Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope your fest includes great local beer!

Wandering around Indy on the day before Thanksgiving we got a taste of a cask-conditioned ESB and the Naughty Scotty Scottish Ale at Rock Bottom downtown, the new Pilsner plus the S'No Angel Weizenbock at the RAM downtown, and the black IPA and regular IPA at Rock Bottom College Park North. Sun King offered a milk porter while Oaken Barrel served up an American Brown Ale.

The RAM pils is clean and smooth with moderate to low crisp bitterness, a very refreshing beer, while the Weizenbock, offers complexity of the bready characteristic of wheat with the deep underpinnings of a bock beer and we can love the name "S'No Angel" weighing in at 6%. Brewer Andrew tells us he's working with Great Fermentations on an upcoming homebrew competition which will lead to one lucky homebrewer having their beer on tap at the RAM.

The ESB in the cask won't last long at Rock Bottom downtown so for those loving a cask-conditioned ale now is the time! Andy Brewer Jerry's scotch ale fits the cold weather perfectly. On the Northside Brewer Liz caters to the local preference for hops as the Black IPA provides the dark deep flavor background of some roast character but explodes with hops.

The Tomlinson Tap Room opened in the Indy City Market where we can get a variety of Indiana beer on tap.

We have a LOT of great local beer to be thankful for! Enjoy!