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14th Annual
Indiana Microbrewers Festival
Presented by the
Brewers of Indiana Guild
and
World Class Beverages

July 18, 2009
3:00pm - 7:00pm
(Eastern Daylight Time)

Opti Park, 820 E. 66th St, Indianapolis
Just east of College Ave.
in Broad Ripple

28 Indiana Breweries
(Plus 15 more from out of state)
Over 250 different beers to try
(included in admission price)

Free commemorative tasting glass
16-page program
Unlimited sampling
Meet the brewers
Food
Bands, door prizes, games
cornhole, toss the keg, dunk tank, etc.

$30 advance $33.46 Online (including fee) $35 at the gate if not sold out

Advance tickets at: Alcatraz, Barley Island, Broad Ripple Brewpub, Brugge Brasserie, Great Fermentations, Lafayette Brewing, Ram (Downtown), Rock Bottom (Downtown & 86th St.), Upland (Bloomington) Indianapolis area Marsh Stores, Crown Liquors:  - Carmel Dr & Meridian,  - 62nd & Allisonville,  - 116th & Brooks School,  - 146th & Ind 37

Designated Driver entry: $8 (at gate only - not subject to sell-out). Includes complimentary water and soft drinks.

Call 317-856-6092 for information.

Cask Conditioned table. 16 firkins served on gravity. Hopapalooza Stand with 22 IPAs on tap. Hop Demonstration with Anita Johnson Beer Education with Ron Smith ReplicAle: Indiana breweries put their own touches to a mutual recipe. This year it is a German Alt.

Please don't drink and drive.

Entry to persons 21 years old and above only. No toddlers or babies.
No pets. Service Animals OK of course.

For Out-Of-Towners
(Hotels with shuttle services)

Jameson Inn, Carmel, 103rd & Meridian Sts. (US 31 just north of I-465). About $100. Refrigerators in every room.

Ramada Inn, Lawrence, (Pendleton Pike exit of I-465). From about $56 - mention the Festival.

Charted busses will come up from the New Albanian Brewery and from BBC Brewpub in Louisville. Lunch, tickets, etc. $85. contact

Bring a chair and watch the games.

36 Hours in Indianapolis

Indianapolis area Pubs

VIP Brewmaster's Dinner
Friday, July 17th 6-9pm
Opti Park

Experience a 5-course dinner under the tents. Each cjourse pairs an area chef with one brewer.

Meet owners and brewers from Indiana microbreweries. Special beers will be on tap from many breweries - some exclusive to this event.

Includes beer, food, live music.

$40 (does not include Saturday's Festival)
Purchase tickets only at Broad Ripple Brewpub or
Brugge Brasserie

Limited to 4200 tickets. We expect to sell out again.

Pictures of past Festivals More pictures of 2008 Online Tickets 2009's Poster (pdf) 2008's Program (pdf) New in 2009 - Hopapalooza stand with 22 IPAs on tap.

Want to volunteer to work? T-Shirt, Free admission, etc. contact iwanttowork@brewersofindianaguild.com. Thanks.

Proceeds benefit

Participating Breweries

Food by King David Dog, Marko's Pizza, and more

Sponsored by

Broad Ripple Brewpub