Craft Beer--Beer Events Calendar--Information
Hoppy visited two nearby nano breweries in Asheville, North Carolina this Summer. The first of these was New Origin Brewing which has a 4.16 overall rating on Untappd! Here he enjoyed a Birthday Stacks Whiskey Barrel-Aged Florida Style Stout conditioned on Moose Mountain Maple Syrup from Vermont. It clocked in at 12.5% ABV.
Hoppy visited Sierra Nevada Brewing in Mills River, NC this summer. Here he had a flight of the following beers:
Dankful IPA – A hop-forward West Coast IPA that supports nonprofits working in their communities. 7.4% ABV; 55 IBU
Barrel-Aged Life and Limb (2022) – An American Imperial/Double Brown Ale having roasted malt caramel-like and chocolate-like characters and a medium hop flavor. 12.8% ABV: 20 IBU
Barrel-Aged Oro De Roble – A tequila barrel-aged golden ale with oak, bready, vanilla and tequila flavors. 11% ABV; 35 IBU
Hoptimum (2022) – An intense triple IPA made with Amarillo, BRU-1, Pahto and Simcoe hops. 11% ABV; 75 IBU
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Hoppy visited the town of Girdwood, Alaska this summer where he stopped by Girdwood Brewing. (It is located near Alyeska Ski Resort.} There he enjoyed a No Woman, No Cryo Hazy IPA. It clocked in at 7.5% ABV, 50 IBU. Pictures follow:
Another must visit in Girdwood is the Double Musky Inn, home of “the best steak in America,” per Jill Cordes of the Food Network. and here it is!
Indiana brewers won seven medals at the recent 2022 Great American Beer Festival held in Denver, CO.
The winners are as follows:
Gold Medal:
Guggman Haus of Indianapolis for “Winner’s Milk Jug” in the Sweet Stout or Cream Stout Category.
Silver Medal:
Black Dog Brewing of Mooresville for “Saison” in the Brett Beer specialty cited by Category sponsor Wyeast Laboratories.
Sun King of Indianapolis for “Soul Shakedown Party,” Experimental Wood-Aged beer.
Bronze Medal:
Danny Boy Beer Works of Carmel for “Danny Brau,” a German-style Doppelbock or Eisbock.
FLIX Brewhouse of Carmel for ”Inside the Moon” Stout.
Hop River Brewing of Fort Wayne for “Every Hop is Sacred” in the English Mild or Bitter category.
Taxman Brewing Company of Bargersville for “La Maison,” American-Belgo Style Ale.
Although not as impressive a win for Hoosier breweries as in the past two years, it still shows that Indiana has a vibrant, quality beer community!
Hoppy also visited Traders Brewing on Saturday. It is located on the NW side of Indianapolis in an Industrial Park off of Zionsville Rd. Here Hoppy sampled a Sour Ale and Pale Ale before imbibing an IPA. The information on each beer is listed below:
Kettle Sour Vol. 3 – 4.7% ABV, 5 IBU
Building 1 Pale Ale described as a dark, earthy pine smash pale with Simcoe hops. It is 5.6% ABV, 40 IBU.
Badass IPA is brewed with a simple grain bill to accentuate the hops – dry hop additions of Simcoe and Citra add the flavor and dankness the hopheads love. It is 7.5% ABV, 80 IBU.
As you are probably aware, Quaff On Brewing offerings are available at all Big Woods and Hard Truth locations as they are all part of the same company. Hoppy paid his first visit to the Indy Garage Food Hall location of Hard Truth Distilling on Saturday.
While there he quaffed a QTFO! IPA. It is described as having a solid malt backbone with a hop punch and aroma that follows through to the palate. It is 6.5% ABV, 75 IBU.
