Welcome
Dan and Lani Valas are the owners and managers of the Great Crescent Brewery and we welcome you to our website. The Great Crescent Brewery is a microbrewery start-up project and we are currently on a timeline to open towards the end of 2008. The brewery will be located in Aurora, Indiana and serves the local area and surrounding counties. We have been involved in brewing for 15 years and wanted to share our beers with individuals who appreciate fresh, hand-crafted beer.
Our goal is to reinvigorate the brewing traditions that existed before Prohibition by opening a microbrewery in Southeast Indiana. All brewery's in Indiana were shut down by 1918 due to Prohibition. Our name - Great Crescent Brewery, comes from the successful and widely known Crescent Brewing company that existed in Aurora, IN from 1873-1899. We also want to recognize the Lawrenceburg, IN Garnier Brewery, which was originally founded in 1840. The Garnier brewery operated into the 20th Century until it was shut down in 1918, at which time a Revenue collector poured 470 barrels of beer into the Ohio river that was seized under the prohibition law.
We invite you to visit this site regularly and contact us with any questions. We are currently in the start-up phase of the project and will be making regular updates about our progress on this site. We are looking forward to opening our doors to everyone that loves full-flavored, hand-crafted beers.
Our Mission & Values
The Great Crescent Brewery produces hand-crafted beers for those that appreciate something apart from the ordinary, mass produced products. Freshness, flavor and customer satisfaction will be the foundation of our craft.
The Great Crescent Brewery values our employees, customers and the greater community in which we live and serve. We will constantly strive to create an experience that is unique and positive.
Progress on the Brewery
June 2008 - A lease has been signed to occupy space in downtown Aurora, IN. We are currently applying to the Federal and State authorities for our brewer's permits and authorizations. More information will be posted as we move forward.
We are continuing to produce test batches and maintain a list of testers. If you would like to participate, contact Dan or Lani.
Hand-crafted Beers
The Great Crescent Brewery is a microbrewery that produces hand-crafted beers. We create beers in classic styles using our own recipes and creative touches. Our flagship products are a Blonde Ale, an American Pale Ale and an Artisan Style Kreikbier (Belgian Cherry Ale).
Our beers have been awarded accommodations from several organizations in competitions -
Great Crescent Kreikbier -
- Second Place at the Bluebonnet Brew-off, Dallas, TX.
- Silver Certificate at the American Homebrew Competition
Great Crescent English Dark Mild Ale -
- First Place at the Dayton, OH Beerfest
- Best of Show at the Dayton, OH Beerfest
- Silver Certificate at the American Homebrew Competition
Great Crescent English Light Mild Ale -
- Gold Certificate at the American Homebrew Competition
Contact Information
We encourage contact with the brewery staff. Please use one of the links below to contact us with questions and comments.
Thanks,
Dan & Lani Valas
Telephone
- 812-655-2435
Electronic mail
- General Information:
brewmaster@gcbeer.com
Sales: dan@gcbeer.com
Brewery Administration: lani@gcbeer.com
Associations
The Great Crescent Brewery is a member of the Brewers Association and the Master Brewers Association of the America's.
