Thank you for signing up to pour with us at the Indiana Microbrewers Festival – we’re looking forward to a fantastic event! To ensure a safe and fun event for all please carefully review all the information below and share it with your festival team.  Below are all the details you’ll need to know. If you have any questions and/or need any clarifications, please reach out to Julia at julia@drinkin.beer or by phone/text at 765.620.0153

DATE

Saturday, July 20, 2024

1pm Early Entry Ticketholders  |   2-6 pm General Admission Ticketholders

LOCATION

Military Park, Downtown Indianapolis
601 W New York St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

PRESS KIT

Download this year’s press kit to gain access to social media imagery, logos, and more to use to promote your attendance at the event!

TICKETS

Unique links will be emailed to your festival contact with instructions on securing your tickets for the event. This year, we’re offering the following, ALL of which must be secured by your team online in advance of the event:

• Complimentary brewer tickets – 4 available per brewery (8 for sprinter sponsors)
• Extra brewer tickets – maximum of 2 per brewery at $25/each
• General Admission discounted tickets – $35 each, maximum 6

PERMIT FOR SERVING ALCOHOL

On your behalf, the Guild will secure your permit for this festival by sending one blanket permit request to the ATC. This will be accomplished by using one of your 45 annual “festival” permits. If you have questions about this, please let us know.

FESTIVAL MAP

A festival layout map can be found here where you’ll find your booth location for labeling your beer and to see where you’ll be set up for the event.

LOAD IN AND LOAD OUT

Loading In – Friday, July 19 | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

• Friday load-in is encouraged and is the easiest option for everyone. There will be a refrigerated truck available on-site for beer deliveries.
• Please label your kegs with the Brewery Name. Proper labeling will ensure you do not experience a delay in receiving your beer. Beer will be delivered to your booth Saturday morning.
• Overnight security will be provided.
• Booths can be set up at the time of drop off or on Saturday.
• Vehicles are allowed to drive on-site for load-in on Friday, regardless of zone/tent location. Please stay within designated driving areas and do not drive through the middle of the park.
• Bring hand/push carts or dollies to assist with loading in/out.

Loading In – Saturday, July 20  |  10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (all vehicles must be out of the park by 11:30 a.m.)

• If you arrive after 11:30 a.m volunteer staff will assist you in getting your equipment and products to your booth.
• Please label your kegs with the Brewery Name. Proper labeling will ensure you do not experience a delay in receiving your beer. Beer will be delivered to your booth Saturday morning.
• In order to make load-in easier and minimize congestion at the park, please be sure you know your entrance point into the festival before you arrive.

Loading Out

• ATTENDEE SAFETY IS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE. NO VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE PARK AND NO SPRINTERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE UNTIL THE GROUNDS ARE CLEAR OF ATTENDEES.
• To ensure the safe exit of all event attendees from the festival no vehicles will be allowed onto the festival site until the park is completely cleared.
• Vehicles will be allowed on-site for load-out through the gate that you were directed to load in at.

INFORMATION ON DRIVING IN THE PARK

• Your brewery must unload completely and remove the vehicle before setting up.
• NO vehicles will be allowed through the gate after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
• Do not bring a vehicle onto the grounds if you dropped beer and equipment on Friday.
• You can choose to roll the curb and enter the park with your vehicle, or drop off curbside where you will be assisted by volunteer staff to get your equipment and products to your booth. You can also use your own carts and dollies to deliver to your booth if you so choose.

AVAILABLE PRODUCT AND STIPENDS

Participating breweries should bring no less than 30 gallons of product to the event, earning a $375 stipend. Stipend checks will be mailed by August 2.

SERVING ALCOHOL

Please ensure that everyone on your team has their valid server’s permit on hand, and that guests visiting your booth are not over-served. Please do not dispense alcohol into any other vessel than the sample glasses given to each attendee.

WELCOME MEETING

There will be a brief brewery meeting in the center of the park at 12 p.m. the day of the fest. Each participating booth must have a representative present.
 

ELECTRICITY

Electricity will not be provided to your booth unless prior arrangements have been made.

ICE, TABLES, CHAIRS

The Guild will provide ice, an 8′ table, and two chairs for each booth.

NEW THIS YEAR! – POP UP TENTS

Breweries should bring a 10×10 popup tent with your set up and equipment as we will not be ordering large rented tents for this event moving forward.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• If you have a Sprinter booth outside of the main brewery booths and you plan to put up a tent, you must have a fire extinguisher inside.
• If you need assistance at the event, or an attendee has a question which you can’t answer, reach out to one of the Volunteer Captains.
• If there’s an emergency, immediately notify the nearest police officer or ER professional, a Volunteer Captain, or Brewers of Indiana Guild staff member, or call 911.
• Bring pitchers, water kegs, and dump buckets for cup rinsing if you so choose.
• Last pour at 6 p.m. on Saturday will be strictly enforced.
• Please post your beer list, special tapping times, and other fun stuff before and at the event to your social media channels
• The link to the beers on tap that have been submitted is here. If you haven’t submitted your beer and you’d like to in advance, please submit them online here.