by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap We recently talked about the freeze that occurred on May 9th and the effects it might have on the apples, barley, wheat, hops, and grape harvests this fall – greatly affecting your locally sourced Indiana craft beverages (see...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The reopening of the state has begun - slowly and quasi-deliberately. The issues of safety, economics, supply and demand, etc. are many, making it a crapshoot no matter what paths the restaurant and craft beverage producers choose to...
BWQOHT Inc. Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Jeff McCabe, joins fellow Hoosier leaders to assist businesses with COVID-19 recovery efforts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [caption id="attachment_56385" align="alignright" width="300"] image credit: Quaff On! Brewing Co.[/caption] May 8, 2020, Nashville, Ind. – Jeff McCabe, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman for Big Woods Restaurant...
by Indiana On Tap editorial staff May 12, 2020 Governor Holcomb, Indiana, through your leadership, is entering a phase of re-opening the economy after nearly six weeks of greatly reduced activity. As part of this re-opening, a focus should be on Indiana’s more than 500,000 small businesses that...
Trubble Brewing and Trubble Riverside will re-open on May 14th [caption id="attachment_45576" align="alignleft" width="150"] image credit: Trubble Brewing[/caption] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2020, Fort Wayne - Trubble Brewing has not been sitting still during the recently ended stay-at-home order; changes are coming soon to both the original...
Brookston's Crasian Brewing Company Aiming to Help A Number of Other Small Nationwide Craft Breweries As Part of "Believe In Beer Relief Fund" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2020, BROOKSTON, IND - The Crasian Brewing Company in Brookston, IN, known for serving up "crazy good beer" hopes to...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Few things right now make me happier than being able to talk about a new brewpub for the state of Indiana. The irony is not lost on me that we’re talking about an opening when so many breweries...
The federal stay-at-home guideline expired on May 1st, and Governor Holcomb likewise has stated that certain businesses can start to move toward opening and working on ways to conduct on-premises activity with appropriate precautions on May 8-15th, depending on the county. This has implications for...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap People in the USA drink a lot of beer, wine, and spirits – everyone knows it. People drink responsibly in the vast majority of cases, despite the memes and chug videos you see on social media. Craft beer...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: We at Fountain Square Brew Co. love our community and have always supported the art and music scene in our city, and will continue to do so. Right now, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, we want to extend that support to our ‘frontline’ workers....
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The current shutdown of restaurants/bars, brewery taprooms, and retail has led to some interesting workarounds in order to make an attempt at survival. You can do your part to help hometown businesses make it through this trying time...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Local Love League is a non-profit, love-powered, creativity-driven effort to support Indy hospitality workers affected by COVID-19. Since love can't do all of the heavy lifting, we're selling original apparel designs by local artists, hand printed by local businesses, to generate financial support...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Whether or not we feel it fully now, things are starting to look up. There are hotspots that are cooling down, the curve is linear rather than exponential, the treatments are promising, and equipment is on the way....
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap It’s difficult but crucial right now for breweries to balance safety with trying to sell enough beer to stay open in the long run. Since all situations are different, nobody has a definitive answer that works for everyone....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bloomington, IN - Upland Brewing Co. announces a one-of-a-kind beer sale starting Wednesday, April 15th through Tuesday, April 21st. For every full case (24 beers) of Champagne Velvet they sell, they’ll donate a lunch to an Indiana Healthcare worker. “The outpouring of support we’ve...