Indiana Beer News – July 27

Big Woods Brewing’s alley adjunct, Big Woods Pizza Co., is open. A tied house just across the street will have weekly changing gourmet pizza and, of course, Big Woods Beer. In fact, they have a brewery over there and will be released Busted Knuckle ale in bombers soon.

This week’s pizza is Black and Bleu:  It's a slightly spicy, and unconventional combination of Cajun Alfredo sauce, shaved lamb, Gouda, red onions, roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, and cool creamy gorgonzola.

There’s a Hops Workshop on August 17th at Michigan State University’s school in Benton Harbor. 9am-3pm. $25. article

While you’re in that area, the Round Barn Brewery in Baroda, MI will have Grape Expectations “Malt beverage brewed with peppercorn and grape.”

Brownings in Louisville is getting a makeover and a new name – Against the Grain Brewery and Smokehouse. Still at Sluggger Field. According to their facebook page they can satisfy about any taste: Food Styles, American (New), American (Traditional), Asian Fusion, Barbeque, British, Burgers, Cajun/Creole, Caribbean, Chinese, Cuban, Diners, French, Italian, Latin American, Mexican, Pizza, Sandwiches, Seafood, Soul Food, Southern, Steakhouses, Taiwanese, Tex-Mex, Thai, Vegan, Vegetarian.

Sub-headline: Chicago-area suds scene still riding a surging wave. The Trib outlines Chicago breweries – From Chicago Beer Co. to New Chicago Brewing Co.

Brew Dog isn’t being allowed to have their beers among the over-1,000 that will be served at the Great British Beer Festival. CAMRA says they aren’t real ale. Brewdog asks “what is real all?” and accuses that CAMRA of applying different standards to domestic and imported beer (which doesn’t need to be real ale). BD’s blog

They say MDG 64 Lemonade, although planned to be available from Memorial Day to Labor Day, might disappear any day now – from the Miller catalog, since it isn’t disappearing from store shelves.

Businessweek chronicles the Fall of the House of Busch.