With a bit of snipping, here's a snapshot of craft beer in Indiana, courtesy of BIG executive director Lee Smith. Pay special attention to the 2014 dates and the 74 active breweries.
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BIGnews
2014
Important Dates
Winterfest: February 1
Bloomington Craft Beer Week: April 5-12
Bloomington Craft Beer Festival: April 12
Annual Meeting in Indianapolis: April 19
Circle City Beer Week: July 12-19
Indiana Microbrewers Festival: July 19
BIG on the road
November 13 NORTH Region, Iechyd Da
November 14 NORTH WEST Region, Three Floyds
More on the way!
Here we GROW again…
As of today there are 74 active breweries (including permitted
second-location breweries) in Indiana, with 16 "in-planning"
ATC: Big Brother?
Just noticed this on the ATC website. Has it always been there? The Alcohol
& Tobacco Commission Mission Statement includes the following:
“To protect the economic welfare, health, peace, and morals of the
people of this state.” Good to know — Thank you, ATC, for keeping us moral!
Beer at the State Fair
Executive Director Lee Smith and Guild counsel Mark Webb appeared before the
State Fair Commission last week regarding our proposal to have Indiana Craft
beer sold during the Fair. Our discussion and PowerPoint were very well
received. The Commission voted to endorse the proposal, and urged the General
Assembly to pass legislation making it legal to serve/sell beer during the
Fair. One commissioner abstained from voting, but all others voted in favor--a
great sign! If our bill is adopted in the upcoming session, it could take
effect in time for the 2014 Fair. Indiana is in a very small minority of states
whose Fairs do not include beer.
BIG in the news...
BIG
celebration in Lafayette last month! Lafayette Brewing, Indiana's second-oldest
brewery, celebrated its 20th anniversary. Congratulations to Greg and the entire LBC
team!
BIG Treasurer Chris Stanek, Crown Brewing, is featured in the "20 Under 40" series in this great article
from the NW Times.
"Aliens" Invade... Does their arrival complement our own great
craft beer industry, or eat into your business? Oskar Blues comes to Indiana this month, as does Destihl.
Two pieces on how the Government Shutdown affected our breweries,
featuring People’s and Triton.
Clay Robinson & Barnaby Struve on Inside
Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.
Halloween beers--cool
concept!
New craft beer bar at Lawrenceburg
casino.
Are you reading Beer Buzz every week? You should be! Rita Kohn covers
Indiana craft beer from around the state in her weekly blog and in NUVO, Indy's
alt-weekly. Make Rita happy by feeding her info about new beers, special events
and honors, and she'll do her best to get the word out.
Chris Sikich continues his great series on Indiana's breweries in the Indianapolis Star.
Interesting Inside
Indiana Business re: Hamilton County firm developer ready to launch
iKeg, a tech product for brewery and distributor inventory management system.
“5 Things We Adore Right Now” features Bier Brewery’s
Pumpkin Ale and Thr3e Wise Men’s Farmivore Pizza
And finally… if you enjoy frat-house humor, you may like this short video from
Conan O’Brien, who sent “Triumph the
Comic Insult Dog” to GABF this month. The aging frat-boy your
Executive Director lives with thought this was hilarious. Check it out
yourself.
2014 Important Dates
Winterfest: February 1
Bloomington Craft Beer Week: April 5-12
Bloomington Craft Beer Festival: April 12
Annual Meeting in Indianapolis: April 19
Circle City Beer Week: July 12-19
Indiana Microbrewers Festival: July 19
BIG on the road
November 13 NORTH Region, Iechyd Da
November 14 NORTH WEST Region, Three Floyds
More on the way!
Here we GROW again…
As of today there are 74 active breweries (including permitted second-location breweries) in Indiana, with 16 "in-planning"
ATC: Big Brother?
Just noticed this on the ATC website. Has it always been there? The Alcohol & Tobacco Commission Mission Statement includes the following:
“To protect the economic welfare, health, peace, and morals of the people of this state.” Good to know — Thank you, ATC, for keeping us moral!
Beer at the State Fair
Executive Director Lee Smith and Guild counsel Mark Webb appeared before the State Fair Commission last week regarding our proposal to have Indiana Craft beer sold during the Fair. Our discussion and PowerPoint were very well received. The Commission voted to endorse the proposal, and urged the General Assembly to pass legislation making it legal to serve/sell beer during the Fair. One commissioner abstained from voting, but all others voted in favor--a great sign! If our bill is adopted in the upcoming session, it could take effect in time for the 2014 Fair. Indiana is in a very small minority of states whose Fairs do not include beer.
BIG in the news...
BIG Treasurer Chris Stanek, Crown Brewing, is featured in the "20 Under 40" series in this great article from the NW Times.
"Aliens" Invade... Does their arrival complement our own great craft beer industry, or eat into your business? Oskar Blues comes to Indiana this month, as does Destihl.
Two pieces on how the Government Shutdown affected our breweries, featuring People’s and Triton.
Clay Robinson & Barnaby Struve on Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.
Halloween beers--cool concept!
New craft beer bar at Lawrenceburg casino.
Are you reading Beer Buzz every week? You should be! Rita Kohn covers Indiana craft beer from around the state in her weekly blog and in NUVO, Indy's alt-weekly. Make Rita happy by feeding her info about new beers, special events and honors, and she'll do her best to get the word out.
Chris Sikich continues his great series on Indiana's breweries in the Indianapolis Star.
Interesting Inside Indiana Business re: Hamilton County firm developer ready to launch iKeg, a tech product for brewery and distributor inventory management system.
“5 Things We Adore Right Now” features Bier Brewery’s Pumpkin Ale and Thr3e Wise Men’s Farmivore Pizza
And finally… if you enjoy frat-house humor, you may like this short video from Conan O’Brien, who sent “Triumph the Comic Insult Dog” to GABF this month. The aging frat-boy your Executive Director lives with thought this was hilarious. Check it out yourself.
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