Three Floyds Admendment is Official

The Three Floyds admendment, or what it is officially known as HB 1054, was signed into law by Governor Daniels back on March 15th.  Last year the cap was increased to 30,000 barrels for small breweries the ability to still receive tax breaks, the ability to self distribute and allows on-site sales.  This admendment stipulates the following:

“The permit does not limit the number of barrels of beer in a calendar year that the brewer may manufacture for sale or distribution outside Indiana.
(b) The commission may issue a brewer’s permit to a brewer for a brewery that manufactures not more than thirty thousand (30,000) barrels of beer in a calendar year for sale or distribution within Indiana”

The new amendment makes it so that that beer distributed outside of Indiana does not go against the 30,000 barrel cap.

Super Beer Events

There are a few special craft beer happenings this week with the Super Bowl in town.

First off Beer Seller has their Super Bells Party on Feb 1st.  They will have 20 taps  of Bells goodness on tap and a firkin starting at 6PM.

Tap List:
Amber
Best Brown
Black Note
Double Cream Stout
Expo Stou
Harry Mag Spiced Stout
Hell Hath No Fury
Hopslam
Java Stout
Kalamazoo Stout
Lager
Oarsmen
Porter
Quinannan Falls
Raspberry Ale
Rye Stout
Sparkling
Third Coast Beer
Two Hearted
Winter White

Also Flat12 is having some Super Tappings this week.  A different beer each day.

Jan 30- KiwiKiwiHefe (pints only)
Jan 31- Cherry Milk Stout (pints only)
Feb 1- Belgian Winter Cyclo (pints only)
Feb 2- Blackberry Porter (growlers and nitro pints)
Feb 3- BBD 68 Rye Stout

Next up is the Upland Indy Tasting Room.  One beer will be on special each day this week for $3 pints, $12 pitchers and $7 growlers.  Here is the list:

1/30 Monday- Bad Elmer’s Porter
1/31 Tuesday- Rad Red Amber Ale
2/1 Wednesday- All beers
2/2 Thursday- Helios Pale Ale
2/3 Friday- Dragonfly IPA
2/4 Saturday- Wheat Ale

They will round out the week with the Upland Super Bowl Party.  There will be $10 pitchers, free food and TVs to watch the game.

And of course Sun King has there Underground Tent Party all week.  I don’t believe there is any special tappings but there is plenty of food and music.

Monday 1/30 FREE Tuesday 1/31 FREE

Wednesday 2/1 FREE $5 Neon Love Life
6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m.

Thursday 2/2 $5
$10
Left Lane Cruiser
6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m.

Friday 2/3 $5
$10
Goliathon
6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m.

Saturday 2/4 $5
$10
Oreo Jones
6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m.

Sunday 2/5
OPEN 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$5
Kegs and Eggs

Upland Gilgamesh Label Approval

Last week Upland received label approval for Gilgamesh their Flanders Red.  Hopefully that means we should be hearing about a release sometime soon.  Upland went all out on this using a labor intensive turbid mash and and long kettle boil, techniques usually practiced mainly by the Belgian lambic makers.  This beer recently won the gold medal at the Festival of Barrel Aged Beers in Chicago in Wild Beers category.

Boogoop, Another Mikkeller/Three Floyds Collaboration

Looks like Three Floyds and Mikkeller are at it again.  First it was Hvedegoop, then Oatgoop and next Ruggoop.  Now another goop is on the way, Boogoop.  It is a Buckwheat Wine coming in at 10.4% ABV and was brewed at De Proef in Belguim.  That means it is imported by Shelton Brothers and now that Indiana has a Shelton distributor we will see this in Indy.  Starlight Distribution reported on their Facebook page that they will be getting kegs and bottles and it will make it to Indy.

Beer Releases Holiday Beers Edition

Flat 12 continues with their 12 Biers of Christmas.  Today they are releasing Sugarplum Milk Stout, tomorrow is the Gingerbread IPA, and then Saturday is something they are calling a Blonde Cider.  No name yet on the last one.

I should also mention Triton has a Gingerbread Brown.  It is also on tap at the Beer Seller.  In addition the Beer Seller is going to be doing a 12 days of Sun King.  No real holiday beers being tapped but plenty of good Sun King goodness.

Dec 12th: Cowbell Milk Porter
Dec 13th: Jungle Room
Dec 14th: Colts 444
Dec 15th: El Gallo
Dec 16th: Ring of Dingle
Dec 17th: Pale Ryder
Dec 18th: Wee Muckle
Dec 19th: Westy
Dec 20th: A few More Hops
Dec 21st: Million Dollar Quartet
Dec 22nd Malius
Dec 23rd Buffalo Fest

Also Tomlinson Tap Room has a good variety of local holiday beers.  As of today they have the following:

• Upland Winter Warmer
• Ram S’no Angel
• Crown Brewing Winter Warlock
• New Albanian Naughty Claus

Label Approvals

There have been a few label approvals the past few weeks.  First off is Live A Rich Life from Three Floyds.  It is  Belgian Double IPA and there has been talk that this may be the same as Shark Pants.  This beer is in memory of Three Floyds employee Rich Sheppard that passed away in April of 2011.

Next is a New Albanian label for Bonfire of the Valkyries.  Another new bottling from NABC.

Finally is the release of Sun King’s Wee Muckle.  This has been released on draft already and the cans will be released 12/15.

New Beer Releases

Alright I have been MIA for a bit and need to start catching up on stuff because there is a whole lotta stuff dropping lately.  Both Sun King and Flat 12 had some beers released yesterday.  First off Sun King has released Wee Muckle again but this time it will be on draft and also available in cans.  They had their tapping last night at the brewery and the cans are supposed to available December 15th.

Next Flat 12 is doing a 12 biers of Christmas.  They started yesterday with their Glazed Ham Porter.  Today is Candy Cane Porter then Canber (Cranberry Amber) tomorrow.  This is all they have announced so far.