This event is incredible… trust me. Gone are the days when a beer festival with just your ordinary, everyday core offerings from your standard, familiar breweries cuts it. We need more. Luckily for us, we live in a city like Cincy, where places like Rhinegeist understand that, have the relationships and the power to throw an event that is able to be better than almost anyone else can make happen.

They call it Rare Beer Fest – and you need to make a note.

What’s It All About?

Rare Beer Fest celebrates rare and extraordinary brews from near, and far. Rhinegeist gathers up some of the best, and hardest-to-find stuff and brings it all together, under one roof. We’re talking about 50 of the most sensational breweries from all across the country, all together under the same roof for one night!

This festival has been going on since 2017, and in that time Rhinegeist has only gotten better and better about planning and executing this event. It’s a sight to behold.

The Details

It all goes down this year on 10/29 at Rhinegeist’s taproom in OTR… you know where it is… just walk up Elm Street, and you’ll see it.

They’re doing two sessions of the festival, the first from 12 pm-4 pm and the second from 5 pm-9 pm.

There will be food available at the festival, all from Thunderdome Restaurant Group – so don’t worry about going hungry.

Also… if you’re more of the VIP type (who isn’t?) they have a sweet package for you. The package includes a tasting glass, twelve tasting tickets, as well as food – a t-shirt – a tote – a commemorative glass – and exclusive access to five VIP beers only available in a special VIP area.

If you’re not the VIP type – your ticket is still worth it. You still get a tasting glass, a tote, and twelve tasting tickets too.

Why You Should Care

I love Cincinnati Beer. Hopefully, you know that by now. But even though I think that our beer scene can stand up next to any other beer city in the country – there will always be exciting things happening in other places, too. That’s where this festival shines. Innovation, exploration, and downright excitement are showcased in this event.

It also may need to be mentioned, in case you’ve forgotten… we’re coming out of a worldwide pandemic. This is the first of Rhinegeist’s Rare Beer Festivals to be held since the world split open and swallowed us all up.

This event is no joke… it’s the real deal – which I don’t say about a lot of beer festivals these days. Don’t miss out, get your tickets SOON! For more information, and to get those tickets, head over here!