Press Release: Indiana Microbrewers Festival

Press Release from the Brewers of Indiana Guild...

Tickets are now available for the 19th Annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival, the largest beer festival in Indiana. The event takes place on Saturday, July 19, from 3-7 p.m. at Opti-Park, 780 East 66th Street, on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center in Broad Ripple on Indy’s north side. A portion of ticket sales benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Craft beer fans can purchase general admission tickets--which include a commemorative tasting glass, unlimited beer samples, and 3 p.m. admission--for $40. Early Bird tickets, good for entry at 2 p.m., are available for $15 more. The event is expected to sell out all 6,000 tickets in advance.

All tickets are available at brewersofindianaguild.com, and general admission tickets are for sale beginning today at Indianapolis-area Big Red Liquor stores. $10 Designated Driver tickets, available online and at the gate the day of the event, are good for free unlimited soft drinks and coffee from Bee Coffee Roasters.

“This year’s event will be better than ever,” said Clay Robinson, President of the Brewers Guild of Indiana and Owner of Sun King Brewing. “80-plus breweries, most from Indiana, will bring more than 200 beers, giving craft beer fans plenty of their favorites and offering tastes of many new brews.”

The event will also feature local food vendors and musicians.

The Brewers of Indiana Guild is enlisting volunteers to help at the event; those interested in volunteering can email BeerVolunteerList@gmail.com for more information.

Indianapolis-area Big Red Liquors stores selling general admission tickets:

5510 N. Emerson Way, Indianapolis
1111 E. 86th Street, Indianapolis
5602 N. Georgetown Rd, Indianapolis
5959 Crawfordsville Rd, Speedway
9546 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis
8029 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis
9908 E. 79th Street, Indianapolis
7015 Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis
7930 S. Emerson, Indianapolis
2230 Stafford Rd, Plainfield
8607 N. Michigan Rd, Indianapolis
4201 S.East Street, Indianapolis
1067 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis
5301 W. 10th St, Indianapolis
8975 E. Washington St, Indianapolis
40 Northfield Dr, Brownsburg
1447 E. Main St, Brownsburg
3437 E. 86th Street, Indianapoolis
2290 E. 116th Street, Carmel
9685 Olio Rd, Fishers
9526 E. 126th Street, Fishers
9777 E. 116th Street, Fishers
8924 S. Meridian Street, Indianapolis
5439 S. East Street, Indianapolis
25 N. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis

April Fools Day 2012: Italian Brewery Concept Comes to Lafayette Square

The beer culture of Indiana continues to grow with rumors of 11 new breweries on their way. The most recent venture to gather our attention is coming to Lafayette Square Mall, with the upcoming opening of Fabbrica della birra di Burlington.

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Fabbrica della birra di Burlington brings the Fabled Tradition of Italian Craft Beer to Lafayette Square

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Fabbrica della birra di Burlington, makers of Italian-style artisan ales, has plans to open their first location in Indianapolis' Lafayette Square Mall.

"For all of us behind the Fabbrica della birra di Burlington concept, this is a dream come true," said FBDDB president Paola Maldonado. "We hope to show Indianapolis that Italian-style beer is unmatched in both flavor and drinkability."

The Fabbrica della birra di Burlington beer lineup contains 4 standard offerings: Benedetta Barzini, an easy drinking Italian blonde ale containing oregano and basil, Marilù Tolo, an Italian Pale Ale brewed with parsley and garlic, Dalida, a Italian Farmhouse Ale with thyme and rosemary, and Eleonora Pedron, an Italian Stout made with onion powder, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.

In addition to the standard lineup, Fabbrica della birra di Burlington brewmaster Roberto Ambrosini plans to keep a steady rotation of seasonal selections, starting with Ramba, an Italian IPA aged in Nuragus barrels secured from a Piemonte winemaker.

Fabbrica della birra di Burlington will open as a packaging brewery, with a tasting room and plans to add a brewpub in the near future.

We at Hoosier Beer Geek welcome Fabbrica della birra di Burlington to the Indiana brewing community, and look forward to a roundtable and interview with Roberto Ambrosini in the coming months.