Indiana: Cedar Creek Winery

Sacrificing scenery for speed, I made a poor choice in taking the interstate from Peoria to Indianapolis. The road was under construction for long stretches. The temporary lane was half bad shoulder.

By the time that I pulled into Cedar Creek Winery, Brewery and Distillery, I was ready for a beer or rather a flight of four samples.

I chose a dry hopped Mosaic IPA, a northeast hazy IPA, a porter, and a dry Irish Stout. My favorite was the hazy IPA ($25/growler). My least favorite was the dry hopped; it tasted thin to me without sufficient Mosaic. I suppose it’s possible that I got a “wrong pour” because I’ve never met a Mosaic-hopped beer that I didn’t like:

The porter was good and a good value ($14/growler). The Irish stout was okay. I bought a growler of the porter and headed back to the Brew Hut. Callie and I walked around the grounds, which included an outdoor stage.

Callie and I continued our walk on the country roads close to the property. Lots of big houses on country estates with lake frontage. I snuck Callie in for a quick swim despite signage declaring the amenities were for members only. No harm, no foul.

The temperatures cooled down after dark. It was a great night for sleeping. Not too much artificial light and quiet with one exception. As I started to drop off to sleep, a big black cat jumped up on the Brew Hut spare tire and meowed into the screened window next to my bed.

Callie was not amused….We are headed for Kentucky,