Anniversary celebrations are one of the reasons I love going to breweries and recently three of my favorite breweries on Indy’s northside will celebrate or celebrated what I consider to be milestone anniversaries. Deviate(8 years in August), Moontown,(5), and Pax Verum(5) have all made a niche in the Indiana brewing scene, and the last two did some amazing things for their anniversary. I have enjoyed the time I’ve spent at each of these breweries in the last month, and decided I would focus on them in this article on this holiday weekend.
Pax Verum in Lapel Indiana has become a favorite brewery of mine since I first got to try one of their IPAs at the now defunct 5’s Taproom in Anderson. I would become a big fan of their Velvety Kush, and begin to make regular trips to the tap room when I was in the area. I have become quite fond of the people who work at this brewery, and usually enjoy talking to them at festivals. They have their own Way Out festival in August, and I have enjoyed helping out with it.
Last month they celebrated five years, and released an amazing run of anniversary stouts. I was able to procure all five of them on a recent trip to the brewery, and also enjoyed some very good lighter beers for the summer. I really like their patio beer/garden area, and usually meet some nice people when I’m there visiting. I love this brewery, and I salute them in their five years of excellent brewing!
Moon town in Whitestown has also been a favorite of mine across these last five years. I would usually hang out with them at beer festivals when they were just getting started, and really liked the very approachable beers their making. I was given a hat, and in the winter, I enjoy promoting this place. I was also able to get a large amount of their third anniversary beer which I enjoyed during the pandemic.
Last weekend they had their own fifth anniversary celebration at the brewery. They had a very good Wiezendoppelbock for the anniversary that was amazing. Another stand out was their Oaked King of Troy. The event was well attended, and they had very good live music including the Chilly Water Family Band. I don’t think it’s going to be another 12 months before I get back to the brewery, but I look forward to their next anniversary celebration. Moontown does a great job making very approachable beer, and I’ve always enjoyed drinking it. I’m glad to see that they are still going strong!
Deviate is a very special brewery that has made some amazing beers across was has now been eight years. I first met the owners of this brewery at a Frigid Digits festival sometime before the pandemic, and it’s hard to believe it was three years ago that they were celebrating their own fifth anniversary with two amazing variants of their Scheming Demons. My puppies and I really enjoyed the event even though we had to wait in a very long line to get beer!
They will celebrate their own eighth anniversary in August. When I talked to the owners who attended Moontown’s anniversary last weekend, they were very discreet, but you could tell there’s some excitement about what will happen. I have always enjoyed the beers that the brewery makes and I like their dedication to the same music I like. I am a big fan of the brewery, and look forward to seeing an article sometime in August that might feature them.
So I want salute these three breweries, and all the other breweries that rock on this holiday weekend. I hosted a excellent barbecue yesterday, and we were able to do quite a beer share. I’m going to be going to lot of craft beer events over the next couple of weeks, and should we see each other, let’s have a beer together.
So Much Beer So Little Time 