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Guggman Haus was voted Best Brewery in Indy by viewers of FOX59. This came just days after being named the Best Brewery in Indiana by Yelp. Hoppy believes that his visit there last Saturday may have been the catalyst for the awards! (lol)
The other finalists for the Fox59 award were Cedar Creek in Martinsville, Metazoa in Indy and Moontown in Whitestown.
Last Saturday, on what turned out to be a beautiful afternoon and evening, Hoppy visited both Centerpoint and Guggman House Breweries. His first stop was at Centerpoint, where they were celebrating the Sesquicentennial of Woodruff Place with the launch of Lamppost Lager. Hoppy being Hoppy, however, enjoyed their Blood Orange IPA at 5.2% ABV, 51 IBU. Pictures from the celebration follow:
Hoppy’s next stop was at Guggman Haus Brewing, where he enjoyed a Great Day IPA, an American IPA with citrus forward hop notes and a bready malt profile. It offers bright, fruity aromas and flavors from Citra, Galaxy and Idaho 7 hops. 6.7% ABV 75 IBU. On the Monday after Hoppy’s visit, Yelp posted their list of the top brewery in every state in the U.S., based on Yelp data. For Indiana, the top brewery listed was Guggman Haus! (See complete list here.) Pictures follow:
by Gary Dean
Indiana breweries took home nine medals at the 2022 World Beer Cup last week. The Hoosier State was the only state in the country, outside of California, that had two breweries that won at least three medals! This was accomplished by Metazoa and Sun King who each won three medals. The other Indiana medal winners were Moontown, Shoreline and ZwanzigZ. These breweries combined for a total of three gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
The World Beer Cup is organized by the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. It has taken place on a biennial basis, with the exception of 2020, when it was canceled due to COVID-19. Beginning next year this will change to an annual event..
This year’s competition included 10,542 beers from 2,493 breweries representing 57 countries and 103 beer styles. (The complete list of medal winners can be found here.) This year’s Indiana winners were as follows:
Brewery
Medal
Beer
Style
Metazoa
Bronze
Klipspringer
American Belgo
Metazoa
Bronze
Irish Setter
Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
Metazoa
Silver
Ruh Roh
Extra Special Bitter
Moontown
Gold
Follow the Lederhosen
German Style Maerzen or Franconian-Style Rotbier
Shoreline
Bronze
Beltaine
Scottish Style Ale
Sun King
Silver
Sunlight Cream Ale
Golden or Blonde Ale
Sun King
Silver
Soul Shakedown Party
Experimental Wood-Aged Beer
Sun King
Gold
Barrel Aged Churrolicious
Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
ZwanzigZ
Gold
Fulcrum Imperial Stout
American-Style Imperial Stout
Hoppy sends his congrats to the winning breweries!
Hoppy visited Klooz Brewz Brewery and Public House in Lebanon yesterday afternoon. Of particular interest in the pub, are pieces of history utilized and displayed which were found during their renovation process.
During his visit, he enjoyed their flagship IPA known as 1832 IPA. It is described as an American IPA with notes of citrus, lime and tropical flavors with a touch of cedar. It was inspired by the pioneer settler who founded Lebanon in 1832. It clocks in at a very low (for IPAs) 5% ABV but delivers bountiful flavor with its 70 IBUs.
He also sampled the following:
The Last Laugh DIPA – DDH featuring Strata, Bergamot and Mosaic hops in a juicy Double IPA. 7.5% ABV 70 IBU
Nameless DIPA – Double New England Style IPA which is juicy, dank and loaded with over 20 lbs. of hops. 8% ABV 85 IBU
While there, Hoppy ran into his friends from Indiana On Tap, who were there prepping for the upcoming Savor Lebanon Festival scheduled for May 7th. Hoppy is a member of the Indiana On Tap Tasting Society Marketplace and would recommend that you take advantage of their six month membership offer if you plan on attending Savor Lebanon. (See Here.)
Photos of the brewery and pub follow.
Last Saturday Hoppy visited the horror themed Scarlet Lane Gastropub on Bellefontaine St. in Indy. This was just after the Dorian Days and Dorian Stout Variants were still available. Hoppy partook of the following:
Dorian Millionaire Stout – w/ Sea Salt & Caramel 6% ABV 35 IBU
Double Dorian Stout – 10% ABV 20 IBU
Olga Imperial Stout – Strong Stout w/ Toffee & Chocolate Notes 11% ABV 25 IBU
He enjoyed them all, with his fave being the Olga!
Having also eaten here previously, Hoppy has a question for Executive Chef Erin Kem. When and where will you be bringing back your delicious Thai Mussels?
Photos of the pub are below:
In visits over the past several months to Deviate Brewing, on the border of Indy & Carmel, Hoppy quaffed a number of enjoyable beers, many of which deviate from the norm. These included the following:
Hop Supremacy – DDH New England IPA (Citra & Simcoe Hops) 7.7% ABV 70 IBU
Drop The Deuce – DDH New England DIPA (Simcoe & Citra Hops) 9.4% ABV
Organic Overlord – DDH New England DIPA (Simcoe & Citre Hops) 8.8% ABV
Elemental Telepathy – Marshmallow Imperial Stout 12.4% ABV
Morning Cake Routine – Coconut Cheesecake IPA with Coffee 7.7% ABV
Sleeping Monkey – Imperial Stout aged in Apple Brandy Barrel with flavors of Chocolate Milk Bubbles & Irish Cream 12.7% ABV (Available to Deviate Drinking Club Members only & I would highly recommend that they try it!)
Double Flavor Jets – Kettle Sour Double IPA 8.2% ABV
Hoppy, who is not a huge sour fan, really loved the Double Flavor Jets Kettle Sour DIPA and the flavor nuances that it offered.
Photos from Deviate Brewing follow:
