Misc News – Oct 26

The Muncie Brewfest is covered by the Ball State Daily News.

New Albanian's beers have been available for a couple of years on both sides of the Ohio near Louisville. Now the rest of Indiana can get some since they are being distributed by Cavalier. Beak's Best Bitter, Bob's 15-B Robust Porter, and Elector Imperial Amber are currently available in kegs. More titles to follow. Cans will follow next year.

Bloomington Brewing's Java Stout gets ink in NUVO's Beer Buzz. A Release Party for the Java Stout will be held at the brewery/Lennie's Pizza on Wed, Nov 4. 5pm. Uses Sumatran Blue Lingtong coffee from Bloomington roaster Partridge & Quigley.

Upland is going Bomber. 22oz bottles of Winter Warmer, Dragonfly, Ard Ri and others are planned to be released in early December. Teddy Bear Kisses Imperial Stout will be released on Nov 9th.

The Broad Ripple Brewpub gets front page ink in the Broad Ripple Gazette about their new solar panels, the first in the area. The savings are up to 1000 gallons of hot water a day.

Newcastle Brown, now brewed in Gateshead, is to become Taddy Brown (except in name) when it moves to the John Smith brewery in Tadcaster. Roger Protz says it's more S&N's fault than Heineken. article

"I drink, therefore I am" - René Descartes via Monty Python