It’s been one year since Cartridge opened up their doors in the historic Peter’s Cartridge Factory, and It’s been a heck of year at that. As of writing this Cartridge is still the youngest brewery in town – and with one year behind them that’s something that I haven’t seen happen since 2009. It’s not like these guys have been limping along during a pandemic, either – they’re been rocking things out as hard as they possibly can over there… 52 different beers have hit those tap lines in this first year – and who knows how many happy customers through their doors.

They definitely deserve to celebrate.

The Celebration

Their weekend of celebration starts tomorrow (Friday, October 29th) as they start things off with an afternoon tapping of two brand new beers, that while brewed specially for the anniversary speak very loudly about who Cartridge Brewing is at their core.

Honoring the Past and Brewing the Future are a duo of beers that are very different from each other.

Honoring the past is a cream ale. If you’re a fan of Cincinnati beer… you know we’ve got a thing here with our cream ales. It’s a style the pays homage to what came before… a style that you can really throw back and drink.

Brewing the Future on the other hand is a whole other beast… a Fruited Double IPA. It’s assertive and screams modern craft beer. Fruit forward (with real fruit, mind you) this is a beer that you’re gonna love (if you do love it, you’ll wanna snag your Beer Booze and Bonks tickets… just a little hint)

The Original Five

If you remember back to the weekend that Cartridge opened their doors, you’ll remember that they had five beers on tap (a far stretch to the 20 or so that you’ll find when you belly up to the bar these days), and as a little homage to that – they’re gonna bring ’em all back… with a twist.

On Saturday 10/30 the brewery is going to do timed tappings all day long starring each of the five original beers along with a limited release, small batch anniversary variant of each one of them.

It’s, again, a great way to remember back while still looking forward to what is to come.

Cans, Merch…

The brewery will be releasing (also on Saturday) special mixed four packs that include two cans each of Honoring The Past and Brewing the Future. These’ll be sold with limited edition posters too (while they last) – and if you’re a can collector like me… you’re gonna wanna snag these as soon as you can because they’re gonna go fast.

If you’re been looking to refresh your closet of brewery gear – it’s a good weekend to do that, too. They’ve got brand new beer inspired merchandise that will be hitting the shelves.

The Point Is This…

There are always great excuses to go out and grab a beer – ask my wife… I’ve made a lot of them. But after what we’ve all been through the last year and a half… this is a darn good reason. These guys are dialed in to who they are, and who they want to be – as they keep settling into things it’s only going to get better.

Get a couple friends together, go out and grab a beer. Honor the Past… Drink the Future and raise a pint to Cartridge Brewing!