Indiana Beer News

HOOSIER BREWERIES SHINE AT BEST OF CRAFT BEER AWARDS!

The Best of Craft Beer Awards (BOCBA) 2025 took place last weekend in Redmond, Oregon. Fifty international judges determined the winners of the total of 135 gold, silver and bronze medals in the competition. Over 1,200 entries were judged in arriving at the medal recipients. As you might expect, due to the location of the event, most of the entries and award winners were from the West Coast states of Washington, Oregon and California. They accounted for a total 90 medals. Indiana breweries received a total of 7 medals, which was almost double that of any other state, not on the West Coast! The complete list of medalists can be found here.

The winners and the categories in which they won are as follows:

Bier Brewery – Dark Lagers – Night Lager – Gold

Bier Brewery – Flavored Beers – Pumpkin Ale – Bronze

Flix Brewhouse – Classic and Specialty Saisons & Farmhouse Beers – Flix Farmhouse – Gold

Flix Brewhouse – Fruit & Field Beers – Luna Rosa – Gold

Moontown Brewing – German & American Wheat Beers – Hefczkowski – Bronze

Moontown Brewing – Amber Lagers – Follow the Lederhosen – Bronze

Moontown Brewing – Hop Forward Lagers – 86th Meridian – Bronze

Congrats to the winning breweries!

CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE & WORLD BEER CUP COMING TO INDY!

The 2025 Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup is coming to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis! This is America’s largest gathering for the alcohol beverage industry. The events are occurring from April 28th through May 1st. For best pricing for the events, you must register before February 27th. The Conference includes not only speakers and seminars, but also BrewExpo America, which is the largest brewing and alcohol beverage trade show in the U.S.

The Craft Brewers Conference stated that choosing Indianapolis for the events was “a no-brainer–and long overdue,” and that “this dynamic city boasts aย thriving craft beer scene, excitingย urban adventures, and endless opportunities for nighttime fun, promising an unforgettable CBC week.”

For detailed information on the Craft Brewers Conference click here.

The World Beer Cup is described as the most prestigious beer competition in the world and “the Olympics of beer!” Their Awards Ceremony will take place on May 1st. There are volunteer positions available from April 26th through April 28th to assist in the competition. These roles include Stewards: responsible for delivering entries to judges, pulling entries for pouring (critical for delivery), and Back of the House: responsible for moving entries, sorting and compiling entries (the brawn of the operation). The deadline for volunteer applications is February 26th. If interested, you should DM Simon Kowalski here.

For detailed information on the World Beer Cup click here.

Both of the events are organized by theย Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated toย small and independent American brewers, their beers, and the community of brewing enthusiasts.ย 

SCARLET LANE BREWING CLOSES

Scarlet Lane Brewing shuttered operations. They enjoyed 10+ years and had as many as five locations in the greater Indy area, at one time. They became known as “The Official Beer of Horror” and included a dungeon for Indianapolis icon, Sammy Terry, at their brewery, and original location, which closed yesterday. (Their four taprooms had closed previously.) For more information see the Facebook post from CEO, Elise Lane, at 12:25pm yesterday.

Hoppy visited them on their final day of operation. A few pix from the visit follow:

Taproom
Taproom
Draft Board

SIMON FLOYD, 3 FLOYDS CO-FOUNDER PASSES AWAY

Simon Floyd, who founded 3 Floyds Brewing with his father, Mike and brother, Nick, passed away on December 22nd. They began brewing in 1996 in Hammond and moved to Munster in 2000. Simon is remembered, not only for his connection to 3 Floyds, but also for being an excellent chef and a kind and generous individual. (See The Times of Northwest Indiana Article.)

3 Floyds was ranked the 20th largest craft brewery by the Brewer’s Association last year. They have also been named the Number 1 craft brewery in the world by RateBeer, five times!

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