Taxman Brewing Company: Style and Substance

Taxman Brewing has 3 locations around Indy, one in the new CityWay development on the south side of downtown, one in Bargersville, and the one The Little Woman and I visited in downtown Fortville.  Like I said before, development around the satellite towns has resulted in the gentrification of their downtown areas, and Fortville is no exception:  it has a number of boutique stores and restaurants all within about 3 blocks.  Taxman is in one of those old buildings, and the place is very quaint and comfortable with lots of old wood and exposed brick, etc.  The bar is a beautiful creation of what appears to be polished concrete, and the beer taps are ensconced in an attractive array of large faux pipes painted black.  There is also a separate family dining area.

We were there early on a Sunday afternoon, when they offer a somewhat limited Brunch menu that actually had a good assortment of available dishes. TLW had the Breaded Tenderloin sandwich with a glass of white wine while I had the MacMuffin, an English muffin with thin slices of smoked pork belly, cheddar cheese, and a fried egg.  Both came with fries and both were very, very good.  Their  tenderloin was sort of the opposite of the Edinburgh Diner's from the last review:  it was not pounded out much or at all, maybe an inch and a half thick, and had a coating similar to your typical fish sandwich. The pork belly slices of the MacMuffin had a delightful smoke flavor that nicely distracted me from thinking about how bad it was for my health....

I sampled the Taxman cream ale, then quaffed a 16 oz. glass of their Deduction ale. The menu says their craft beers are Belgian style.  The Deduction had a rich flavor with a hint of sweetness that was not to my liking but did not keep me from drinking it. It's 7% ABV was reason enough in itself to get to the bottom of that glass.  I'm a pretty cheap bastard so to me their prices were in the low $$$ range, but a more generous (i.e., rich) person might categorize them as upper $$.  Either way, we were not disappointed, and will likely mount a sortie to the Bargersville branch soon...  YEEHAW!