SCARLET LANE BREWING – McCORDSVILLE

SCARLET LANE BREWING – McCORDSVILLE

Hoppy visited the Scarlet Lane Brewery and Taproom in McCordsville on Sunday, May 15th, a day after their 8th anniversary celebration! Scarlet Lane has three other taprooms in the Indianapolis area (See the beerblogIN post on the Scarlet Lane Gastropub), is a woman owned business, and their CEO, Eilise Lane, is also their head brewer.

While there, Hoppy enjoyed the Tiberius West Coast DIPA at 8% ABV, 100IBU.

Exterior Log
Exterior
Outdoor Seating
Taps
Draft List
Tiberius DIPA
Horror Themed Decor with Brewery in Background
Decor
Decor
Decor
Decor/Seating
Decor
Decor
Decor

BLIND OWL BREWERY

BLIND OWL BREWERY

Last Saturday Hoppy visited Blind Owl Brewery in the Binford neighborhood of Indy. While there, he quaffed a None-the-Wiser IPA featuring Southern Cross, Mosaic and Cascade hops. (Each batch of their IPA is made using different hops.) This brew clocked in at 6.5% ABV, 70 IBU.

Exterior
Logo
Top of Building
Bar Area
Family Seating
Overhead Brew Tanks
Bar Area
Indoor Logo
Bocce Ball Courts and Corn Hole Area
Outdoor Patio
Draft List
Guest Draft List
None-the-Wiser IPA
Outdoor Mural

GUGGMAN HAUS WINS AGAIN!

GUGGMAN HAUS WINS AGAIN!

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.

HOPPY VISITS CENTERPOINT & GUGGMAN HAUS BREWERIES

HOPPY VISITS CENTERPOINT & GUGGMAN HAUS BREWERIES

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:

Bar Area
Seating Area
Seating Area
Draft List
Weiner Dreams Food Vendor
Outdoor Crowd & DysFUNKtion Brass Band 
Exterior

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:

The Haus That Started It All with Outdoor Seating & the Current Brewery, Taproom, Event Space & Cabin Kitchen in the Background.
Main Area Seating
Wall Mural
Historical Boyle Racing History at This Location!
Cab of Vintage Race Car Hauler
Maserati Race Car
Upcoming Events

HOOSIER BREWERS RAKE IN NINE MORE MEDALS AT THE 2022 WORLD BEER CUP

HOOSIER BREWERS RAKE IN NINE MORE MEDALS AT THE 2022 WORLD BEER CUP!

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!

KLOOZ BREWZ

KLOOZ BREWZ BREWERY AND PUBLIC HOUSE

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.

Exterior
Seating
Decor
Decor
Decor
Mural – Notice Indiana Based Sugar Creek Malt and Crazy Horse Hops
Historical Map Found During Renovation
Brewery – Notice Support For Ukraine
Bar
Back Bar
Logo & Tap Handles
Draft Listt
Draft List Continued
1832 IPA
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