FOOD & DRINK

Fishers gets its own brewery with Heady Hollow

Amy Haneline

amy.haneline@indystar.com

A complete flight shows off there newest beer as Heady Hollow Brewing Company opened in Fishers on Tuesday, August 26, 2015. Four house beers and a food menu are available at the first-ever Fishers brewery.

Fishers finally has its own microbrewery.

Sure, there is Sun King, which just opened a second taproom on 96th Street. The Ram has a location near 126th Street but brews in Downtown Indianapolis. Books and Brews and Redemption Alewerks are close by but are in Marion County. Another brewery, Four Day Ray is eyeing downtown Fishers, but is likely still a year away.

So that leaves Heady Hollow Brewing Company, now open at 11069 Allisonville Road.

“Fishers has a pretty large population, for no (outside of Sun King) actual breweries located here. We see that as a good opportunity to serve our community in the area and bring them fresh beer,” said co-owner and brewer Keefe Pietri.

Pietri started home brewing more than eight years ago after touring Sam Adams brewery on a work trip to Boston. He was making beers at home and sharing them with co-worker George Garrison. The two have been brewing together ever since. They finally decided to go pro in the place they’ve called home for more than 20 years.

Heady Hollow, named for the area where 126th Street and Allisonville Road meet, opened Wednesday evening. Four beers were on tap: a 90-minute wheat, a scotch ale, an IPA and a pale ale. They also offer some guest taps with national and local brews.

Co-owners Lauralee Pietri, Keefe Pietri and George Garrison opened the doors to their new brewery Heady Hollow Brewing Company in Fishers on Tuesday, August 26, 2015. Four house beers and a food menu are available at the first-ever Fishers brewery.

The Fishers-theme continues with the beer names, most notably the 1802 Pale Ale, named for the year Fishers was founded.

A limited menu features some small bites, paninis and sandwiches, all made using local ingredients. The taproom has seating for 60, plus an outdoor patio.

Pietri and Garrison are keeping their jobs in international trading and tending to the brewery after-hours. The taproom is open Wednesday and Thursday 4 to 10 p.m., Friday 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday 12 to 11 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 8 p.m. Kids and dogs are not allowed.

For now, the brewery is serving pints and flights, with plans to fill growlers in the future.

Oh, and what’s up with the logo — a bunny holding a beer? The menu says this: “Bunnies existed in the area that is Heady Hollow in the 1800s and today, and they would certainly be happier holding a mug of local craft beer. If bunnies could do that sort of thing.”

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