First and foremost I’d like to apologize for not blogging as frequently as I’d like. This thing called life has reared its head and not given me an opportunity to reach out via this media and let you know what is going on in the brewery and my head. I thank you for understanding.
I can feel the weather moving from hot, sticky summer into crisp and cool autumn. This makes me happy. Some of my favorite memories and beers come out in the fall and I look forward to sitting on my porch with my family enjoying some of them while watching the leaves turn deep green to hues of red, gold, orange, and brown.
The majority of beer festivals for us has come to a close and competitions have all been entered and judged, or waiting to be judged as in the case of Great American Beer Festival this September in Denver, CO. While the brewery will be getting busier as we prepare for our next big venture.
In case you were not aware The Tap is growing! We will be
opening a second location in Indianapolis sometime mid to late September! We are super excited and have been planning and preparing full force to bring you the same great experience you have been experiencing in Bloomington! We can be found on Mass Ave near Delaware and New York Ave!
Along with preparing for the new location we have been busy at the brewery preparing some new Autumn seasonals and preparing a new brew team member.
Meet Matt Groff! Matt has been a bartender here at The Tap and has grown his love and passion for beer into a full-time career as he will be taking on the position of cellerman both here and our new location in Indianapolis. Matt has been in Bloomington for quite sometime and calls it his home. He was a history major at IU. Historical foods, beverages and techniques on their preparation have captivated him for years and drew him to homebrewing and craft beer. His beer brewed at home focus on traditional and historical styles of beer world-wide, although when it comes to a go-to beer Matt says it would be 8-Bit Pale Ale from Tall Grass Brewing in Kansas! Cheers Matt and welcome to The Tap Brew Team!
With fall quickly approaching (hooray! Summer is on its way out! Can you tell I’m slightly biased?) we have been cranking out some of my favorite fall seasonals. Dopplebock has made a return with a new name, Tapenator. Our farewell to summer Honey Tripel, now called Electric Stinger is now on tap as well. Tap-o-Lantern Pumpkin Ale is busy fermenting away and will be ready early September followed by a traditional German Oktoberfest lager.
This traditional version is not as deep amber as the American varieties and is a deep gold with some copper highlights. Malty with little hop presence. A great way to bring in the fall and celebrate!
Speaking of traditional beers we will be tapping our Abbey Dubbel this week! This is one of my favorite Belgian styles. It’s a rich chestnut colored beer, medium-full bodied and sports flavors of plum, fig, pear, and hints of nutmeg and cinnamon all produced from Belgian yeast!
We will also be bringing back two favored IPA’s. Look for them late September through late October (Atomic Polecat and our Red Rye Anniversary Ale).
I’m excited to be blogging again and bringing you some great info about The Tap and what we will be offering this fall. Cheers from The Tap Brew Team!
Prost!
Jarrod and Matt