom Abmer

New Holland Dragons Milk Stout

Bier Persephone

Bier Belgian Blonde

Bier PDG

Bier Sessie

Bier Kolsch

Schlafly Hefeweizen

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:

Scotty’s Brewhouse 96th Street Indianapolis is now pouring two beers from Urban Chestnut Brewing Company! We have their Winged Nut & Zwickel! Both of these are amazing beers from St. Louis and you can enjoy these for $3.50 a pint every Thursday!


Scotty’s Brewhouse Downtown Indianapolis has just tapped New Albanian Hoosier Daddy! You can enjoy a 48oz Pitcher of this beer on Wednesday for $9.00!


Scotty’s Burger Joint has Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy on tap right now! Come enjoy a 48oz Pitcher of this refreshing summer brew for only $5.00 every Tuesday!

From Adam at Trion Tavern in New Haven:

Latest beers on tap:Flat 12 Mustache RideNew Albanian Yakima
3 Floyds Al-Dabeyoun
3 Floyds Rabbid Rabbit
New Holland Dragon's Milk
Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
Sixpoint Resin
Rogue John John Dead Guy
De La Senne Zinnebir
Monk's Café
Wells & Youngs Double Chocolate Stout
On Deck:
Brooklyn Blast
Samuel Adams Dark Depths
He'brew Genesis

Use our Interactive Daily Tap List to check out the rest of the 58 beers we have on tap.Package Store specials (available now): 
De Ranke Hop Harvest 2011 - 750ml bottles - $19.99 (price includes tax)
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere - 750ml bottles - $14.99 (price includes tax)
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire - 750ml bottles - $14.99 (price includes tax)
Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura - 750ml bottles - $16.99 (price includes tax)
3 Floyds Gumballhead - 6-packs - $9.99 (price includes tax)
Bell's Oberon 6-packs - $8.49 (price includes tax)

Distributor info
From Jen at Cavalier Distribution:

NEW TO THE CAVALIER WAREHOUSE

Left Hand Good Juju - Pale Ale kissed with ginger; seasonal release; 6 packs

Breckenridge Summer Bright - American Wheat; seasonal release; 6 packs

Eel River Earth Thirst - Double IPA; limited release; 22oz bottles only

Lakefront Cherry - Cherry Lager; limited seasonal release; 6 packs only

UPCOMING EVENTS

5/18 - Craft Tasting at Liquid Assets; North Manchester

5/18 - Craft Tasting at Party Time Liquors; Greenville; 5pm-7pm

5/18 - Craft Beer Tasting Outdoor Event at Cap N Cork Dupont; Ft. Wayne; 5pm-7pm

5/19 - Craft Tasting at Moggers; Terre Haute; 4pm-7pm

5/19 - Maria Mitrioni's Italian Fest; Richmond, TBA

5/25 - Craft Tasting at Cap N Cork on Coldwater; Ft Wayne; 5pm-7pm

5/26 - Sahm's Place / People's Brewing Co. Tap Takeover/Trivia Night ; 6pm

    

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

6/1 - Founders Tap Takeover at Buckhead; Jeffersonville; all day event

6/2 - Keg Liquors Fest of Ales; St. Anthony's of Padu Lot; Clarksville; 3pm-7pm; $25 general admission

6/15 - UPL Indy's Wine and Brew Fest; Broadripple Station Parking Lot; 6pm-10pm; $30 in advance

6/23 - Brew HaHa; Downtown Indy; 3pm-7pm; $35 general admission

7/3 - Sahm's Place / NABC Tap Takeover/Trivia Night; 6pm

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

10/13 - Porter Beerfest 12pm-4pm

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

Upcoming Events
From Morgan at Brasserie D’Achouffe:

Gnome Week is an anniversary program celebrating all things Brasserie D’Achouffe from June 6-9, 2012 at Brugge in Indianapolis, Indiana. La Chouffe is a Belgium beer that is unfiltered and re-fermented in the bottles as well as in the keg. It is pleasantly fruity, spiced with coriander, and with a light hop taste.

We would like to invite you to celebrate Gnome Week, where you will get to taste limited release Brasserie D’Achouffe beers Biere Du Soleil and the Gnomegang collaboration, as well as Brasserie D’Achouffe favorites La Chouffe, Mc Chouffe and Houblon Chouffe. Also, in honor of our big day, we’re going tastefully small with the World’s Smallest Toast on Saturday, June 9th.

From Michele at Fishers Rotary Club:

Thursday, June 14th at FORUM Conference and Event Center.

Tickets 
$40 General Admission
$20 Designated Driver


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From Joe at Conner Prairie Horizon Council:

Friday, June 15th at Conner Prairie
Featuring
Keynote by Douglas Wissing, author of “One Pint at a Time: A Traveler’s Guide to  Indiana’s Breweries.”
Craft brewing demonstrations by Tuxedo Park Brewers.
An evening adventure  through 1836 Prairietown.
1859 Balloon Voyage*
Food will be available at an additional cost.
TicketsThis is a 21+ event. Ticket includes entry into Conner Prairie as well as a tasting from all breweries.
• $25 per person
• $12 for designated drivers
Information
• Call (317) 776-6006