Three Floyds says Bye Bye to their old bottling line.
Upland has two new reps that started yesterday. Cari Crowe has left her job as Beer Manager at Kahn's to sell Upland in the Indianapolis, Lafayette, and Muncie areas. Amy Crook, likewise, has left Nuvo to cover the rest of Indiana, Chicago, and Southern Wisconsin. Amy also did invaluable work on the Microbrewers Festival committee over the past few years. Say "hi" when they stop in your store, you'll be talking to enthusiastic beer folks.
Final reminder. Entries for the Indiana State Fair Brewers Cup Competition are due in by June 25th. That's Thursday. Get the forms from the web site and turn in your beers in at Crown Liquors, Fishers; Lafayette Brewing Co.; or Sahara Mart in Bloomington.
Per Jason Larrison: "Those submissions will be sorted and organized in advance of the judging. And the organizers need around 20 volunteers. The organizing work will occur on Saturday, June 28th, starting at 9am, in Bloomington. I have it on good authority that food and beer will be included. If you are interested, please contact <silver medalist> John Morrical at jmorrica@sbcglobal.net. These activities are usually a fun time and a great chance to meet other like minded craft beer enthusiasts."
The Ram's Wit has come to term nicely after we raved about it over a month ago. It's properly cloudy. Big citric orangeyness. Very dry but non-bitter finish - intriguing. Made with orange peel in the boil, coriander, and chamomile. Sadly, this is the last beer made with the fabled 777 yeast that has been used by 4 breweries. Happily they made a double batch and it should be available through July. Coming up, an Irish Stout. After that, something secret for Gencon.
Victory Wild Devil Belgian Amber Ale should be in Indiana by the end of the month.
The Hoosier Beer Geeks interview Valgeir Valgeirsson of Ölvisholt Brugghús, Iceland.
As you know, Indiana, Georgia, and Connecticut are the only states to deny carry-out on Sunday. Connecticut allows Sunday sales if July 4th is a Saturday. article . . . Or maybe, just maybe, the $15-$20mil the state could take in on Sundays may make the ban archaic in the scramble for tax dollars. Cash squeeze may bring Sunday liquor sales.
Beer served on Father's Day to any father who will get off the couch and go to church. article appropriately at Thank Heaven For Beer
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Anthony Willis writes "I am a Michigan resident and here in Michigan we have a Michigan Beer Guide magazine that is published monthly to promote Michigan Beer. . . I believe a magazine would go a long way to support Microbreweries/brewpubs in Indiana."
We reply: "Rex Halfpenny has done a great job with the Michigan Beer Guide for, what, 9 years now? It takes a lot of bravery to go into something like that on a full-time basis with ad revenue as your main income. Have to admire Rex, the Alstroms, Tony Forder (Ale Street News), Bill Metzger (Brewing News) and plenty of others who have accomplished this in print.
Unfortunately none of us chicken Hoosiers have done it and I don't know of anyone down here with that kind of ambition. Including me. The Brewers of Indiana Guild isn't big enough to hire someone for a print mag but the tri-fold flyers B.I.G. has out (with the wheat on the front) are in Interstate rest stops and, of course, all the brewpubs.
IndianaBeer.com doesn't have the expense of paper, printing, distribution, fancy graphics editing, or deadlines. We do get expense reimbursement from World Class Beverages. Can't lose money, just time; and what better way to lose time than doing what you like to do?
Bob.
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