Brewery Visits

KLOOZ BREWZ BREWERY AND PUBLIC HOUSE

Hoppy visited Klooz Brewz Brewery and Public House in Lebanon yesterday afternoon. Of particular interest in the pub, are pieces of history utilized and displayed which were found during their renovation process.

During his visit, he enjoyed their flagship IPA known as 1832 IPA. It is described as an American IPA with notes of citrus, lime and tropical flavors with a touch of cedar. It was inspired by the pioneer settler who founded Lebanon in 1832. It clocks in at a very low (for IPAs) 5% ABV but delivers bountiful flavor with its 70 IBUs.

He also sampled the following:

The Last Laugh DIPA – DDH featuring Strata, Bergamot and Mosaic hops in a juicy Double IPA. 7.5% ABV 70 IBU

Nameless DIPA – Double New England Style IPA which is juicy, dank and loaded with over 20 lbs. of hops. 8% ABV 85 IBU

While there, Hoppy ran into his friends from Indiana On Tap, who were there prepping for the upcoming Savor Lebanon Festival scheduled for May 7th. Hoppy is a member of the Indiana On Tap Tasting Society Marketplace and would recommend that you take advantage of their six month membership offer if you plan on attending Savor Lebanon. (See Here.)

Photos of the brewery and pub follow.

SCARLET LANE GASTROPUB

Last Saturday Hoppy visited the horror themed Scarlet Lane Gastropub on Bellefontaine St. in Indy. This was just after the Dorian Days and Dorian Stout Variants were still available. Hoppy partook of the following:

Dorian Millionaire Stout – w/ Sea Salt & Caramel 6% ABV 35 IBU

Double Dorian Stout – 10% ABV 20 IBU

Olga Imperial Stout – Strong Stout w/ Toffee & Chocolate Notes 11% ABV 25 IBU

He enjoyed them all, with his fave being the Olga!

Having also eaten here previously, Hoppy has a question for Executive Chef Erin Kem. When and where will you be bringing back your delicious Thai Mussels?

Photos of the pub are below:

DEVIATE BREWING VISITS

In visits over the past several months to Deviate Brewing, on the border of Indy & Carmel, Hoppy quaffed a number of enjoyable beers, many of which deviate from the norm. These included the following:

Hop Supremacy – DDH New England IPA (Citra & Simcoe Hops) 7.7% ABV 70 IBU

Drop The Deuce – DDH New England DIPA (Simcoe & Citra Hops) 9.4% ABV

Organic Overlord – DDH New England DIPA (Simcoe & Citre Hops) 8.8% ABV

Elemental Telepathy – Marshmallow Imperial Stout 12.4% ABV

Morning Cake Routine – Coconut Cheesecake IPA with Coffee 7.7% ABV

Sleeping Monkey – Imperial Stout aged in Apple Brandy Barrel with flavors of Chocolate Milk Bubbles & Irish Cream 12.7% ABV (Available to Deviate Drinking Club Members only & I would highly recommend that they try it!)

Double Flavor Jets – Kettle Sour Double IPA 8.2% ABV

Hoppy, who is not a huge sour fan, really loved the Double Flavor Jets Kettle Sour DIPA and the flavor nuances that it offered.

Photos from Deviate Brewing follow:

OCTOBER BEERCATION – CINCINNATI – TAFT’S BREWING CO. ALE HOUSE

The last stop on the October Beercation was in Cincinnati where Hoppy visited Taft’s Brewing Co. Ale House, a former church. Here he enjoyed a Gavel Banger IPA, which is brewed and dry hopped with heaps of Citra and Mosaic hops. 7% ABV, 64 IBU. It was named Cincinnati’s favorite beer by the Cincinnati Enquirer.

OCTOBER BEERCATION – KNOXVILLE – CRAFTY BASTARD BREWERY

The last stop in Knoxville was at the Crafty Bastard Brewery. (Hoppy visited this brewery previously along with Pretentious Beer Co. and their sister business, Pretentious Glass, where he purchased his favorite beer glass.)

On this stop, Hoppy appreciated a Tessellation IPA, a classic West Coast style hopped to the gills with Mosaic, 6.7% ABV 55 IBU.

Should you visit their other location, Crafty Bastard West, look for a Hoppy sticker!

OCTOBER BEERCATION – KNOXVILLE – XUL BEER COMPANY

The next stop on the beercation was again in Knoxville where Hoppy visited the Xul Beer Company. Here he enjoyed Diversified Tactics, a Hazy IPA collaboration with Missing Mountain. It consists of a blend of Golden Promise and 2-Row Malt that was brewed and dry-hopped with Mosaic, Mosaic Incognito, Mosaic Cryo, El Dorado & Simcoe Hops.  7.4% ABV.