I have such a deep, deep love for watching the journey that different Cincinnati Breweries go on to start from an idea to opening their doors for us to enjoy. It’s definitely been a journey for these folks, too… Rebel Mettle. They have been working for years to turn an idea into reality – creating […]
N.E.W. Ales has officially started sending their beer out into (very limited) distribution, which means we’ve got a new Cincinnati brewery in town that it’s time you get to know. Get To Know N.E.W. Ales New Ales is a project that comes to life from Wes and Nikki Heupel along with their friend Beth O’Harra
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We caught up this week with the folks from the upcoming Firehouse Grill and Brewery in Blue Ash to get a picture of who they are and what they’re all about. Firehouse Grill has been a staple of Cincinnati’s craft beer scene for years now, and the next step to open up their own brewery
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After announcing plans for a brewery addition back in June of last year, the circle is once again restored at Blue Ash’s Firehouse Grill… their new brewery is scheduled to open with a weekend of festivities February 20-23 2020. Before we dive into things… we have to roll through a quick history lesson. Watson Brothers
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After making an official announcement back in October that they’d be opening the Fretboard Brewery and Public House in Hamilton, Ohio things started happening a lot quicker than I had mentally prepared myself. After what I’m sure was a painfully long process for the folks at Fretboard, the day has finally arrived, and the new
It’s time to get to know Silverton’s upcoming HighGrain Brewing Company – the project designed to bring beer, food and sustainability head first into each other into a space that celebrates all three equally. Andy Foltz was back again for this episode to help out with the co-hosting duties, and we were joined by Matt
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If you live in or near Anderson you’ll be happy to hear that Big Ash Brewing held a groundbreaking ceremony this week to get construction on their new brewpub underway. The brewery will be joining Paradise in a busy part of town that might be a little underserved as of yet, and they’re going to
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The Labatt Brew House, Labatt’s first innovation brewery in the U.S., will open Saturday with the task of creating new beers for the beloved import brand. Labatt Blue was first introduced to the U.S. market in 1951 and soon became the top-selling Canadian import beer. “The Labatt Brew House brings a new way of brewing beer
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I LOVE seeing new breweries open up. I’m sure that you’ve picked up on that by now – haven’t you? Getting to know new people, and seeing how they put their spin on something that is so important to not just me, but to people all across Cincinnati is exciting. Watching places grow over the
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This episode of Cincy Brewcast is all about the upcoming Sonder Brewing Company. Explore the stories that make up the brewery that everyone’s going to be talking about this fall. They haven’t cut any corners in building what will be a great destination brewery in Deerfield Township, and we explore why that’s the case.
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I am fairly confident that this isn’t new information to most of you – It’s been hard to miss the social media flurry from 3 Points and the fans that they’ve already gained. Still, I wanted to make sure that you knew that this weekend is the Grand Opening of the brewery, anyways. There is also
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That’s right, while all you are busy staring up at the bright sunny sky and giggling because summer is finally approaching a winter-weary Cincinnati – behind the scenes of a historic brewery building in OTR a few folks have been working their tails off for the last couple of years to get a brewery’s doors
Northern Row… Wait, Who? And They’ve Got Beer? Read More »
If you’ve been following this Fairfield brewery for the seemingly very long time that they’ve been planning, then this is going to be really exciting news for you. If you have no idea who I’m talking about when I mention Swine City, then it should still be pretty good news… we’ve got a new brewery
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Things are moving along at a really awesome pace at Wiedemann’s St. Bernard brewery and taproom location. The 3000 square foot brewhouse addition is getting close to being completed (right in time, as their equipment has just started arriving on site). The brewery fired off an email update to their subscribers this week to let
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They’ve been working non-stop to get their taproom ready, and after final approval on their last inspection Rolling Mill Brewing company in Middletown has announced that they’re ready to open their doors. The timing is pretty fantastic if you’ve got family in town for the holidays (I know when that happens in my house, we
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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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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’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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Things are heating up in the Cincinnati Brewing Community – and depending on how you count it by the end of this week we will have 42 breweries all doing their thing in every corner of the Greater Cincinnati area. It’s truly a wonderful time to be a craft beer fan in this city. You’ve
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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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Everyone keeps talking about what the brewery landscape here in Cincinnati is going to look like in the coming years, and I think that everyone can agree that ‘Local’ is going to become more and more important as our brewery count climbs higher and higher.This is definitely the case for Mason’s upcoming ‘16 Lots Brewing’
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I’ve been telling anyone who cares to listen (especially the people who claim that our craft beer “bubble” is bursting) that this year, especially the last half, is going to be unlike anything that this city has seen yet for brewery openings. We’ve already seen 8 breweries open their taprooms this year, and we’re set
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Ok, so maybe the fact that Middletown’s upcoming Rolling Mill Brewing Company will be brewing all of their beers free of gluten is a big part of their story. I can’t pretend that it doesn’t shape who they are to a large degree. If you think that they are a gluten free brewery that happens
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I feel like it’s been a long time since I started talking and teasing about this projects existence. It’s finally time, though, to start rolling out details for Quarter Barrel’s second location. The brewery has been quietly operating up in Oxford since 2010, and has managed to stay of the radar of a lot of
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I won’t dig into what it means to open a second location dedicated to the culture of creativity, creation, and innovation quite yet – because it deserves a lot of time dedicated to it exclusively, but I will fill you in on what’s happening with the former Ei8ht Ball space at The Party Source. The
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Life has been crazy… and after the excitement of becoming a Dad, it’s time to get back on the Brewcast train! Things are heating up around Cincinnati, and we needed to sit down with Brink Brewing to meet the folks behind this hot brewery in College Hill. We sat down with the owners to figure
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If you haven’t been up to Oxford to check out their tiny little brewpub, Quarter Barrel, yet… let’s start by scolding you and telling you that you’re missing out on a really great place. Now that you realize you should get there, I’ll tell you a fun little nugget of news that I’m hearing, they
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Ahhhh… the Queen City Brewery of Cincinnati – In Blue Ash. Are you getting fired up yet? I think that’s the fun of it all, it seems that everyone gets fired up when you mention their name. Some people get really angry… they bring up a Kickstarter that even if I wanted to defend it,
The Queen City Brewery Of Cincinnati, and Why You’re Wrong. Read More »
It’s finally here – well, the announcement is finally here. It’s been more than a year since planning first started on the new, massive MadTree location at the old RockTenn building on Madison Rd in Oakley. I’ll keep this short and sweet since you’re going to be a bit overwhelmed with news stories about this in
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Not that we have “forgotten” about Cincinnati’s Rivertown Brewery, but it’s easy to let a brewery that has been here since 2009 slip through the cracks if you will. The brewery’s decision to move production up to the growing suburb of Monroe opens up a lot of doors for the identity of who this brewery
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