Archive record · Brewery
Sun King Brewing Company
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Founded
- 2009
- Archive ID
- TB-M3DWJ0NJ
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Status: VERIFIED. Ownership as recorded: Current exact equity/legal ownership not resolved; founders identified. Batch 26 carry-forward; current multi-location system requires site-level treatment. [Indiana Pass 05]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 135 N College Ave, Indianapolis, IN
CURRENT_BREWERY/TAPROOM
Operated by Sun King Brewing Company
Site detail
Current Sun King location system needs separate site-level pass.
- 133 Union St, Westfield, IN
CURRENT_TAPROOM
Operated by Sun King Brewing Company
Site detail
New/current 2026 Sun King site; not treated as separate brewery entity without production proof.
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Sunlight Cream Ale
Cream Ale
Batch 26 carried forward; official product page. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Osiris Pale Ale
Pale Ale
Batch 26 carried forward; official product page. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wee Mac Scottish-Style Ale
Scottish-Style Ale
Current official lineup. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pachanga Mexican-Style Lager
Mexican-Style Lager
Current official lineup. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →GFJ IPA
West Coast IPA
Current official lineup. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Indianapolis Brewing Company Lager
American Lager
Current official lineup; brand-name relationship to historical IBC needs separate trademark/brand provenance research. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Premium Light Lager
Light Lager
Current official lineup. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hopopolis Non-Alcoholic IPA
Non-Alcoholic IPA
Official site states <0.5% ABV; stored as 0.5 upper bound with note. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Non-Alcoholic Sunlight Cream Ale
Non-Alcoholic Cream Ale
Official site states <0.5% ABV; stored as 0.5 upper bound with note. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Non-Alcoholic Orange Vanilla
Non-Alcoholic Cream Ale
Official site states <0.5% ABV; stored as 0.5 upper bound with note. (CURRENT) [Indiana Pass 05]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2024
Gold — Sunlight Cream Ale
U.S. Beer Open
- 2023
Silver — Sunlight Cream Ale
Great American Beer Festival
- 2022
Silver — Sunlight Cream Ale
World Beer Cup
- 2015
Gold — Sunlight Cream Ale
Great American Beer Festival
- 2010
Silver — Sunlight Cream Ale
World Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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