Must-see nightlife in Indiana

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    3 Floyds Brewing Co

    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…

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    Wood Shop

    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…

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    Central State Brewing – The Koelschip

    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…

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    Sun King Brewery

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    '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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

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