Random Beer Roundup - The already August Edition

Good Day.  Roundup (along with many of the KOTBR) will be on vacation next week while we visit sunny (hopefully) Madison, WI.  Have a great week!


Hoosier Beer Calendar

Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From Bob at Flat12 Brewing Co. in Indianapolis:

-Saturday, August 4th, Brew Haven @ Trion Tavern in New Haven
-Tuesday, August 7th The Longest Dinner, featuring R Bistro's Regina Mehallick and Erin Kem, and Black Market's Micah Frank. And Flat 12. 
-Saturday, August 11th Flat 12 will participate in The Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, Wisconsin. Beers featured will include the list at this link. 
-The official beer of IndyFringe Festival, Midsummer Apricot Wheat, is brewing and will be featured at IndyFringe Festival. Opening night ceremonies of the Mass Ave based, 10 day festival, takes place on August 16th. 

Tentative plans also include participation in Aug 11th Wine & Beer Festival in Fort Wayne put on by Cap n Cork and Mad Anthony in support of Junior Achievement. 

Half Cycle IPA bottle release is next. More details soon. 

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

Thr3e Wise Men will be tapping their next seasonal in a couple weeks! We will be tapping our Thr3e Strikes Spitball IPA on Tuesday August 7th at 6pm! Put this on your calendar and join us for the free toast from Omar and some free snacks.

From David at Triton Brewing Co. in Lawrence:

TRITON HOUSE BREWS

Fieldhouse Wheat, Four Barrel Brown, Magnificent Amber Ale, Deadeye Stout, Railsplitter India Pale Ale, Sin Bin Belgian Pale Ale, I-65 Baltic Porter, 5 Barrel Brown and Fortshire British Mild

GUEST BREWS

Brooklyn Chocolate Stout , Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Magner’s Irish Cider (bottle), Red Bridge Gluten Free Beer (bottle), Tyranena Down and Dirty Stout and Urban Chestnut Zwickel

EVENTS:

Circle City Derby Girls at Fisher’s Forum August 11 join Triton at the Fisher’s Forum (9022 E. 126^th St.)

Sin Bin Belgian Pale Ale Promo at the Tilted Kilt August 8 Local Beer Night at the Tilted Kilt, 5-7pm.

500 Monks Belgian Dark Strong Tapping August 9 at Triton Brewing Company, 5pm. Come Try Brewer Jon's newest Seasonal a 9.5% abv Belgian Dark Strong! Sweet and amazing, it will help you gain enlightenment! KG's Slider Station will be vending.

From Charles at Upland Brewing Co in Bloomington/Indianapolis:

Upland Brewing Co. is bringing international touring act Okkervil River to Bloomington, IN on August 31st, 2012 for an outdoor concert to benefit Sycamore Land Trust. The bill will also feature local favorites that have not been announced yet. Doors open at 5pm, and music starts at 6. 

Tickets for the Okkervil River concert are on sale. They are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show, and are available at Upland’s Bloomington Brew Pub and Indy Tasting Room, as well as the Buskirk Chumley Box Office, and online at www.hillbillyhaiku.org. 

At Bars, Restaurants, and Carry Out
From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:

Come get your growler filled up with some Thr3e Wise men beer at any of the Scotty’s Brewhouse locations around the State! Starting this Monday August 6th we will be dropping our price of the growler every day of the week to $12! You can come in on Tuesday and Friday for a $10 fill.

Scotty’s Brewhouse 96th Street Indianapolis is now serving House of Shandy Curious Traveler! You can come in on Tuesday and get a 48oz Pitcher for only $7!!

From Adam at Trion Tavern in New Haven:

Events:
Brew Haven 2012
Saturday, August 4 • 2pm-6pm • Downtown New Haven, Indiana



Here we go! The initial beer list has been posted on the BeerFinder at brewhaven.triontavern.com. (More still to be added.) 45 breweries. Unique, rare beers from all over. 20-tap trailer of specialties. Shloads of top-notch homebrew. Hammer-Schlagen! Coffee. Cheese. All under tents in a small-town setting next to the Trion Tavern which boast 58 taps and a user-friendly Interactive Daily Tap List, 50+ fine bourbons and carry-out beer.  

General admission tickets ($35 advance/$45 day of) include: UNLIMITED samples, a souvenir tasting glass, MEAL and water. A VERY limited number of $60 VIP Packages are also still available. These add early entry, 1-hour prior sampling, commemorative t-shirt, glass-holding lanyard. Designated driver tickets are only $5 and include a meal and unlimited soft drinks. Buy tickets online here or at the Trion for cash only. 

Also, a small number of tickets are available for the inaugural Brew Haven Pre-Fest Private Beer Feast being held the evening before the festival on Friday, August 3 at 6pm. More info and menu here….”gourmet beer dinner” doesn’t even begin to sum up this dining opportunity. Tickets can be purchased at the Trion Tavern for cash only. 

Follow the Trion Tavern on Facebook: /TrionTavern and Twitter @BrewHaven

Upcoming Events
From Ray at Indiana City Brewing:

Indiana City Brewing tasting at Red Lion Grog House

Fri, August 3, 7pm-10pm

Where	Red Lion Grog House
Description	http://www.facebook.com/events/262051417244493/

From Rita Kohn, author of Following Lydia: Down the Ohio in 1824:

Pioneer Village at The 2012 Indiana State Fair presents
Following Lydia: Down the Ohio in 1824

A new play by Rita Kohn

Featuring “The Fair Lady Players” Sandra J. Barton, Sandra K. Dosterglick, Myra L. Dworski, Jeannette Simpson Edwards, Susan Harless, Franne Lucas, Janet Tyner

Produced by Tim Nannet

Hop on a steamboat with seven spirited ladies starting new lives in the new states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Louisiana – Free with entrance to The Indiana State Fair 

Sunday, August 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m. on the Pioneer Village stage
Tuesday, August 14, 11:00-noon on the Old Opry Stage
Tuesday, August 14, 1:00-2:00 p.m. on the Old Opry Stage
Wednesday, August 15, 10:00-11:00 a.m. on the Pioneer Village Stage
Wednesday, August 15, noon-1:00 p.m. on the Pioneer Village Stage

Dedicated to 7 inspiring people: Deborah Asante, Cindy Hoye, Charles E. “Chuck” Parrish, Clayton Taylor, Dark Rain Thom, James Alexander Thom, Dorothy Webb

From Kyle:

We have a beer festival coming up in Lafayette that's featuring breweries from around the state. August 25, 12 to 4 pm.  Visit http://www.beersacrossthewabash.com/ for more information.

From Michell at Twenty Tap in Meridian Kessler:

TWENTY TAP FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY

AUGUST 29 6pm

From Mike at Brew Bracket:

Brew Bracket Bourbon Barrel Aged Beer Tournament (BBBourbon)

What makes this one special:
The beers are aged in bourbon barrels from Harrison Bourbon. Indiana beers slowly soaking in the flavor of an Indiana bourbon. It doesn’t get any better than that. The style for the brewers is wide open for any beer they feel would be enhanced with a several month barrel soak. The event will be held at Tomlinson Tap on Saturday, September 29th, as an anchor to National Bourbon Heritage month.

This event will run in a similar format to our standard tournaments. We’re featuring 8 brewers instead of the usual 16. We’ll actually be delivering the beer to the participants at their table and pouring it there, to keep a fun social element with the smaller crowd. Between rounds we’ll offer tastings of Harrison Bourbon to compliment the beers being tasted.

Event Details:
Saturday September 29th, 6-9PM
Tomlinson Tap Room in the City Market, Indianapolis
Ticket price: $45 (early bird special of $40 through July 29)
Tickets available here (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/258994)

BB101:
Brew Bracket is the only one of its kind, a true tasting tournament for local craft beer. Participating brewers bring a similar style of beer for each event and are seeded randomly into a bracket. Participants blindly taste the beer 2 glasses at a time and vote for their favorites based on taste alone. Over the course of the day winning beers advance through the tournament until a “best beer” is selected at the end of the event.