Random Beer Roundup - The American Craft Beer Week Edition

Happy American Craft Beer Week next week!  There are a ton of great events coming up, enjoy yourselves!  GO BEER.

Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Crown Brewing in Crown Point:

Illiana Mayfest is Coming!!

From Bob at Flat12 Bierwerks in Indianapolis:

Friday, May 11th: Carmel-Clay Public Library with Ted Allen 
Saturday, May 12th: Pre-Race Party with IndyCar #27 James Hinchcliffe Special tapping.
Saturday, May 12th: Arts & Crafts #4 at Elbow Room
Wednesday, May 16th: Indianapolis Monthly Tasting at Tom Tap
Wednesday, May 16th: Block Party for Riley Area Development Corp.
Thursday, May 17th: Tapping, Moustache Ride Red (Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Amber)
Friday, May 18th: Flat 12 Night at Cerulean, Winona Lake IN
Sunday, May 20th: Black Sunday at Flat 12 Bierwerks

From Skip at Fountain Square Brewing Co. in Fountain Square:

Next week for American Craft Beer week we will be releasing our first Double IPA.  It is a version of our "Big Nuggets" IPA called of course "Bigger Nuggets".  Light in color but bold in hops, this American IPA starts with a big floral nose and ends with a slightly bitter finish.  Hopped generously with Nugget and Columbus hops, but balanced nicely with the addition of Honey Malt.  8.35% ABV 54 IBU.  It will be on tap when we open on Thursday the 17^th at 4pm.

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

Heaven and Hell Party!

Rumblings have begun down below and sounds of choirs can be heard coming from the sky. It must be getting close. The armies of Heaven and Hell are on the move but not for battle. This will be a more joyous occasion. Heaven-sent, Hell-bound, and Apocalypto Barleywine are ready to serve, customary costumes are being adorned, and feasts are being prepared. This Saturday at 7 p.m. is the time and the RAM in Downtown Indianapolis is the place. Be here for the Heaven and Hell Party, or you might regret it for eternity. 

Events Calendar
Join us for our upcoming events.
5/10 - RAM Every Day IPA Homebrew Competition Registration Deadline
5/11 - Great Fermentations Homebrew Club Meeting with tasting of Hop Anonymous
5/12 - Heaven and Hell Party with costume prizes
5/16 - Indianapolis Monthly Beer Tasting at Tomlinson Taproom
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 

On Tap Now
Big Horn Maibock
Hop Anonymous IPA

From Jerry at Rock Bottom Brewery in Downtown Indianapolis:

May 17 - $25 for 5 courses - RSVP required (call the Downtown location)

1st - fresh ricotta, local honeycomb, black pepper
2nd - smokey blue cheese, apple and fennel baklava, rosemary honey, toasted almonds
3rd - white Irish cheddar with porter, toasted hazelnuts, chili compote, romesco
4th - Capriole Farms goat cheese trio
Mont St Francis, vanilla, sweet blackberry compote
Juliana, roasted walnuts, smoked salt, truffle honey
Obannon, bourbon, peaches, balsamic reduction
5th - red dragon yellow cheddar, andouille sausage, whole grain mustard, brown ale reduction

Each course paired with beer

From Clay at Sun King Brewing Co in Indianapolis:

The Sun King / Oskar Blues CANlaboration hit the streets this week and will be available for sampling in the Tasting Room this weekend. It is only available in the new bottle/can, which we spent months working with Oskar Blues, Ball Corporation and Cask Brewing Systems develop a small scale filling machine to allow craft brewers access to this packaging option. Until now, only large beverage manufacturers had access to this, so it's a pretty exciting project all around. 

Indiana Landmark Wit and Naptown Brown IBA will both be available in the Tasting Room this week. We have several new beers coming your way: Sky Cake (it's an Aleger) will be released at MacNivens on Thursday, May 17th and this year's version of Firefly Wheat gets tapped at Chef JJ's EGGfest on Saturday, May 19th.

American Craft Beer Week is May 14th through May 20th! Get out and celebrate the best way you know how... By enjoying some Delicious American Craft Beer!

Upcoming Events:

MacNiven's Tap Takeover

Thursday, May 17 - 11am - Close

12 Sun King Beers PLUS

The release of Sky Cake 

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 will be participating at the Indianapolis Monthly's Beerfest which is Wednesday May 16th at the Tomlinson Tap Room inside City Market. Come enjoy our lineup: Golden Zoe IPA, Centennial Martyr Double IPA, Saint Slater's Irish Stout and our Special Tapping of our Double Pagoda Pit Road Red. The event kicks off at 6pm and goes to 8:30pm. You can get tickets to the event through IndianapolisMontly.com. We look forward to seeing you all there!

From David at Triton Brewery in Lawrence:

American Craft Beer Week (ACBW)-Clustertruck Wednesday, May 16
In honor of ACBW Triton Brewing Company is hosting a Clustertruck event bringing together some of our favorite food trucks: Scratchtruck, Der Pretzel Wagon, Mac Genie and Spice Box to name a few! Fresh craft beer and local food truck fare at Triton Brewing Company!  

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/the-fifth-annual-wfhb-acoustic-roots-festival/

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. 

Great Divide - Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti (Colorado)
Dark Horse - Plead the Fifth Stout (Michigan)
Schlafly - American IPA (Missouri)
Wandering Aengus - Wanderlust Cider (Oregon)
BBC - Saison (Kentucky)
Rogue - Dads Little Helper Black IPA (Oregon)
Two Brothers - Dark Mild Ale (Illinois)
Two Brothers - Pillar of Salt (Illinois)
Sixpoint - Apollo (New York)
Founders - Curmudgeon Old Ale (Michigan)
Two Brothers - Bonfire Dunkel Weiss (Illinois)
Abita - Strawberry Harvest Lager (Louisiana)
Tyranena - Scurvy IPA (Wisconsin)
Mendocino - Imperial Barleywine (California)
Victory - Headwaters Pale Ale (Pennsylvania)
Hoppin Frog - Barrel Aged Naked Evil (Ohio)
Gulden Draak - 9000 Quad (Belgium)
Hoppin Frog - Hop Heathen (Ohio)
Breckenridge - 72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout (Colorado)
Sprecher - Shakparo Ale (Wisconsin)
Haandbryggeriet - Sweet & Sour (Denmark)
Victory Stone Dogfish Head - Saison du Buff (Pennsylvania)
Viven - Smoked Porter (Belgium)
Makana - Dry Mead (South Africa)
Finchs Beer Company - Altus Gravitus (Illinois)
Stone - Imperial Russian Stout (California)
Rogue - Chipotle Ale (Oregon)
Haandbryggeriet - Haandbakk (Norway)
Hochland Imker - Lime-Tree Blossom Mead (Austria)
Dieu du Ciel! - Equinoxe du Printemps (Canada)
Dieu du Ciel! - Rigor Mortis Abt (Canada)
Kulmbacher - EKU 28 (Germany)
Dieu du Ciel - Rosee d'Hisbiscus (Canada)
Dieu du Ciel - Route des Epices (Canada)
Mikkeller - Black Buffalo ()
Pretty Things - Jack D'or (Massachusetts)
Pretty Things - 1838 X Ale (Massachusetts)
Pretty Things - 1945 X Ale (Massachusetts)
Struise - Elliot Brew (Belgium)

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

New drafts as of 5/8/12

New Albanian Elsa Von Horizon

Sixpoint Spice of Life Nugget

Sixpoint Resin

Victory Headwaters

Mikkler Invasion

Victory Mad Kings

New Belgium Cocca Mole

Tyrannena Dirty Old Man

Petrus Aged Pale

Three Floyds Pride 

On Deck:

Pretty Things Jack D' Or

New Day Johnny Chapman

North Coast Scrimshaw

Sierra Nevada Hoptimum

Brooklyn Summer Ale 

Events:

May 14th

Craft Beer Week: Look for special tappings from

Great Divide Chocolate Yeti, 18th Anniversary

Stone IRS

Founders Double Trouble, Breakfast Stout

Goose Island Pere Jacques

Dark Horse Scotty Karate

Three Floyds/Struise Shark Pants

Brooklyn Sorrachi Ace

Rogue Orgasmic Ale

Bell's Smoked Lager

North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner

Sam Adams Norse Legend

New Belgium Tart Lychee

Pretty Things Jack D'Or

More to come! 

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:

American Craft Beer Week starts Monday May 14th!!

All Draughts Go USA begining Monday! 

Tuesday Night is Bell's Brewery Night! Two Hearted Firkin Tapping & More...

Wednesday Night Is Three Floyds Brewery Night....12 Three Floyds on Tap! 

Thursday Night is Sun King Brewery Night....12 Sun King's on Tap, plus Grapefruit Jungle on The Hand-Pull and a Firkin of Timmie on the bartop!

Friday Night Fountain Square Brewery Firkin Tapping!  

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

We finally did it. It was the most chaotic implementation of equipment this side of the Nile, but it has been accomplished. We have added 6 beer lines and 10 bottles (with a brand spankin' new glass reach in cooler) to our craft / local selections.

We now feature 20+ craft bottles & cans and 14 craft beer lines that will rotate local brewers, seasonal selections, and some tasty hard to find lines! We will be incorporating beer tastings, tap takeovers, and as always, our Tuesday Night Trivia sponsored brewers each week.

This week we will be hosting Fountain Square Brewing and New Day Meadery as they showcase there beer during Craft Beer Week! Some of the finest east side beverages will be available including FSQ porter, Double IPA, Hop for Teacher, New Day Meadery South Cider, Johnny Chapman, and if we are lucky a mead or two!

Beers on Tap this week:
Bells Oberon
Bells Two Hearted
Bells Lager
Bells Double Cream Stout
Bells Oarsmen
Rogue Hazlenut Brown Nectar
Bier Brew Belgian Wit
Bier Brew Cascadian Light
Fountain Square Cosmic Wheat
New Albanian Elector Red
New Day Meadery South Cider
Flat12 Super Bravo 46
Schlafly Hefeweizen
Triton 4 Barrel Brown
Brugge Pooka
New Holland Dragon's Milk
Founders Double Trouble
Sun King Landmark Wit
Bloomington Brew Co. Ruby Bloom
Upland Wheat

From Doug at Shallo's Restaurant in Indianapolis:

Shallos Beer tasting this Monday the 14th. 7-9:30 $25. Come and get some of this Zombie Dust I've been hiding for you. Fountain Square brewery will be there as well as New Day Meadery. This will be a drinking opportunity you don't want to miss. Bring your liver.

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:

Scotty's Brewhouse Muncie is now pouring Three Floyds Gumballhead! We have a limited supply have so come get it while you can! Enjoy a 48oz Pitcher on Tuesday for $5.00!

Scotty's Brewhouse West Lafayette has just tapped Three Floyds Alpha King! Come by on Thursday and enjoy a pint of this amazing beer for only $3.50!

Scotty's Burger Joint in Columbus is now pouring Sun King Landmark Wit! You can come by and get a 48oz pitcher for only $9.00 every Wednesday!

Distributor info
From Jen at Cavalier Distribution:

NEW TO THE CAVALIER WAREHOUSE

Hebrew Coney Island Mixed Packs - A mixed pack of lagers and Mermaid Pilsner; limited seasonal release; 12 packs only

Mad River Double Dread Red - Imperial Red Ale; limited seasonal release; 4 packs only

Sixpoint Apollo - Bavarian Style Summer Wheat; limited seasonal release; 4 pack 16oz cans only

Hinterland Cherry Wheat - made from Door County cherries; limited seasonal release; 4 packs and draft

New Albanian Black and Blue Grass - Saison; limited release; 22oz bottles and draft

Great Divide Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti - limited seasonal release; 22oz bottles and draft

Shipyard Summer - Summer Wheat Ale; limited seasonal release; 6 packs only

Southern Star Le Mort Vivant - Biere de Garde; limited seasonal release; 4 pack cans only

Two Brothers Dog Days of Summer - Dortmunder Lager; limited seasonal release; 6 packs and draft

Two Brothers Pillar of Salt - Rye Wit; limited release; 22oz bottles and draft

Two Brothers Mild Dark - English Style; limited release; 22oz bottles and draft

Founders Old Curmudgeon - Old Ale; limited release; 4 packs and draft

Breckenridge 72 Imperial Chocolate Stout - limited release; 4 packs only

Tyranena Scurvy - IPA brewed with orange peel; limited seasonal release; 6 packs and draft

UPCOMING EVENTS

5/16- Founders Tap Takeover at Max's Place; Bloomington; 6:30pm

5/17 - Peoples Brewing Tasting at Chalet Liquors #1; Middlebury

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 - 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; TBA

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

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

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 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.