Brew From The Bend: Events

Indiana

May 17Crown Beer FestCrown Point

May 31Beer for BirdsIndianapolis

June 7Anderson BrewfestAnderson

JulyIndiana Microbrewers FestivalIndianapolisexact date to be determined
July 26GNAWBREW Beer, Art and Music FestivalNashville

August 2Brew HavenNew Haven
September 20Brewbeque 2014
Evansville

September 27Valpo BrewfestValparaiso

October 18
Munster Ale FestMunster

Michigan Beer Events

2014 Michigan Beer FestivalsMay 16 -17World Expo of BeerFrankenmuth

May 24Michigan Beer & Brat FestivalThompsonville

June 14BRU Fest MichiganRoyal Oak

June 14Michigan BrewfestClarkston

June 21Glen Arbor BBQ & Brew FestivalAnn Arbor

June 21Summer Solstice Music & MicrobrewsSt. Joseph

July 25 - 26Summer Beer FestivalYpsilanti

August 16Suds on the Shore Craft Beer & Michigan Wine FestivalLudington

August 22 - 23Traverse City Summer Microbrew & Music FestivalTraverse City

September 5 - 6Historic Depot Happy Hour Hopps of FunMackinaw City

September 7UP Fall Beer FestivalMarquette

October 25 - 26Detroit Fall Beer FestivalDetroit

Illinois

May 31Wisconsin Beer & Cheese TourAurora

June 7Mundelein Craft Beer FestivalMundelein

June 14Lombard Ale FestLombard

June 21Wisconsin Beer & Cheese TourWheaton

June 28Arranmore Ale FestOswego

July 12Barrington Brew FestBarrington

July 19Naperville Ale FestNaperville

July 21Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Across America Midwest EditionChicago

August 2Highwood Craft Beer FestivalHighwood

August 16Oak Park Micro Brew ReviewOak Park

August 23Midwest Brewers FestPlainfield

September 6Screw City Beer FestivalRockford

September 27Lisle Ale FestLisle

December 31Brew Year's Evemore info to come

Ohio

May 31The Big Tap InBoardman

September 20Youngstown BeerFestYoungstown

Pint of the Week

Zombie Dust is our highlighted pint of the week. Don't worry you won't have to stab this one in the brain to kill it....3 Floyds Brewing Company located in the Munster, IN, aka the region, has been killing it (I apologize for the overuse of puns in this post) with this delicious Pale Ale bursting with flavor.

According to their site the ABV of Zombie Dust is 6.4% with a bitterness of 60 IBU's. They do not specify the hops used but after discussions with several regional/national homebrewers citra hops makes up the majority, if not all, the hop allotment. Five gallon homebrewers use 5 oz of citra during the boil and an additional 3 oz to dryhop for 6-7 days right before bottling/kegging.

Sure to wake the dead, Zombie Dust brings a burst of citra hops on the nose with a full floral/fruit flavor. Notes of citrus/grapefruit but not with the same amount of bitterness expected with such a large amount of hops used.

Zombie Dust is consistently ranked in the top 20 of the top 200 beers in America and 2013 was no exception. This beer is hard to find and often times you have to be put on a waiting list at your local craft beer retailor. It is worth the effort...

What's Kring Brewin?

In Fermentation-Karma Citra is currently in the dry hop phase in the fermentor. I substituted and additional oz of Citra instead of Cascade. We will be bottling 10 days from now and two weeks after that I will give you my review. Here is the link if you want to purchase:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/recipe-kits/kama-citra-session-ipa-recipe-kit.html

On Deck-All grain kit from Northern Brewer "Plinian Legacy Double IPA". This is an all grain clone of Pliney the Elder. Pliney is consistently in the top 5 rated beers in the US.

Look for a full review and side by side comparison in the near future! In case you are interested here is the link to purchse:

Northern Brewer-Plinian Legacy Double IPA (All Grain)

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