CONGRATS ARE DUE TO INDIANAPOLIS BREWERIES, ESPECIALLY KISMETIC, GUGGMAN HAUS & SUN KING

CONGRATS ARE DUE TO INDIANAPOLIS BREWERIES, ESPECIALLY KISMETIC, GUGGMAN HAUS & SUN KING

USA TODAY recently had a number of Top Ten lists relative to beer in the United States. Indianapolis was ranked third in the Best Beer City competition. (Indy has been close to the top for the last few years.) For the best beer city results click here.

Kismetic Brewing finished 2nd in the country in the ten best new breweries category. Those results can be found here.

Guggman Haus Brewing captured 2nd in the best beer garden results. This ranking can be found here.

Sun King Brewing garnered 5th place for their Indy Pale Ale in the best beer label category. For those results click here.

You can find more information relative to each of these breweries buy doing a search on beerblogIN.com.

BREWS ON THE BOULEVARD – CARMEL

BREWS ON THE BOULEVARD – CARMEL

Last Saturday Hoppy attended the Brews on the Boulevard Festival in Carmel at Midtown Plaza and the Monon Trail. It is different than some beer festivals in that you could also purchase pints of beer, four packs, six packs and swag from the breweries present, as well as enjoy the unlimited samples included in the admission. 2023 was the second year for the festival.

Self-explanatory pictures from the festival follow.

ANCHORAGE BREWING – ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

ANCHORAGE BREWING – ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

In Anchorage, Hoppy visited Anchorage Brewing. His visit there last year can be seen here. This year he spent time in their outdoor seating area and on the rooftop, both of which he did not see on his last visit.

While there, he imbibed a No Answer Imperial Stout/Black Barleywine Blend which was double and triple cooled for 20 months in a blend of 15 year Calumet Farms, Willett, Willett Rye and Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels. It was 15% ABV.

He also drank a No Salvation Saison with Brettanomyces fermented in oak foeders with two proprietary strins of Brettanomyces and Saison yeast. Dry hopped with Strata and Mosaic Hops. This was 6.5% ABV.

Pictures follow.

Draft Board
No Answer Imperial Stout/Black Barleywine Blend
Rooftop View
Rooftop
Rooftop
Coolship Inside Rooftop Building (reflection off of window)
Coolship Definition
Outdoor Seating View From Above
Heading Downstairs
Outside Seating/Firepit
Seating
Guests Enjoying Outdoors
Outdoor Decor
Outdoor Decor/Seating
Outdoor Decor

KENAI RIVER BREWING – SOLDOTNA, ALASKA

KENAI RIVER BREWING – SOLDOTNA, ALASKA

The next stop was in Soldotna at Kenai River Brewing. They opened in 2006, and twelve years later they had expanded into a new facility, including adding a restaurant and a new canning system. While there Hoppy drank both the following:

Vic Secret Single Hop IPA – Described as being brewed with Vic Secret hops from Australia, with flavor and aroma of Big Pineapple, Passionfruit and Pine. Silky smooth! It clocked in at 7.6% ABV, 67 IBU.

Vic Secret Imperial Rye Pale Ale – This was also brewed exclusively with Australian Vic Secret hops. Described as having a mellow boozy start and a lingering hop presence on the finish. This one clocked in at 10.5% ABV, 95 IBU.

Pictures follow.

Exterior
Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) is There to Greet You!
Bar
Tap Handles
Draft Board
Vic Secret Single Hop IPA
Behind the Bar
Brewery
Seating/Decor
Seating/Decor
Wall Decor
Merchandise
Outdoor Seating

Outdoor Seating

BROKEN OAR OYSTER BAR – HOMER, ALASKA

BROKEN OAR OYSTER BAR – HOMER, ALASKA

Hoppy next visited the Broken Oar Oyster Bar which is a cozy bar on the Homer Spit with a nice view of Kachemak Bay. It is in a building named the Kachemak Mariculture Center. While there, they were serving draft beers from Matanuska Brewing out of Palmer, Alaska.

Hoppy enjoyed a Long Track IPA described as boasting a big clean citrus and tropical hop aroma accompanied by a slightly sweet malt finish. It clocked in at 6.7% ABV, 55 IBU.

Images follow.

Exterior
View from Bar with Tap Handles, Patio Seating and Kachemak Bay
Closer-up View
Interior
Draft List
Stickers on Air Vent Including Hoppy
Merchandise Display

SALTY DAWG SALOON – HOMER, ALASKA

SALTY DAWG SALOON – HOMER, ALASKA

Who goes to Homer without stopping at the Salty Dog Saloon?! The Salty Dawg opened in 1957, two years before Alaska became a state. Its beginnings as a building, however, was as one of the first cabins built in Homer, in 1897, shortly after Homer became a town site. (For more information on its history click here.) It is located on the Homer Spit.

The Saloon has a full bar but only has beer in bottles and cans (no drafts) and does not serve food. They only accept cash, but an ATM is onsite. Bring an extra dollar to hang on the wall!

While there, Hoppy drank an Alaskan Brewing Icy Bay IPA, out of Juneau. It is made from glacier-fed water and a blend of Cascade, Bravo, Calypso, Summit and Apollo hops and premium two-row pale and specialty malts. It is 6.2% ABV, 65 IBU.

Photos follow.

Exterior
Seating
Bar
Bar
Outdoor Seating
Pool Room
Stickered ATM
It’s Hoppy!
Salty Dawg at Sunset
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