I know you’ve heard about these guys. I think that Andy Reynolds and his Alexandria Brewing Company project have been in some stage of planning since before many of my readers were even old enough to have a legal drink… so yeah, this has been a long time coming to say the least. This weekend […]
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COVINGTON, KY [4/3] — Braxton Brewing Company is excited to be releasing Kentucky Home Mint Julep Style Ale again in 2018. Celebrating the traditions that make The Commonwealth uncommon, this golden strong ale was aged in freshly dumped Bourbon barrels and infused with fresh mint to celebrate “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” “The
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I’m starting to realize that it’s just not a proper Kentucky Derby without two things for me: I need my annual bet with my brother. It’s not a lot of money (it’s actually very little money, but that’s not the point) I need a bottle of Braxton’s Kentucky Home. Don’t tell any of my Kentucky
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One thing that you can say for sure about Braxton is that when they do something, they spend a LOT of time planning it beforehand, making sure that they don’t just do things for the sake of doing them. They kick things up a notch and make sure they do it in the most unique
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I think Braxton and Braxton labs are making it clear that they’re really into the Berliner Weisse style of beer. From Yesterday’s Headlines Volume 1 to Summertrip and now a series of fruited Berliner’s out of Braxton Labs, they’re hitting the style pretty heavily, and that’s a really good thing. The Berliner love is rolling
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Have you been to West Side Brewing, yet? First off, if the answer is ‘No’, you need to clear your immediate schedule and make sure that you plan a day to head out to their Westwood taproom with a few friends. While its pretty awesome to snag local beer at whatever your favorite watering hole
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I hope that you caught these label approvals in this week’s ‘Fresh Label Friday’ from Queen City Fresh. Aside from the obvious addition, I also hope you were a little curious about why we were making a big deal out of a few label approvals for beers that we’ve already seen released. The big news
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Brewery – Braxton Labs Beer – Bourbon Barrel Aged Oatmeal Stout Style – Oatmeal Stout ABV – 11.7% IBUs – 35 This dark, sweet stout uses 150lbs of oats to add a smooth, creamy mouthfeel to a roasty base. After six months in New Riff bourbon barrels we added 2 lbs. per barrel of Carabello
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It’s hard to believe the growth that Braxton has seen in the short (almost) 3 years since they opened their doors. It seems like it was just yesterday that the announcement was made that the brewery would start sending it’s beer over the river into Ohio. Things keep progressing along the meteoric path that they
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Distillery – New Riff Spirit – Gin ABV/Proof – 47%/90 New Riff Distilling is pleased to release another member of our Kentucky Wild Gin family. Call it the older, wiser cousin: our usual house-distilled Kentucky Wild Gin, with the same ratio of classic and foraged gin botanicals, rested in freshly dumped Bourbon barrels. Its seven
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Brewery – Braxton Brewing Company Beer – Rum Barrel Aged Snow Shovel Style – Winter Warmer ABV – 11.4% IBUs – 36 You’re holding a snow shovel. A weather worn snow shovel. It’s felt the frigid bite of winter and has seen it’s fair share of wear on 27 West 7th. This aged winter warmer
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Brewery – BraxtonBeer – 66 PearlStyle – Barrel Aged Belgian Golden AleABV – 15.7% In 1883, Barney Kroger invested his life savings of $372 to open a grocery story at 66 Pearl Street in downtown Cincinnati. The son of a merchant, he ran his business with a simple motto: “Be particular. Never sell anything you
What better way to ring in the new year when you’re a brewery, than crafting a special bottle for a toast – just for the occasion? That’s exactly what the creative minds over at Braxton Labs have dreamed up for this year’s celebration, and on December 23rd, you’ll be able to snag a bottle of
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LEXINGTON, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2017 – Laxton Hollow Brewing Works, one of a small number of cask-exclusive breweries in the United States, is launching Grab-A-Cask™ mini casks into the Ohio market on December 7. The new product will contain 5 liters (1.32 gallons) of cask-conditioned ale. “We have had many requests for a portable option
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Brewery – Braxton Beer – Dead Blow With Coffee Style – Tropical Stout ABV – 7.2% IBUs – 27 For this beer, we’ve taken our Starter Coffee Blend and added it to Dead Blow Tropical Stout during the brewing process. The result is the perfect balance of bitterness and sweetness paired with the delicate roast
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If you’re familiar with Union Kentucky you know that for a long time at the top of Braxton Drive sat a Kroger store. I can only imagine that a lot of the craft beer that the Rouse family bought over the years came from the shelves of that Kroger, which explains a lot why they
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From the very beginning of Braxton pouring Dead Blow in their taproom, there was a fun thing that people did… they ordered it with a little squirt of their cold brewed starter coffee in the glass. I was first introduced to this concoction as “Blown Starter” and I fell in love. Quickly soon afterwards it
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I hope you’re a Dark Charge Day veteran. If you are, you’ll remember one of the fun releases from last year’s Winter Block Party was their Claus Peppermint stout, a really fun twist on a Christmas beer. The brewery announced today that they’re not only releasing the beer in bottles this year, but that
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It doesn’t matter how you pronounce it, Bircus is unique. They are brewing beer in Ludlow, with the plans to open their very own Circus/Brewery Taproom that is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. We joined owner Paul Miller, Head Brewer Sean Gregor and their sort of “Jack of All Trades” Ryan Fardo to talk
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Begin your planning – one of this cities favorite beer release days has a date picked out, and the variants are starting to roll in. That’s right, it’s time to start planning for Braxton Brewing Company’s ‘Winter Block Party’, which is better known as Dark Charge Day. If you’ve never been before, it starts early…
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This episode of Cincy Brewcast saw us finally getting a glimpse at what Alexandria Brewing company will look like. The brewery has been working their butts off to get rolling down in Alexandria, Kentucky and has hit just about every speed bump that is possible when doing so. We spent a lot of time exploring the
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Brewery projects never happen as quickly as you think (or want) them to happen, but I’m not sure that there’s been one here in Cincinnati that has taken as long as Alexandria Brewing Company. It seems like Alexandria’s owner, Andy Reynolds, has had every obstacle thrown in his way at this point (knock on wood),
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Urban Artifact is known for doing things out of the ordinary, not following the “normal” trends. They are known to be a little different, you know… weird. When you start to think about it, it only makes sense that they’d partner up with the Rabbit Hash General Store for a beer. About The Rabbit Hash
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There are a lot of roads that lead from an idea, to a brewery that is open and pouring beer for Cincinnati Beer fans. The road for Wiedemann is a unique one, and one that has gone through more twists and turns even before the doors open than are easily kept track of. They broke
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Brewery – Braxton Brewing Company Beer – Twisted Bit Style – Dortmunder Lager ABV – 5.8% IBUs – 30 This traditional German style lager has the malt profile of a Helles and the hop character of a Pilsner, but is slightly stronger than both. The minute addition of common minerals to the brewing water, and
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Braxton Labs is all about experimentation. It’s the entire purpose of the brewery – to innovate, play around and be creative. That doesn’t mean, however, that the brewery doesn’t listen to their loyal fans about what they like and want when it comes to packaging and even new beers that are going to come out.
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Relax… it’s not what you think. Darkness isn’t calling last call on anything. Instead they are raising the curtain on a show that you might want to check out, leading up to their big anniversary party. Let’s dig in! Last Call For Alcohol The brewery has teamed up with a comedy group that is putting
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Brewery – Braxton Brewing Company Beer – Buzz Style – Kolsch ABV – 5.1% IBUs – 24 Bee free. Let the sweet sound of music take control and lift one to life! A crisp, light bodied and slightly sweet balanced beer with subtle peach flavors and hop characters. This tasty twist on a traditional Kölsch
Brewery – Wooden Cask Beer – Corruption Style – Bourbon Barrel Aged Scottish Stout ABV – 10.2% Corruption is our Reformation Scottish Stout aged for just over 4 months in Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels. This beer is exactly what the commercial description says – it’s a Scottish stout that was aged for four months in
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It’s been an old tradition for the annual WEBN fireworks to get paired up with a local beer – and this year Braxton is stepping up to the plate to make sure that all of the thirsty drinkers at the annual Riverfest event (on both sides of the river) get their hands on something that
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