22 March 2013

Random Beer Roundup - The Basketball Is Better with Beer Edition



Hoosier Beer Calendar
Events are subject to change

From the Brewers

From David at Triton Brewing in Indianapolis:
TRITON HOUSE BREWS
Fieldhouse Wheat, Four Barrel Brown, Magnificent Amber Ale, Deadeye Stout, Railsplitter India Pale Ale, Sin Bin Belgian Pale Ale, McQueenie’s Scotch Ale, BJava Brown, Bourbon Barrel I-65 Baltic Porter and 2012 Muletide (BJava Bourbon Barrel 1-65 Baltic Porter) and O’Ryen Galaxy Pale Ale.
GUEST BREWS
Crispin Cider (bottle), Brooklyn There Will be Black IPA, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Rivertown War, Scaldis Triple and Widmer Omission Lager (bottle)
TRITON BREWING EVENTS
  •  Triton Brewing Company will be closed Easter Sunday, March 31st. Be sure to get your Holiday Beer early!
  • Alumni Center Ball State University, April 3, 6 p.m. Beer-tasting reception & Dinner Begin the evening with a beer-tasting reception featuring representatives from three local breweries: Flat 12 Bierwerks, Fountain Square Brewery, and Triton Brewing. Then enjoy dinner highlighted by tri-tip beef, beer pairings, and demonstrations by Executive Chef Lucas. Tickets are $35 each. To purchase, call Debbie Hutton at (765) 285-5203.
  • #Clustertruck, Wednesday, April 17, 6-9 pm!  Join us and our friends from the Food Truck Alliance.

From Ryan at Thr3e Wise Men in Indianapolis:

Come on by Thr3e Wise Men and try one of our 6 house beers or one of our 2 seasonal beers that we have on tap right now. You can enjoy a pint of these every Wednesday for $3.50!

Mark Tuesday April 2nd on your calendar. We will be tapping our Two Sisters Carolina Saison & Old 59 Barley Wine at 7pm. Make sure to make it out to try these two amazing beers.

Thr3e Wise Men Snow Bunny Blonde & Centennial Martyr Double IPA are now available for all Bars & Restaurants in state of Indiana. Talk to your local Cavalier rep. Click here for more info.

From Shane at Daredevil Brewing Co:
We will be partnering with the Upland Brewing Company for a "Swine & Suds" beer dinner at 18 On The Square in Shelbyville on March 25th.  Both our Lift Off IPA and Muse Belgian Golden Ale beers will be paired with dinner courses. A few tickets are still available! Contact http://18onthesquare.com/ for details.
Our online store is now open. Glassware and Logo T-shirts available and more items coming soon. 
Daredevil Brewing Co. | Current beers available 
Lift Off IPA: Our flagship beer
A bounty of American Hops delivers the signature clean and crisp finish of a perfectly balanced West Coast style IPA.  
Muse Belgian Golden Ale: The first of our Belgian seasonal beers
A delicate Belgian perfume of pears and apples compliments complex spicy phenolics and lightly sweet alcohol with an inspiring clean, bright finish.
Remember a full list of where you can fine our beers is on our website and you can keep up with the latest news and learn about new locations to find our beers first by following us on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Want to know what people are saying about our beers? Check out our profile on Untappd.

From Cari at Upland Brewing Co.:

Some of you may have heard the rumors, and I'm happy to say it is true: Upland Brewing Company, in celebration of our 15th anniversary, has revived Champagne Velvet, a pre-prohibition style lager that was most popular from the turn of the century into the 1950s. At one point it was the 7th largest brewed beer in the United States. It was revived a couple of times since, and we've decided to bring it back. On April 6, we will launch "CV", as we call it, in the Terre Haute market, and throughout April it will ship to Indianapolis and Bloomington. Check back at http://champagnevelvet.com/ as this great project blossoms.
We have a couple of seasonals releasing soon, as well.
First off, Ard Ri, or the "High King," is in stock and ready to be picked up for St. Patrick's Day. Ard Ri Imperial Red Ale is our answer to an Irish St. Patty's beer: a nice hazy ruby color and a solid malt backbone gets a punch of hops, raising the IBUs to 77 and ABV is 9.3%. Ard Ri is available in 22 oz bottles and draft.
Secondly, in May, we will have a brand new seasonal: Campside Session IPA.

Events Upcoming:
- Red Eye Relay Registration is up! http://uplandbeeradventures.com/event/red-eye-relay/
In other news...
We are opening a Tap House in Carmel at 116th & Guilford. It will be a hybrid of our Brewpub in Bloomington and Tasting Room in Indy. The means we're hiring, too. Here's a link to the jobs available that we are currently taking applications for: http://uplandbeer.com/were-hiring-for-the-carmel-tap-house/


At Bars, Restaurants, & Carry Out

From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse:
Have you been to your local Brewhouse lately? We just updated all of our Beer List at all of our stores so make sure to stop by and check out our new offerings that we now have on our taps!


Scotty’s Brewhouse Muncie has just tapped Fountain Square Workingman’s Pilsner! You can enjoy a 48oz Pitcher of this great beer every Wednesday for $9.00.

Scotty’s Brewhouse West Lafayette is now offering Power House Jack The Bum Pale Ale! Come by every Thursday and enjoy a pint of the tasty Pale Ale for only $4.00.

From Mike at Yogi's in Bloomington:
 http://www.yogis.com/index.php/about/blog/food-blog
 http://www.yogis.com/index.php/about/blog/beer-blog

From the Distributors:

From Jen at Cavalier:
UPCOMING EVENTS

3/26 – Yogi’s Beer School featuring Lexington Bourbon Stout; 7pm

4/1 – Don’t Be The Fool, Be The Pranqster Event @ The Tap in Bloomington featuring North Coast Pranqster; 7pm

Beer Events/Fundraisers

Hoosier Beer Geek's Inaugural Pint Night



We're rolling out a new Hoosier Beer Geek event for the first time this month. We're calling it HBG Pint Night, and we hope to make it a regular event. 
So join us at the Mass Ave Pub at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28. At this first Pint Night, our featured beer will be Founders All Day IPA, which will run you $3.50 per pint for the night.
What's the purpose of Pint Night? To provide the community with pints at a great price and, if you're interested in learning, to educate you about the particular beer on tap. In fact, we'll provide an information sheet on the beer and welcome your suggestions for which beers we should feature at future HBG Pint Nights. So come on out and enjoy some great beer and conversation with us.


Bike to the Ballpark with Sun King Brewing



On Thursday, April 4th, 2013 Sun King will host the 3rd Annual Bike to the Ballpark. The event begins with a pre party in the south lot of Sun King from 4-6pm.

"Victory Field is such a great venue to take in a game and we look forward to this event every year because it marks the coming of Spring," said Sun King owner/brewer Dave Colt.  "It's also an opportunity to promote bicycling and get people out to enjoy more of what Indy has to offer."

The 3rd Annual Bike to the Ballpark event will take place on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 for the Indianapolis Indians' season opening game.  Cyclists will have the opportunity to meet up in the Sun King south parking lot for an escorted ride through downtown lead by Mayor Greg Ballard and his team and then enjoy the first baseball game of the season.  Before the ride, individuals can purchase a pint of Indians Lager, the official craft beer of the Indianapolis Indians, and snack on food by Nacho Mama's and Groovy Guys Fries.  Mayor Ballard will also be speaking about the evolution of biking in Indianapolis.

Sun King once again has partnered with the Indianapolis Indians and IndyCog for this community event.  New partners to this years event NUVO, The Mass Ave Criterium, and The Handlebar.


Hoosier Beer Geek + Black Market Beer Brunch

In our grand tradition of drinking beer as early as possible, we would like to introduce a new event.  The Hoosier Beer Geek + Black Market Beer Brunch.  Or HBG+BMBB for short.  For this breakfast event, our beer theme will be fruit.  We've selected our beer list and Black Market is putting together the menu.  Here's the details.

Hoosier Beer Geek + Black Market Beer Brunch
April 7, 2013 + 10:30am
4 courses + 6 beers

Sun King Pink Taco
Black Acre Raspberry Blonde
Sixpoint 3Beans
Daredevil Muse
New Day Breakfast Magpie
Flat12 Raspberry Walkabout

$40 per person
No tickets for this one, but you must RSVP to reserve your spot.  We're only going to do one seating, so don't delay!  We'll announce the menu as soon as Black Market finalizes it, but we're going targeting a traditional breakfast fare.  A vegetarian option will be available if you're into that.

To RSVP, call Black Market at 317-822-6757



Bloomington Craft Beer Week (BCBW), culminating with the third annual Bloomington Craft Beer Fest on Sat. April 13.

You are invited to take part in the first ever Bloomington Craft Beer Week (BCBW), culminating with the third annual Bloomington Craft Beer Fest on Sat. April 13. With support from the Brewers of Indiana Guild, we are hoping to get local restaurants, bars, breweries, retailers, and beer lovers involved with BCBW during the week of April 6-13.
Here are details for how you can get involved:
- Dates for BCBW events: April 6-13 – culminating with the Bloomington Craft Beer Fest on April 13.
-Local organizations are encouraged to design their own events for BCBW.
-We want a focus on our fantastic Indiana beer heritage and growing industry.
-Possibilities include some of the ideas below - but it's all up to you.  If you have events scheduled for the week feel free to make them part of BCBW.  (I'm personally hoping for an Indiana IPA event - oh yes!)
  • Bloomington/Indiana tap takeovers
  • Educational events
  • Retail specials
  • Brewer meet-n-greets
  • Special beer pairing menus
  • And more!
- You can participate on an individual day or all week - no limits but we hope you will join us for a week of fun beer celebration!
We plan to have BCBW events each day leading up to BFest.  Please think about how and when your organization can participate and feel free to respond to me directly via email or call/text me at 812-340-6223.  I plan to follow-up within the next week or so. 
Oh yeah - did I mention a totally sweet iPhone and Android app?  BCBW participating organization will be able to publish details about each event (including date, time, location (with map) and event details) and attendees will even be able to check in to your events!
Thanks,
Terry Durkin - 812-340-6223 - terry@terrydurkin.com


Brew Bracket Tasting Tournament featuring Belgian Style Beers


Date: Saturday, April 27th
Time: 6-9PM
Place: Tomlinson Tap Room
Participating Brewers: Upland, Bloomington, Bier, Triton, Brugge, Twisted Crew, RAM, and Evil Czech Brewing.
Tickets details: $40 participant (4 pack for $35/ea), 150 will be sold
Where can I stock up:  http://bbbelgians-es2005.eventbrite.com/?rank=1


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