Craft Beer--Beer Events Calendar--Information
On Monday Hoppy visited the Fork + Ale House Kitchen & Brewery in Carmel. They began operation in 2019 and recently became under new, local ownership. While there, Hoppy imbibed a Bagpiper Scottish Ale clocking in at 6.9% ABV, 19 IBU.
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Hoppy visited Northern Tropics Brewing yesterday. They are a 3.5 BBL nano brewery that opened their doors in 2022. They had twenty-one of their brews on tap. While Hoppy was there, a group was experimenting with a smoker kit and torch to determine how their glasses of beer would taste with various smoke flavors added.
Hoppy sampled the following beers during his visit:
Whack Dammit Double IPA – 8.1% ABV, 85 IBU.
Mango Cream Ale – 5.3% ABV, 14 IBU
Belgian Tripel – 8.3% ABV, 32% IBU
Midnight Run Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Collaboration w/ Four “I”s Homebrew Club – Aged for 11 months in a Wellers barrel. 13.1% ABV, 68 IBU.
He also enjoyed quaffing the following pints:
Undead Ted American IPA – Brewed with Cryo Citra hops. 6.5% ABV, 50 IBU.
Ted’s Breakfast Porter – 8% ABV, 22 IBU.
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Hoppy visited The Tap Beer Bar in downtown Indianapolis last Saturday. They boast having 200+ craft beers including up to seventy on draft. That would include up to twenty of their own beers, brewed in Bloomington, and up to 50 guest tap brews.
Hoppy indulged in brunch during his visit, while also quaffing The Tap Bionic Dragon American IPA. It is described as being packed with Waimea and Mosaic hops giving a tropical, citrus and floral aroma and flavor with an assertive bitterness. 6.8% ABV, 68 IBU/
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Hoppy’s next visit was at the Centerpoint Brewing taproom in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis at the 317 BBQ location. Centerpoint lists this as a taproom, but it appears to be an outpost for both Bad Dad & Chilly Water Breweries, as well. All three breweries have four taps at this location, and all are included in the decor. They also show a loop video on a tv monitor displaying information on the three breweries.
While there, Hoppy imbibed a Birdie American IPA, from Centerpoint, described as a delicious and balanced ale brewed with Mosaic and Pacifica hop varieties that impart earthy, flora and pine notes. 6% ABV, 51 IBU.
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Hoppy visited Chilly Water Brewing’s taproom in the Broad Ripple area last week. It is a combined space with Hoagies & Hops, the owners of which have a Philadelphia background, which is evident in vibe of the establishment. Hoppy previously posted on the Chilly Water brewery location.
During the visit Hoppy quaffed a One Hop Wonder American IPA brewed with Mosaic hops and clocking in at 6.9% ABV.
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Hoppy recently visited a few taprooms of, or representing, breweries. The first of these was The Abandoned Station. This is a craft beer bar and arcade serving primarily as an outpost for Narrow Gauge Brewing out of Florissant, MO. They serve from 12-18 beers on draft most of which are from Narrow Gauge.
They opened early last year in the space formerly occupied by the A Taproom.
While there, Hoppy enjoyed the following brews:
An Emperor Fallen Flag Triple New England IPA – Described as their King Fallen Flag on steroids. It is double dry hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops. 10% ABV, 70 IBU.
An OJ Run Hazy Imperial IPA – Dry hopped with Citra, Galaxy and Amarillo hops. 8.6% ABV, 70 IBU.
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