New Albany, IN - New Albanian Brewing Company

The New Albanian Brewing Company was great! They had some stellar beer here. After a house warming party for two friends who are getting married, we went to this brewery. They had a wide selection of beer which included not only their own in house beers made locally, but beers produced from other breweries. I didn't try anything that wasn't local of course (but they did have a few Saison's in the selection...)

The best beer was the Hoptimus Prime. The beer was not only a palatte killer, but incredibly drinkable and approachable for someone who is not into super hoppy beers. My guess is that the IBU on this was over 100.

Good story to this beer: We ended up buying a growler of this to take back to our friends house and give them the growler as a house warming present. When my wife and everyone else went to bed, one of my best friends and I were playing Wii baseball. With a full pint glass in his path, he took a huge swing and pulled a Sammy Sosa homer on that glass. We cleaned up the mess, but he left some paper towels soaked with beer. Oops.

The artwork was incredible! Every beer seemed to have a story behind it. There is a beer that uses a sexy she-devil which is always good to see on beer. Our friends knew the guy who brews the B-52 beer. The artwork on this was 1940's WWII propaganda-ish style.

The location looked like a pizza hut (Grantline location). There are two brewery locations so I can only speak for this one as I never made it to the second. Nothing too awesome, but the brewing tanks were visible and the food was tasty. Get the pizza as I liked it a lot.

Artwork: A
Beer: A-
Atmosphere: B-
Food: B+

Overall: B+

New Albanian Brewing Company
3312 Plaza Drive
New Albany, IN 47150