Craft Beer--Beer Events Calendar--Information
Hoppy visited the Scarlet Lane Brewery and Taproom in McCordsville on Sunday, May 15th, a day after their 8th anniversary celebration! Scarlet Lane has three other taprooms in the Indianapolis area (See the beerblogIN post on the Scarlet Lane Gastropub), is a woman owned business, and their CEO, Eilise Lane, is also their head brewer.
While there, Hoppy enjoyed the Tiberius West Coast DIPA at 8% ABV, 100IBU.
Last Saturday Hoppy visited Blind Owl Brewery in the Binford neighborhood of Indy. While there, he quaffed a None-the-Wiser IPA featuring Southern Cross, Mosaic and Cascade hops. (Each batch of their IPA is made using different hops.) This brew clocked in at 6.5% ABV, 70 IBU.
Last Saturday, on what turned out to be a beautiful afternoon and evening, Hoppy visited both Centerpoint and Guggman House Breweries. His first stop was at Centerpoint, where they were celebrating the Sesquicentennial of Woodruff Place with the launch of Lamppost Lager. Hoppy being Hoppy, however, enjoyed their Blood Orange IPA at 5.2% ABV, 51 IBU. Pictures from the celebration follow:
Hoppy’s next stop was at Guggman Haus Brewing, where he enjoyed a Great Day IPA, an American IPA with citrus forward hop notes and a bready malt profile. It offers bright, fruity aromas and flavors from Citra, Galaxy and Idaho 7 hops. 6.7% ABV 75 IBU. On the Monday after Hoppy’s visit, Yelp posted their list of the top brewery in every state in the U.S., based on Yelp data. For Indiana, the top brewery listed was Guggman Haus! (See complete list here.) Pictures follow:
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.
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:
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:
