Indiana Craft Beer Anniversary Celebrations

Guggman Haus celebrated their 5th anniversary on Saturday. Hoppy was in attendance, but he passed up the opportunity to celebrate with a slice of birthday cake, and instead opted to celebrate by drinking a few of their higher-octane brews. These were as follows:

2X Great Day IPA – Described as the double version of their haus IPA. It is double dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic and HBC 586 hops. 8% ABV.

Into the Wild Sour: Blackberry Pomegranate – Brewed with the named fruit and vanilla beans, this deep purple fruited sour berliner weisse combines tart blackberry notes with background pomegranate sweetness. A wild yeast strain was used for natural souring, and it was brewed with milk sugars for a creamy, refreshing body. 8.5% ABV.

Barrel Series # 10: Coffee Bourbon Barrel Milk Stout – Aged for over 18 months in a Hotel Tango bourbon barrel. 13.2% ABV.

This day was also a grand opening celebration for their Coffee Haus which has taken over the original space occupied by the brewery and taproom.

Pictures from the event follow:

Hoppy attended the 10th anniversary celebration of Scarlet Lane Brewing on Sunday. While there, he enjoyed their 10 Year IPA. It is an Imperial IPA brewed with Simcoe, Citra, Chinook and Cascade hops and clocks in at 10% ABV, 100 IBU.

Pictures of Scarlet Lane’s horror theme and the brew enjoyed by Hoppy follow:

DEVIATE BREWING 8TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY – INDY

Hoppy attended the 8th anniversary party at Deviate Brewing yesterday. While there, he imbibed a flight of five Deviate beers. These were:

Liquid Crystal Compass, a West Coast IPA on Nitro. 7.3% ABV.

Hop Excellency, a Hazy Triple IPA. 12.5% ABV

Bourbon Beanie Babies, an Imperial Stout made with an 8 The Elephant Base and Bourbon-Soaked Vanilla Beans. 12% ABV.

8 The Elephant Peanut Butter & Jelly Variant, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. 14% ABV.

8 The Elephant Marshmallow Variant, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. 14% ABV.

The pictures that follow, were taken at the event.

METAZOA BREWING 7TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY

Last Saturday Hoppy attended Metazoa’s 7th Anniversary party. For the celebration, they provided a party tent, live music, food trucks, local vendors, and a large selection of their beer. Attendees, of course, included many dogs.

While there, Hoppy quaffed a DDH Hoppopotamus IPA with New Zealand Hops, a 2022 US Open Gold Medal Winner! It clocked in at 7% ABV; 40 IBU.

Pictures from the event follow:

The following are images of party attendees, both human and canine:

Indiana City Brewing 8th Anniversary Celebration

Hoppy attended the 8th Anniversary Celebration at Indiana City Brewing yesterday. It coincided with a 5k run in the Indiana Brewery Running Series which began at the brewery at 11am. It also included a can release of Top Dog Watermelon Sour that they brewed in collaboration with IndyHumane, who was also present at the party. (A portion of the sales benefitted IndyHumane.) In addition, Pronto Tacos was there serving their delicious tacos and there was a cornhole tournament held later in the afternoon.

The beautiful brick facility is full of brewing history as it was originally the home of The Home Brewing Co. which was established in 1891.

Hoppy, as usual, enjoyed the excellent offering of brews provided by Indiana City.

Black Dog Brewing 1st Anniversary Bash

Hoppy attended the 1st Anniversary Bash at Black Dog Brewing in Mooresville yesterday. It appeared that everyone was enjoying themselves partaking of the eight special beers brewed for the event, the delicious food supplied by JP’s Steakhouse, and the variety of music provided by Rob Amrhein. If you were unable to attend the event, the following images will hopefully give you an idea of what it was like.