Indiana Beer News – June 21 – Part 2

Tom Stilabower tells us that only 4 commercial breweries have registered their beers for the Indiana State Fair Brewers Cup. Four. A) YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR BEERS REGISTERED ONLINE BY FRIDAY, 7pm. THAT’S 3 DAYS FROM NOW. B) You can bring your bottles to Sun King on Saturday if you are coming to the Phoenix Theater Brew-Ha-Ha.

The Brewers of Indiana Guild has a new website. Nice list of beers.

Twisted Crew Brewing Co. 755 W. Second St. Seymour. Indiana. Tyler Kimbrell, Terry and Suzannah Miller. They opened June 4th and nobody noticed except the local paper.

“On tap currently are Drop Dead Red, an amber beer, Frothy Mothy, a blonde beer, Bust A Nut, a brown beer, and Sinister Stout, a stout.

Growlers are $16, refills are $12, empty pints are $5 and empty growlers are $6. In addition, T-shirts with the Twisted Crew Brewing Company logo are $15 and koozies are $2.50.

Hours of operation may change, but right now the company is open on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.”

True Brew has won 2nd in The National Federation of Press Women’s 2011 Communications Contest.

“Nuvo senior writer Rita Kohn captured second place in the National Federation of Press Women's 2011 Communications Contest for her book, "True Brew," a guide to craft beer in Indiana. Kohn writes the beer column for Nuvo, the Indianapolis alternative newsweekly. She won in the category of non-fiction book, general.

Her book came in first in the Woman's Press Club of Indiana communications contest and was sent on to the national competition. WPCI is an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women. Kohn's book competed with first-place winners from 26 other NFPW affiliates for the national award. It will be presented at the NFPW national conference Sept. 8-10”.