by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap An article last week from Brewers Association (here) included an analysis of the medal winners at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) last month. They took several statistics about the winners and the beers and grouped them to...
NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH PURELLI KITCHENS BRINGS NEW FLAVORS TO MENU AT VILLAGE OF WEST CLAY, NOTRE DAME CARMEL, IN – Danny Boy Distilling and Beer Works introduces a change of flavors at its popular location in the Village of West Clay. Purelli Kitchens, a new restaurant...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Properly naming places to have a craft beer may not be as important as say, curing cancer or getting manufacturers to put the same number of hotdogs and buns in their packages, but it is a thing. A...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Having come back to Earth from the recent Festival of Wood & Barrel Aged Beer, Walter and I are now barrel aged experts and look forward to trying more beers mingled with wood. Going into winter is a...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Braxton Brewing Company is coming to Indiana, but not in the normal sort of way. They are making a splash with their hard seltzer brand, VIVE, by inking a deal with the Indiana Pacers and letting that be...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap It might seem that barrel aging beer is a recent trend, and certainly more breweries are doing it now than used to. As a brewery, you’d have to explain yourself if you don’t have some kind of wood...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The openings for Indiana craft beer establishments have picked up in the last few weeks. We had Chesterton Brewery opened in September and Our Lady of Perpetual Hops opened the week before Halloween, and Sun King Broad Ripple...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Last time we introduced the four out-of-state breweries coming to Indiana or already here. Since they are in different parts of the state (South Bend, Indianapolis, and Jeffersonville), not everyone might be aware of all four – but...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap This past Saturday was about letting our inner beer geeks loose. We certainly talked to a lot of beer people, got some good information, and will use that information in future articles, but mostly this weekend was about...
Indianapolis, IN - Flat12 Bierwerks is excited to announce it will be relaunching as Rad Brewing Co with the mission to support and promote alternative ways of getting active with a portion of the profits going to youth sports in Indianapolis. Every purchase at Rad will...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap A couple of weeks ago we talked about the dreaded cease & desist letter that every brewery has received at one point or another (here). It most likely comes in response to a beer name, too much like...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Indiana has a vibrant craft beer community. It's growing each year and provides opportunities for Indiana brewers and Indiana entrepreneurs. Whether or not you agree that there’s a limit to the number of breweries that Indiana can support,...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Walter and I woke up to rain on the morning of Saturday the 26th - lots of rain and the prospect of lots more throughout the day. We had several events to attend that day, but almost all...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Each holiday has a set of traditions and a feel for the group involved – Christmas and Thanksgiving are for the extended family, July 4th is for big crowds, Valentine’s Day is for couples. But Halloween is for...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap You purchase a ticket to a craft beer festival or a special beer release on a Friday evening or a Saturday afternoon – what do you come home with? You only rent the beer, but you can keep...