The Foam Blowers of Indiana is a 20+ year old AHA (American Homebrewers Association) sanctioned club based in the Indianapolis, IN area.  Click here to join.

IMPORTANT: This small website serves only as an introduction to our club, and as a place to post our application and perhaps some other information about the club. For many years now, our primary website and communication device has been our Yahoo Group site. This Yahoo Group site requires a paid membership in the club to access it fully, but a bullet list of our upcoming meetings and events can be found on its homepage, and is available for all.to see at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/foamblowersofindiana.

If you are interested in attending a meeting or event, just contact Ron Smith at Info@MarketWiseSolutions.com. Anyone is welcome to attend meetings and join our club. New brewers are especially encouraged to join, as being in a club is a great way to learn and improve your brewing.

Below is a video about our 15th Annual Heavy Hydrometer Club Competition and Meeting, which was held in January 2009. Most of our Saturday meetings do not include a formal competition like this, but once per year, club members enter their best Big Beers to be judged, with a chance to take home our famous traveling trophy. Below this video is more detailed information about all our usual meetings. We also have many special events not listed here, such as the Annual Brew-B-Q, AHA Club-Only Competitions, and much more.

THE CLUB TYPICALLY HAS 3 MEETINGS EACH MONTH...

1) MAIN SATURDAY MEETING - The main meeting is typically held at a member's home on a Saturday afternoon from around 2:00 - 6:00 (although some are evening meetings or extend into the evening as well). These Saturday meetings are generally more social meetings than the others, with club members and their spouses / significant others bringing homebrew, commercial beers, a food dish and enjoying a gathering of good beer and friends that enjoy the hobby. This is a good way to get introduced to the club and meet some fellow members. Don't be intimidated by the meeting being at someone's home. You are welcome to attend and you will only be a stranger for about 5 seconds (or however long it takes you to say your name). If you like making beer or are just considering homebrewing, you will make some instant friends. NOTE: You do not have to be a member to check out a meeting.

2) PUB NIGHT MEETING - A second meeting is generally held on the second Thursday evening of the month at a local brewpub, beer bar, winery, etc., but that is a very loose schedule. These meetings tend to occur around some special event or the need to discuss something. These occasional meetings seem to be great for the members with kids or those that just can't find the time on a Saturday for the main meetings. These meetings are part social and part educational as we often get brewery tours and have discussions with the brewers, etc. Members will usually gather at a large table and enjoy dinner as part of this meeting. Homebrew is generally welcomed at these meetings as well, and again everyone is welcomed, including spouses / significant others. Again, membership is not required to attend these meetings.

3) CIA TECHNICAL MEETING - Our third meeting is a very geeky technical / educational meeting that generally meets at the Payless Liquors (96th & I-69 on the Northeast side of Indy) tasting room on the first Thursday evening of the month. In fun, as a sub-group to the FBI, these meetings are referred to as CIA meetings (Central Indiana Alliance of Beer Judges). These meetings are for anyone aspiring to be a judge, or just wanting to learn more about the technical topics being discussed that evening. These meetings can get rather technical and they are more structured, formal presentations, so they are generally only attended by brewers. There is generally a fee of $8 - $12 to cover the cost of beer bread, cups, handouts, etc. Anyone is welcome to attend, but as a special perk to club members, non members pay $3 more.

Always check the Yahoo Group site and/or contact Ron Smith for dates, as none of these meetings have a set time and/or place, plus things are always subject to change.

To join the club, click on this link, "Application". Print this application and send it with your payment to the address provided or bring it to a meeting. Once this has been completed, you will gain access to the full Yahoo site, which contains various photos, files, a detailed club calendar, etc.

We have a full line of shirts available at www.zazzle.com/ronzzz*. Please use this link anytime you order shirts (including the asterisk), because this is a special link that allows the club to earn a few dollars off of each sale (the cost is the same either way, so let the club get these couple dollars rather than the shirt company.

We also have some great FBI coasters for sale. The club logo is printed in dark green on a very heavy 60-point coaster stock. A sleeve contains 90 coasters. We are selling them for $10 / sleeve; $15 / 2 sleeves; $20 / 3 sleeves. The proceeds will help expand the number of sponsorships the Club can afford, plus help keep dues down. These can be purchased by sending your order and a check to the same address as the club application (see info and link above).

For additional information, email or call Ron Smith at Info@MarketWiseSolutions.com, (317-873-6976, ext 1).