It’s going to be a good month for Hi-Wire fans! The brewery announced today three beers that are scheduled to hit shelves during the month of October, some old stand-by favorites as well as a new one from their Sour and Wild Ale program that I think sounds pretty delicious! Strongman 5.3% ABV Milk Stout […]
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It’s that time of year, when the fridges, flight trays and pint glasses of drinkers all across Cincinnati start to take on a life of their own – it’s pumpkin season. I have heard some mumbling and grumbling that this year there aren’t as many of these seasonal favorites making their way out of our
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No Comment… No Comment, No Comment, No Comment. I feel like that’s all I’m hearing this week. Eh, it’s ok, though. This one doesn’t need a comment for me to get a little bit excited about it. As a drinker who isn’t a huge fan (compared to other styles, relax) of IPAs, what I am
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\There are a ton of different things that happen when you start blogging about the craft beer community in a city like Cincinnati. This beer scene is packed full of really fantastic people, that in my opinion are the ones that make it what it is. There are people who become close friends, and then
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(Baltimore, MD) – Heavy Seas Beer, brewing in Baltimore since 1995, is excited to announce that it has named Sarah West as the Director of Marketing & Hospitality, effective October 2, 2017. Sarah brings with her over 13 years of professional marketing experience in the Wine and Spirits industry. During her 11-year tenure, she held
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Brewery – Streetside Beer – The Demogorgon Style – Barrel Aged Imperial Stout ABV – 13.1% Imperial Stout aged in Heaven Hill Barrels This beer is the result of taking the brewery’s “Where’s Barb?” Imperial Stout and stashing it away in heaven hill barrels for a while. To keep rolling with the Stranger Things references,
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We’ve done three shows now at Streetside, ranging from a pretty standard ‘Getting To Know You’ show back in December, to a really crazy one during their first can release of ‘Suh, Brah’ – which saw us setting up a table literally in the line that morning to do a show. It seems that no
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I hope that you don’t look at the new 13 Below Brewery in Sayler park and assume that they are “just another brewery”, which I’ve heard a few people express. In the few days that they’ve been open, they’ve been busy – and it’s for very good reason. They’re making some solid beer, but it’s
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I love seeing our local beer represented around town in more “touristy” places. In a move that I can get behind, Christian Moerlein will soon have a nice presence in concourse A at CVG as was reported by the Cincinnati Business Courier. The new restaurant should open next May, and they’ll serve up not just
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The news has been on top of this… that’s for sure. From one outlet shouting how they were quick with the ‘scoop’, and another shouting how they’ve got the ‘exclusive’ on this story, you can certainly read about this story elsewhere. But I have to write this, because they’ve missed the point. When I got
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It seems so hard to believe, but one of this city’s favorite “newbies” is turning one this weekend. Streetside Brewery is gearing up for a big birthday bash that will honor their first year in business with exactly what makes them so awesome – Beer. I’ll give you a few reasons that you are going
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What’s been happening since we were last at Listermann Brewing Company? The short of it is a LOT. We last broadcast from the Listermann taproom in June of 2015, and since then it’s nearly tripled in size – gained a proper bar that makes the old one look like a toy. An indoor beer garden
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Brewery – Urban ArtifactBeer – GaslightStyle – Tart NE DIPAABV – 8.1% ABVPH – 3.7 From Cincinnati to London, gaslights lit our city streets and buildings up at night. This Fresh Hop Tart DIPA uses 100% Ohio ingredients including hops from Ohio Valley Hops and 4,000 lbs of Haus Malts grain. Ingredients play a massive
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When Urban Artifact announced their ‘Flash Lamp’, Tart Wit Ale (you can read about that beer here) it left a noticeable void in their can releases for the year. They were keeping their lips sealed about what might be filling it, and if my guess is correct, I think we now know what that beer
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I’m going to assume that you, the reader, live close to Cincinnati ‘Proper’, and that if you are one of the people that live in the “far east” of what I consider Greater Cincinnati – you’ve already gotten to know Sons of Toil by heading out and having a beer or three. I’ve gotten asked
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Brewery – Christian Moerlein/ Maisel and Friends Beer – Spacetime Style – Hoppy Wheat Ale ABV – 5.7% IBUs – 29 Transcend time and space with a Christian Moerlein and Maisel & Friends collaboration, Spacetime Hoppy Wheat Ale. The legacy of Cincinnati Beer Baron Christian Moerlein is celebrated from 19th century beginnings as a brewer
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Brewery – Braxton Beer – Graeter’s Blueberry Pie Brown Ale Style – Brown Ale ABV – 7% IBUs – 24 This beer is inspired by Elena’s Blueberry Pie Ice Cream, a flavor named for 6-year-old Elena Desserich who lost her battle with cancer in 2007. Now Graeter’s offers the flavor once a year to raise
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Today marks the tapping celebration for the latest Taft’s beer, this one being a collaboration with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to help promote the grand reopening of Music Hall. I don’t have a ton of information about the beer itself – but I wanted to at least pass the information on to you just in
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Part of what makes the new Taft’s Ale House location so exciting is that they’ll finally have a little elbow room to start pushing out more cans for the shelves around town (and well beyond). I know you’ve seen the debut of their new core lineup around lately, and it’s high time that you get
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There are celebrity endorsed spirits and wine that fall flat on their face – making waves only because of the name or names associated with the brand. Crystal Head Vodka is not one of those “one sided” endorsement only brands, this is actually pretty delicious vodka if I might say so. About Crystal Skull It’s
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Brewery – Fort George Beer – Suicide Squeeze Style – IPA ABV – 7.2% Artfully cut like a 7” vinyl, *Special Edition pops with Mosaic, Amarillo, and Citra hops. Front loaded with organic 2-row barley and layered with deep cuts of specialty malt, Suicide Squeeze IPA presents the craft audience a balanced, full sensory experience.
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Brewery – Taft’s Ale House Beer – 27 Lager Style – Dortmunder/Export ABV – 5.3% IBUs – 22 Steadfast and steeped in tradition, 27 Lager finds beauty in simplicity. Crisp, golden and noble. Taft’s toyed with a few recipes for a while, trying to find a lager that would fill the place in their lineup
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They’ve been soft opening a little bit, so some of you might have already had a chance to sneak into Taft’s massive production facility for a little peek at what they’ve been up to lately – the rest of you have hopefully at least heard about it’s existence. Either way… it’s big news, not just
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It’s hard to believe that Great Crescent Brewing has been around for 9 years… and it’s hard to believe that they still manage to fly under the radar for so many craft beer drinkers here in Greater Cincinnati, but they have… and they do. The brewery is the fifth oldest in town, behind Rockbottom, Hofbrauhaus,
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Here’s a fun sneak peek at an upcoming project that might get some of you NE IPA fans pretty excited. There was a bit of an online backlash against the last collaboration that Rhinegeist did, called Astrodwarf – which I thought was pretty tasty, btw. The problem that a lot of you seemed to have
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I know you know this. I hope you know this, but Fifty West is putting on their annual celebration of Music, Food and Beer again for 2017 and Fifty Fest is again probably going to be better than ever. Let’s start with the simple details – the festival takes place all over what I call
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Brewery – RivertownBeer – EmberStyle – Dunkel LagerABV – 4.3%IBUs – 19 This rich, medium-bodied dark German Style lager features light hints of toffee, caramel and nougat. Traditionally brewed featuring malts and hops from Germany. This is not the same Dunkel lager that broke many hearts as it left the Rivertown lineup a few years
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I hope that you saw this news already, it’s good stuff. Brew Minds was on it this morning and broke the story that Steve Shaw was transitioning from long time head brewer at Cellar Dweller to the same position at the up and coming (and soon to open) Wiedemann Brewing Company that is under construction
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Rhinegeist seems to do things big when they choose to do them, and this festival isn’t an exception to that rule. They’re kicking of their first ever Rare Beer Festival in a massive way, and if you want in on the action you’ll need to act fast. They’ve already sold out of their VIP tickets,
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Brewery – Fifty WestBeer – Ocean City GoseStyle – GoseABV – 4.7%IBUs – 16 Pouring a pink hue due to the addition of hibiscus, this strawberry rhubarb gose has a small amount of sea salt creating a refreshing balance between the acidity and fruity sweetness leading to a clean, dry finish. First and foremost… if
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