HBG3 Directions and Final Details

Now that the event is officially sold out*, those of you with tickets are probably curious about the logistics of this little shindig. Those of you without tickets have to suffer through this little exercise and have hopefully reserved the next 12 months on your calendars for future HBG events.

WHO
Everyone who has purchased a ticket. The ticket gets you a tasting glass and beer will only be poured in tasting glasses. Since the regular tickets have sold out, we're considering the DD tickets sold out as well. We know our readers have enough respect to not abuse the DD system like some people do at beer festivals, but just to be safe we've turned off ticket sales. If you don't have a ticket and you're not on the Will Call list, we can't let you in. We were totally serious about that "no day of sales" thing.

WHERE
Sun King Brewing Company
135 N. College Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Map


Keep in mind College is a one-way, northbound street downtown.


WHEN
Saturday, August 22
6PM - ???

We'll continue the party until one of three things happen:

We legally have to stop pouring beer

We run out of beer

The good folks at Sun King kick us out

Secret underground* Sun King Brewery

WHAT
5-courses of food provided by Chef JJ and the Backyard Grill Orchestra. We're going to keep this fairly informal, so there will be food stations strategically positioned. This is a party, not a formal dinner. Pairing is encouraged.

When you enter you'll receive a a commemorative 12oz tasting glass - which we'll pour a bit short since you'll probably be walking around. You'll also receive a punch card or tickets or tokens or shillings good for FOUR Sun King beers of your choice and FOUR guest beers of your choice. On top of that, you're welcome to sample all of the guest beers without your punch card. We encourage everyone to sample everything and use your punch card on the beers you like the most. Obviously when a beer runs out, it's done forever, so get your favorites in first. In summary, you're getting 8 half-pints plus however many samples you want.

If for some reason that's not enough beer, the brewery ninjas at Sun King will be selling additional pours of their beer and growlers of Sun King beer to take home.


Beer comes out of these

WHY
Because it's our birthday! Let's party!



*Two tickets remaining as of 3PM Sold out as of 3:30PM
*Sun King is not underground.

HBG 3 Details: Guest Beer #13 and the Hosts' Lineup

The lack of comments lately either means you're overwhelmed or that you're not attending HBG3. In any case, we soldier on.

First off, a bit of unfortunate news. Due to some unforeseen complications, Brugge will not be providing beer for our event. In any case, we thank them them for the interest and continued friendship, and we'll catch up with Ted and company again soon. Maybe for a breakfast?

The good news is that we've got something else in Brugge's place.


This morning we recieved the following email from Mat Gerdenich at Cavalier:

Watching the line up develop on the website and looking at current inventory and thought maybe a half brl of Cerise from Founders might be a good fit for this Saturday.

Yes, please.

Despite our love for all that Founders does, we haven't yet reviewed Cerise. Founders says:

You’ll have a soft spot for this one. Using only fresh Michigan tart cherries, this beauty tantalizes with intense flavors combined with a no hesitation malt bill. Adding fresh cherries at five separate stages of fermentation achieves the ultimate balance between tartness and sweetness.

6.5% ABV
15 IBU

We've all sampled this beer before and we know it'll be an excellent addition to the lineup.

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Of course guest beer 13 isn't the end of the lineup... we've still got a list of beers from Sun King.

(Lineup subject to possible changes)

Sunlight Cream Ale

Sunlight Cream Ale is our most approachable beer and is a great introduction to the world of Craft Beer. Cream ale is one of the earliest styles of American beer, but was virtually wiped out by American lager brewers.

Our Cream Ale is an all malt beer. Only the finest quality barley, wheat, and oats are used to give this beer its smooth malt profile, which is delicately balanced with American hops and a cool fermentation to give this beer a crisp, clean finish.

ABV: 5.3%
IBU’s: 20

Bitter Druid ESB

The Bitter Druid ESB is a new twist on an old favorite. Our Americanized ESB blends American two-row pale malt with choice British specialty malts to create a rich malt start that is followed by a crisp, American hop finish. This beer is a wonderful gateway to the world of hops due to its delicate balance and rich array of flavors.

ABV: 5.8%
IBU’s: 43

Wee Mac Brown

Wee Mac is a Scottish style Brown Ale. Fermented at cooler than normal temperatures to mimic the climate of Scotland, Wee Nessie is an easy drinking brown ale that is both smooth and malty with caramel and chocolate tones. Hops are used sparingly in this beer and serve only to help balance the sweetness of the malt.

ABV: 5.4%
IBU’s: 23

Osiris Pale Ale

Osiris Pale Ale is an assertive American Pale and is not meant for the timid. Crafted by our brewers for our brewers, Osiris blends three choice varieties of American hops to create a spicy, citrus hop punch that is sure to satisfy any hop head. Every batch of Osiris is dry-hopped towards the end of fermentation for maximum hop flavor, aroma, and character.

ABV: 5.6%
IBU’s: 50

Das Boot Alt

Das Boot Alt is a traditional German Brown Ale that is fermented cool, which creates a clean malt profile and smooth, easy-drinking beer.

This beer is part of the Replicale project by The Brewers of Indiana Guild that is headed up by Sun King’s own Dave Colt. Every year Dave creates a recipe that is then brewed by any Indiana brewery that wants to participate. Replicale showcases the vast nuances that are created by individual breweries due to their particular style.

ABV: 5.8%
IBU’s: 32

Firefly Wheat

A unique and complex take on Belgian Wheat Beer. Firefly utilizes a special yeast that imparts fruity and spicy notes to the beer, which compliments the character of the wheat malt. Firefly is unfiltered and crafted from the finest quality American malts, which creates a delightful drinking experience.

ABV: 5.2%
IBU’s: 13

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Rumor has it that we might also be seeing Sun King's Saison de Taffy, Belgian Dark, Imperial IPA, and a firkin of something.

So what's left? Tomorrow we'll have photos of the location, directions, tips, and anything else we can thing of to roundup the event info.

I think we have less than 10 tickets left right now. There will be no day-of tickets for the event. You knew that already.

HBG Throwback - Lost notes from the craft beer breakfast

Since we're well on our way to selling out our next awesome beer event, this seems like a good time to revisit the great times we had at the HBG Craft Beer Breakfast earlier this year. We provided the attendees with notecards and asked them to take notes on the beers so that we could post them to the site. Unfortunately, most people didn't participate. Hopefully this will change for the third anniversary party, where we will definitely be calling on all of you to help us again. Perhaps these gems should be used as inspiration...


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Buy your tickets here to join in the fun before it's too late and the event sells out!

And remember, there are no day-of sales!!