Bloomington's Jason Mundy sends this along to other homebrew clubs: "501(c)7 Homebrew Clubs Must File With IRS By Oct. 15 From the article, it appears homebrew clubs are in danger of losing their tax exempt status if they have not filed taxes in the past three years. Friday is the deadline to avoid this."
Rock Bottom, 86th St, Indy unleashed Liz's Pumpkin Pie Spice ale last night and also celebrated her GABF medal.
- Pumpkin Ale - Not overpowering, bitter trumps sweet in the long finish. Filling. Pretty darn good.
- Liz also brewed a 2nd batch of Naked Oatmeal Stout (see list of silver medal winners at GABF). The first batch had the effect of lightening distinctly during the quaffing. This batch is more dark chocolate that hangs on in the finish.
- She also has a Bourbon Vanilla Brown on the hand-pull that has been nicely aged to a vanilla oak nose that strengthens in the taste and gives a sweet honey-like finish.
- Merry Prankster is a 7.2% Double Red where the malt and all get doubled for a big bitter finish.
- Next Stout up for Liz will be an Imperial Stout that may just be the Replicale for the B.I.G. Winterfest. That's just a rumor.
What to do during these nice autumn days (plus lots of tastings listed on the calendar):
- Ongoing - Lupulin Land Harvest Hopcoming continues. New Albanian's Public House.
- Thurs, Oct 14 - Tapping of Pumpkin Ale at Rock Bottom, Downtown Indy. 6pm
- Thurs, Fri - Big Red Liquors Annual Beer Festival. Bloomington Convention Center. 6-9pm
- Fri, Oct 15 - Whisky and Fine Spirits Expo. Montage, Indianapolis. w/ Vine and Table. $50/$85 VIP.
- Sat, Oct 16 - Ram Oktober-Feast Brewer's Dinner. 4:30pm. $35 Resv at 317-955-9900
- Sat - Kahn's North Store Grand Opening. 1-4pm. 86th & Township Line Rd. Indy.
- Sat - Riley Ridge Homebrew Brew-In. Lanesville, IN. All day. Free malt and food.
- Sat - Fauxtoberfest by Tuxedo Park Brewers homebrew store. 3-11pm. 1139 Shelby St. Indy. $21
- Mon - Patrick's Kitchen Oktoberfest beer sampling. Zionsville. 6 beers + German food. $35/$45. 317-733-8755
Oaken Barrel's current seasonal is an Irish Stout.
New Albanian's 8th Anniversary Ale will be tapped today at 3pm at the Public House. 8%. 80 IBU. 8 malts, 8 hops. blog entry
Bloomington's Butler Winery has 15% off everything through next Monday (the 18th). Except Glass bottles and Malt Extracts are 10% off. Bulk grain is 20% off.
Kahn's Indy Northside store is open. 86th & Township Line Rd.
Some articles by Quality Wine and Ale Supply of Elkhart: A Few Tips For Brewing High Alcohol Beer, On A Budget? Get A Beer Brewing Kit And Make Your Own Beer!
Stone Lucky Bastard (or Lukcy Basartd), a blend of Arrogant, Oaked Arrogant and Double, will be released in bottles next month.
Great beer names: Cascade Brewing is doing Vlad the Imp-Aler and Bourbonic Plague.
Lew Bryson muses on the announced Yuengling expansion into Memphis.
Silly concepts: The 50 Most Fattening Beers – Comparing calories, carbs, and ABV. Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss is #1?
One for Oprah's book club: Does My Butt Look Big in This Beer? Nutritional Values of 2,000 Worldwide Beers.
The official SABMiller vision of brewing in 20 years. Hint: it involves what looks like an oil tanker.
The winner: 19 beers.
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