by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap This isn’t an artisan spirits story, but it is a peak into the business side of big liquor and gives the spirits fans out there something to consider. Sazerac is a large distiller based in Kentucky and Louisiana,...
Taproom to offer award-winning beers, community support and signature dishes Fishers, Indiana (January 18, 2023) – Four Day Ray Brewing, the craft brewery and scratch kitchen based in Fishers, announces expanded operations with a new taproom located in downtown Yorktown, Indiana. Expected to open Summer 2023, the taproom...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Walter and I took a trip up north this past weekend to make our first visits to a brewery (Gnosis Brewing in Merrillville) and tap room in downtown Valparaiso. It was a heck of a day because we...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap There was a lot of movement in Indiana craft brewing in 2022, but the overall result was basically a zero gain/loss in both brewery openings and closing, although we had more taproom openings and closings. We lost some...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap The holiday season is in full bloom, even though not many things bloom at this time of year. Being a craft beverage fan, I’m always looking for ways to include them in my/our holiday activities. In order to...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Last November the Shmaltz Brewing Company, with its He’Brew line of beers, announced that it was closing. Owner Jeremy Cowan had led the company for 25 years, and now he explained that he needed to spend more time...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Goodwood Brewing and Spirits is excited to announce the release of the fourth spirit in their line of bourbons, a Walnut Brown Bourbon. The bourbon, finished in Goodwood’s award-winning Walnut Brown Ale barrels, has tasting notes of toffee, biscuit and oak leaving...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap December 11, 1816 was a special day in American history, the 19th state of the Union (and the best one) was signed into existence by President James Madison, with Corydon as its capital. On Sunday, we'll celebrate the 206th...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Stouts arose from the porters in the middle 1700s, but there were already stout porters around in the 1600s – "stout" at that time just meant strong. Then, the style known as stout separated for good from the...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap When is it better to watch a sporting event on TV than to be there in person? When you can’t get a beer at the game! The nation of Qatar banned all alcohol sales just prior to the...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Walter and I are great fans of Indiana bartenders - we have to be, they stand between us and a beer. The majority of the servers we know take their profession very seriously, and work hard to increase...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Every craft beer fan thinks at some level that they would be great at inventing new beers or designing gorgeous or intriguing logos and labels. At the very least, most craft beer fans have lists of phrases and...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap Important information up front – Tarnished Hollow Brewing IndieGoGo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tarnished-hollow-brewing-co-part-deux#/ If you’ve attended any Indiana beer festivals in the past couple of years, it’s likely you’ve had beers from Tarnished Hollow Brewing – the brewery poured at no...
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap I enjoy all different kinds of beer festivals. I love homebrew fests because these are people who do it ONLY for the love of the craft. I’m a huge fan of middle-sized events that focus on smaller breweries...
Cardinal Spirits' most-requested seasonal spirit, Nocino, a warming + earthy green walnut liqueur, will be released again after a two year hiatus. Demand is high and bottles are limited: they are available at the distillery and select bottle shops in Indianapolis (Big Red, etc.). Nocino Release...