4-28 Never Summer Ale, the strong ale that one Gold at the 2004 World Beer Cup can be pre-ordered from Cavalier distributing in six packs and kegs. Contact cavalierdist@sbcglobal.net.
Just got this from Mike DeWeese: Dick's Bodacious BarBQ Broad Ripple Going out of business sale. From now through May 7 most everything is $2. $2 Sandwiches, $2 drafts including micros. $1 ribs.
The Rock Bottom on north 86th St, (Willow Lane) Indianapolis, has on tap right now Catcher in the Rye which has a bit of rye dryness in an amber ale. They also have two handpulls, now with cask conditioned Red and a Vanilla Stout.
Ram, downtown Indy, is ready for the Fire Chief's convention with 4 beers newly put on tap. They're brewing a summer session Copper Ale right now that will replace the Maibock. Look for the Light beer at Ram to rotate between a Vienna Lager, a Bohemian Pils, a Kölsch, and a Cream Ale. In June, look for some Doppelbock that is sitting right now in a Jack Daniels barrel. The Ram Indy Blonde can be had at the Indians baseball games by the way.
- Prometheus (??????????) ESB. It's a 6% unfiltered amber bitter with some late drying bitterness.
- Vienna Amber. About 4.7%. With a hoppy dry finish.
- Dave's signature Maibock, always the best in Indiana (proven by the gold medal it earned at last year's State Fair). Tweaked this year with a bit more caramel malt and 7% ABV. There isn't enough to last more than a couple of weeks though, so catch it now.
Each year, in July, most of the brewers in the state make their version of a Replicale. This year's Dave Colt has created a recipe for a Indiana Farmhouse Saison using Summit hops, an experimental strain of Belgian yeast from White Labs, and the addition of Hickory Shagbark Syrup from Trafalger, Indiana. Should be interesting.
The Rock Bottom in downtown Indy is rapidly coming back to sanity under new Head Brewer Jerry Sutherlin. There will be a Vienna Amber for Cinco de Mayo. On tap now:
- Fire Chief. The 10th annual release of this American Red. 5.3%.
- This month's wheat is a spiced up American Hefe with some orange peel and coriander. It has a nice pear/apple tartness.
- The "Predecessor" Barley Wine is still on tap from January and it's getting better all the time. It's only 8.5% but has the strong complexity it should have. There are still a couple of BBLs in the serving tank and kegs could be made available.
- The handpull has a cask conditioned Brown Ale that is dry hopped with East Kent Goldings. The session-strength 3.8% is belied by the strong chocolate, chicory, treacle, and especially nut character. It's earthy and sweet and served properly warm. A good desert beer.
New Albanian Hoosier Daddy Crimson & Cream Ale is on tap at RichO's (Golden Promise, Cara-Red, Special B, and Chocolate malt; Northern Brewer and Nugget hops; Some Lactose; 7.0%; 50 IBU). ConeSmoker (the NobleSmoker version) is coming back soon. Full on tap list on Publicanista.
Rumor: Some wine barrels from Oliver are being put to use aging some Lambic base beer down at Upland. Caleb isn't sure what fruit will be added later but he has a year to decide.
San Angelo, TX, has noticed Warbird's T-6 Red beer.
Brugge Brasserie's Grand Cru should be out next week. A Saison will follow.
Vine Liquors in Mishawaka now has some homebrew supplies and kits in stock with room to add more if people are interested. The selection now is not nearly as big as the back room at Mishawaka Brewing.
The Potable Curmudgeon reports Bistro New Albany seems about to commence operations. It will feature New Albanian beer both on-tap and in the food.
New Holland's Zooer wheat beer will be available next month. Or from this Friday at the brewpub.
Michael Jackson's Rare Beer Club features only cork-bottled beers. You get 3 or 6 750ml bottles each month or every other month. Lots of options and they are needed when the top end Platinum Membership with 72 bottles a year goes for $1079 plus tax.
Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA comes in at 13% ABV and either 112 or 200 IBU depending on who you ask. Yike. 200 IBU?
Coors Light Stay Cold Glassware is proven to keep beer colder, longer. Cold Wrap Bottles Combine Rocket Science with Rocky Mountain Cold.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the national brands used 27% more malt and 100% more hops back in 1950. IBUs have gone from 15 to 20 down to under 10.
Tennessee. Bah. They've proposed a rule that would require everyone buying beer in a liquor store to produce proof of ID. They also want to extort up to $285 per store as a "certification fee" so if they're caught selling to a minor they only get a $1000 fine instead of losing their license. If you pay up front, the penalty for breaking the law is less. Doesn't sound very democratic.
Cuba. Hmmm. Bucanero Brewing will launch a "premium" beer in May. Bucanero Max will be 6.5% ABV.
Press release passed on without comment: "Pro wrestler Triple H has signed to be part of Miller Lite's new beer campaign, joining Burt Reynolds, Eddie Griffen, Jerome Bettis and Aaron Rolston (the Colorado hiker who cut off part of his arm during a mountain climbing accident). In the ads, the men will ponder such riddles as when to leave the toilet seat down."
Some tastings:
- Jorger Weisse - An almost typical hefeweizen without as much banana/clove/spice as you'd expect from a German Weisse but still enough flavor to match with spicy foods. Cloudy throughout without any yeasty clumps.
- Hangzhou Xihu Siwo - The label is mainly in Chinese and evidently just ready to be imported into the U.S. Pale, pale yellow without a blue tinge. Very carbonated. Ricey (or at least grassy) but mainly watery. No hop presence. Could be mistaken for bad champagne. 3.8%.
- Wychwood Hobgoblin. "Afraid you might taste something lager boy?" As Real Ale, it was a regular at my closest pub in England. In that version it was full of chocolate with a touch of spicy mint. Bottled, the carbonation is still moderate and the head falls quickly. It's a little lighter in color, body, and taste with a cherry background. Solid carmaelly stuff with good bitter balance.
- Kapsreiter Landbier - An Austrian Helles that boasts 8 days fermentation and 66 days maturation. Like many Helles, it's not very complex and has a bit of sweetness not expected in a plain yellow beer. Almost delicate but not terribly interesting.
- The last bottle in the picture is a sake that my sister-in-law gave me. No English on the label at all. I suspect it's really, really old as it wasn't drinkable at all. Don't know why I even mention it here except as a warning to run the other way if you see a bottle like this. Oh well.
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-25 Click here for info on the Barley Hop Academy on April 27. A2Z Cafe right next to Dick's Bodacious Bar-B-Q at 96th and gray, 818-9510 to make reservations. Thanks Mark.
4-24 From Barley Island: "On Monday April 24th we have BarFly IPA on tap at Barley Island Brewing Company! This American IPA has a floral, fruity - orange/grapefruit aroma from dry-hopping with Cascade and Summit hops. Summit is a new hop variety which helps BarFly achieve its 60 IBUs.
Why put just 1 IPA on tap when there are so many tasty IPA's available in the Midwest? To further educate our customers on the India Pale Ale style we have 3 guest IPA's: Bell's Two Hearted Ale, Three Floyd's Alpha King, and Upland's Dragonfly IPA. Available by the pint or as an IPA Sampler along with BarFly IPA. A laminated sample card has some style guidelines for American IPA and the logo of each beer to keep track of the lineup. Hurry in for this awesome IPA Sampler while supplies last!"
4-22 Headline: Miller beer to be first to use (Cold Can) Technology, er, next year. Not that we didn't hear about this technology 2 years ago.
Here's an expensive Quicktime ad for Carlton Draught
RateBeer has a guide to the best beers available in Indiana according to their readers' voting.
"Larry Bird is delighted to present you with the premier release of Legends, a joint wine venture between Larry and Winemaster Mitch Cosentino." Now Larry Bird knows beer and never drinks beer that comes in a green bottle. But wine? Not even the Boston Globe can believe it.
Probably not for publication but have you seen Beer Activated Girl?
Fosters news: 1) Scottish & Newcastle paid £309M for the Fosters trademark in Europe. 2) Foster's Twist will be made by Scottish & Newcastle. It's "brewed with citrus hops to give the lager its lime flavour". 3) Fosters won't sponsor any Formula 1 races anymore - "part of a program to significantly reduce overheads within the Foster's Brewing International business."
The latest Anheuser-Busch vs. Budejovicky Budvar results: Cyprus. This time a settlement. One that seems to favor the Czech brewery.
The latest comprehensive annual industry reference for domestically brewed brands of beer: The Essential Reference of Domestic Brewers and Their Bottled Brands (DBBB)TM . Get yours today. It's 400+ pages and $47.50.
4-20 The Beer Advocate people are going to start a used-tree magazine. They have "thousands of founding subscribers".
Tidbits from Britain: Man banned from his local pub buys the place and unbans himself.
The "Beer of the Festival" at the Bradford Beer Festival was Brooklyn Smoked Porter brewery by Garrett Oliver of New York's Brooklyn Brewery who made it at Kelham Island Brewery in Sheffield.
Belfast's only brewery (a Bass plant) closed in 2004 but now Molly's Yard brewpub has returned brewing to the capital of Northern Ireland.
Budvar Czech Dark Lager has made it to England at last. It's also been spotted in Italy. No word when we'll see it on this side of the pond.
4-17 Can't get enough Stout? Can't get enough Ben & Jerry's? Now you can have both. Cream stout ice cream swirled with chocolate ice cream.
Anheuser-Busch has a new beer out called Wild Hop. A San Francisco Chronicle article describes it as "bitter, malty and watery" "marzipan, fruity, piney". 'Nuf said.
A Czech brewery, Chodovar, offers beer baths at their Beer Spa. In dark Bathing Beer no less. Weekend package for $150. Beer wraps about $22 additional.
The Beer Show's Best Beer Name Contest winners:
DAM Straight Lager: Dillon DAM Brewery, Dillon, CO
Ol' Legspreader: Harper's Brewpub, East Lansing, MI
Mojo I.P.A. (It's not love, it just goes down like it): Rockies Brewing, Boulder, CO
Sweaty Betty Blonde: Rockies Brewing, Boulder, CO
Hairy Weasel Hefeweizen: Steelhead Brewery, Eugene, OR
Catcher in the Rye: Rock Bottom, La Jolla, CA
Big Hoppy Monster: Terrapin Beer Co., Athens, GA
Flower Power IPA: Ithaca Beer Co., Ithaca, NY
SweetWater Happy Ending Stout: SweetWater Brewing, Atlanta, GA
Sharkstooth IPA (It's got a bite!): Cape Cod Beer, Hyannis, MA
In Norway two teenage boys, ages14 and 15, were paid $1,030.00 for 280 cans of out of date Carlsberg beer by a grocer that pays customers the retail price of any product they find on their shelves that is past its "best by" date.
Also in Norway, a woman living in an apartment above the Big Tower Bar turned on her kitchen tap and beer ran out. Someone downstairs had miswired the pipes.
Always wanted to know about Guinness? See the Mysteries of Guinness Revealed.
Coors is adding some new fermentation tanks to their Shenandoah brewery. 40 of them. 90,000 gallons each. 7,000,000 barrels of beer a year.
Headline: Beer tasters don't spit, says judge
4-16 The Brugge Brasserie will celebrate it's 1st anniversary on this Saturday (the 22nd) and everyone is invited to the party:
• $2 beers
• Food specials, especially Moules Frites (Mussels with fries), their specialty
• Music
• Merriment
• Co-owner and the real star of ER, Abraham Benrub will be there for all you chicks that think he's the sexy one
On tap right now are:
• Pilsner (Gold at the 2005 Indiana State Fair)
• The Black (8 malts, molasses, poplar syrup, candi sugar, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, which combine to really hide the orange peel)
• Quadripple (11.5% ABV)
• Saison d Être (hazy gold with sour citrus and floral notes)
It will be about 2 weeks before Ted's Grand Cru comes on line. Aging in the back room is a wooden cabernet cask with some Quadripple infused with Chinese pickled plums. It'll be interesting to see how that comes out.
Oh, and there's free Wi-Fi.
4-12 "Our Belgian-style Wheat Ale, Sheet Metal Blonde, is now on tap at the Barley Island pub. Spicy wheat aromatics and perfumy coriander complement this refreshing, effervescent brew. Served with a slice of orange to enhance the fruit profile. 12 oz bottles are available at your favorite liquor store with a new fully printed carton. A coupon for the restaurant is on the bottom of the six-pack carton. Look for Sheet Metal Blonde in World Class Beverages Spring Taster twelve pack!
Coming soon - BARFLY IPA - an American India Pale Ale - on tap April 24th at Barley Island (head brewer Jon Lang's birthday), available in 12 oz bottles about July 1st.
cheers" -Jeff Eaton
4-10 "Now that the Broad Ripple Brewpub has gone non-smoking inside, the patio area might get more than its fair share of smoke. The restaurant across the street has asked the planning people for permission to put in a smoker on their side-lot. Wonder how a Traveling John's Best Bitter will taste with hickory smell added?" -Bob
4-6 Bob Ostrander (email) is back in Indiana and provides the following string of news. Thanks Bob and welcome back!!.....
"Jack Frey's seasonal beer at Turini's in Evansville is a Dunkelweisse that's quite dark. Shoot, it's stouty black but slightly translucent in the dim light at the bar. It's clovey and spicey but German yeast taste prevails. The aroma struck me as almost a cola as did the belch. Jack has distinctively stamped his mark here. Coming up is a Helles Bock and a Wheat. Check out the new Thunderbolt Red neon sign in the window.
Little Cheers has a Blonde, a Chocolate Porter that is comparatively a fairly slow mover, and an Amber that is pleasantly bitter with the requisite caramel sweetness for balance. The $2/pint price is great.
Up north at the Mishawaka Brewpub, Rick Schmidt and crew are extra busy putting the final touches on their new brewing/bottling facility in Elkhart. The Federal inspection should be done by the time you read this. In addition to keeping up with bottled Four Horseman, INDIAna Pale Ale, etc, the new facility will allow them to keep 7 Mules Strong Ale available year-round. Right now Ella Rose Porter is on tap. It's a medium, clean, porter with plenty of bitterness.
The Vine liquor store in north Mishawaka now stocks some homebrew kits.
Mad Anthony has opened their third Munchie Emporium - this one in Warsaw, Indiana. You can't miss it just a block east of the main square. In the 4 weeks it's been open it's become the "in" place for the business and medical people in town. They sold all 100 entries to their mug club in just 2 days and the traffic hasn't stopped yet.
Mad Anthony's seasonal Maibock is bold and malty. The Bourbon Barrel Cherry is rich - an A+.
At Alcatraz, Omar's latest is a very complicated Schwartz lager that will please anyone looking for a porter/stout. He took the Abbey Ale offline during the NCAA but it will return.
The Ram in downtown Indy has a Dopplebock (crisp & delicate - ie it doesn't whap you up side the head) and an 80/shilling Scottish (lighter color and lighter taste than to the style) along with Clay's IBA (Hallertauer crispness throughout).
Word is the Brewer's of Indiana Guild's annual beer fest in Broad Ripple (July 29th - mark your calendars) will feature a Belgian Farmhouse style as the Replicale. Almost all the state's brewers will make the same basic recipe with their own finishing touches.
St. Louis Lamibc tastings: (that's St. Louis brewery of Belgium, not Missouri)
Kriek: Powerful tart cherry without sourness. Rated very highly by the panel.
Frambroise: Again, powerful. This time a tart raspberry. Also a favorite.
Peche: The peach is more subdued and the sweetness gets a sour balance.
Cassis: Thick. Thick mouthfeel. Almost syrupy. But that may be what a cassis should be. Voted least favorite of the four."
4-3 Doug Memering and Jon Myers (former It’s All the Buzz owner) of Columbus have purchased the Columbus bar and plan to open a brewpub in its place. No details on the size of the brewery yet. Click here for the story!
4-2 From Oaken Barrel: Uberweizen is now available. Uberweizen is a German style wheat beer with hints of clove, banana, and vanilla served with a lemon wedge. Stop in today to get your official basketball glass filled with your favorite ale for only $5.00. Come in and watch the final games this weekend on one of our many TV?s. Also, the brew house will be open Monday night for the final game.
3-24: From Butler Winery in Bloomington: "hop rhizomes have arrived! We have Cascade, Centennial, Fuggle, Hallertau & Willamette available. There are just a few of each variety so be sure to come in soon to get yours before they are gone; it will be on a first come first serve basis. I have tried to choose the more popular varieties. The rhizomes sell for $4.50 each & if you need it, we can give you some planting & growing instructions."
3-23: (INDY) Beer dinner at the 86th street Rock Bottom on April 6th... SPRING BREWER'S DINNER
A culinary delight! Our Chef and Brewmaster join forces to pair four-courses of our fine cuisine with our fresh handcrafted beer.
Wednesday, April 5th
6:30pm
Menu~
Pear tomato and cucumber salad
Shucked mussels sauteed in a roasted chili and sage olive oil served over toasted French bread
Ginger soy marinated Red Snapper
Pineapple Palacsinta
$35 / person *not including tax and gratuity
Call today to make reservations for this popular evening!
317-471-8840
3-20 Publicanista!
3-17 Mark Your Calendar: The 7th Annual Festiv-Ale, A Celebration in Beer Tasting, will be held on Saturday, August 26th from 4-8pm at the Northside Claddagh Irish Pub on 96th Street. Event will take place in side parking lot under tents just like last year but bigger! There will be over 30 brewers & distributors from around the region and over 150 featured types of beer available for guests....plus a variety of food from local restaurants, music from local band NewMatic, a silent auction & beer raffle. Tickets are $35 in advance. Event can & will sell out! All proceeds benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation & $30 of each ticket is tax-deductible. For sponsorship information or to purchase tickets in advance, please contact Liz at (317) 202-9210.
3-16 The Brugge Brasserie reportedly has a Quadruple on tap. Get it while you can.
3-10 March 9 Publicanista! is worth a read
3-9 More on Keg Liquor's April Shindig... "Our first ever Fest of Ale celebrating the goodness that is craft beers. April 29th from 2 - 6 pm. We will have 7 microbrewers on site to sample there wares, as well as food, music, and a charity silent auction to support Bridgepointe Goodwill services. Brewers and Importers signed up so far are:Upland Brewing Company, New Albanian Brewing, Barley Island Brewing, Bluegrass Brewing Company, Kalamazoo Brewing (Bell's), Browning's, Thirsy Dog, Wetten Importers (Delirium, Gouden), and Eurobrew Importers (Xingu, St. Peters).with several more to come. For more details check out http://www.kegliquors.com/festofale"
3-5 Mark reports on a Rate Beer / Beer Advocate Gathering at Barley Island
3-2 In the latest Publicanista! Rich-O's compliments Indianabeer.com which compliments Rich-O's who compliments..... Oh, we just like good beer, man!
3-1 A rogue visits Gravity Head 2006- by Matt Dunn
2-28 Announcing The Barley Hop Academy progressive beer tastings. Click here for more info.
2-27 Laura writes in: "3floyds is having their DarkLord 2006 release party April 29th. Also, on March 6th, 3Floyds is having a Brewmaster dinner (mexican theme) but that might be sold out already."
2-24 Bob's been drinking more beer. Lots of it.
2-22 From Mark: "Mike Deweese of BW3's downtown just emailed me that the 3F's Black Sun is now on tap. Troy from MacNivens passed on that he is getting one of the last kegs of Gales Prize Old Ale that you will see in these parts. No ETA yet, but I will pass it on as soon as I know. MacNivens does currently have Two Brothers Hop Juice at 10% abv and 100 IBU's, and Bells Double Cream Stout on tap. Both are very good.
2-20 From Bloomington Brewing Company: "Rosenbaum's newest creation has simply been coined BBC IPA, short for India Pale Ale. Created with hops from England, the U.S. and Germany, BBC's new IPA boasts a nice clean aroma of floral and citrus hops. Clear copper in color, the IPA is nicely balanced by sweet malt and caramel notes. The malt continues through the finish, complimented by somed lingering grassy bitterness. This specialty ale possesses medium body and has a creamy mouthfeel."
2-18 The NABC multi, multi-day Gravity Head 2006 "fest" begins on Friday, Feb 24 with 17 beers on tap and 53 kegs to finish. Cash bar with 10 oz samples.
2-17 Click here for the February edition of Mahon's Mash
2-17 From Butler Winery: The committee meeting for HB 1190 will be next week and we need to personally contact the senators who are on the Commerce & Transportation committee. Phone is the best way, but email will suffice if you don't have time to call. If you have a senator on the committee, please contact them! Even if you don't have one on the committee, they need your input.
Again, we need to get moving on this. It is critical that we contact all of our Senators today or Saturday. If your Senator is on the commerce committe you absolutely must make the contact. If your Senator is not on the committee then think of someone you know who does know a member of the committee. Make the effort. We are coming down the home stretch here. Please do whatever you can.
2-16 Coming in a day or two, Mark's latest on serveral beer tastings. For now, enjoy the latest Publicanista!
2-12 Photos from the 2006 LBC Winter Warmer (held on 2-11)
2-11 Seasonal beers at Oaken Barrel: RAVENSWOOD RED & OLD NO. 10
2-10 Read the latest Publicanista!
2-9 Dogfish Head is coming! With an expanded brewery which will ultimately occupy a 100,000 square foot facility, Dogfish Head will be now be available (much more available we should say) in Indiana. 60 and 90 minute IPA will widely be available, as well as a new Imperial Pilsner at 10% that reportedly carries a name that would make mom blush (or go right over her head). Look for it in March. But don't look for 120 minute IPA to be in wide release. It will continue to trickle in case by case. No kegs of it even for special customers. But, rumor has it that the Heorot has 7 cases stashed away. For emergencies?
2-8 From Butler Winery: "We have very bad news. Last Thursday the Indiana House of Representatives voted 60 to 36 in favor of HB 1190. As written, this bill has the potential to shut down Indiana's 31 wineries. We need to kill the bill or amend it if possible. If you haven't yet done so, you need to contact your senator to tell him/her that you support Indiana wine & direct shipping. Here is a link where you can enter your zipcode to find your local legislators: http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/legislator/search/"
2-7 Mark Mahon checks in with his latest report on what he likes to do most: Tasting craft beer. Click here for the January 2006 Mahon's Mash
2-4 The Entry form and regulations for the 2006 Ultimate Beer Geek Challenge for Homebrewers is posted on our site under "homebrewing"
2-3 From Oaken Barrel: "Ravenswood Red is now on tap. This ale is a deep garnet red with a dense tan head. Rich malt character punctuated with toasted malt, raisin, molasses and tobacco notes follow a spicy hop, sweet malt nose. The beer finishes with an expected balance of malty sweetness and hop bitterness. Stop in this weekend and try one. Don?t forget our Super Bowl party on Sunday with an unlimited buffet starting at 5:00.
2-1 Important dates for the 2006 Brewers Cup. Entries accepted from Saturday, June 10th to Saturday, June 24th. Competition Date: Saturday, July 8th. Contact Anita Johnson at anita@greatfermentations.com for more information.
1-31 We review (visit and write about) Three Floyds Brewpub
1-27 Hello! The Ohio Valley Homebrewers Association has finally got a website up! http://ovha.net and we've changed our meetings to the last Wednesday of the month. Jack Frey is still a good contact. I've got a link to your site up on ours. Please update your site when you get the time.
1-25 FEB 4: STATEWIDE LAUNCH FOR HOMEBREW CHAMP, BLOOMINGTON: World Class Beverages (www.worldclassbeverages.com) of Indianapolis and Upland Brewing Company (www.uplandbeer.com) of Bloomington have announced the statewide distribution of home brew champion Ron Smith’s “Castle Rock Irish Red Ale.” Smith won the 2005 Indiana “Ultimate Beer Geek Challenge” conducted by World Class Beverages. The launch will be held February 4th from 3pm to 6 pm at the downtown Bloomington location of Big Red Liquors, 418 North College Avenue.
1-24 Ale Street News is now available in the Midwest. Check out thier site.
1-23 The newly opened Three Floyds Brewpub has a new website. Check it out!
1-22 The Brugge Brasserie's Ted Miller is offering a couple of unique brews, "The Black," a big, toasty strong stout (7%) with a complex malt character and a thick, creamy head... and "Hommel Bier," a cloudy Belgian Ale with fruity-yeasty-hoppy notes that seem to jump right out of the glass. Also, check out Brugge's new website
1-21 On Tap now at Upland Brewery! Winter Warmer ... an extraordinary barleywine—at 9% ABV, it's guaranteed to shake the chill out of the air. Also Chocolate Stout! As creamy and smooth as any stout in the world, plus the rich overtones of delicious dark chocolate. Yum!
1-20 In his latest "stylistically speaking," Mike DeWeese finds some warmth in winter seasonal ales
1-19 Publicanista! (New Albany) In this issue:Poor Richard's "Old Lightning Rod" Ale debut breaks draft beer records; cask-conditioned firkin will be pouring this Friday (January 20). NABC serving tanks coming on line, and Croupier and Bob's brewed. Bistro New Albany set for January 30 (Monday) opening date. Purely random reading at the Potable Curmudgeon's beer blog. Current draft beer lineup. REVISED AGAIN: Three first-time Dogfish Head brews appearing on the Rich O's rotating bottle list selections; also new Belgians and bombers. Cask-conditioned English firkins finally have been shipped. Maybe. Hours, calendar of events and esoterica.
1-18 Dick's BBQ in Broadripple will have Three Floyds Black Sun Stout on tap some time this week! An Irish Dry Stout, Black Sun has a 5.25% ABV and a Beer Advocate rating of 87.
1-16 News regarding Bluegrass Brewing Company: "Louisville's Bluegrass Brewing Co. and Bardstown's McLain & Kyne Distillery have joined forces to produce a new dark beer with a strong Kentucky accent. The beer, called a bourbon barrel stout because it is aged for two to three months in former bourbon barrels, promises to boost the profits and reputations of both companies, said Scott Roussell, managing director of Bluegrass Brewing, and Trey Zoeller, president of McLain & Kyne." Read more
1-14 Growler refills at the RAM are only $4 through January! That's about a dollar a pint.
Current seasonals at Oaken Barrel: Superfly I.P.A. (full-bodied India Pale Ale) Chestnut Brown (northern english brown ale that is rich and malty) Old No. 10 Barley Wine (full -bodied, English strong ale)
1-12 The new Publicanista! is available: "Poor Richard's "Old Lightning Rod" Ale to debut on Tuesday, January 17. NABC Elector, Community Dark and Hoptimus are back on tap, with more to follow. Now that we have beer, here are general guidelines governing who may buy it. Bistro New Albany hoping to open for business by the end of January. Purely random reading at the Potable Curmudgeon's beer blog."
1-11 Our calendar has been updated with known beer tasting events throughout 2006.
1-10 Here's a nice article on the Beer Dinners at Vincenzo's Coffee House in Kokomo
1-9 From Dick's Barbeque in Broad Ripple: "Probably a little late notice but I'm going to start hosting beer tastings here at the Broad Ripple store. The first January dates will be on the 7th and 14th at 6:00 p.m. and will consist of 8 beers and a meal for $15. The theme for January will be porters and stouts, and I'm hoping to start having them on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 6:00. If you could make them your beer knowledge would be greatly appreciated, as long as you don't show me up to much in front of the tasters. P.S. We still have about a 1/4 keg of the Alpa Klaus, and I'm about to put Sprecher Doppelbock on tap.
1-8 Thirsty Traveler Bob Ostrander boards the QE2 for Spain in quest of beer
1-7 From the latest Publicanista: NA CONFIDENTIAL WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Bistro New Albany to open for business later this month at 148 E. Market Street in downtown New Albany
1-6 Dick's 96th St BBQ has Gonzo Imperial Porter on Tap! Get it while 
it lasts. Bells is bringing back their Rye Stout. Look for it in late Feb or early March.
1-2-06 2006?? Wow. Mark drops in at a vintage beer tasting, among other things. Click here for the December "Mahon's Mash"
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5-21 Mark Schiess of Carmel is the only Hoosier to advance to the second round of judging in the AHA 2006 National Homebrew Competition. His Brown Ale had tough competition in the American Ale category against 48 other entries but garnered a 40.0 to place first.
5-4 Coming soon to a store near you: Lindemans Apple Lambic. They say "Long before hops were common in most beers, various fruits and herbs were used to season beers. The clean, bright aroma and flavor of apples melds beautifully with the complex tartness of lambic. Smooth, light body with the fresh flavor of real apples and a light green-apple tartness. Perfect with rich cream sauces, hearty soups, aromatic cheeses and spicy cuisine - supremely refreshing".
