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Coming Soon to a Brewery Near You – PORKTOBERFEST!

Tired of Oktoberfests where food is an afterthought? Then this is for you! Evil Czech Brewery in Mishawaka is presenting Porktoberfest 2025, an all-you-can-eat feast that includes pork tacos, rib tips, sliders, raw oysters on the half shell, pretzel bites, black bean soup, and a whole fire-roasted hog! You will also receive two tokens for any of their draft beers.

Cadillac Jack will be rocking the event all evening with a high-energy mix of rock, country, and crowd favorites.

The Evil Czech draft beers include the Oktoberfest Märzen Lager – 5.6% ABV • 20 IBU – Described as a classic Märzen lager, light-bodied, slightly sweet, and very crisp with a mild lingering bitterness to balance it out. Copper-orange in appearance.

Other drafts that will be pouring are: Old Prague, Corndance, Higgins’ Haze, GG Patton, Evil Czech-Munk, Static Chipmunk, Jesús, Nefarious Harbor, Bigsby, Voodoo, John the One-Eyed, Hang It in the Leuven, and Chucky’s Mistress.

This will all take place in the Evil Czech Beer Garden at 3703 North Main Street, Mishawaka, on Saturday, October 11th, 5-9pm EDT. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased here. VIP Mug Club Members can call the brewery to register and receive a complimentary ticket.

Tickets are limited, and this event sells out every year. Don’t wait — secure yours today and get ready to celebrate Porktoberfest in the Beer Garden!

You can find more information on the events calendar here.

Sun King Wins Big at 2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship

In case you missed it, Sun King Brewing won big at the U.S. Open Beer Championship again. The competition takes place annually in Oxford, OH and the results were announced in July. Sun King won Brewery of the Year in their category of brewing more than 15,000 barrels a year. They also finished second overall in the competition. They were previously named Grand National Champion in 2019 and 2022.

Congratulations are due to all of the Indiana breweries, on their eighteen medals, which are listed below.

You can find all of the results here.

Sun King Brewing – Indianapolis

Gold – Soul Shakedown Party – Rum Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold – Free Range Farmhouse Ale – Brett Beer
Silver – Sunlight Cream Ale – Golden or Blonde
Silver – Stupid Sexy Flander – Belgian Lambic
Silver – Diddy Muckle – Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Scottish Ale
Bronze – Amalfi – Experimental Ale

Moontown Brewing – Whitestown

Gold – Skoolhouse Bock – German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
Silver – Follow the Lederhosen – Marzen/Oktoberfest
Bronze – Into the Void – Robust Porter
Bronze – Dirndl Dance – Marzen/Oktoberfest

Taxman Brewing Co. – Bargersville

Gold – In the Black – Blended Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold – Port Barrel Qualified – Wine Barrel-Aged Beer

Grand Junction Brewing – Westfield

Silver – Squirrel Stampede – English Brown Ale
Bronze – Mulligan – Strong Scottish Ale

Flix Brewhouse – Carmel

Silver – Luna Rose – Fruit Wheat Beer – Raspberry
Bronze – Kilt and Dagger – Scottish Ale

Field Brewing – Westfield

Silver – Dill Pickle – Herb & Spice Beer

Ledgeview Brewing – Warsaw

Silver – Blender Bender-Berry – Fruit Wheat Beer – Mixed

Pictured below is one of the gold medal winners:

ANCHORAGE BREWING – ANCHORAGE, AK

Any visit to Anchorage would not be complete without stopping by Anchorage Brewing. This year that happened to be three stops.

The taproom has a wood-fired oven which is used by Familia on Thursday through Saturday to prepare dinners. I was only able to partake of their delicious Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies during my visits.

While there, Hoppy celebrated with the following brews:

Wolf Child Hazy Double IPA – Made with 100% Vic Secret hops. 8.4% ABV.

Star Dragon (2025) Hazy Quadruple IPA – Brewed and DDH with 100% Vic Secret hops. 11.4% ABV.

Some Kind of Something Double-Oaked Imperial Stout Blend – A variety of their favorite bourbon barrel-aged imperial stouts, blended and casked. 16% ABV.

Pictures from the visits follow:

MAGNETIC NORTH BREWING – ANCHORAGE, AK

Hoppy stopped by Magnetic North Brewing next. They opened on April 11th, 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, they were only allowed to-go can sales because of municipal emergency mandates. They currently offer a rotating selection of seasonal brews.

Hoppy drank a Staple American IPA during the visit. It is described as almost a Double IPA. 7.3% ABV, 89 IBU.

Pictures follow:

**Magnetic North Beers Displayed on TV**

SHIP CREEK BREWING – ANCHORAGE, AK

Hoppy’s next stop was in Anchorage at Ship Creek Brewing. They opened their doors in January 2024.

Their pizza looks amazing, but they were sold out during the visit.

Hoppy quaffed a Ship Faced American IPA while there. It is described as a classic, tried and true American style IPA. Shipping off notes of grapefruit citrus and pine straight to your face. Characteristic bitterness true to style, will keep you lost in your glass and pining for more. 6.2% ABV, 50 IBU.

Pictures follow:

BEARPAW RIVER BREWING – WASILLA, AK

Hoppy next visited Bearpaw River Brewing at their original location which opened in December 2015. This location is affectionately known as the “little bear”. They opened a second, and larger, location in downtown Wasilla in 2021. This tripled their brewing capacity and added wood-fired pizza to their menu.

While at the brewery, Hoppy imbibed a Humdinger Citrusy West Coast IPA. Described as having Mosaic hops take center stage, with notes of tangerine, grapefruit, & passion fruit. 6% ABV, 60 IBU.

Pictures from the visit follow:

Coming Soon to a Brewery Near You – PORKTOBERFEST!

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