Scenes from a Festival Buildup - Brewers of Indiana Guild Winterfest 2010

Winterfest #7 Update

The Brewers of Indiana Guild's Winterfest 2010 tickets are on sale now online. Ticket sales are also available at breweries across the state, including: Broad Ripple Brewpub, Brugge Brasserie, Barley Island (both locations), Upland (both locations), Rock Bottom (both locations), Ram (downtown), Alcatraz, Sun King, Oaken Barrel, Lafayette, Brickworks, Three Floyds, Back Road, Crown Brewing, Mishawaka, Half Moon, Mad Anthony (Ft. Wayne), Great Crescent, New Albanian, Turoni's Main Street, Power House, and Big Woods. They are also available at selected Crown Liquor stores. Winterfest will be held in the Ag/Hort building of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $30.

As we receive information from the breweries as to what they are bringing, we will let you know. Our first Winterfest update provided the beer lists for Upland, Great Crescent, Mad Anthony, and Brugge. Our second Winterfest update included Bee Creek Brewery (UPDATED - Will not be attending), Lafayette Brewing Company, Two Brothers, Rust Belt, Bell's Brewing Co. (UPDATED), and Atwater Block. Our third Winterfest update included Crown Brewing, Big Woods Brewing, Power House Brewing, and Rock Bottom Brewery North. Our fourth Winterfest update included Back Road Brewery, Mishawaka Brewing, Broad Ripple Brewpub, Sun King Brewing, Schlafly Beer, Goose Island Brewing Co. (UPDATED), North Coast Brewing Co., Left Hand Brewing Co. Our fifth Winterfest update included Oaken Barrel, Rock Bottom Downtown (UPDATED), Turoni's Main Street, New Albanian, Three Floyds, Ram Restaurant and Brewery, Barley Island, Tyranena, Schmaltz, Bluegrass Brewing Company - Shelbyville Road, and New Belgium. Our sixth Winterfest update included a beer list for World Class Beverages' Malt Shoppe. This is our seventh update to the beer list...


Wilbur Brewing
Martinsville, Indiana
On draft in their booth:
Country Mellow

People's Brewing
Lafayette, Indiana
On draft in their booth:
Pilgrim Porter
AmberPA
First Edition IPA
Mr. Brown

Brickworks Brewing
Hobart, Indiana
On draft in their booth:
Wind Chill Factor
Solstice
Potawatomi Porter

In the beer garden:
Assimilation (replicale)

Alcatraz Brewing
Indianapolis, Indiana
On draft in their booth:
Sledgehammer Strong Pale
Rock Bock
Belgian Pale

Bluegrass Brewing Company - Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky
On draft in their booth:
American Pale Ale
Nut Brown Ale
Bourbon Barrel Stout
Barbarian Honey Ale

In the outdoor beer garden:
Scotch Ale

Founders Brewing
Grand Rapids, Michigan
On draft in their booth:
Double Trouble
Others TBA




Only nine more days!

Winterfest 2010 Update #6 and Ticket Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Kendra for being the winner of our Winterfest ticket giveaway. She was selected by assigning a number to all entrants and using a random number generator to select the winner.

If you didn't win, you can still get tickets. Brewers of Indiana Guild's Winterfest 2010 tickets are on sale now online. Ticket sales are also available at breweries across the state, including: Broad Ripple Brewpub, Brugge Brasserie, Barley Island (both locations), Upland (both locations), Rock Bottom (both locations), Ram (downtown), Alcatraz, Sun King, Oaken Barrel, Lafayette, Brickworks, Three Floyds, Back Road, Crown Brewing, Mishawaka, Half Moon, Mad Anthony (Ft. Wayne), Great Crescent, New Albanian, Turoni's Main Street, Power House, and Big Woods. They are also available at selected Crown Liquor stores. Winterfest will be held in the Ag/Hort building of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $30.

As we receive information from the breweries as to what they are bringing, we will let you know. Our first Winterfest update provided the beer lists for Upland, Great Crescent, Mad Anthony, and Brugge. Our second Winterfest update included Bee Creek Brewery, Lafayette Brewing Company, Two Brothers, Rust Belt, Bell's Brewing Co., and Atwater Block. Our third Winterfest update included Crown Brewing, Big Woods Brewing, Power House Brewing, and Rock Bottom Brewery North. Our fourth Winterfest update included Back Road Brewery, Mishawaka Brewing, Broad Ripple Brewpub, Sun King Brewing, Schlafly Beer, Goose Island Brewing Co., North Coast Brewing Co., Left Hand Brewing Co. Our fifth Winterfest update include Oaken Barrel, Rock Bottom Downtown, Turoni's Main Street, New Albanian, Three Floyds, Ram Restaurant and Brewery, Barley Island, Tyranena, Shmaltz, Bluegrass, and New Belgium. This is our sixth update to the beer list, and this comes from World Class Beverages...


World Class Beverages is presenting our winter version of the popular “Hopapalooza” and we’re calling it “The Malt Shoppe“. Here are the DRAFT beers we’re currently planning on bringing:
• Bell’s Third Coast Old Ale
• Flying Dog Gonzo Porter
• Avery Hog Heaven
• Avery The Reverend
• Avery Salvation
• Brooklyn Winter
• Brooklyn Backbreaker
• Bluegrass Brewing Scotch Ale
• Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Doppelbock
• Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout
• Dark Horse One Oatmeal Stout
• Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
• Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine
• Rogue Shakespeare Stout
• Schlafly Coffee Stout
• Victory Abbey 6
• Victory Golden Monkey

Winterfest 2010 Update #5 and Ticket Giveaway

The Brewers of Indiana Guild's Winterfest 2010 tickets are on sale now online. Ticket sales will also begin at breweries soon (hopefully...printer issues). We will inform you as soon as that is available. Winterfest will be held in the Ag/Hort building of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $30.

As we receive information from the breweries as to what they are bringing, we will let you know. Our first Winterfest update provided the beer lists for Upland, Great Crescent, Mad Anthony, and Brugge. Our second Winterfest update included Bee Creek Brewery, Lafayette Brewing Company, Two Brothers, Rust Belt, Bell's Brewing Co., and Atwater Block. Our third Winterfest update included Crown Brewing, Big Woods Brewing, Power House Brewing, and Rock Bottom Brewery North. Our fourth Winterfest update included Back Road Brewery, Mishawaka Brewing, Broad Ripple Brewpub, Sun King Brewing, Schlafly Beer, Goose Island Brewing Co., North Coast Brewing Co., Left Hand Brewing Co. This is our fifth update to the beer list...


Oaken Barrel
Greenwood, IN
On draft at their booth:
Razz-Wheat
Indiana Amber
Superfly IPA
Snake Pit Porter

Rock Bottom Downtown
Indianapolis, IN
On draft at their booth:
The Hammer Baltic Porter
Hop Bomb IPA
Naughty Scot Wee Heavy

In the outdoor beer garden:
The Hammer Baltic Porter (firkin)

Turoni’s Main Street Brewery
Evansville, IN
On draft at their booth:
Rudolph’s Revenge Strong Dark
Pumpkin Ale
Vinny’s Lager

In the outdoor beer garden:
Barrel Aged Rudolph’s Revenge (firkin)

New Albanian Brewing Co.
New Albany, IN
On draft at their booth:
Elsa Von Horizon Imperial Pils
Solidarity Baltic Porter
ThunderFoot
Hoptimus
WinterFest 2010 Replicale

Three Floyds Brewing Co.
Munster, IN
On draft at their booth:
Ham on Rye
Robert the Bruce
Admiral Lord Nelson

In the outdoor beer garden:
Behemoth Barleywine (pin)

Ram Restaurant and Brewery
Indianapolis, IN
On draft at their booth:
Buttface Amber Ale
Big Red IPA
Indy Blonde Ale
Winterfest Replicale

Barley Island Brewing Co.
Noblesville, IN
On draft at their booth:
Sheet Metal Blonde
Dirty Helen Brown
BarFly IPA
Brass Knuckles Oatmeal Stout
Java Stout
Dirty "Old" Helen Flanders Brown
Barrel Aged BarFly IPA
Beastie Barrel Stout

In the outdoor beer garden:
Belgian-style Black IPA (pin)

Tyranena Brewing Co.
Lake Mills, Wisconsin
On draft at their booth:
Bitter Woman IPA
Rocky's Revenge American Brown Ale (barrel-aged)
Dirty Old Man Imperial Rye Porter aged in Rye Barrels

Schmaltz Brewing Co.
Brooklyn, NY
In bottles at their booth:
Coney Island Human Blockhead
Coney Island Lager
He’brew Bittersweet Lenny’s RIPA
He’brew Origin
He’brew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah 13th Anniversary
He’brew Rejewvenator

Bluegrass Brewing Company - Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY
On draft at their booth:
4 drafts TBA

In the outdoor beer garden:
ESB (firkin)
Bearded Pats Barley Wine (pin)

New Belgium Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, CO
On draft at their booth:
Fat Tire
Might Arrow Pale Ale
Ranger IPA


Here it is, the ticket giveaway...
We have two tickets to give away. How do you get in on the fun? It is this simple. Leave a comment on this post that includes your name, either an email address or your twitter ID so that we can reach you if you win, and just for fun, what beer listed over the past five weeks you are most looking forward to trying at Winterfest. You must post a comment by Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 11:59pm EST. We will draw a name and announce the winner in the Winterfest 2010 Update #6. Thanks for playing.

Winterfest 2010 Update #4

The Brewers of Indiana Guild's Winterfest 2010 tickets are on sale now online and will soon be available at breweries across the entire state (hopefully starting next week). Winterfest will be held in the Ag/Hort building of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $30.

As we receive information from the breweries as to what they are bringing, we will let you know. Our first Winterfest update provided the beer lists for Upland, Great Crescent, Mad Anthony, and Brugge. Our second Winterfest update included Bee Creek Brewery, Lafayette Brewing Company, Two Brothers, Rust Belt, Bell's Brewing Co., and Atwater Block. Our third Winterfest update included Crown Brewing, Big Woods Brewing, Power House Brewing, and Rock Bottom Brewery North. This is our forth update to the beer list...


Back Road Brewery
LaPorte, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Maple City Gold
Millennium Lager
Polt Shift Pale Ale
Small Beer Barleywine

In the outdoor beer garden:
2012 IPA (firkin)
TBD (pin)

Broad Ripple Brewpub
Indianapolis, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Winter Wheat
Hopcicle

In the outdoor beer garden:
2001 “A Stout Odyssey” (firkin)

Mishawaka Brewing
Mishawaka, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Four Horsemen Irish Style Red Ale
Replicale (Coffee-Oatmeal Stout)
Lake Effect Pale Ale (American Pale Ale)

Sun King Brewing
Indianapolis, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Sunlight Cream Ale
Wee Mac Scottish Ale
Bitter Druid ESB
Osiris Pale Ale
Winter Replicale: Coffee Oatmeal Stout w/ coffee from B•Java
Amarillo the Princess Warrior Imperial IPA
Crab Apple Wit
Chile Cream Ale

In the outdoor beer garden:
Firkin TBA

Schlafly Beer
St. Louis, Missouri
On draft at their booth:
Dry-Hopped APA
Coffee Stout
C1 Oak Aged Dry Hopped Smoked Rye Pal Ale (Schlafly/NABC/O’Fallon)

Bottles at their booth:
Quadrupel
Grand Cru

In the outdoor beer garden:
Smoked Porter (firkin)
2009 Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (bottle)
2009 Oak-Aged Barleywine (bottle)

Goose Island Brewing Co.
Chicago, Illinois
On draft at their booth:
Bourbon County Stout
Pere Jacques
Matilda
UPDATED: Mild Winter

In bottles at their booth:
Sofie

North Coast Brewing Co.
Fort Bragg, California
Bottles at their booth:
Red Seal Ale
Old #38 Stout
Scrimshaw pilsner
Acme IPA
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Brother Thelonius Belgian Abby Ale
Prangster Golden Belgian Style Ale

Left Hand Brewing Co.
Longmont, Colorado
On draft at their booth:
Milk Stout
Sawtooth ESB
400# Monkey English IPA
Polestar Pilsner

Look for more updates in the coming weeks. Plus, we'll be giving away two tickets to Winterfest 2010, so stay tuned!

Winterfest 2010 Update #3

The Brewers of Indiana Guild's Winterfest 2010 tickets are on sale now online and will soon be available at breweries across the entire state. Winterfest will be held in the Ag/Hort building of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $30.

As we receive information from the breweries as to what they are bringing, we will let you know. Our first Winterfest update provided the beer lists for Upland, Great Crescent, Mad Anthony, and Brugge. Our second second Winterfest update included Bee Creek Brewery, Lafayette Brewing Company, Two Brothers, Rust Belt, Bell's Brewing Co., and Atwater Block. This is our third update to the beer list, including some out of state breweries...


Crown Brewing
Crown Point, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Special Force Ale I.P.A.
Crown Town Brown Ale
Xtacy Of Gold Blonde Ale
Industrial Porter

In the outdoor beer garden:
Grand Poobah Imperial Stout (pin)

Big Woods Brewing Co.
Nashville, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Stout
Pale
Winter Ale

Power House Brewing
Columbus, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Diesel Oil Stout
1436 Dark Wheat

In the outdoor beer garden:
TBD (pin)

Rock Bottom North
Indianapolis, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Oatmeal Stout
Old Curmudgeon Imperial IPA
Tripel Trouble

In the outdoor beer garden:
Old Curmudgeon Imperial IPA (pin)


Look for more updates in the coming weeks. Plus, we'll be giving away two tickets to Winterfest 2010, so stay tuned!

Winterfest 2010 Update #2

The Brewers of Indiana Guild's Winterfest 2010 tickets are on sale now online and will soon be available at breweries across the entire state. Winterfest will be held in the Ag/Hort building of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $30.

As we receive information from the breweries as to what they are bringing, we will let you know. Our first Winterfest update provided the beer lists for Upland, Great Crescent, Mad Anthony, and Brugge. This is our second update to the beer list, including some out of state breweries...


Bee Creek Brewery
Brazil, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
CANCELLED - WILL NOT ATTEND THIS YEAR

Lafayette Brewing Company
Lafayette, Indiana
On firkin at their booth:
Big Boris Barleywine
Marley’s VSOP
Double Dry Hopped Tippecanoe Common Ale
Black Angus Oatmeal Stout

In the outdoor beer garden:
Big Boris Barleywine (pin)

Two Brothers Brewing Company
Warrenville, Illinois
On draft at their booth:
Cane & Ebel
Domain DuPage
a specialty pour TBD

Rust Belt Brewing Co.
Youngstown, Ohio
On draft at their booth:
Rusted River Irish Red
Blast Furnace Blond Ale
Coke Oven Stout
Old Man Hopper’s India Pale Ale

Bell's Brewing Co.
Kalamzoo, Michigan
On draft at their booth:
Two Hearted Ale
Best Brown Ale
Sparkling Ale
Hopslam Ale
Java Stout
Amber Ale

In the outdoor beer garden:
Two Hearted (firkin)
Double Cream Stout

Atwater Block
Detroit, Michigan
On draft at their booth:
Voodoovator Dopplebock
Winter Bock
Vanilla Java Porter

In the outdoor beer garden:
Double Down Imperial Ale (firkin)


Look for more updates in the coming weeks. Plus, we'll be giving away two tickets to Winterfest 2010, so stay tuned!

Winterfest 2010 Update #1

You may have seen over at Indiana Beer that the Brewers of Indiana Guild's Winterfest 2010 tickets are on sale now online and will soon be available at breweries across the entire state. Winterfest will be held in the Ag/Hort building of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $30.

One thing that will make this year's Winterfest better than the inaugural Winterfest is the addition of an outdoor beer garden. Sounds crazy, right? Outside in January in Indiana. Well, there will be fire pits to keep you warm. Still crazy? How about big beers served from outdoor beer stands to keep you warm.

Yeah, now it is beginning to make sense!

Breweries are beginning to send in their Winterfest beer lists (subject to change), and as they are received, we'll share them with you. This is the first update to the beer list...

Upland Brewing
Bloomington, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Wheat
Dragonfly IPA
Komodo Dragonfly Black IPA
Rad Red Amber Ale

In the outdoor beer garden:
Badder Elmer's Porter (firkin)
Winter Warmer Barleywine (pin)

Great Crescent Brewing
Aurora, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
IPA
Stout
Coconut Porter

Mad Anthony Brewing Co.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Good Karma IPA
Old Crippled Bastard Barley Wine
Snow Plowed Winter Ale
(Name TBD) Double Stout

Brugge Brasserie
Indianapolis, Indiana
On draft at their booth:
Tripel de Ripple
White
Thunder Monkey

In the outdoor beer garden:
Hibernal Black (pin)

Look for more updates in the coming weeks. Plus, we'll be giving away two tickets to Winterfest 2010, so stay tuned!