The popular Champagne Velvet Beer was made by the Terre Haute Brewing Company. Today E. Bleemel Flour and Feed houses a brewery museum and a Civil War museum. In the east portion of the Bleemel Building is M. Mogger's Brewery Restaurant and Pub. This restaurant not only has great food at good prices, but its decor is beautiful, with furnishings from historical sites around Terre Haute. The brick floor is from the old Torner House in Terre Haute, wooden spindles were salvaged from area porches, stained glass doors are from the Central Christian Church, and the1900 wooden beer cooler came from nearby Marshall, Illinois.
Brochures describe the backgrounds of the other gorgeous furnishings.
M. Mogger's has obtained the original recipe for Champagne Velvet Beer, and hopes to start brewing it again as soon as the fall of 2000. Dining Terre Haute still has many family-owned restaurants, where pride and quality is evident. My personal favorite is Louise's. They advertise pasta, steaks, seafood, chicken and veal, but after trying the homemade ravioli, I'm not sure I'll ever need to try anything else off the menu. This is undoubtedly the best ravioli I have ever had.