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Brewers of Indiana Guild Newsletter - September, 2006

Indiana Brewing News

Scavenging for your restaurant, rec room, homebrew setup, etc? Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 30, when Lafayette Brewing Company will be holding their first ever Salvage Sale. "After 13 years in operation, we have accumulated a host of items which we no longer use, or perhaps never have. As such, we'll be holding this sale on our second floor from 11 am to 4 pm. A complete list is still being compiled; however, there will be a full range of items available, including: furniture; homebrewing equipment; cooking utensils & equipment; a foosball table; a brand new 12,500 watt Coleman generator; decorations; a Star Quesadilla Maker; and much, much more."

Changes are happening at Upland Brewing.

  1. The new president/owner is Douglas Dayhoff. Marc Sattinger says "My goal was to retire at age 55, I missed it by one week."
  2. They will be adding 2 60bbl fermenters to up capacity by 50%.
  3. Once that's in place, Dayhoff wants to add distribution outside Indiana, specifically the Chicago and Louisville areas.

The brewhouse at Terre Haute Brewing is now open on Friday evenings, 5pm-midnight, as a Open Haus. Beer tasting, brewery tours, open stage (bring your instrument), and some scheduled bands.

Back Road's fall beer schedule is almost ready. The Midwest IPA has been tweaked with Chinook and Columbus hops and 7.3% ABV. This year's Autumn Ale is an Oatmeal Stout and should be out around the end of September. Chuck has some 6% Scottish Ale available only at the brewery - best time to pick it up is during the Saturday brewery tours. Oh, the Blueberry Ale season has ended - no more bottling of it this year.

But Shoreline is ready to quench your Blueberry Ale thirst with a new Stella Blue.

Not up north? Bloomington Brewing also has a Blueberry Pale Ale on tap. Floyd's Java Porter is coming back on October 1st.

On Tap in Northern Indiana

Back Road Brewery - LaPorte

  • Available in bottles: Millennium Lager, Back Road Ale, Midwest IPA, Belle Gunness Stout
  • Seasonals: Autumn Ale (Oatmeal stout)
  • Available only at the brewery - Scottish Ale.
  • Coming up: Maple City Gold near the end of Septmeber.

Lafayette Brewing - Lafayette

  • On Tap: Whitetail Wheat, Prophet's Rock Pale Ale, East Side Bitter, Piper's Pride, Black Angus Oatmeal Stout, Eighty Five, Tippecanoe Common, Copper Top Rauch, William Henry's Porter
  • On the handpull: Weeping Hog IPA, Phoenix Strong Ale

Mad Anthony Brewing - Fort Wayne, Auburn, Warsaw

  • On Tap and in bottles: Auburn Lager, Gabby Blonde Lager, Harry Baals Irish Stout, Porter, Ol Woody Pale Ale, Ruby Raspberry Wheat, Summer Daze
  • Seasonals on tap: Soft Wheat, American Red, Kölsch
  • Coming up: Oatmeal Stout, Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Mishawaka Brewing - Mishawaka

  • On Tap and in bottles: Four Horsemen Irish Ale, Lake Effect Pale Ale, Ella Rose Porter, INDIAna Pale Ale, Founder's Stout, Wall Street Wheat Ale, Raspberry Wheat Ale
  • Seasonal on tap: ReplicAle
  • Coming up: Hop Head Ale - 6.2%

Nine G Brewing - South Bend

  • In stores now: Bitchin' Betty Citrus Wheat, Blacksnake Porter, Wingman Amber Ale, Infidel Imperial IPA

Shoreline Brewery and Restaurant - Michigan City

  • On Tap: Beltaine Scottish Ale, Chester Brown Ale, Curse the Goat Doppelbock, Dim Wit Belgian, Don't Panic English Pale Ale, Benny's APA, Sum Nug IPA, Singing Sands Oatmeal Stout
  • Seasonals: Stella Blue Blueberry Ale

  Three Floyds Brewing - Munster

  • On Tap and in bottles: Alpha King Pale Ale, Robert the Bruce Scottish Ale, Pride and Joy Mild, Dreadnaught Imperial IPA
  • On Tap: Calumet Queen (Kölsch), Moloko Plus Milk Stout, Dolomite Malt Liquor, Brian Boru Irish Red, Bob Da Broot Scotch Ale, Broodoo Harvest Ale, Deesko Berliner Weiss
  • Recently released in bottles: Gumballhead American Wheat
  • Coming up: Young Sportsman Wit, Alpha Kong

Warbird Brewing - Fort Wayne

  • In Stores now: T-16 Red Ale
  • In select pubs: P-47 Wheat

On Tap in Central Indiana

Alcatraz Brewing- Indianapolis

  • On Tap: Searchlight Golden Ale, Weiss Guy Wheat, Big House Red, Pelican Pale Ale, Birdman Brown, Prison Porter, Old Glory Stout
  • Seasonals on tap: Chibuku African Shake Shake style beer - traditional beer of Zimbabwe and South Africa
  • Coming up: Belgian Double in late October

Barley Island Brewing - Noblesville

  • On Tap and in bottles: Barfly IPA, Dirty Helen, Flat Belly Wheat, Blind Tiger Pale Ale, 60 Shilling Scotch Ale, Rust Belt Porter
  • Seasonals on tap and in bottles: Sheet Metal Blonde Wheat Ale

Broad Ripple Brewpub - Indianapolis

  • On Tap: ESB, IPA, Red Bird Mild, Lawn Mower Pale Ale, Pilsner, American Red
  • On Tap - Cask Conditioned: Stout. Dry-hopped American Amber
  • Seasonal: German Hefeweizen
  • Coming up: Pumpkin Ale in October

Brugge Brasserie - Indianapolis

  • On Tap: Pilsner, American Wit, Black, Sacre Fleur Saison
  • Coming up: ESB (58 IBU)

Oaken Barrel Brewing - Greenwood

  • On Tap and in bottles: Indiana Amber, Snake Pit Porter, Gnaw Bone Pale Ale, Razz-Wheat, Alabaster Witbier
  • Seasonals on tap: Uberweizen, Superfly IPA, Irish Stout
  • Coming up: Saison with DuPont yeast. Beir de Garde with Crystal Rye. Cherry Stout.

Ram Restaurant and Brewery - Indianapolis and Fishers

  • On Tap: Indy Blonde, Butt Face Amber, Big Red IPA, Ram Pilsner, Big Horn Hefeweizen, Total Disorder Porter
  • Seasonal on tap: Tulip Poplar Saison
  • Seasonal on tap but running out: Tangerine Cream Dream IPA
  • Coming up: Pilsner, Nut Brown, Oatmeal Stout
  • Coming up later: Harvest Rye

  Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery - Washington St, Indianapolis

  • On Tap: Circle City Light, Sugar Creek Pale Ale, Raccoon Red, Brickway Brown
  • This month's Hoosier Ma Stout: Marky's Milk Stout
  • This month's Wheat: German Hefeweizen
  • Seasonals: IPA-T-8, Rocktoberfest
  • On the Handpull: Both beer engines are being replaced. The Pale Ale will go on one with East Kent Goldings dryhopping
  • Coming up: Checkered Flag Pilsner, Weizenbock, Pumpkin Ale

Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery - 86th St, Indianapolis

  • On Tap: Circle City Light, Heartland Red, Double Barrel Pale Ale, Brickway Brown
  • This month's Hoosier Ma Stout: Irish
  • This month's Wheat: Hefeweizen
  • Seasonals: Rocktoberfest
  • On the handpulls: Vanilla Bean Stout, ESB (Amber)
  • Coming up: Dunkleweizen, Weizenbock, Pumpkin Ale

Terre Haute Brewing - Terre Haute

  • In stores now: Champagne Velvet, Velvet Amber Lager, CV Gold Label Bock

On Tap in Southern Indiana

Bloomington Brewing - Bloomington

  • On Tap: FreeStone Blonde, Quarrymen Pale Ale, Ruby Bloom Amber, Big Stone Stout, B'Town Light
  • Seasonals on tap: Blueberry Pale Ale
  • Coming up: Java Porter (October 1st)

Little Cheers Restaurant and Pub - Evansville

  • On Tap: Platinum Blonde, Chocolate Porter, ShrAmber

Main Street Brewery (Turoni's Pizza and For-Get-Me-Not-Inn) - Evansville

  • On Tap: Vinny's Light Lager, Honey Blonde Ale, Thunderbolt Red Ale, Blue Eyed Moose
  • Seasonal: Wit's Up
  • Coming up: Belgian Tripel

New Albanian Brewing (Rich O's Public House and Sportstime Pizza) - New Albany

  • On Tap: Bob's Old 15-B, Community Dark, Elector, Croupier IPA, Hoptimus
  • Special NABC beers: Strathpeffer Heather (Gruit brewed with honey), Artemisia Ale (Gruit brewed with molasses and mugwort)
  • On the handpull: St. Radegund Bitter

Upland Brewing - Bloomington

  • On tap and in bottles: Wheat, Weizen, Amber, Pale, Porter, IPA
  • Seasonals on tap and in bottles: Ard Ri Irish Ale, ReplicAle
  • Seasonals and Specials: Wit, Saison in bottles at Bloomingfoods
  • Coming up later: Mulberry Wheat

Miscellaneous News (if you didn't read it at IndianaBeer.com already)

The Good Beer Show, originating from Muncie, has won the Food and Drink Podcast Award for the second time.

Mike Deweese is now doing a 3 beer vintage tasting at BW3's Downtown Indianapolis location from 5-7 every Fri. The cost is a $8 for 3 5oz samples. Once the three beers are gone that week they are gone. "I've decided that I have too many awesome vintages that I need to start sharing." The beers will change weekly. Mike's cellar is, as he says, awesome and this price is quite reasonable for some rare, strong, remarkable beers. Enjoy.

Interested in fermenting 50 gallons of perry? (That's pear cider by the way) Bob Capshew near Corydon is reviving an orchard.

An online gadget company is selling double-wall glasses for better insulation and no sweating. Wonder why they photographed them on coasters? How much? $75 for 6. Fair enough.

Weltenburger Kloster started brewing in 1050. It's available in Southern Indiana. Had a Barock Dunkel on draft at Gerst Bavarian Haus in Evansville. A smooth dark lager but with a slight stale/sour lacticness - probably from the dispense equipment. Gerst's red cabbage is still the best anywhere - a hint of cinnamon makes it special.

Craft beer sales are up 11% in the first half of 2006. article

The Scottish Licensed Trade Association says sales are down 10% in pubs since the smoking ban was introduced throughout Scotland in March, 2006. Next summer a similar ban of smoking in all enclosed public spaces goes into effect in England.

CAMRA's Champion beer of Britain is, again in 2006, Crouch Vale Brewers Gold - truly an American IPA with lots of Cascades. This is the second consecutive year for BG to take the title, joining Timothy Taylor Landlord in 1982/83 as the only back-to-back winners. The only other two-time winners are Fuller's London Pride in 1979 and 1981 along with Thwaites Best Mild.

Crouch Vale expanded in the last year from 60bbl per week on the strength of last year's win but is a long way from being able to send their beer across the pond. Now if someone would explain why the CAMRA newspaper printed this picture of Crouch Vale assistant brewer Steve Watson - surely it won't help sales of Brewers Gold.

The only winners we can get (bottled) in the States are Hop Back Summer Lightning (silver, Golden Ales), Fraoch Ale (bronze, Specialty), and Worthington's White Shield (gold, Bottled Beers).

Cappuccino machine? Coffee maker? Nope, that's a DraughtMaster™ from Carlsberg. It holds 5 litres.

A pub owner is worried because thieves made off with 40 barrels of contaminated beer from his pub garden in Coventry, England. The kegs were stacked waiting to be thrown away after the ale was contaminated by water from a flooded cellar. The thieves had to climb over a six-foot wall to access them and then carry the kegs back over the wall to cart them away. Police have issued a warning to the thieves telling them not to drink the beer and have informed staff at nearby hospitals to be on the lookout for poisoning cases.

News compiled by Bob Ostrander, Marketing Director. It's all considered accurate but then Bob has been known to have a drink or two while writing this so-called tome. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Brewers of Indiana Guild, in which case Bob will lose his job. Some coupon offers are for Associate Members only, non-transferable, and may be withdrawn due to unforeseen circumstances, acts of the gods, bankruptcy, or other capricious reasons. It's illegal in Indiana to offer any alcoholic beverage at discount through coupons, prizes, or the fact that the drinker is female. Sorry.