Misc News – May 7

Ram growler refills will be $5 during American Craft Beer Week – May 17 – 22.
Musical brewers is again being played in Indy this one centered around the Ram.

• Andian Ball has left the Ram to go to Sun King as the primary brewer.
• John Simmons has left the Ram to be a stay-at-home daddy for his new daughter for a while.
• Andrew Castner has left Oaken Barrel to be the head brewer at the Ram.
• Skip Duvall has left Alcatraz to be the assistant brewer at the Ram.
• John Treeter has moved up to full-time assistant brewer at Oaken Barrel.

Brugge's secret plan gets ink on the Indianapolis Business Journal web site. Brugge Brasserie brews plans for expansion.

People's Brewing beers on draft will be available throughout the state via World Class Cavalier Distributing.

Brewers Association releases 2010 Beer Style Guidelines.
Reuters reports a study that says Moderate drinking linked to lower diabetes risk. "Our results indicate that ... moderate drinkers with the most healthy lifestyle behaviors ... had a lower chance of developing diabetes compared with subjects with these healthy lifestyle behaviors who did not drink,"

How many things can you find wrong with the YouTube video How to Pour Beer?