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13th Annual
Indiana Microbrewers Festival

Presented by the
Brewers of Indiana Guild
and
World Class Beverages

July 19, 2008
3:00pm - 7:00pm
(Eastern Daylight Time)

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

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

Free commemorative tasting glass
Program guide
Unlimited sampling
Meet the brewers
Food
Bands, door prizes, games
toss the keg, etc.

$30 advance
Barley Island, Broad Ripple Brewpub, Brugge, Lafayette Brewing, Upland, Indianapolis area Marsh Stores and Crown Liquors at Carmel Dr & Meridian, Brooks School Rd, 62nd & Allisonville, 37 & 146th St.

(
click here for online tickets)

$35 at the gate

Call 317-856-6092 for information.


Cask Conditioned table.
16 firkins served on gravity.


ReplicAle: Indiana breweries put their own touches to a mutual recipe. This year it is a 70-shilling Scotch Ale


Please don't drink and drive.

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


Designated Driver entry: $8. Includes complimentary water and soft drinks.


For Out-Of-Towners

The Jameson Inn, Carmel, 103rd St & Meridian (US 31 just north if I-465) promises a shuttle for patrons to and from the Festival grounds. Plus refrigerators in every room.
They are sold out, sorry.
We have not found any other hotel that can provide a shuttle to the Fest.

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.


Indiana Beer Week includes Activities around Indiana July 10-19.

     

Festcast

Mostly Cloudy
Chance of showers
87°

2008 Water policy
Coolers may not be brought in.
Backpacks, shoulder bags, etc. may be brought in.

Bottles of water may be brought in.
(hint, freeze the water)

We will have 2 pallets of water to sell at $1
(proceeds, of course, to our charities).
Water and soda are still free to Designated Drivers

Alcoholic beverages are dehydrating.
Please drink plenty of water.

Download the Festival Program here. (510k Word .DOC file)

Pictures of past Festivals

Online Tickets


Proceeds benefit


Participating Breweries

Alcatraz
Back Road
Barley Island
BJ's
Bloomington Brewing
Brass Monkey
Broad Ripple Brewpub
Brugge Brasserie
Crown Brewing
Half Moon
Lafayette Brewing
Mad Anthony
Mishawaka Brewing
New Albanian
Oaken Barrel
Power House Brewing
The Ram
Rock Bottom 86th St., Indy
Rock Bottom Downtown Indy
Shoreline
Three Floyds
Turoni's Main Street
Upland
Wabash Valley
Warbird

Other Expected Breweries:

Bell's
Bluegrass Brewing
Cumberland Brews
Dark Horse
Founders
Left Hand
Mad River
Schlafly
Shmaltz He'Brew
Stone
Thomas Family Winery
Trader Joe's
Two Brothers

Rock Bottom, Orland Park, IL
will pour the
2008 Indiana State Fair
Brewers Cup Best of Show
Line Drive Light
Munich Helles

  Also beer from:

Abita
Anchor
Atwater
Avery
Berghoff
Breckenridge
Brooklyn
Buffalo Bill
Butte Creek
Clipper City
Flying Dog
Goose Island
Great Divide
Harpoon
Hoppin' Frog
Left Hand
North Coast
Ommegang
Red Hook
Rogue
Sam Adams
Sea Dog
Sierra Nevada
Stone
Thirsty Dog
Victory

Cavalier Distributing
Monarch Beverages
World Class Beverages
Zink Distributing

Vendors:

Great Lakes Brewing News
Hop Union
Yesterbeer
Bluegreen Resorts

Bands:

Woodstove Flapjacks
Stringtown Pickers


Food by J.Gumbo's, Hogshead BBQ, King David Dogs, and Marko's Pizza

   
         
 


Sponsored by


Broad Ripple Brewpub


Wabash Valley Beer

 

 

 

 

 


J. Gumbo's