PRIMEVAL BREWING WINS BIG AT 2023 INDIANA BREWERS’ CUP

Primeval won both the 2023 Indiana Brewery of the Year and the 2023 Grand Champion Brewery of the Year! Primeval Brewing won based on their strong overall showing and the fact that they had four first place finishes among their eight medals. These were for Chompinator (Strong European Beer), Titus (German Wheat and Rye Beer), My Pretty Irish Girl (British & Irish Stouts), and Spring Fling (Saison).

Sun King Brewing – Indianapolis, won the most medals at the event, nine, but only one of those was for first place, Sunlight Cream Ale (Pale American Beer). Sun King Brewing – Fishers, won an additional three medals.

Black Dog Brewing won the Best in Show Beer for their Barrel Aged Current Mood #3 Imperial Stout. They won an additional five medals, as well.

Pax Verum Brewing won four medals. One of these was a gold medal for an Indiana Ingredients Beer, Thirteen and Thirty-Two Thiolized NEIPA.

You can find the overall results here.

Hoppy’s visits to each of these breweries can be found under brewery visits on this website!

MIKERPHONE BREWING – ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

At the start of his trip to Alaska, Hoppy stopped at Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village, IL, near ORD. They released their first commercial beer, inspired by music, in 2015. In that same year, Mikerphone Brewing was awarded Best New Brewery in Illinois by Ratebeer, as well as One of the Best New Breweries in the World by Beer Advocate Magazine. They continue to produce high quality, small batch beers inspired by music. Their tasting room is equipped with two bars and patio seating.

While there, Hoppy imbibed an I Want My IPA which is brewed with Mosaic and Citra hops. It clocked in at 7.25% ABV.

Photos follow:

**Brewery Barrels with reflection on window**

**I Want My IPA in Brewery Glass Listing Mikerphone Beers**

**Guitars – Some of which are Autographed**

HOPPY VISITS THE HAMMOCK COAST, SC

Hoppy visited the Hammock Coast during the week prior to and including Memorial Day weekend. Some of the places that he visited are shown in the photos below.

**Hoppy Riding on A.J.’s Mini Cooper on the Hammock Coast**

**Enjoying an Aptly Named Indiana Beer on the Hammock Coast at Litchfield Beach**

Look for Hoppy on the Hammock Coast and Mrytle Beach, at the following establishments, as posted previously on beerblogIN:

New South Brewing – Myrtle Beach

Inlet Beer Garden – on the Marsh Walk in Murrells Inlet

Southern Hops Brewing – Murrells Inlet

Pawleys Island Tavern – Pawleys Island

Big Tuna – Georgetown

Hoppy’s next visit will be to Alaska!

TIDAL CREEK BREWHOUSE – MYRTLE BEACH, SC

On a recent visit to South Carolina Hoppy visited the Tidal Creek Brewhouse in the Market Common area of Myrtle Beach. Unlike most breweries that serve food, they serve breakfast and brunch as well as lunch and dinner. They are a coffee roastery, as well. They are a woman/veteran owned business that was established in 2018.

While there Hoppy enjoyed a Grand Strand West Coast IPA clocking in at 6.5% ABV, 60 IBU.

Pictures follow:

DAREDEVIL BREWING INDY LAGERFEST

Yesterday Hoppy attended the Indy Lagerfest at Daredevil Brewing. This event included Food Truck Friday with ten food trucks, live music, Kids Zone and 20+ breweries. It celebrated the release of two Daredevil beers – Pils, a German Style Pilsner, and a Vienna Lager. As well as Daredevil, the following Indiana breweries were represented: Big Lug, Four Day Ray, Metazoa and Windmill. It also included three breweries from Chicago, two from St. Louis and eleven from Germany. (The full list can be seen in the photos that follow.)

Hoppy enjoyed many of the lagers, but being Hoppy, he succumbed to a couple of tastes of Daredevil Lift Off, as well. It is the largest selling Indiana IPA described as having a bounty of American hops that deliver the signature clean and crisp finish of a perfectly balanced West Coast Style IPA. 7.2% ABV; 72 IBU.

Pictures from the event follow:

**One of Two Daredevil Stattions 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: