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Catching a buzz, 1 ounce at a time

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

The first time I went to a beer-tasting event, I thought it was impossible to catch a buzz while drinking from 1-ounce cups that looked more suitable for urine samples than beer samples.
Several hours later, sprawled on the dew-soaked lawn of the host museum, I had to admit my error. By golly, it was possible [...]


Sunday morning in Bamberg coming down

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Tom Wallbank might have a move to thank for finishing first Saturday in the second annual Upland Brewing Co. UpCup homebrew competition.
A long process of settling into a new home over the winter meant Wallbank still had a few bottles left from a batch he made last fall using malted barley that had been smoked [...]


Christmas in April

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Fat Tire rolled into central Indiana this week; look for 22-ounce bombers of New Belgium Brewing’s flagship brew in a beer store or tap room near you. They showed up in Bloomington this week just in time for the Little 500 bicycle races. Great timing. The commemorative bottles read “Happily pedaling into the [...]


“Beer Wars”: A (Six)pack of questions

Friday, April 10th, 2009

I posed six questions via e-mail to Anat Baron, the producer, writer and executive producer of the documentary “Beer Wars,” which folks in Bloomington can see next Thursday, April 16,  at Showplace Theater 11, east, beginning at 8 p.m. Folks in other places can find theater locations from the movie Web site, http://beerwarsmovie.com. That’s Anat’s [...]


Hail, Helios

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Here’s the new look of Upland Pale Ale, which has been renamed Helios Pale Ale in honor of the Bloomington brewery’s new solar hot water installation.
You can check out the new beer, plus learn all about the solar project this Saturday as Upland hosts Solar Day, beginning at 2 p.m. Music starts at 5 p.m. [...]




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