Must-see nightlife in Indiana

  • 3 Floyds Brewing Co

    Indiana

    At 3 Floyds brewpub, death-metal blares. There are burly beards and tattoo sleeves all around. And hoppy suds. It's earned a cult following by brewing…

  • Wood Shop

    Indiana

    Leave the more mainstream Upland Brewing Co next door to casual hopheads – it's here at Upland's all-sours brewery that the dank and funk flows among near…

  • Central State Brewing – The Koelschip

    Indianapolis

    Until it opens its proprietary taproom near the old Central State psychiatric hospital grounds (from which it takes its name), the Koelschip bar is where…

  • Sun King Brewery

    Indianapolis

    You never know what'll be flowing at Sun King's unvarnished downtown taproom. Indy's young and hip pile in to find out, swilling brews from a cocoa-y…

  • Elm Street Brewing

    Indiana

    Muncie does't offer a whole lot for visitors beyond Ball State University, but it does have a burgeoning brewery scene. This relative newcomer (it opened…

  • Provider

    Indianapolis

    Painfully hip and Instagram-ready, Provider's skilled baristas are pulling Indy's best espressos, which are market-priced (around $4) and come with a…

  • Dagger Mountain Roastery

    Indiana

    At the dead-end of an unremarkable warehouse district in Valparaiso, Dagger Mountain is hidden in all the right ways; but its speciality coffee roasted in…

  • Big Woods at Hard Truth Hills

    Indiana

    Some have called this new $10 million, 325-acre destination distillery, microbrewery, welcome center, restaurant and tasting room an adult Disneyland…

  • Iechyd Da Brewing Company

    Indiana

    'Iechyd Da' means 'Cheers!' in Welsh and this excellent brewery in pretty Elkhart indeeds leans towards UK-style handcrafted ales, though it's not fully…

  • Centerpoint Brewing Company

    Indianapolis

    Centerpoint Brewing rode on the coattails of the popularity of its Blood Orange IPA (a refreshing, citrus-hopped explosion!) to the top, taking home 'Best…

  • Mad Anthony's Auburn Tap Room

    Indiana

    This tap room sits in a historic downtown building with big windows and exposed-brick walls. The company has been brewing for close to 20 years,…

  • Zen Cafe

    Indiana

    Part of a formerly abandoned warehouse space converted into a multi-use creative exhibition space and start-up incubator known as Lang Lab, Zen Cafe…

  • 18th Street Brewery

    Indiana

    18th Street flies under the radar, which is strange because it makes terrific beer and food. Saisons, double India pale ales and sour beers are the…

  • Big Woods The Original

    Indiana

    It's hard to beat a set of Quaff ON! Brewing beer samples on Big Woods' porch on a bright fall day. The timber-framed building feels like a cozy cabin…

  • 450 North Brewing Co

    Indiana

    You'll find 450 North perched on farmland 9 miles northeast of town at Simmons WInery, but the slog from Columbus doesn't deter rowdy crowds from piling…

  • Metazoa Brewing Co

    Indianapolis

    On a sunny day, the patio at this hip taproom feels a bit like the departure lounge for Noah's Ark! This animal-loving microbrewery, which gives 5% of its…

  • Crooked Ewe Brewery

    Indiana

    Small-batch, nitro and cask ales are occasional at this excellent riverside brewpub, but you can count on a wealth of hop-heavy IPAs and weighty stouts at…

  • ZwanzigZ

    Indiana

    At its heart, ZwanzigZ (please excuse the unfortunate name) is a pizzeria, but it's quite serious about brewing, and its 24 taps are the most wildly…

  • Action Duckpin Bowl

    Indianapolis

    Located in a revamped vaudeville theater building, which includes a theater, an inn and a rooftop garden and bar, this restored 1930s-era duckpin bowling…

  • Upland Brewing Co

    Indiana

    Northwest of downtown Bloomington, rustic Upland Brewing Co makes mostly true-to-style suds, including a very drinkable Dragonfly IPA and Champagne Velvet…

  • Indiana City Brewing Co

    Indianapolis

    Indiana City's taproom is fittingly housed inside a pre-Prohibition bottling house of the original Home Brewing Company, which was killed off in 1922 when…

  • Slippery Noodle Inn

    Indianapolis

    Downtown's Slippery Noodle Inn is the oldest bar in the state (slinging drinks since 1850), and has seen action as a brothel, a slaughterhouse, a gangster…

  • Flamingo Pizza

    Indiana

    Yes, you can get pizza (from $9), but the bar is what beckons: a cozy watering hole where you sit elbow-to-elbow with locals. The good beers (six taps,…

  • Rathskeller

    Indianapolis

    Quaff German and local brews at the outdoor beer garden's picnic tables in summer, or inside the deer-head-lined beer hall once winter strikes…

  • Quill's

    Indiana

    You'll find most of your Third Wave coffeehouses around these parts in Louisville, but minimalist Quill's bounced across the river, giving New Albanians…

  • Hotel Tango

    Indianapolis

    Indy's first distillery since Prohibition, Hotel Tango, owned by service-disabled combat veterans, sits in all its mountain lodge-like glory in Fountain…

  • Lucabe Coffee Co

    Indiana

    All steel, glass and tin-plated ceilings, Lucabe is a modern coffeehouse with a sense of place. But striking architecture aside, it's one of Indiana's…

  • Mad Paddle Brewery

    Indiana

    Madison's first and so far only brewery whipped an abandoned feed mill space in the center of town into an inviting spot to sip on raspberry-milk stouts…

  • Hopscotch

    Indiana

    Along the B-Line Trail south of downtown, this trendy speciality coffeehouse attracts caffeine aficionados for single-origin espresso ($2.75), drip and…

  • Nick's English Hut

    Indiana

    Popular with students and professors from nearby Indiana University for 90 years, Nick's has also filled the cups of Kurt Vonnegut, Dylan Thomas and…

  • 41 Degrees North

    Indiana

    41 Degrees pours a terrific regional beer selection in a cool 1881 building with 14 taps.

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