Tuesday:

• Cari will be at Goose The Market for a Pairing & Tasting from 5:30-7:30 pm – We’ll be sampling Maibock and Nut Hugger, so don’t miss it!

Wednesday:

• Indianapolis Monthly Beer Fest at Tomlinson Tap Room from 6:00-8:30pm. We’ll have Rad Red, Pilsner and Maibock there.
• Lambic Tasting at the Upland Indy Tasting Room from 5:30-7:30pm
• Trivia Night at the Mass Ave Pub downtown. We’ll be tapping Nut Hugger and getting our trivia on! Infinite Wisdom Tripel will also be on tap.

Thursday:

• We’ll be at LaMargarita in Fountain Square (Indy), tapping some Nut Hugger and Schwarz at 6pm.

Friday:

• The River Roots Festival begins in Madison, Indiana. We’ll be there all weekend serving beer. We’ll have four or five different styles, so if you’re around, swing by and see us.
• At The Metro, our First Friday DJ, Jackola will be getting down with you at the Metro on Mass Ave for Dance Until The World Ends. 10pm.
• The Earth House is hosting the band, The Wake, and Upland will be available there during the show.
• The Wheeler Arts Center will be hosting our previous First Friday artists, Indy Convergence, as the put on their performance they’ve been working so hard on. Upland will be available during Intermission. You can learn more about the show at Indy Convergence.
• Jackson will be at Crown Liquors Downtown Indy, doing a tasting from 4:00-7:00 pm

Saturday:

• UpCup Homebrew Competition in Bloomington at the Upland Tap Room.

Sunday:

• Wildlife Inc Fundraiser at the Upland Banquet Space in Bloomington
• $10 pitchers at the Upland Indy Tasting Room

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Since it’s incorporation in 2001, Wildcare Inc. has taken in over 12,000 animals such as wild birds, reptiles and wild mammals. They not only provide professional care to sick, injured and orphaned wildlife so they can be returned to their outdoor homes, but they also provide education outreach programs that focus on the value of sharing the planet with our wild neighbors.

On Sunday, May 20th, from 4pm-10pm, Wildcare Inc will be bringing along two of their wildlife animals to the Upland Banquet Space for us to  meet, and we’ll also learn more about their mission. We’ll be meeting Valentino and Skylar (Eurasian Barn Owl and Arctic Fox [WildCare Inc. Ambassadors]).

You’ll be able to win over $100 in prizes, catch a sneak peak dance performance of Crystal Olry and Mike DeSantos (Dancing with the Celebs of Bloomington contestants), and also enjoy a little dance party of your own with DJ Wally Wonder.

Hors d’oeuvres and beer will be provided by Upland. All beer proceeds go directly to WildCare Inc.

We’d absolutely love to have you join us. All ages WELCOME! Please let us know if you have any questions.

This year, Indy Convergence held their inaugural event in Haiti. They also brought back 25 original paintings from Haiti that are oil on canvas that range from portraits and landscapes to abstract. Much of the work shows daily life but some dig deeper into the feelings and experiences of each individual artist.

The work is by students at an art school in La Valle which is very near to Sa-K-La-K-Wel where Indy Convergence worked while they were there. The paintings were on display during their final show in Haiti, and they’re hoping to foster an ongoing relationship with this other art school.

The proceeds from the paintings will go straight back to the artists in Haiti.

Swing by on Friday to see some amazing art, drink some delicious Indiana craft beer, and we’ll of course be joined by DJ Jackola and friends. We’re a go from 6pm – 10pm. Murphy Arts Center Rm. 202.

If you’re on Facebook, check out Indy Convergence’s Facebook Page.

Thanks for continuing to support our sour ale program, and we hope you enjoy!

The IM Beerfest will feature samples from many of the craft breweries that were featured in their lasted issue on Indiana craft breweries. Here’s what you have to look forward to:

• Barley Island Brewing Co
• Bier Brewery
• Big Woods Brewing
• Black Swan Brewing
• Bloomington Brewing
• People’s Brewing
• Flat 12 Brewing
• Fountain Square
• Sun King Brewery
• Three Pints
• Upland Brewery (Whoohoo!)

and more…

Tickets are only $25 so snatch ‘em up! You can get tickets here!

Wednesday, May 16th from 6-8:30pm at the Tomlinson Tap Room! 21+

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WFHB’s Acoustic Roots Festival is a fundraiser for Bloomington Community Radio, focusing on the rich heritage of American acoustic roots music.

A showcase for local and regional acoustic roots artists, the 2012 Acoustic Roots Festival features Tim Grimm and The Hay Wagon Gypsies, White Lightning Boys, Davy Jay Sparrow and His Well-Known Famous Drovers, Indiana Boys, Carpenter & Clerk, The Whipstitch Sallies, Cari Ray, Garden of Joy, Kade Puckett and Buffalojump.

Main stage

• 4:30pm: Cari Ray
• 5:45pm: Indiana Boys
• 7:00pm: Davy Jay Sparrow & His Well-Known Famous Drovers
• 8:15pm: Tim Grimm and the Hay Wagon Gypsies
• 9:30pm: White Lightning Boys – followed by Acoustic Roots all-star superjam.

Side stage

• 4:00pm: Buffalojump
• 5:15pm: Garden of Joy
• 6:30pm: The Whipstitch Sallies
• 7:45pm: Carpenter and Clerk
• 9:00pm: Kade Puckett

Admission to the 5th Annual WFHB Acoustic Roots Festival is $10 in advance/$15 at the gate, with all proceeds after expenses supporting WFHB. Advance tickets are available at WFHB, all Bloomingfoods locations, The BCT Box Office, Upland Brewing Company and Landlocked Music beginning Monday, April 23.

No coolers, please – Upland beer and food will be available on site. See you then!

We’ll be having a HOG ROAST, lawn games (including Corn Hole), and LIVE music from Kayle Truman, King Bee and the Stingers, and Elephant Quiz.

This is always a great time for the whole family. Free. All Ages. Can’t beat it!

Hope to see you then!

As many of you know, and many of you don’t, we love a good adventure, which is why we’ve vowed to bring you some of the best adventure-based events throughout the year. This gives you something to look forward to, train for, but best of all, gives you an opportunity to challenge yourself while meeting and hanging with a great group of people.

We’re in a current state of remodel with our current website, but we’ve also launched a website made specifically for our extreme adventures like, Tour de Upland, Louisville Gran Fondo, the Red Eye Relay and more. It’s www.uplandbeeradventures.com, and it’s a great place to visit.

Learn more about how you can get involved in some adventures that create memories that last your lifetime! Also, let us know what kind of adventures you’re into. We might just incorporate it! We hope to see you out!

Anyway, Maria rides bikes. She’s competed in IU’s Little 500 and cycling has become quite a passion for her.

She had a couple of friends participate in Bike and Build, a nonprofit org that organizes cross-country trips that benefit affordable housing groups. Now is Maria’s chance to participate.

So, in the spirit of cycling and building homes across America, the Indy Tasting Room, on the corner of College and 49th, is hosting an evening specifically for Maria and the Bike and Build cause. Join us Tuesday, April 17th from 5pm-9pm. 50% of all in-house beer sales will go to Maria to help fund her ride across the country.

If you can’t make it to the event, every dollar helps. Donate here! Maria is very close to reaching her goal! Let’s take her over the top! Here’s to drinking for good causes! We hope to see you next Tuesday! Here’s the Facebook invitation!

At 10am on Saturday, April 21st, at the Farmer’s Market in Bloomington, Doug and Jeff will be competing for the most miles in an hour on a stationary bike. Doug begins his training this week. Join us as we watch Upland Brewing Co bike the Bloomington Brewery Co into the dirt! They’ll be coughing up dust for days!

However, we need to raise 2K to help the YMCA Strong Past, Bright Future Capital Campaign. Learn more about the campaign at the YMCA website. In the meantime, sponsor Doug here. Anyone who donates $25 or more will get an Upland T-Shirt! Tell your friends and get involved.

Let’s help the YMCA make it to the top as we bring the BBC DOWN! Oh snap!