Spooky Sips on Tap

Denver hosted this annual fest October 10-11, and Indy Craft Pass partners brought home some medals.

Field Brewing got silver for Lollygagger Sun King got gold for Soul Shakedown Party and bronze for Pachanga Cheers to the winners!

8th Day Distillery
Don’t miss the release of the American Single Malt Batch 3 collab with Taxman. Sip the sweet tobacco, dark chocolate, and toasted nut notes on October 19.
• October 22 - B.D.E. Phantasm
• October 29 - Hormones & Happy Hour
• October 30 - Live music with Jeffrey Bowen

Ash & Elm Cider
October’s Cider of the Month, Mangonada, is based on the Mexican slushie treat traditionally featuring mango, chamoy, lime, and tajin. This is a semi-sweet cider made with mango puree, limes, and infused with a hint of hibiscus and toasted guajillo chiles.
• October 21 - Horror Movie Trivia (Indy)
• October 28 - Drag Bingo (Carmel)

Bier Brewery
Märzen German Amber Lager is now available at all locations. Also check out the popular annual Pumpkin Ale.
• October 17 - Howl-O-Ween Dog Adoption Event (65th Street)
• October 18 - Reaper Snail Ceramic Painting (Carmel)
• October 24 - Oktoberfest with Dachshund and Corgi Races (Noblesville)
• October 30 - Halloween Costume Contest (Carmel)

Big Woods
The fall featured cocktail menu is out: Autumn's Calling Margarita, Orchard Punch, Fire in the Orchard, Apple-rol Spritz, and Harvest Mule. Also don’t pass on fan favorite seasonal Put A Fork In It pumpkin ale.

Buck Creek Winery
The Witch’s Juice wine slushie is back and ready to put a spell on your taste buds! a sweet, crisp, and fruity blend with a signature spooky neon green color.
• October 29 - Wine & Candle Workshop: Pumpkin Edition

Chilly Water Brewing
Out now are Moonlight Sonata Vienna Lager and Oktoberfest Märzen Lager.
• November 3 - Bluegrass Jam Session (downtown)
• November 10 - Board Game Speed Dating (downtown)

Daniel’s Vineyard
The new fall menu is here and it's time to indulge in Harvest Apple Pizza with garlic spread, mozzarella, apple, green onion, bacon & hot honey, and sip the Caramel Apple Slushie, available in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions.
• October 23 - The Vineyard After Dark
• October 25 - Permanent Jewelry Pop Up
• October 30, November 1 - Scarecrow Showdown

Easley Winery
Find your wild when you try the new Easley Hard Apple Cider. It's semi-sweet, crisp, and refreshing. The October wine slushie is Boo-Berry Freeze with Warm Glow Blueberry Cobbler wine and Reggae blueberry splashcato. Scary seasonals include Black Sangria F15 Spooky Edition with flavors of blackberry and raspberry and Love Bite Cabernet Sauvignon with rich black cherry, juicy plum, and lingering tobacco aroma.

Field Brewing
Cider Shandy is now pouring and it's half Who Loves the Sun Blonde Ale and half Apple Cider for crisp, refreshing, and lightly sweet flavor.
• October 24 - Mat Pilates
• October 30 - Plant Bingo

Four Day Ray
• October 17 - 10 Year Anniversary Celebration

Grand Junction Brewing
• October 29 - Halloween Trivia
• October 30 - Halloween Bash
• November 1 - Paints & Pints: Paint Your Pet

Guggman Haus
Now on tap are Roaming Ripples Rice Lager, Hazy Days Route #56: Dbl NEIPA, Hazy Days Route #57: Dbl NEIPA, Hazy Days NEIPA Route #58, Hiker’s Haven NEIPA, Raspberry Sour, Spooky Pumpkins Ale, Midnight Gourd Pumpkin Milk Stout, and Biergarten Days Munich Dunkel.
• October 22 - Plant Bingo
• October 25 - Boats & Brews
• October 28 - Halloween Trivia Costume Contest

Hard Truth Distilling
Hard Truth's Dark Roast Rye was recently named the "Pumpkin Spice of Whiskey" by Parade Magazine. It's a 50/50 blend of chocolate malt rye and caramel malt rye with notes of roasted coffee and indulgent confection.
• October 16-17, 23-24 - Live music
• October 31 - Halloween live music and costumes

Kismetic Beer Company
It’s finally Pumpkin Ale time. Sugar pie pumpkins that are roasted with a brown sugar simple syrup and a pumpkin spice blend, then roast pumpkin is added to a mash bill of Maris Otter, Munich, Caramunich, and Chocolate malts. Next, it's hopped with Magnum and steeped with Tahitian and Mexican vanilla, Ceylon cinnamon, and Penzey’s pumpkin pie spice blend. Also try the new Orange, Strawberry, Peach American Wheat Beer brewed with equal parts pilsner and wheat, hopped with Lotus, then hot and cold steeped with Nelson's Tea blend for bright aromas of citrus, berry, and stonefruit.
• October 21 - 21st Century Horror Films and Horror Book Pop-Up
• October 29 - Vintage Night

Metazoa Brewing
• October 20 - Halloween Movie Trivia
• October 31 - Howl-O-Ween Party

Moon Drops Distillery
• October 17 - Live music with M Squared Project
• October 27 - Build Flights That Click: A Guided Whiskey Flight with Bourbon Fluent
• October 30 - Boo & Boom: Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat Watch Party

Moontown Brewing
Fall cocktails are here: The Hayride, Pumpkin Spice Dude, and Prickly Pear Margarita.
• October 19 - Howl at the Moontown Pet Costume Contest and Meet Adoptable Pets
• October 23 - Live music with Neighbor
• November 5 - Live music with Bayliss & Joel (Umphrey’s McGee)
• November 7 - Live music with Squeaky Feet

Oliver Winery
Cranberry Spritz, Pumpkin Pie wine, and Apple Pie wine are bringing all the fall flavors.

The Rejoicing Vine
Sunshine Sangria is the cocktail of the month. It's a white sangria built on Millions of Peaches wine and brightened with orange juice, a splash of club soda, and whatever fresh or frozen fruit is looking good that week.
• October 24 - Pumpkin Paint & Sip
• October 25 - Spookie Cookie Decorating

Sun King Brewing
Ichabrewed Crane is haunting Conner Prairie. The Copper Ale includes ginger, nutmeg, and apple cider. For more seasonal flavors, try Bavarian Breakfast Märzen, Oktoberfest Märzen, Pumpkin Spice Latte Blonde, and Kentuckle Muckle.
• October 18 - Paint & Sip: Halloween Celebrations (Indy)
• October 24 - Live music with Ethan Olvey (Fishers)
• October 25 - Blood on the Clocktower (Indy)
• October 29 - Flow & Flights (Westfield)

The Tap
Through October 18, enjoy $11 Elijah Craig Small Batch Old Fashioneds. And for the season, try Tap-O-Lantern Pumpkin Spiced Ale made with caramel and toasted grains then blended with delicious pie spice to bring out all the flavors of fall.

Taxman Brewing
Cherry Picker blends the robust malt bill of a Belgian-style dubbel with the decadent flavors of Montmorency tart and sweet cherries, resulting in a complex ale exploding with notes of dark fruit and candi sugar. There's also the beloved Bean Counter. The Belgian-style brown ale is brewed with Nicaraguan coffee locally roasted by Tinker Coffee Co. with a rich base of caramel and roasted malts enhanced by a generous dose of coffee, cocoa nibs, and Mexican vanilla beans.
• October 19 - Release of American Single Malt Batch 3 collab with 8th Day Distillery

Upland Brewing
On tap now are Strong Dark Lager, Hazy IPA, and Tart Ale with Rose, Hibiscus, and Strawberry, as well as Sour Ale with Ginger, Hibiscus, and Lemon.

October 17 – Autumntidings at Indy Art Center

February 13, 2027 – Winterfest Craft Beer Festival at Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center

If you need another reason to celebrate with a drink:
October 16 is National Liqueur Day, October 19 is International Gin & Tonic Day, October 21 is National Mezcal Day, October 24 is Global Champagne Day, October 27 is National American Beer Day, November 3 is International Stout Day, November 7 is International Merlot Day, November 8 is Harvey Wallbanger Day,, November 12 is Tempranillo Day, and November 18 is Zinfandel Day.

Make a plan, play it safe (designated driver or other sober transportation), and make it happen.

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