Sun King Brewing Company
Indianapolis, USA · Est. 2009
From the record
What we have established
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]
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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