June 09, 2009 - Bloomington Brewing Co. is throwing a party Wednesday, June 10, to celebrate the release of Hop Heaven, an India Pale Ale that piles on the hops.

Brewer Floyd Rosenbaum has blended four different hop varieties — Nugget, Mount Hood, German Select and Cascade — and balanced the brew with the natural sweetness of barley malt.

According to a BBC news release, “Hop Heaven is definitely not a lawnmower beer.” It is a deep gold in color and is 6.5 percent alcohol by volume. Hop Heaven will be available at the Pub at Lennie's on draft and hand-pulled tap.

The release party starts at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at the Pub at Lennie's, 1795 E. 10th St.

May 20, 2009 - Upland Brewing Co. is throwing a party to celebrate the release of its newest year-round beer, Rad Red Amber Ale, and it's invited a few brewing friends to help out.

According to an Upland news release, more than 40 beers from a dozen Indiana breweries will be available on the brewery grounds from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. June 13 during the Bloomington brewery's RadFest.

Also on hand to fuel the fun will be local bands Sob Sister, Cocaine Wolves, Slam Dunk! Mustache, Medusa, Devil to Pay and Bulletwolf.

Cost of the event is $20 in advance and $25 at the door; half of the proceeds will benefit the Brewers Guild of Indiana.

Admission to Radfest includes a custom beer glass, which can be used to sample beers offered at tables set up for participating breweries.

According to the news release, anyone who arrives wearing a creative, or "rad," outfit will get a free meal ticket. Hamburgers and brats will be available to everyone else to purchase. The person judged wearing the "most-rad" costume will receive an Upland T-shirt and a $50 gift card to the Upland Tap Room.

Rad Red Amber Ale is a reformulated and renamed version of the Amber Ale that the brewery previously has offered year round. The craft brewery is located at 350 W. 11th St. in Bloomington.

RadFest tickets may be purchased at Upland or any participating brewery. Must be 21 or older to attend.

April 24, 2009 - Bloomington Brewing Co. is releasing Vision Weiss, its summer and spring seasonal, on May 1 at Lennies, located at 1795 E. Tenth St., in Bloomington.

Join brewer Floyd Rosenbaum for a release party at 5 p.m. May 1.

Vision Weiss is a German-style wheat beer. Here is how the BBC news release describes it:

"Lighter in alcohol than Bloomington Brewing Co.'s fuller-bodied ales, Vision Weiss is refreshingly complex with subtle hints of vanilla, clove and banana. These interesting tropical flavors are actually created by the yeast during the fermentation process."

April 06, 2009 - Check out these beer-related events taking place in April:

• ALL APRIL - Beer tasting every Thursday at Big Red Liquors downtown from 6-8 p.m.

• APRIL 8 - Kahn's Fine Wine and Spirits in Indianapolis hosts Greg Hall, head brewmaster of Goose Island Brewing Company, for a sampling of Goose Island's beers. Tickets required. See www.kahnsfinewines.com for details.

• APRIL 11 - Upland Solar Day. Public open house at Bloomington's Upland Brewing Co. to celebrate new solar-heated water installation and newly branded Helios Pale Ale (old Upland Pale Ale). Tours of the facility start at 2 p.m. Music begins at 5 p.m.

• APRIL 16 - "Beer Wars" documentary and live panel discussion beginning at 8 p.m. in selected Indiana movie theaters. In Bloomington, the deal goes down at Showplace Theater 11, east.

• APRIL 17-18 - Peoria (Ill.) International Beer Festival. See www.peoriabeerfest.com for details.

• APRIL 22 - Bloomington Green Drinks. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Upland Brewing Co.

• APRIL 25 - Dark Lord Day at Three Floyds brewery and brewpub in Munster, Ind. It's the one day of the year where you can score some of Floyds' renowned Russian Imperial Stout, if you're lucky.

April 03, 2009 - Homebrewers need to save back a couple bottles of their best brew, or get busy on a new batch if they expect to compete in this year's UpCup homebrew competition hosted by Upland Brewing Co.

The recipe chosen as best of show on May 16 will be brewed at the Upland brewhouse and entered in the 2009 Great American Beer Fest's Pro-Am Competition.


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March 20, 2009 - Bloomington's Showplace Theater 11, east, will host a one-time showing the documentary "Beer Wars" at 8 p.m. April 16. Read more here...

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