This award winning brewpub is located in the fun, young district of Indianapolis known as Broad Ripple. This pub has a lot going for them like the fact that most of the population in the area is in their target demographic. Founded in 1990, they were the first brewpub in Indiana. This is not to be confused with the first brewery in Indiana though.
This brewery has had many brewers who later went on to open great Indiana breweries. The first brewer, Greg Emig, founded the Lafayette Brewing Co and the second brewer, Ted Miller, founded the Brugge Brasserie1. They have large vegetarian menu which is cool. To top it off, their phone number is (317)ALE-BREW!Although they have good beer, the food that we tried was just alright. If you like beer cheese, avoid theirs! The best way to describe it is to say that it had strong hints of keystone light and velveta cheese... yeah...
Their beer at time of visit: (lots of English style)
- Lawn Mower Pale Ale- GRADE: B 5.0% ABV
- Violet's Strawberry Blonde Belgian- GRADE: B 5.2% ABV. This is a good beer for people who don't like beer. Like the name implies.
- I.P.A. India Pale Ale- GRADE: B+ 6.2% ABV
- Kolsch- GRADE: B- 4.6% ABV. Its a crispy, hoppy beer.
- E.S.B Extra Special Bitter- GRADE: B+ 5.6% ABV. They are known for this beer.
- Black Heart Lager- GRADE: B+ 5.9% ABV
- Diving Duck American Brown- GRADE: B 4.7% ABV. English style cask ale.
- Dual Citizenship Ale- GRADE: B+ 5.5% ABV. English style cask ale.
This brewery gets a B. If they look really busy outside on a nice day, still find a parking spot (can be very hard) and go since there are a lot of people who drink outside of the pub.
Broad Ripple Brewpub
842 E 65th Street
Indpls, IN 46220
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