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BLACK ACRE BREWING’S FINAL DAY – INDIANAPOLIS

Another sad day for a decade’s old brewery in Indianapolis. Today not only marks the closing of Black Acre Brewing, but also their 11th anniversary celebration.

They began as a small three-barrel brew system at their taproom in the Irvington area, and eventually expanded to a 15bbl brew system in an offsite production facility on Bonna Avenue. They suffered setbacks including a fire at their taproom in December,2019, COVID-19, and its devasting effect on business, and most recently, pipes bursting at Black Acre’s production facility which damaged their reverse osmosis water filtration system. This has prevented them from brewing any more beer.

Should you be reading this today, and wish to attend, the closing/anniversary party, it will be continuing until midnight.

We wish the owners and their employees nothing but the best in their future endeavors!

Breaking News: Scarlet Lane Brewing will be taking over the taproom of Black Acre Brewing, in Irvington, in the near future. See video.

Photos from today’s event follow:

The following group of pictures show attendees at the event.

INDIANA CITY BREWING SEND-OFF – INDIANAPOLIS

It is always sad when a craft brewery closes their doors, but in this case, it is especially so. Indiana City Brewing has had a decade long run and are located in a historic building that once housed the Home Brewing Company with roots back to 1891. (Their brands included Home Brew, Columbia, and Indiana ale and porter.)

Hoppy attended a taproom takeover send-off event last night, that was hosted by the Indy Beer Meetup Group, at the brewery. (If you are not already a member, you should consider joining the Indy Beer group!)

If you wish to visit Indiana City, they expect to be open and serving beer into next week. Please check their website or give them a call to make sure that they are open.

We wish the owner and the employees nothing but the best in their future endeavors!

Pictures from the event follow: