Indiana Insider Blog

For a while now, I’ve wanted to visit Great Crescent Brewery in Aurora. Not just for the artisan crafted beer but to try their food – all housemade including the Canadian bacon & corned beef! I called my trusty... Read more

We had to cut our day a little short yesterday, trying to cover the remaining seven microbreweries in the Northern Indiana Beer Trail (click here for the Google Map). We covered seven on the Northwestern Indiana Beer Trail, but we... Read more

In trying to create an Indiana Beer Trail, we’ve hit a bit of a snag, but only a minor one. On Day 1, we managed to visit seven breweries all in “Da Region”, all within 20 miles of each other.... Read more

We already have a wine trail in Indiana, so I’m thinking we need a beer trail. There are enough microbreweries around the state, that we could spend a few days traveling around, sampling beers, and eating some great pub grub.... Read more

The occasion: Completion of a big project at work The desire: To celebrate The place: Fountain Square Brewing Co. I’d never been there before. You may not have either, since Fountain Square Brewing Co. just had it’s grand opening last... Read more

When I hear the words “brew pub,” I think bar food.  Wings, fries, nachos and cheese. That’s what I expected when I was invited to bring some friends with me to dinner at the Black Swan Brew Pub in Plainfield,... Read more

Many people don’t realize that Northwest Indiana is home to a small cottage industry of microbreweries. From Munster to Valparaiso and Michigan City to LaPorte – there are many microbreweries in northern Indiana to wet your whistle at. Here’s a... Read more