Random Beer Roundup - The Festival Season Edition

Bloomington's Craft Beer Festival will be held on Saturday at the Woolery Mill on Tapp Road.  Tickets are still available online at at Brewery locations in the area.  I believe there will be day of tickets if necessary.

Tickets for our CBMTCBL event at Brugge on June 23rd are also available.  $35 for great food and beer.

Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Darren at Bier Brewery in Indianapolis:

This week we have:
Kolsch
Farmgal
Fruitcup Surprise
Roggenschnizzle
Belgian Witbier
Belgian Dubbel
PDG Pale
Crooked Teeth IPA
Belgian Golden Strong >

From Bob at Flat12 Bierwerks in Indianapolis:

It's a fun month to be involved in craft beer in Indiana. Here's a look at our line-up of events over the next two weeks.

Friday, June 8th: Tap takeover Yogi's in Bloomington (8 beers on tap)

Friday, June 8th: The Onion Society for Beer Enjoyment   

Saturday, June 9th: Bloomington Beer Fest
Saturday, June 9th: Evansville Zoo Brew Ticket page. 
Wednesday, June 13th: Brew Mile by Blue Mile at Flat 12
Thursday, June 14th: Fishers on Tap
Thursday, June 14th: Kiwi Kiwi Hefeweizen Tapping at Brewery
Friday, June 15th: History on Tap

That's what I know. We'll tap Summer Cycle IPA, a big citrusy take on the Half Cycle, on the 21st. Brew Ha Ha on the 23rd. Bottles in July (more on that soon).

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.

Events Calendar
Join us for our upcoming events.

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:

Thr3e Wise Men is now serving its newest seasonal creation, Children Of The Cream Ale!! You can come in on Wednesday and get a pint for $3.00 or stop by and get your Growler filled on Friday for $8.00!

From David at Triton Brewing Co. in Lawrence:

Triton Draught:

Fieldhouse Wheat, Four Barrel Brown, Magnificent Amber, Deadeye Stout, Railsplitter IPA, Sin Bin Belgian Pale and O'Rye-n Galaxy Pale (Seasonal).

Guest Draught:

Brooklyn Chocolate Stout, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Stone 11.11.11 Epic Ale, Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard, Tyranena Down and Dirty Stout and Victory Hop Wallop.

Upcoming events:
2nd Annual Bloomington Craft Beer Fest June 9
Woolery Mill, Bloomington, Indiana

Trivia Night at Sahm's Place June 12
At 8:30 pm, test your trivia knowledge and enjoy Triton while you do! 2411 E. 65th Street, Indy.

#Clustertruck at Triton Brewing June 20
5-9pm join seven or eight of your favorite food trucks for out 2nd #Clustertruck at Triton Brewing Company

Microbrewers Festival July 14, 2012
Held at Optimist Park, Broad Ripple is one of the highlights of the craft beer calendar. Don't miss it!

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

Here is the latest from Keg Liquors:

New Albanian - Hoosier Daddy Crimson & Cream Ale (Indiana)

Heavy Seas / Devils Backbone - Land Ho (Maryland)

Abita - Jockamo IPA (Louisiana)

Schlafly - Yakima Wheat Ale (Missouri)

Flying Dog - Gonzo Imperial Porter (Colorado)

Founders - Cerise (Michigan)

Bruery - Fruet (Bourbon Barrel Aged) (California)

Bells - Oberon 5 Liter Mini Keg (Michigan)

Bruery - White Oaks (California)

New Albanian - Tunnel Vision (Indiana)

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 Drafts as of June 6th

• Victory Summer Love
• New Holland Dragons Milk
• Bell's Vienna Smoked Lager
• Brooklyn Summer Ale
• Founders Old Curmudgeon
• Brooklyn Sorachi Ace

Coming soon

• Pretty Things Jack D'or
• Three Floyds Behemoth
• Against the Grain Bloody Show
• Great Divide 18th Ann.
• Goose Island Pere Jaques
• Sam Adams Norse Legend

June 15th 7pm

Hatter Day 2012

1. Mad Hatter Draft
2. Imperial Hatter Draft
3. Black Hatter Draft
4. Rye Hatter Draft
5. Farmhouse Hatter Draft
6. Oaked Aged Hatter Draft

From Jon at La Margarita in Fountain Square, Indianapolis:

Taplist:

- Brooklyn Blast DIPA

- Great Divide Old Ruffian Barley Wine

- New Day South Cider

- Ommegang BPA (Belgian Pale Ale)

- Brooklyn Pennant Ale (one of my all-time favorites)

- Founders Cerise

On Deck:  Fountain Square Eclipse Black Lager, Brooklyn Gold Standard Export, Victory Headwaters Pale, People's Pilsner, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Mikkeller Not Just Another Wit, and Bad Attitude Kurt Pale Ale.

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

Chow Down Midtown starts Monday, June 11th and we are excited to be giving all of our patrons some new things to try. For everyone 21 or older, we will be featuring a beer flight or small batch bourbon and whiskey cocktail flight at no additional charge to the meal. You can check out http://www.chowdownmidtown.org/ for more information and a list of all the menus featured from June 11th to June 24th. 

Tuesday we will be hosting Tuesday Night Trivia with guest tap sponsor Triton. Triton is still the only brewery to have a team participate and win! So if you have been looking for a way talk a little trash to the guys over at Triton, perhaps coming our to trivia and showing them up wouldn't be a bad idea. Mike will be in with plenty of great stuff for participating gamers and we will be providing 5 taps of delicious Triton pints for only $3.50. 

Beer in Stock:

Bier Brewery Weizengoot

Bier Brewery Bier De Garde

Bier Brewery Cascadian Light Ale

Bloomington Brew Co Ruby Bloom

Bloomington Brew Co Vision Weiss

Bloomington Brew Co Quarryman Pale

Bloomington Brew Co Rooftop IPA

Boulevard Brew Masters Reserve Maple Porter

Rogue Hazlenut Brown Nectar

Bells Oberon

Bells Two Hearted

North Coast Brother Thelonious

North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner

Triton Railsplitter

New Holland Mad Hatter

New Holland Dragons Milk Stout

Upland Wheat

Flat12 Walkabout

Boulevard Tank #7

People's Flying Duchess

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:

Scotty's Brewhouse West Lafayette has just tapped Brooklyn Summer! Come by and enjoy a 48oz pitcher with some friends for only $9.00 every Wednesday!

Scotty's Brewhouse Downtown now has Urban Chestnut Winged Nut on tap!! Come by and enjoy a pint of this amazing beer from St. Louis every Thursday for only $3.50!

Scotty's Burger Joint in Columbus now has Angry Orchard Apple Crisp on tap!! Come by on Thursday and enjoy a 24oz mug of this amazing cider for only $4.00!

From Adam at Trion Tavern in New Haven:

Events:
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. We already have more than 30 breweries on board and that number is sure to steadily increase. 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 43 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.

From Mike at Yogi's Bar and Grill in Bloomington:

 Tap Takeover Time!  - Flat12 - 5pm on Friday, June 8th

Beer School, Beer List, Beer Fest, and more - Beer School on Tuesday 12 June will feature Flat 12 Bierwerks as well since they are rocking the Tap Takeover.

Cari Crowe from Upland Brewing and Monte Speicher, co-founder Cutters Brewing, joined Glass this morning to talk about the second-annual Bloomington Craft Beer Fest coming up Saturday at Woolery Mill here in Bloomington.  For more information please head to http://www.brewersofindianaguild.com 

From the Distributors
From Jen at Cavalier Distribution:

NEW TO THE CAVALIER WAREHOUSE

Collesi Chiara - Unpasterized Munich Blond Ale; new everyday offering; 16.9oz bottles only

Collesi Bionda - Unpasterized Pilsner; new everyday offering; 16.9oz bottles only

Collesi Ambrata - Unpasterized Amber Ale; new everyday offering; 16.9oz bottles only

Collesi Rossa - Unpasterized Red Ale; new everyday offering; 16.9oz bottles only

Collesi Nera - Unpasterized Stout; new everyday offering; 16.9oz bottles only

Collesi Triplo Malto - Triple; new everyday offering; 16.9oz bottles only

Grieskircher Weisse - Austrian Hefe Weisse; new everyday offering; 16.9oz bottles only

Grieskircher Pilsner  - German Stlye Pilsner; new everyday offering; 6 packs only

Kapsreiter Landbier - Dortmunder Lager; new everyday offering; 16.9oz swing top bottles only

De Dolle Boskeun - Belgian Strong Ale; Easter Beer; very limited release; 11.2oz bottles only

Heavy Seas/Devil's Backbone Land Ho - Black Pilsner; limited release; 22oz bottles only

The Bruery Trade Winds Triple - Belgian Style Triple; limited seasonal release; 750ml bottles only

The Bruery Fruets 4th Anniversary - Bourbon Barrel Ages Old Ale; limited release; 750ml bottles only

The Bruery White Oaks - 50% Barrel Aged Wheat Wine & 50% Belgian Strong Ale; very limited release; 750ml bottles only

Mendocino Blond - Golden Summer Ale; limited seasonal release; 6 packs and draft

UPCOMING EVENTS

6/8 - Founders Cerise Release Party @ The Heorot; Muncie; 9pm-11pm

6/11 - Beer 101 @ The Real Enchilada in Corydon; Craft Beer In A Can Tasting; 7pm

6/14 - Craft Tasting @ Dicky's Wild Hare; Ft. Wayne; 8pm-10pm

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

6/26 - Sahm's Place/ Peoples Brewing Tap Takeover/Trivia Night; 6pm

6/28 - Craft Beer Tasting @ Big Red on Walnut in Bloomington; 6pm-8pm

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

7/15 - Founders Pajama Party @ Twenty Tap; 11am; RSVP at Twenty Tap

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


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