Clayton Robinson is co-founder and CEO of Indianapolis-based Sun King Brewing. He learned the craft of brewing beer at the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery downtown in the spring of 1999. In 2005, Robinson began working at the Ram Restaurant and Brewery alongside his friend and Sun King co-founder, Dave Colt. During their time together, […]
The owner told IBJ he can’t afford to pay increased rent prices at the building where beer first was bottled in 1904. But the landlord said the brewery had been paying below-market rent that needed to be renegotiated.
Small-batch beer maker Wabash Brewing LLC announced Tuesday its plans to close its location on East 79th Street permanently—the latest exit in a season of tumult for Indy-area brewers.
Head brewer Beppe Cuello said he hopes to buy Fountain Square Brewing Co. with his wife, Dama, before the auction takes place and continue running the 11-year-old business.
The Ohio-based brewer plans to begin serving pizza and craft beer Thursday in part of the former Granite City Food & Brewery location in the downtown mall.
The owner of the craft beer business founded in Michigan said the COVID-19 pandemic sealed the fate of the downtown Indianapolis location near Rolls-Royce Meridian Center.
Bell’s Brewery Inc., founded in Comstock, Michigan in 1985, was the largest independently owned brewery in Michigan until being sold at the end of last year. It is known for its Two Hearted Ale, Hopslam Ale and Oberon Ale.
Queenie’s French Bread Pizza opened this month at Sun King Spirits in Carmel, and Natural State Provisions has announced it’s taking over the former site of Flat 12 and Rad Brewing in Indianapolis.
Fans of Shake Shack will have three Central Indiana locations to visit after a downtown Indianapolis location opens at 11 a.m. Sunday at 167 E. New York St.
The establishment, A Taproom, will feature a different out-of-town brewery each month, giving craft brew enthusiasts a way to sample new beers without leaving the city.
A small-but-growing brewpub chain based in Louisville plans to take over the former Ram Restaurant & Brewery location in downtown Indianapolis, making its first foray outside Kentucky.
When the pandemic dried up the demand for beer at customer-limited bars and restaurants, local brewers had to shift focus to sales at grocery stores, pharmacies and packaged liquor stores.
Even amid dramatically reduced foot traffic, the facility’s work to refresh its slate of restaurants and shops is progressing—albeit more slowly than initially expected.
