One day in INDIANAPOLIS....

While I have not been to the Indy location, I do know HopCat has a branch just north of indy

http://www.hopcat.com/tap/broad-ripple

 

Winter beer fest on Sat at the fair grounds. Stay in Indy!

 

HopCat is having a crazy draft list on Friday that kicks off at 5pm.

 

Since you mentioned Pinball, La Margarita in Fountain Square has a machine right in the bar. If you are in the Broad Ripple area besides HopCat other bars with good vibes and tap selection are Twenty Tap or Sinking Ship. On Mass Ave there is MacNiven's, Ralston Draft House and Pizzology. All also have great food as well as a mix of local and regional craft beer. Depending on where you are staying that evening it might be easier to hit one location as these areas are spread out over several miles so 30 minutes in a car between say Fountain Square area and Broad Ripple. Uber works well in Indy though.

Also this Friday a lot of bars has some tap takeovers as the annual Winterfest (http://www.indywinterfest.com/) is on Saturday. HopCat has a big tap takeover going so that would be worth hitting up in the evening if you want to hit other places in the afternoon.

 

Worth checking out:

http://www.hifiindy.com/event/753697-3-floyds-x-sun-king-indianapolis/

 

Crap! I am coming to Indy next week and would have loved the 3F takeover.

Any spots close to the convention center worth hitting? Looks like Two Deep Brewing, Rathskeller, and Sun King are with 2 miles of my hotel so I plan on walking to them. Are there any places that consistently have 3F on draft? Would be willing to cab it for 3F for sure.
Thanks.

 

As I lived in Germany, I am always disappointed in the Rathskeller. Sun King is OK for the tasting, grab some beer if you like one.
In that area I like MacNivens and the Chatham Tap, but places keep opening as listed above.

Not far from the convention center is the Slippery Noddle, have not been in more than 10 years, but the music and atmosphere was good.

 

Black Acre, Bier and Brugge/Outliers are my must-hit breweries. But as was already mentioned, Hopcat has a WICKED taplist on friday starting at 5pm, and I'd certainly make sure that's on your list.

 

I agree with all of the above.

I'll add that La Margarita usually has an outstanding tap list as well. It's a hidden gem.

 

Good call on MacNivens! Really liked the place.

 

In the Mass Ave area which is close to where you are staying MacNivens would be an option for whatever they have on from 3Fs. In Indy most craft beer bars have something from 3F on all the time but MacNivens is probably one of the places which normally has at least a couple on draft. Another option is Tomlinson Tap Room at City Market, but I would suggest checking the daily tap list that they post on Twitter. They do 16 lines of Indiana craft beer. https://twitter.com/TomTapRoom.

 

Thanks for the tip. They have behemoth on so that is where I will head tonight. Lots of options here in Indy.