Indiana Beer News – June 14

If you’re not at the National Homebrew Conference, here’s what’s happening this weekend:

• Wednesday: Tomlinson Tap Room, Indy, Rally in the Alley. 4:30-7pm
• Friday: Smokin' on the River Barbecue, Blues and Brew Festival. Jeffersonville.
• Friday: United Package Liquors Wine & Brew Fest. 7-10pm. Station Strip Center, Broad Ripple. $25/$30.
• Saturday: Smokin' on the River Barbecue, Blues and Brew Festival. Jeffersonville.
• Saturday: Batch 1000 Easy Rye-der Tapping. Ram, Downtown Indy.
• Saturday: Summer Beer Bash. S&V Liquors, Illinois Rd. Ft. Wayne. 5-8pm

Baltika Breweries web site lists Indiana Juice. “a cocktail on the basis of beer with fruit tastes. Its production started in 2005, and in two years only it has become a national brand. An innovative technology is applied in its production: alcohol isn’t added in the drink but is formed by natural fermentation of the malt basis. The cocktail is produced with two most popular tastes — "orange" and "lemon". Indiana Juice is an available qualitative drink which perfectly freshens and invigorates. It is chosen by active young men who like to spend time at the parties and feel perfect in the urban environment. Alcohol content: 7 %. Natural fruit content: not less than 10%. 0.5 litre cans.

The 2011 US hop acreage report is in. Down 1,200 acres total from 2010.

Someone has made up a beautiful US Beer Distribution spreadsheet that shows what brands are sold in what states. A must see. (thanks StlHops)

Tyranena Brewing Co. spells out why the change being shoved through Wisconsin’s statehouse is not cool. www.tyranena.com/BadNewsMotion414.pdf

Grand Rapids Brewing, around since 1993 is closing its doors this weekend. Sigh. article

Diageo, the Guinness people, are sponsoring a “foetal” alcohol syndrome education initiative. So the prohibitionists accuse them of, well, selling Guinness and Smirnoff. article