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Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Craft Beers

Give the gift of tasty beer this holiday season.

$Sun King Brewery is the brain child of Dave Colt and Clay Robinson, who first met when Clay was a student at Wabash College and Dave was the bar manager and assistant brewer at the now-defunct Circle V Brewing Co. on the far north side of Indianapolis. They became friends a few years later and began building what is now an impressive craft brewery located in downtown Indianapolis, with many award-winning beers under their belt. What Twinkle tasted: Sunlight Cream Ale Availability: Year round ABV 5.3% "One of Sun King\'s most approachable beers, Sunlight has a smooth malt profile and a crisp, clean finish." - from the brewerSuggested Food Pairing: Meats like roasts or lamb, seafood and Asian dishes.$

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Sun King Brewing

Sun King Brewery is the brain child of Dave Colt and Clay Robinson, who first met when Clay was a student at Wabash College and Dave was the bar manager and assistant brewer at the now-defunct Circle V Brewing Co. on the far north side of Indianapolis. They became friends a few years later and began building what is now an impressive craft brewery located in downtown Indianapolis, with many award-winning beers under their belt.

What Twinkle tasted: Sunlight Cream Ale

Availability: Year round

ABV 5.3%

"One of Sun King's most approachable beers, Sunlight has a smooth malt profile and a crisp, clean finish." - from the brewer

Suggested Food Pairing: Meats like roasts or lamb, seafood and Asian dishes.

Credit: Twinkle VanWinkle

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