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Where to find pumpkin, other fall beers around Indianapolis

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It’s the best time of the year — at least for those who really enjoy malty German beer.
While Oktoberfest officially wrapped up last week, breweries around Central Indiana are still celebrating autumn’s arrival with seasonal batches. From classic Bavarian brews to modern flavors riding the seemingly ceaseless pumpkin spice train, there’s plenty of fall beer for Hoosiers to enjoy. Here are 12 spiced autumn beers to try around Indianapolis, plus several places to find traditional Oktoberfest brews throughout the fall.
Bier Brewery
Three Central Indiana locations, bierbrewery.com
The brew: Pumpkin ale, 5.7% ABV, 14 IBU
The 2018 World Beer Cup silver medalist is now available at all three Bier Brewery locations in Allisonville, Carmel and the recently opened Noblesville campus. The acclaimed ale, billed as the liquid equivalent of pumpkin pie, is so beloved by Bier customers that it received its own release party this year.
Field Brewing
303 E. Main St., Westfield, (317) 804-9780
The brew: Basic Witch pumpkin ale, 5.5% ABV, 30 IBU
Field Brewing’s pumpkin red ale combines pumpkins, tamarind, Belgian candi sugar and maple and fig syrups to create an intensely autumnal dessert beer.
Grand Junction Brewing Company
1189 E. 181st St., Westfield, (317) 804-9583, gjbrew.com
The brew: Not Grandma’s Pumpkin Ale, 8% ABV, 10 IBU
At a bristling 8% alcohol by volume, this pumpkin ale is brewed to get you warm and cozy with notes of cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla. You can find it at Grand Junction’s Westfield taproom for a limited time.
Guggman Haus Brewing Co.
1701 Gent Ave. and 4601 N. College Ave., (317) 602-6131, guggmanhausbrewing.com
The brews: Spooky Pumpkins pumpkin ale, 6.2% ABV; autumn spiced milk stout, 7.6% ABV
The German tap house welcomes both the spooky and cozy sides of fall with its pumpkin ale and spiced milk stout. The Spooky Pumpkins features real pumpkin and classic fall spices, while the milk stout pairs similar spices with vanilla and cacao in a smooth, dark brew.
Kismetic Beer Company
201 S. Rural St.
The brew: Banana nut hefeweizen, 5% ABV, 20 IBU
Kismetic’s “ode to autumn” is a German-style yeasted wheat beer with caramel malted barley and floral hops steeped in a banana nut tea blend from Nelson’s Tea. You can grab a pint at Kismetic’s Christian Park tap room for a limited time.
Metazoa Brewing Company
140 S. College Ave., (317) 522-0251, metazoabrewing.com
The brews: I Saw the Swine pumpkin pie spiced barleywine, 8.4% ABV, 42 IBU; Jackal Lantern pumpkin ale, 5.3% ABV, 15 IBU
Downtown Indy’s animal-themed brewery is greeting the fall with a potent barleywine (strong malty beer) featuring cinnamon, nutmeg and plenty of fermented grain, plus a more forgivingly drinkable classic pumpkin blonde ale.
Oaken Barrel Brewing Company
50 Airport Pkwy L, Greenwood, (317) 887-2287, oakenbarrel.com
The brew: Apple buzz, 7% ABV
Oaken Barrel’s annually anticipated Apple Buzz, part cider and part beer, drops Oct. 14. Pints, bottles and cans will be available at Oaken Barrel’s Greenwood brewpub.
Quaff ON! Brewing Co.
Various Big Woods locations in Central and Southern Indiana, quaffon.com
The brew: Put A Fork In It pumpkin ale, 6.5% ABV, 20 IBU
Quaff On’s crowd-favorite seasonal beer is back through the end of October at Big Woods restaurant locations. The pumpkin-spiced ale is warm without being abrasive, malty but not overly complex, an extremely drinkable brew to welcome the cooler months.
Sun King Brewing
Multiple Central Indiana locations, sunkingbrewing.com
The brew: Pumpkin spice latte, 5.3%, 23 IBU
A blonde ale brewed with fall spices and coffee, this Sun King brew brings the flavors of a fall latte to happy hour. You can find it at Sun King locations throughout Marion and Hamilton Counties for a limited time.
The Tap
306 N. Delaware St., (317) 820-5580, thetapbeerbar.com
The brew: Tap-O-Lantern, 6.5% ABV, 20 IBU
The Bloomington-based gastropub’s signature pumpkin beer is back for the fall season. One hundred pounds of pumpkin are used in each batch of the amber ale, which also features molasses and fall spices. Rimmed with cinnamon and sugar and available at multiple Indiana Tap locations including downtown, this autumn ale epitomizes the best parts of trying to turn every food and drink into pumpkin pie from September through November.
Urban Vines Winery and Brewery
301 E. 161st St., Westfield, 317 (763) 0678, urban-vines.com
The brew: Hey Gourd-geous pumpkin ale, 4.7% ABV, 28 IBU
This mild amber ale packs a blend of fall squashes with fall spice. You can find it at Urban Vines’ Westfield tasting room for a limited time.
Wooden Bear Brewing Co.
21 W. North St., Greenfield, (317) 318-1803
The brew: Pumpkin ale, 6.2% ABV, 14 IBU
Greenfield’s first brewery brews its pumpkin ale with a single hop variety and traditional fall spices.
Where to find traditional Oktoberfest and other fall beers
Numerous breweries are offering their twist on Oktoberfest beer this fall. Each venue listed has a traditional Märzen, a more modern festbier or a signature Oktoberfest beer for sale. Beer names are listed in parentheses next to each brewery.
- Big Lug Canteen and other Sahm’s Hospitality Group restaurants (Oktoberfest wheat beer)
- Chilly Water Brewing Company, 719 Virginia Ave. (Oktoberfest Märzen)
- Field Brewing (Fest Field Märzen)
- Four Day Ray Brewing, 11671 Lantern Road, Fishers (Adler Oktoberfest)
- Grand Junction Brewing Co. (Oktoberfest Märzen)
- Metazoa (Barktoberfest)
- Saint Joseph Brewery and Public House, 540 N. College Ave. (Saint Joeberfest)
- Sun King (Oktoberfest, Bavarian Breakfast coffee-infused Märzen)
- Urban Vines (Rocktoberfest)
- The Tap (Taptoberfest)
- Twenty Tap, 406-08 N. College Ave (Twenty Below Oktoberfest)
- Upland Brewing Company, multiple Central Indiana locations (Oktoberfest Bavarian-style lager)
- Urban Vines Winery and Brewery (Oktoberfest)
Contact dining and drinks reporter Bradley Hohulin at bhohulin@indystar.com. You can follow him on Twitter/X @BradleyHohulin.

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FOX Deportes Presents First Broadcast of Indianapolis 500 – Fox Sports Press Pass

11-Time Indy 500 Participant Oriol Servia Joins as Lead Analyst in the Booth
On-Site Coverage Kicks off Thursday, May 22
LOS ANGELES – FOX Deportes, America’s leading supplier of Spanish-language sports programming for more than 25 years, presents live coverage of the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Saturday, May 25 live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The broadcast of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” a first for FOX Deportes, serves as the premier event of the network’s first season as the Spanish-language home of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
Race day coverage kicks off at 10:00 AM ET with live coverage from the speedway during the network’s popular round-table sports talk program EL ENTRETIEMPO. At 12:00 PM ET, TOTAL SPORTS ESPECIAL, live from Indianapolis, brings viewers right up to the green flag.
Race coverage is helmed by renowned Spanish-language motorsports announcer Tony Rivera, Emmy Award-winning analyst Jessi Losada and experienced reporter Giselle Zarur.
Joining the team as analyst for this year’s race is former INDYCAR driver Oriol Servia. An experienced driver in multiple racing series, Servia has raced in the Indy 500 a total of 11 times including a fourth-place finish in 2012. The native of Catalonia, Spain also currently serves as the official pace car driver for all races outside of the Indy 500.
Overall coverage from Indianapolis kicks off on Thursday, May 22 as Zarur delivers exclusive interviews, features and live hits each day for TOTAL SPORTS 360, the network’s daily sports news program.
All race coverage will be streamed on FOX Sports App. Fans can also visit www.foxdeportes.com and follow FOX Deportes on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook for highlights, analysis, interviews and more.
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Man sentenced to 110 years for 2023 double murder in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 45-year-old Indianapolis man was sentenced Monday to 110 years in prison for a double murder in 2023.
Shawn Barnett, 23, and Larry Moorman, 42, died shortly before noon Jan. 12, 2023, at the scene of a shooting in the 200 block of Walcott Street. That is in a downtown residential area near the intersection of East Ohio Street and North Walcott Street.
Jermaine Randle, 45, was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of two counts of murder on April 2 in Marion Superior Court 7.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears, a Democrat, wrote in a news release issued Monday, “The defendant will spend more than a century behind bars for the unprovoked tragedy he inflicted on these men and their families. Our witnesses’ commitment to Larry and Shawn to see this through was the difference maker in this case.”
A witness at the scene immediately identified Randle as the suspect and described the vehicle he was driving. According to the witness, shouting could be heard from an apartment followed by several gunshots, and a man was seen fleeing down the steps before Randle’s vehicle pulled away. Other witnesses corroborated the identification of the vehicle Randle used to arrive at and flee the scene. Officers used license plate-reading cameras to find Randle’s vehicle just hours after the shooting near West 79th Street and North Michigan Road, leading to the arrest of Randle.
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Colts Have Perfect Stretch In Which to Take Advantage

When NFL teams are mapping out their upcoming season, they break their schedule into sections, and while teams approach every game one week at a time, not every section is necessarily built the same.
The Indianapolis Colts are hoping to get off the schneid and make the playoffs again for the first time since 2020 — there may be jobs depending on it after all. The Colts have their first two games of the season at home, but it’s in the second quarter of the season where they could really find their groove.
John Breech of CBS Sports recently identified one good thing about each team’s schedule, and he honed in on a particular four-week stretch for the Colts.
“Starting in Week 5, the Colts will get three home games in a four-week stretch against teams that finished under .500 last year,” Breech wrote. “One team will have a new coach (Raiders), one team (Cardinals) has gone a combined 4-13 on the road over the past two seasons, and one team will have a new quarterback (Titans).”
The Las Vegas Raiders may be a tougher matchup than in years past after adding Geno Smith and Ashton Jeanty on offense, but that defense still has some major question marks.
The Arizona Cardinals offer Colts head coach Shane Steichen an interesting battle in which he goes up against his former defensive counterpart from the Philadelphia Eagles, in Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon. The two used to go head-to-head every day in practice, but now, for the first time, as head coaches. Arizona added Josh Sweat and Walter Nolen up front this offseason, which should make Gannon’s defense even more challenging.
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The Los Angeles Chargers are a reigning playoff team, so this is definitely a tough break in the “ease” of the stretch, especially going across the country for it. Led by head coach Jim Harbaugh and star quarterback Justin Herbert, it’s actually the Chargers’ run game that might be most dangerous after adding Omarion Hampton and Najee Harris in the backfield, and Mekhi Becton up front this offseason.
The Colts swept the division rival Tennessee Titans in each of the last two years, but surely, that will come to an end at some point. The Titans might finally have a quarterback worth building around after selecting Cam Ward with the first pick in the draft. However, there’s still a lot of work to do, with major questions all over the roster.
Following this “easier” stretch that Breech identified, it gets much tougher for the Colts.
The Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 9 begin an interesting stretch, featuring more than a month away from Lucas Oil Stadium for the Colts. They get to “host” the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin, Germany, in Week 10, they have their bye in Week 11, and then they’re on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11.
The Colts’ season kicks off in Week 1 at home against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, September 7 at 1:00 p.m. E.T.
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