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Indy's first whisky and spirits expo!

I figured I'd enlighten y'all with one of the most important food/drink events in Indy's near future. Denis Lynch of Carmel's Vine & Table is spearheading the city's first foray into our COUNTRY'S growing microdistillery trend with his event on… Continue

Added by Jennifer Litz on September 10, 2009 at 9:40pm — No Comments

Culture as Brand Case Study: New Belgium Beer- Fat Tire, etc

It's been the summer of Fat Tire beer around here. At least it seems that way. Have you noticed this as well? Friends are bringing over 12 packs of Fat Tire beer to parties. It's showing up everywhere I go. Sure it tastes pretty good but so do a lot of beers. What's up? I starting looking at their packaging a little and it hit me- they are inviting us to not only drink their beer but to be part of their company's culture. Check out their packaging- "Follow your folly, ours is beer" is one of t… Continue

Added by Jeb Banner on September 8, 2009 at 10:30am — 8 Comments

Here Comes the Sun: Matty Bennett

Clay Robinson didn’t know Matty Bennett when he began planning his brewery but the interior designer was destined to have a hand in it. Bennett was born on the Summer Solstice, the centerpiece of the Mayan calendar, which coincidentally inspired Sun King Brewing Co.’s name and logo. The designer behind Taste’s expansion and renovation as well as th… Continue

Added by NealTaflinger on April 16, 2009 at 4:02pm — No Comments

The business of happiness

“This is a business of happiness,” Dave Colt says while sipping a beer he crafted. “What you do here is going to change someone’s life today. There is someone having a shitty day and all they can think about is five o’clock, coming here and drinking a beer that they love.” Colt, the head brewer at the RAM downtown, resigned on April 2 to pursue the business of happiness with his good friend and former employee Clay Robinson as co-ow… Continue

Added by NealTaflinger on April 7, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Here Comes the Sun: Baby steps

“We’re relatively serious about this now in case you didn’t notice,” Omar Robinson said. A fine layer of concrete dust coats the floor inside the chilly warehouse that will become Sun King Brewery. The ambulance service’s trucks have been moved out of the room as has a custom party bus that was parked in the corner. Omar’s son Clay Robinson explains to me that the cuts have been made for plumbing not just for the brewhouse… Continue

Added by NealTaflinger on March 26, 2009 at 10:41am — 1 Comment

Here comes the Sun

At first I chafed at the idea of the Indianapolis Star's forced furloughs, but two beers into a Friday afternoon lunch at Spencer’s Stadium Tavern I was pretty ok with it. I had those beers with Clay Robinson, a professional beer brewer… Continue

Added by NealTaflinger on February 15, 2009 at 11:17pm — 3 Comments

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