18 Sep Pints for Half Pints Continues to Do Great Things; Returns on October 7th
By Drew Ogborn for Indiana On Tap
Pints for Half Pints is an annual charitable beer festival hosted at the Speak Easy in Broad Ripple. I was able to attend last year and am planning on doing so again this year. This year it is on Friday October 7th from 6-10pm (refer to the Indiana On Tap calendar) and tickets range from early entry options to group passes. Below is my coverage from last year’s event. As well, here is the link to the official information page with everything you would want to know about this wonderful event. Hope to see you there on October 7th!
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On October 2nd the Broad Ripple Kiwanis Club pulled together some of the most popular craft brewers in the state to feature their 4th annual Pints for Half Pints at the Speak Easy in Southern Broad Ripple. The Speak Easy, as many of you know, is quickly becoming a “trading post” for beer lovers; not a place for people to actually purchase good craft beer but more of a place where like-minded guys and gals can commune over their mutual love of a frothy pint (or whatever size your drink is).
This event hosted local favorites ranging from Upland to Outliers. All these breweries were willing to donate their beer free of charge (or damn near it) because they believe in the cause.
Speaking of the cause, Pints for Half Pints supports an often overlooked part of our educational system. You may have heard of the S.T.E.M. Initiative (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics). The idea behind this bold action is to enable “the U.S. to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of the 21st century” (according to stemedcoalition.org). The members of the Broad Ripple Kiwanis Club believe these industries need more attention in our schools than they are currently receiving.
In the last 3 years this event has allowed to BRKC to fund many STEM related projects around the city. According to the event organizer, Mary Anne Beck, these included such projects as local science clubs, one on one tutoring, robotics research/clubs, and much needed science materials to local schools. The event brought in approximately 350 people (at the time of my interview with her), nearly maxing out the Speak Easy with a crowd of people who were eager to drink great beer, hear good music, and win raffle prizes such as a tub of liquor, a basket of wine, and free lawn tickets to a show at Klipsch.
This was my last event of the year where I would be sporting my lederhosen. I always give my honest opinions about the events I go to and I can think of very little I would change. The beer was good, the band was good, the food was good, and the crowd was lively. I’ll be sure to attend next year.
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