Sun King Brewing

Sun King Brewing is a brewery in the Cole-Noble District of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

[8] Sun King Brewing was founded in July, 2009 by Dave Colt and Clay Robinson.

[2][13] That same year, Sun King was named best Indiana beer by Nuvo Newsweekly readers.

An additional $3.9 million will be spent on expanding the brewery facility, making room for 240 fermentation tanks.

These investments are in lieu of tax credits offered to the brewery and approved by the Indiana Economy Development Corporation.

In 2012, their Velvet Fog, a Belgian strong dark ale, was awarded the gold medal at the World Beer Cup.

[12] Their Pappy van Muckle won a silver medal at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival.

[7] For their fourth anniversary, Sun King created Grapefruit Jungle/GFJ, an American IPA using a unique blend of hops.

[2][14][20] Sun King partnered with Three Floyds Brewing to produce Royal Brat, an extra special bitter.

[11] They have also partnered with Oskar Blues Brewery to produce Chaka and in 2012, The Deuce, specifically for the Great American Beer Festival.

[26] That year, Sun King won an award for "Most Creative Names" for Bitch'n Camaro, bronze in the barley wine category for Johan the Barleywine, and silver in the wood barrel aged sour category for Stupid Sexy Flanders at the U.S. Open Beer Championship.

It is open every day, and upwards of 1,000 people can visit the tasting room on a Friday night.

Clay Robinson in 2012
Sun King's downtown Indianapolis brewery in 2012.