Until I saw this article in the Indy Star, I had been unaware that there was a Brewers of Indiana Guild. They are encouraging you to “Drink Indiana,” and so will I. As I’ve mentioned before around here, some Indiana breweries make some surprisingly good beer.
I’ve personally had good experience with Three Floyds, Oaken Barrel Brewery, and Mad Anthony Brewing. I am a bit embarrassed to confess that I have not yet had any beer from the Lafayette Brewing Company. I’ve eaten lunch there on any number of occasions, and have meant to at least carry out a six pack since they started offering that option, but I just have not gotten around to it.
As always, Hoosier Beer Geek is a good resource for beer and brewpub reviews.
And, holy crap, I almost went through “Indiana Beer Week” without knowing it happened: July 10 – 19. (I like that their “week” is nine days — truly a beer drinker’s sense of time.) And here I’ve been drinking Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout, a Michigan beer, all week. I’ve let my state down.
There’s still time to make amends! ;)
Just finished with Vacation Bible School week this evening and sat down with a beer (one from south of the border, though) to read the blog.
Perfect timing;-) Cheers!
A group from down here in Louisville went up to Indy today to the Indiana Microbrewers Festival, wish I could have went, had some other things going on here today and couldn’t get away, if any of you ever get a chance The Bluegrass Brewing Company of Louisville has some excellent beers, I’m not sure if they are available in Lafayette, my cousin that lives in Mishawaka told me they were available there. When I was up to visit them last summer we went to the Mishawaka Brewing Company. I can’t remember for sure but I think they had something called Mishawaka Kolsch, a little hoppy, and the Four Horsemen Irish Ale, which if I remember correctly had a max hoppy factor. I’m not a real big fan of hoppy beers, but they had a good selection.
Doug: The Black Sparrow on Friday evening had a great assortment of Hoosier brews on tap. Get a sitter.