Blind Owl Brewery Becomes Family-Owned, Keeps Beer Program, Plans Menu, Facility Upgrades

The Berg family purchased Blind Owl Brewery in 2025, making the north Indianapolis restaurant and brewery at 5014 E. 62nd St. fully family-owned and handing day-to-day transition duties to siblings Aaron Berg and Mackenzie Lindau and their partners Lindsey Berg and Brad Lindau. The shift keeps Head Brewer Ian Boswell in place to run the craft beer program and preserves the brewery’s rotating seasonal beers and flagship selections.

Blind Owl opened in June 2015, founded by Steve Berg and his former business partner Rick Lux, giving the Bergs a decade-plus footprint on the east side off Binford Boulevard. The 2025 purchase completes an ownership consolidation that the new leaders say will focus on in-house hospitality and expanded food-and-beer pairings while keeping the brewing leadership intact.

Boswell will remain Head Brewer and continue leading the brewery’s beer lineup; Boswell has earned awards for Blind Owl’s pilsner, Mexican lager and IPA. The announcement makes clear there are no changes to the head brewer role, and the updated culinary program is being built to complement those beer styles.

Blind Owl introduced a new scratch menu that explicitly lists wings with house-made sauces, hand-cut fries, house-recipe crab cakes and the return of the chipotle chicken sandwich. The menu items are presented as deliberate partners for the brewery’s rotating seasonals and flagship beers, tying the culinary updates directly to the taproom’s beer program.

The Berg family said they have invested in facility improvements, including a new audiovisual system for sports viewing and expanded live entertainment. The taproom now includes an 80-seat private dining and event space, an enhanced patio with a stage for live music, and outdoor recreation features such as bocce ball and cornhole that will host games and seasonal leagues.

Seating capacities are specific: the main covered patio seats up to 96 guests and a private patio accommodates an additional 42 guests. Shade sails are planned to be installed before the warmer months to improve outdoor comfort, while the enhanced patio stage aims to increase live-music bookings.

“It’s all about the guest experience,” Lindsey Berg stated. “We want guests to feel acknowledged and appreciated when they choose to spend their time with us.” That single-line rationale is driving the Berg family’s investments in food, AV, entertainment and outdoor amenities at the 5014 E. 62nd St. location.

Blind Owl’s continued beer leadership, the new scratch menu, and the expanded indoor and outdoor seating create a clear operational direction after the 2025 purchase. For more information visit blindowlbrewery.com as the Bergs roll out the menu and patio improvements in the months ahead.