Recap: VIP Brewmaster's dinner in Indy, July 17.

The following link leads to an accurate account of Friday's VIP Brewmaster's dinner beneath surprisingly chilly tents at Opti-Park in Broad Ripple. There'll never be another 70-degree daytime high on a Friday in July in Indianapolis, will there?

Brewmasters' VIP Dinner at Opti Park (including a mention of NABC's Jared Williamson).

The second annual Friday dinner gathering wasn't quite the inebriated scrum of last year's inaugural event, at least for me, but it was an excellent meal with plenty of beer on hand. My favorite of the bunch? Our 21-month old anniversary ale was quite good, having aged into something suggesting the flavor, if not the alcoholic strength, of Calvados, and Lafayette Brewing's Tippecanoe Common ("steam" style) was the perfect foil for the main "Hoosier" course.

Good eating, good drinking, and a decidedly relaxed atmosphere. I'll be there for number three in 2011.

VIP Brewmaster's Dinner in Indianapolis on July 18.

The forthcoming Indiana Beer Week keeps getting better.

On the night before the guild's 13th annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival, a VIP Brewmaster's Dinner will be held, with a 7-course dinner pepared by Chef Greg Hardesty and Indiana microbrews to match. Proceeds to benefit the Red Cross for Indiana Flood Relief.

Here is the scoop.

VIP Brewmaster's Dinner
Friday, July 18
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
OptiPark, 820 East 66th St., Indianapolis
$75 per person
Tickets at Broad Ripple Brewpub and Brugge Brasserie