Misc News – June 15

Bob Mack reviews Barley Island Barfly IPA.

True Brew is in the warehouse in Bloomington and you'll be able to pick it up any day now. Your favorite brewpub should have copies and Rita should have a booth at the Indiana Microbrewers Festival. Author Rita Kohn has a long schedule of events planned including the a tasting and signing at Powerhouse/Viewpoint Books in Columbus, the Indiana History Museum, and more.

You'll also be able to buy Tickets ($35) to the Microbrewers Festival starting Friday at all Indiana Breweries and at the Crown Liquors stores in Avon, Fishers, Noblesville, 86th and Township Line, 62nd and Allisonville Rd., US 31 South, 96th and Michigan Rd., and Downtown Indy. The VIP tickets ($50 that get you in an hour early) are only available online (where you can also buy the normal tickets).

Breckenridge will have it's Regal Double Pilsner (7.7%) available in Indiana in about a month.

Great Divide Belgica, Double Wit, 16th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA, and Hoss Rye Lager are out any day now. A new Wood Aged IPA, a Tripel and Smoked Baltic Porter will come in August. The brewery in Denver just added 50% to their capacity.

Stolen from Ludwig Roars, the complete Beer Festival Calendar Blog: "Pete Crowley, the award-winning brewmaster at Rock Bottom in Chicago, has moved on to another Windy City brewery, the Haymarket Pub & Brewery. Crowley and his partners hope to have the new brewery up and running by the end of this summer. The brewery is located at the southeast corner of Randolph and Halsted west of the Loop. That is the exact location of the 1886 Haymarket Affair. . ."

Steve Williams has the job you want. He's the Official Beer Taster of London. It even pays, sort of. article

The next Nobel Prize candidate: Philadelphia bar installs Self Serve Tap. article

@Lukafer: Welcome to Indy.

Brewfest 2010 (Fort Wayne) Wrap-up

Brewfest 2010 was attended by approximatley 230 people at the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Wayne. The event included a homebrew competition, rafffle drawings, silent auctions, and radio personalities. Beers available were from Mad Anthony Brewing Company, Five Star Distributors, Crown Brewing, Granite City Food and Brewery to name a few. A representative from Great Fermentations of Indiana located in Indianapolis was present along with a representative from The Brewers Art Supply store located in Fort Wayne. All-in-all a good time appeared to be had by the attendees and look forward to next year's Brewfest.

Fort Wayne Upcoming Events

Mark your calendar for the following events:

1. Belmont Beverage (Lima Road) will have a free beer tasting this Thursday, the 21st, from 4p.m.-6p.m. pouring numerous Bell's beers.
2. Brewfest 2010 will be held downtown at the Masonic Temple (216 E. Washington) on Saturday, March 20th, from 2p.m.-6p.m. The cost is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. There will also be a homebrew competition. The website for this event is: http://www.brewfestfortwayne.com/. More details will be forthcoming as they are made available.
3. Granite City Food and Brewery will have a Mug Club party on Monday, January 25th, from 5p.m.-7:30p.m. for the tapping of McK's Scottish Ale.