J.K. O'Donnell's Irish Ale House/New Day Meadery - June 9

On Tuesday, June 28th, from 6p.m.-8p.m., "JK O'Donnells is hosting New Day so you can enjoy a Mead dinner in your neighborhood! And not just any dinner, a six course tasting menu pairing our handcrafted wines with Chef Will's creativity, and food provided by your neighboring farmers and ranchers. Is there a better way to spend a Tuesday evening? Tickets are $35 plus tax and gratuity." Call J.K. O'Donnell's at 260-420-5563 for reservations or for more information about this event.

Fort Wayne News - June 4

Cap n' Cork (10020 Lima Rd.) free beer tasting (21 yrs. old & over) today from 5p.m.-7p.m. Some of the beers being poured will be from New Holland Brewing Co., Goose Island, Tyranena, and Leinenkugel. Come out and sample some beers and perhaps find a new summer beer to enjoy.

J.K. O'Donnell's Irish Ale House currently has Upland Ard Ri and Southern Tier Oaked Unearthly on their rotating taps.

Mad Anthony has Summer Daze, Imperial Stout and Pale Dopplebock on tap.

800 Degrees currently has on tap: Bells Oberon, Victory St. Boistorious, Dogfish Head Midas Touch, Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron, Stone Sublimely Self-Rightous Ale, and Stone Cali-Belgique IPA.

Upcoming Fort Wayne Events

Friday, April 23rd - Free beer tasting at Cap n' Cork (Covington Plaza) from 5p.m.-7p.m. Stop by and sample some beers and perhaps find a new favorite beer for summer drinking.

Monday, April 26th at J.K. O'Donnell's Irish Ale House - Belgian Beer Dinner from 6p.m.-8p.m. Cost is $35 plus tax and gratuity and seating is limited. Stop in at J.K.'s or call them at (260)420-5563 to sign up for this event.

Fort Wayne News

J.K. O'Donnell's currently has Clipper City Holy Sheet on tap and served in 1/2 pts. due to the ABV (9%).

800 Degrees currently has Rogue John John Ale on tap.

Cap n' Cork (Covington Plaza)(see calendar) is having a beer tasting tomorrow evening. There will be beers from Dogfish Head, Bluegrass Brewing Co., Rogue, Unibroue to name a few. Bring a friend (21 yrs. old or over) and sample some beers and perhaps find a new favorite beer!

Fort Wayne Happenings

Cap n' Cork (www.capncork.com) (Lima Rd.) Irish beer tasting March 12th from 5p.m.-7p.m. Also beers from Bells, Rogue, Three Floyds to name a few.

Currently on tap at 800 Degrees - Bells Third Coast, Bells Two Hearted, Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout, Dogfish Head Indian Brown, Peroni, and Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Mad Anthony Brewing Company will serve their FIRST EVER cask conditioned beer on March 12th starting at 4p.m. This beer will be their Hop X which is an Imperial Style IPA. Pints will be available for $5 and mugs for $4.75. Quantities are limited so get there early!

Mad Anthony Brewing Company (Ft. Wayne, Auburn and Warsaw) will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day with some irish foods along with Green "Gabby Blonde" Lager, "Irish Red" Ale and "Harry Baal's Irish Stout. Each location will also feature live music.

J.K. O'Donnell's will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day this year both outdoors with a tent and live music from 5p.m.-11p.m. for those of all ages (cover charge of $5 for everyone 13 yrs. and over and free to those 12yrs. and younger. The pub will be open for those 21 yrs. and over from 11a.m.-1.a.m. with no cover charge.

Fort Wayne and other North news

I recently had the distinct opportunity of drinking the Brooklyn Local 2 from Brooklyn Brewery of Brooklyn, NY at J.K. O’Donnell’s Irish Ale House (Fort Wayne) and here are my notes about this wonderful beer - Corked and caged bottle. Small tan head with excellent retention, one ring of lacing, opaque, no visible carbonation, and a dark brown hue. The aroma came together very nicely-malt, caramel, dark fruits, spicy, and some notes of honey. The flavor was not to be outdone-malty, caramel, some notes of honey, dark fruits, spicy, and the ABV was present but not overly so at 9%. Tingly mouth feel and medium bodied. A very, very nice beer indeed! Nicely balanced and a sipping beer for sure. More than worthy of a try, would drink this again if it comes my way, and this is not a beer to be taken lightly.

Some news taken from the latest Mad Anthony Brewsletter

• “Mug Club members! Join us Wednesday June 3rd for the tapping of our summer seasonal, "Summer Daze Wheat." This beer is brewed with a hypnotic blend of wheat, honey, caramel malt, and various natural aromatics. This annual ale is substantial in character yet remains light, crisp, and refreshing. All mug club members are invited to join us from 5-7pm as we tap the first keg of the season and as usual there will be complimentary food.”
• “Stop by the newest Mad Anthony location in Elkhart IN and check out their newly opened Beer Garden. This is a great spot to enjoy a hand crafted beer while enjoying great atmosphere, sunshine, and great food. The Elkhart location is also accepting reservations for their banquet room. Able to accommodate parties up to 60 people, we can provide a customized menu, large screen tv, AV equipment, which makes this the perfect location for a large party or that perfect place to host your business meetings.”
• “This years Mad Anthony Golf Outing and Octobeerfest will be held on the weekend of Sept 18th & 19th. This years golf outing will be held on Friday at Bridgewater East Golf Club and The Octobeerfest Celebration will be held on Saturday the 19th from 2 - 6PM. Watch for more details as they become available.”
• “Each brew we do in our production brewery yields 32 kegs or 496 gallons of Hand - Crafted Ales. The production brewery is averaging 2 brews per week.”

Crown Brewing (Crown Point, IN) currently has on tap:Special Force Ale which is an American Style IPA, Smokestack Amber Ale which is an American Amber Style Ale, Celtic Pride Irish Stout, and Crown Town Brown Ale.

Ft Wayne and other news from the North

J K O'Donnells Irish Ale House (Fort Wayne) - Now has Ommegang Rare Vos on tap and this Friday they will have a case of Brooklyn Local 2 for consumption. According to their Bar Manager, Fritz Hoffman, they will have the only case of this beer in Northeast Indiana. This reporter will definitely be making a visit to J.K.’s for both of these beers on Friday!

The Trion Tavern (New Haven) - The next twenty (20) taps were installed this week and beginning June 1st the tap list will include the following beers per Greg the owner:

Oberon
Alpha King
Brugge Tripel de Ripple
Southern Tier Unearthly
BBC Jefferson’s Reserve
Red’s Rye
DFH 90 Minute
Bells Best Brown
Bells Two Hearted
Bells Hopslam
Victory Hop Wallop
BBC Nut Brown
Lindeman's Framboise
Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence
Delirium Tremens
Brooklyn Monster
Founders Porter
Breckenridge 471 IIPA

Also, to celebrate the addition of the above-mentioned beers, the following list of beers will be tapped on June 1st:

Two Brothers Cane and Ebel
Founders Cerise
FFF’s Dreadnaught
DFH 120 Minute
Mad Anthony IPA
Warbird Shanty Irish
Ommegang
Rouge Grand Cru
FFF’s Blackheart

A list of the latest offerings at Belmont's (Lima Road, Fort Wayne):

Brugge Black, White
3 Floyds Brian Boru Irish Red Ale, Broo Doo Harvest Ale, Rabbid Rabbit Saison, Behemoth Barleywine
Dogfish Head Red & White, Palo Santo Marron Brown Ale
Hoppin' Frog IPA, Boris the Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout
Moylans IPA, Moylander Double IPA
Avery Mephistopheles Stout, The Beast Grand Cru Ale, New World Porter
Dark Horse Perkulator Dopplebock, Fore Smoked Stout
Van Steenburge Gulden Draak
Konig Ludwig Weissbier
Guinness 250th Anniv. Beer
Bells Lager of the Lakes
New Belgium 1554 Black Ale, Fat Tire Amber Ale, and Mothership Wit Wheat Beer

Crown Brewing is celebrating American Craft Brew Week by offering $3 pints from May 11-17.