List of breweries in Indiana

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The Evansville Brewing Company building in Evansville

Breweries in Indiana produce a wide range of beers. In 2012, Indiana's 68 breweries and brewpubs employed 260 people directly, and more than 23,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. [1] [2] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Indiana's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Indiana's breweries and related industries was more than $456 million. [2] Consumer purchases of Indiana's brewery products generated almost $192 million extra in tax revenue. [3] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Indiana ranked 22nd in the number of craft breweries per capita, with 54. [4]

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For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries. [5] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 2 million Americans in the brewing industry (brewing, distribution and retail) and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion. [6]

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Former breweries

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References

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  10. "Sun King opens Broad Ripple tap room with seafood restaurant Offshore inside". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
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  12. Ellison, Jillian. "A long search into a family's past leads to Lafayette's first brewery's resurrection". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  13. Pete, Joseph. "3 Floyds celebrates 20th anniversary this Dark Lord Day". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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