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Brewers of Indiana Guild Newsletter - February, 2007
B.I.G. News Mad Anthony is adding two more 30bbl conditioning tanks to try to keep up with demand. Jeff Mease of Bloomington Brewing has a long-term plan to expand and move the brewery from the cramped quarters Floyd has been living in behind the bar. They'll also start bottling. Now for the dropping of the other shoe. The plan involves moving the vessels to a 70-acre farm near Bloomington that will also raise River Water Buffalo for mozzarella cheese. You read that right. Mozzarella is made from water buffalo's milk. Even in Italy.
Barley Island's Beers have been pickup up by Scott's Foods in Fort Wayne. They have ordered a new big Blenheim bottling system to help keep up with demand from World Class Beverages' clients and to fill shelves in Illinois. Lafayette Brewing has a buy 5, get 6 growler deal through April. Ask at the bar. Rich O's Gravity Head Starts March 9th. Roger Baylor has been spending a lot of time on the menu as evidenced by his blog entry listing 40 beers due, only 3 of which are under 9% ABV. Have you wandered through the Hoosier Beer Geek blog? Now with reviews of Broad Ripple Brewpub's Wee Alec Heavy and American Brown. We have it from multiple reliable sources that the equipment at Nine Gs has been sold to someone in New Mexico (or Arizona or some such). Their excellent Infidel IPA, Blacksnake Porter, and other beers are still on the shelves in northern Indiana and at Kahn's in Indy but that's the last of it. Sigh. We're also told the Terre Haute Brewery has produced the last of their beer - at least under this incarnation. Look for another carnation to bloom later this year. Indiana Beer News Jack Frey reports that The Little Cheers in Evansville is no longer brewing beer and the brewer, Nathaniel Cruise, is not there anymore. This brewpub has had a questionable status for years. Kahn's new store in the 5000 block of Keystone in Indy has 15 interesting doors, 40 feet of shelf space for singles, and a typically crowded walk-in. IndianaBeer has pictures of the Grand Opening. The Broad Ripple Brewpub will brew another batch of Hopsia (Tom Altstadt's Brewers Cup Best Of Show IPA). Indiana News for Retailers House Bill 1323 was introduced by David Crooks this week is one of the most far-reaching we've seen in Indiana in quite some time. "Requires a local alcoholic beverage board to allow an individual to make oral comments at a public meeting or hearing. Provides that a holder of an alcoholic beverage permit who is authorized by law to sell alcoholic beverages for carryout may sell carryout on Sunday from noon until 6:00 p.m. Allows a retailer to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises on Sunday from 10 a.m., prevailing local time, until 3:00 a.m. Allows alcoholic beverages to be sold on election day from noon until 3 a.m. Allows alcoholic beverages to be sold for carryout on New Year's Day." We'll track it's progress. HB 1347 would require all bars and stores to have liability insurance. Believe it or not there are lots of bar owners and small stores that figure insurance rates would bankrupt them anyway and if they are sued they aren't out anything more than their business. HB 1419 would require a separate room or partitioned area for liquor in drug stores, etc. Upcoming Events Please see http://www.brewersofindianaguild.com/events.html for Indiana (and some surrounding area) events. Also lists bands playing at member breweries. On Tap Please see http://www.brewersofindianaguild.com/ontap.html for the current tap lists of Indiana Breweries. Miscellaneous News (if you didn't read it at IndianaBeer.com already) When Monarch Beverage (our owners) decided to give everybody the Monday after the Super Bowl off they never figured to get TV, Radio, and Newspaper publicity. Your editor has received 5 pleas from people in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, etc who want to find an Indiana beer to serve at their Super Bowl party. Next year we need to remember to publicize a mail-order scheme immediately after the Colts win the AFC Championship again. Headline: "Europeans Rushing To Bulgaria To Buy "Breast-Boosting Beer". We wish we could make this stuff up.
SEC filings have revealed Auggie Busch III's retirement package includes "draught beer services and packaged products to your residence." article Pittsburgh Brewing (Iron City) seems to have kept it's head above wort once again. They've bounced in and out of trouble with sewer charges and other taxes and now a potential buyer looks to be in the sidelines. article Thanks, Neil There will be a BJCP exam given in Indianapolis on March 3rd and one in Lafayette on March 31st. Email bob@indianabeer.com for more details if you're interested in getting Beer Judge Certification Program credentials. Bad idea: There's a bill in West Virginia which would, if passed, allow counties to put a tax of up to 35% on drinks in bars and nightclubs. The city of Kent, OH wants to do the same thing. New uses for pubs: Daycare in Australia. Church at Schlafly's in St. Louis. The price of beer as gone up over 10%. In Ethiopia. Milk beer - Bilk. Nakashibetsu. Hokkaido. Abashiri Beer. Guess the country. 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. |
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