Archive for April, 2009

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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 [...]


The wisest man I ever knew

Friday, April 17th, 2009

The wisest man I know is named Bud. He likes beer about as much as I do, but he isn’t called Bud because of his preference in malted beverages. It’s a family thing.
Bud is always drawing outside the lines, always coming up with unique insights into the human condition. It’s never made him rich, but [...]


It’s not always about the beer

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

You’re not going to find fancy-pants beers at the New Boston Tavern. No Dogfish. No Sierra Nevada. No Rouge. No Magic Hat.
None were in evidence the recent afternoon I spent at the establishment, which is perched on the shoulder of Indiana 545 in Spencer County in the extreme southern reaches of the state. I didn’t hear anyone bitching about it, either.


“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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