Beer Buses Hitting The Road In The Region

Beer Buses Hitting The Road In The Region

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By Joseph S. Pete for nwitimes.com

Craft beer has been brewed in Northwest Indiana since at least 1996, but it’s exploded in popularity over the last few years.

Northwest Indiana once had a handful of craft breweries, but now has around 20, with more on tap to open. Locally brewed beers such as New Oberpfalz’s Tremble Baltic Porter, Crown Brewing’s Special Forces American IPA and 18th Street’s Hunter have seized more shelf space at liquor stores. Bars that once served only Budweiser, Miller Lite, Old Style, and maybe an import or two now have an array of local India Pale Ales and American Pale Ales.

The craft beer scene in Northwest Indiana has grown to the point that several beer buses and craft beer tours have hit the road.

The South Shore Brew Bus and the Illiana Brew Bus are chauffeuring craft beer enthusiasts on trips to three or four breweries; a third beer bus is working to come online soon.

The brew buses are listed on the new South Shore Brewery Trail app so out-of-towners could summon them for a journey through Northwest Indiana’s thriving craft beer scene… CONTINUE READING AT NWITIMES.COM

Photo c/o Jonathan Miano for The Times


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