I never take a drink unless—somebody’s buying.
Just the facts, ma’am. The opinions will begin soon enough.
Join the nonprofit Brewers of Indiana Guild for its 25th annual summer fundraiser, Indiana Microbrewers Festival, benefiting Little Red Door Cancer Agency, on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Historic Military Park at White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis. Sample hundreds of beers, ciders, and meads brewed by dozens of Hoosier breweries while enjoying local food, shopping, games, and more.
After a two-year hibernation owing to the social disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brewers of Indiana Guild (BIG) will celebrate the 25th edition of the Indiana Microbrewers Festival this Saturday in the state capital.
The Indiana Microbrewers Festival in Broad Ripple, 2007.
At last count almost 70 breweries have been scheduled to attend the fest, which began atop a little league diamond in a small local park north of center in Broad Ripple, back when there were a couple of dozen breweries in the entire state (as of 2021, there are 203, ranking Indiana 16th in the nation).
In my dotage I’ve admittedly become somewhat of a beer fest skeptic. I absolutely support your right to enjoy festivals to the fullest, and yet they’re no longer my kind of scene. To each their own, naturally. But when it comes to BIG gigs, there’s a deep rooting interest involved.
Regular “Hip Hops” readers know that from December of 1989 through the official ending point of February 2018, I was a co-owner of what came to be known as the New Albanian Brewing Company (NABC).
NABC added its original brewery in 2002, today making it the ninth-oldest in continuous operation in Indiana. When we expanded to Bank Street Brewhouse in 2009, I learned that the Guild needed board members. After attending a meeting and volunteering to serve a term, I was appointed, and ended up staying seven years. This directorship had hi …
