Misc News – Apr 11

World Beer Cup had 3,330 entries from 642 breweries and 2,000 at the awards dinner. 7 winners from Indiana. Congratulations!

Crown Brewing Industrial Porter, Bronze, Brown Porter

Rock Bottom, Indy, Sub Zero, Old Ale

Sun King Dominator Dopplebock, Bronze, German-style Doppelbock or Eisbock

Sun King Sunlight Cream Ale, Silver, Golden or Blonde Ale

Three Floyds Behemoth, Gold, Imperial Red Ale

Upland Oktoberfest, Silver, Amercan-style Amber Lager

Upland Helios Pale Ale, Bronze, English-style Summer Ale

 

Others we can (probably) get in Indiana:

Miller Red Dog Pabst Old Style Pabst Lone Star Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen Unibroue Ephémère Dogfish Head Red & White A-B RedBridge Ommegang Biere de Mars Rogue Smoke Ale Sierra Nevada Pilsner Clipper City Heavy Seas Marzen Troegs Troegneator Pabst National Bohemian Coors Light Boulevard Pilsner Mickey's Malt Liquor Pabst Colt 45 Lakefront Riverwest Stein Full Sail Session Black A-B Landshark Asia Pacific Tiger Founders Dirty Bastard Schlafly Kolsch Widner ALT Baltika N°8 Wheat Odell Red Ale Founders Imperial Stout

Allagash White Ommegang Witte Leffe Blonde Boon Geuze Mariage Parfait Boon Oude Geuze Bruery Oude Tart Ommegang Abbey Dubbel Sam Adams New World Triple Weyerbacher Merry Monks Unibroue Fin du Monde Brooklyn Local 2 Summit Extra Pale Ale Michelob Pale Ale Clipper City Heavy Seas Pale Ale Goose Island India Pale Ale Widmer Drop Top Shepherd Neame Spitfire Redhook Mudslinger Founders Porter Russian River Porter Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout Sam Adams Irish Red Clipper City Heavy Seas Gold Ale Founders Centennial IPA BrewDog Hardcore IPA Goose Island Nut Brown Ale (See Below)

Great Crescent Brewery has officially moved to 315 Importing St., Aurora (SR 56). This is one block northeast at the corner of Importing and Mechanic. New accounts include Bourbon's and Whitey's in Lawrenceburg.

Dustin Boyer has been the bartender and guiding light at Spencer's Stadium Tavern in Indy since it opened five years ago. Friday, April 23rd will be his last day. "So, now as he leaves the tavern to join our brethren at Sun King Brewery, we hope you will join us and invite any and all of your friends who have ever patronized the tavern to join us throughout the day Friday, April 23rd, if not all day, in bellying up to the bar, ordering your favorite, tipping a glass to your faithful bartender and wishing him well as he heads toward a bright, sunny, busy, married future."

Goose Island is going to stop making Nut Brown Ale and Oatmeal Stout. At least in bottles. Still will be at the brewpubs. "In the competition for fermentation capacity, tap handles, and shelf space, Nut Brown and Oatmeal Stout have been disadvantaged by the increasing popularity of hoppy, wheat, sour, and barrel aged beer styles." The last batch of both is in stores now.

The TTB has put up guidance on Label Approval for personalized bottling – weddings, birthdays, etc.

Sun King Unveiling at Spencers

Good combination. Chef JJ, Goose the Market, Spencer's Stadium Tavern, and fresh Sun King beer. The dinner was sold out and the beer was sold out at the end. They went through 5 kegs of beer (including 30 growlers) and no telling how much food.

A second keg of Osiris Pale Ale was on tap Friday so we at least got to taste one of the five (the others will be at the Festival Saturday of course).

Osiris Pale Ale – Pleasingly bold. Both malt and hops are distinct throughout. Nugget and Cascade blend old-world and floral hops characters. Fresh but not green. An ESB in every sense of the word. It's hard to believe this was brewed just two weeks ago; but then Dave and Clay are magicians.

Here's some pictures from a community camera at the dinner. Thanks, Dustin for letting us use these.

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