by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The philosopher Bertrand Russell once said, “In all affairs it is healthy now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” To Indiana On Tap, this means that not only...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap For those of us old enough to remember, there used to be a radio personality named Paul Harvey. He specialized in telling the stories behind the stories of things we took for granted or events we thought we...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Aaaaahhhhhhh...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap There are many people in beer that I trust – there are a few that I go to for advice and learning. Mark Schiess, the head brewer at Wabash Brewing, is one of those people. Mark, as well...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Walter and I just returned from a six day, 25 brewery, 191 beer odyssey that took us along the back roads of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and northern Ohio (brewery list at bottom). We saw some interesting...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap There are several subjects I love and strive to learn more about – beer of course, science, Shakespeare (the plays not the sonnets), history, and classic films. I especially like mixing the subjects – history of science in...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap I’m a fan of people who take risks, whether those risks be large or small. The mentality is the same regardless of the size of the risk; substantial or merely iffy, it takes a go-getter to attack rather...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap German food with beer is one of the best combinations in the world. It might be because the Germans invented both German food and Oktoberfest, but it could go even deeper. The German people seem to have good...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap It doesn’t matter what your alcohol of choice is, Indiana is home to some of the best producers in the nation. It’s no secret that Indiana craft brewers are recognized around the country for all the medals that...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Rad Brewing recently had a Tag Days event at the taproom (414 Dorman in Indy) where a group of artists did a mural on a side of Rad’s huge cold room. By huge, I mean 36 x 24...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2020 Craft brewing co. to build new brewery and double production, former location to be used for workforce housing in Brown County Nashville, Ind. – Quaff ON! Brewing Co., currently located off State Road 135 in Nashville, Ind., plans to relocate and build a new...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The pandemic shutdown caused many breweries to circle the wagons and hunker down to survive. They instituted new programs to try to stave off lost revenue, but they weren’t looking forward. Very few breweries took the bull by...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention. It’s also said that desperate times call for desperate measures. Both of these have been true as small businesses and craft breweries/wineries/distilleries have attempted to stay afloat during the...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap It’s great that you sometimes start out with a plan or an idea, and the events that follow put things in a new perspective or take you in a new direction. In terms of wandering the state visiting...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Change comes for many reasons. Sometimes things go wrong and you need to change or die. Sometimes things are great, but you can make them better. For Amanda Lewton and her team in Kokomo, their change is more...