by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Hard Truth Distilling in Nashville has been up and running for a good while now. They were putting out white spirits like rum and vodka from the beginning of operation while they started aging their bourbon and whiskey...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2019 Indianapolis, IN — West Fork Whiskey Co., an Indianapolis-based craft whiskey distillery located at the corner of 17th and Bellefontaine Street in the historic Kennedy-King neighborhood, has decided to resurrect the historic Indiana whiskey brand, Old Hamer. Old Hamer Whiskey, originally established in...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap I had the unique opportunity recently to attend the Indiana Craft Brewers Conference, put on by the Brewers of Indiana Guild for the benefit of the craft brewers of the state. For member breweries and non-members alike (heck-...
Part-Time Membership Program Manager Due to the continued growth of our Tasting Society Marketplace program, Indiana On Tap has an immediate opening for a part-time Membership Program Manager. Indiana On Tap is the state’s leading craft beer media, marketing and events company. Launched in 2015, The Tasting...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap You don’t run into alot of corporate art. There's some out there for sure; the whole Andy Warhol art factory kind of thing, or the Thomas Kinkade debacle of the 1990s and 2000s with all the merchandise and...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The Indiana trend for breweries to open up offsite taprooms has been going strong for a while, with many of the new sites coming from breweries that have been big sellers for years, like Burn ‘Em Brewing going...
For Immediate Release: A New Year, New Brewer, New Partners, and New Building [caption id="attachment_13152" align="alignright" width="300"] image credit: Brew Link Brewing[/caption] Plainfield, IN, 03/013/19: Brew Link Brewing Company of Plainfield, IN is pleased to announce several changes that have/will strengthen the brewery’s link to Plainfield and the...
For Immediate Release New Albany, Indiana – Donum Dei Brewstillery is hosting its annual Drunken Unicorn release event and celebrating their fourth anniversary March 17, 2019. Those looking to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at a lively, family-friendly local pub will enjoy festivities including an Irish...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The Big Cat is going to have the ash paddle in his hands again soon. Joshua Pietrowski, owner of Doc’s Sports Bar in Evansville (1305 Stringtown Rd.) has agreed to buy Evansville Brewhouse (56 Adams Avenue on Haynie’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Challenging fans to finish off a giant version of their signature dish, the Dad Bod [caption id="attachment_46575" align="alignright" width="300"] The "every day" Dad Bod. Multiply this by about twelve for the competition version. Image credit: trip advisor Joshua S.[/caption] Fort Wayne, 03/07/19: The trouble makers of...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap There are many craft beer festivals that draw attendees from local fans or from across town. Other festivals have a larger draw, from the region or even the state. As examples, Brews on Buckeye in Kokomo each summer seems...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bloomington, Ind., 03/05/19 — Cardinal Spirits, the craft distillery in Bloomington, Ind., announces the launch of Cardinal Copacking, a contract and private-label bottling service that allows entrepreneurs to easily produce their own spirit brands. The 4-year-old distillery has been quietly copacking from the start,...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The space was just too good to lay empty for very long. The first story of the building at 501 Madison in Indianapolis was home to Tow Yard Brewing from 2014 to early 2018, and now will be...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Craftbeer.com just released their list of best craft beer bars in the country for 2019 based on reader voting. Each state had a winner, with a total of over 7000 votes tabulated from December, 2018 to early January,...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Craft beverages are a big thing in Northern Indiana. The craft beer industry has been around for several years up here, and the wineries/cideries/meaderies are even longer established. Most recently, the artisan distilling community in Northern Indiana has...