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BREWERS OF INDIANA GUILD WINTERFEST
Hoppy attended the 14th Annual Winterfest yesterday and he had a fun time enjoying the party atmosphere, with thousands of others, while imbibing excellent craft brews from the largest selection of beers available at any Indiana brewery festival. (Some of the beers scheduled to be on tap.)
Pictures from the event follow:
Time is running out to purchase tickets, at advance ticket pricing, for the Winter Woodlands and Winterfest events.
What better time to show your support for the Brewers of Indiana Guild while also supporting Joy’s House and/or The Arts Federation, while having an enjoyable time sampling some of the best beers available anywhere!
The craft brewing industry has been severely hurt and is still recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is evidenced by the closing of breweries such as Black Acre and Indiana City in Indianapolis. There have also been cancellation of beer festivals, including the Oregon Brewers Festival, recognized as one of the top beer festivals in the world.
As craft beer lovers, let’s get out there and show support for our beloved Indiana Breweries and the Brewer’s Guild of Indiana!
Another sad day for a decade’s old brewery in Indianapolis. Today not only marks the closing of Black Acre Brewing, but also their 11th anniversary celebration.
They began as a small three-barrel brew system at their taproom in the Irvington area, and eventually expanded to a 15bbl brew system in an offsite production facility on Bonna Avenue. They suffered setbacks including a fire at their taproom in December,2019, COVID-19, and its devasting effect on business, and most recently, pipes bursting at Black Acre’s production facility which damaged their reverse osmosis water filtration system. This has prevented them from brewing any more beer.
Should you be reading this today, and wish to attend, the closing/anniversary party, it will be continuing until midnight.
We wish the owners and their employees nothing but the best in their future endeavors!
Breaking News: Scarlet Lane Brewing will be taking over the taproom of Black Acre Brewing, in Irvington, in the near future. See video.
Photos from today’s event follow:
The following group of pictures show attendees at the event.
It is always sad when a craft brewery closes their doors, but in this case, it is especially so. Indiana City Brewing has had a decade long run and are located in a historic building that once housed the Home Brewing Company with roots back to 1891. (Their brands included Home Brew, Columbia, and Indiana ale and porter.)
Hoppy attended a taproom takeover send-off event last night, that was hosted by the Indy Beer Meetup Group, at the brewery. (If you are not already a member, you should consider joining the Indy Beer group!)
If you wish to visit Indiana City, they expect to be open and serving beer into next week. Please check their website or give them a call to make sure that they are open.
We wish the owner and the employees nothing but the best in their future endeavors!
Pictures from the event follow:
The last visit for Hoppy, on the weekend, was at Triton Brewing Co. and Bistro in Lawrence. They were established in 2011 and are located at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
While there, Hoppy quaffed a Rail Splitter IPA which is described as a fresh golden brew with noticeable citrus and floral aromas balanced on a nice malty backbone with a dry finish. It is 7.0% ABV; 70 IBU.
Photos follow:
Hoppy’s next visit on the weekend was at 2Toms Brewing in Fishers. Having visited their brewery in Fort Wayne, he had yet to visit their location in Fishers. It opened in July of last year and is located in the space that formerly housed Redemption Alewerks. 2Toms is currently operating it as a taproom/restaurant with the beer being brewed in Fort Wayne. They have sixteen beers on draft, as well as offering some of their beers in cans.
While there, Hoppy enjoyed a Harvest Storm 2022, which is their annual wet hopped American IPA. This year it was brewed with Chinook and MI Copper hops. They describe it as having bright grapefruit and earthy dank resin flavors. 7% ABV; 195 IBU!!!???
Photos are below:
