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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I love the design side of beer. It doesn’t effect the taste, and it certainly doesn’t effect the taproom experience – at first glance it might even seem like it’s a tiny portion of the whole thing, and thusly might be insignificant. I am a firm believer though that this is pretty far from the
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Brewery – Rivertown Beer – Sour Noir Style – Dark Sour Ale ABV – 7.9% IBUs – 35 You’re good Miss Brevis, too good. If you were actually as innocent as you pretend to be…” he quipped. “Well, you know me, Mogiana, ” Brevis replied, “If you did it, or if you didn’t, you’ll get
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Brewery – Blank SlateBeer – FumeStyle – Smoked Brown PorterABV – 5.4%IBUs – 33 There was a time when all dark beers had a smoky flavor. Grains were traditionally roasted over an open flame. Then technology took over. Blank Slate’s Smoked Porter pays homage to those early days. Unlike many traditional smoke beers which are smoked
It seemed like for a long time, this city did nothing but scream about getting Blank Slate beers into packaging, and when the cans started rolling of the line at the brewery it was a big deal of a lot of thirsty drinkers. The brewery launched the can series with two offerings (Out and About
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I was talking to someone the other day about all the new breweries opening up around town, and asking what places they had been to, versus the ones they hadn’t. When I brought up Municipal Brew Works I was surprised to hear that evidently people don’t think they are putting out enough “new beers”. Evidently,
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Brewery – Christian Moerlein Beer – Shiver Style – Chai Porter ABV – 5.6% IBU – 15 IBUs A creamy body, pleasant notes of chocolate, and a dominant malt flavor is balanced by our chai spice blend, consisting of: cardamom, coriander, cinnamon, clove, black peppercorn, and fresh ginger. The spices are steeped to make a
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Covington Kentucky’s Braxton Brewing Company is going to make a lot of their fans happy with this one. The brewery is releasing the next beer in their seasonal can series on October 4th in their taproom. You should be able to find it very soon thereafter all across Cincinnati, and Northern Kentucky, and it comes back
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Brewery- Rivertown Beer- Roebling Style- Imperial Porter ABV- 7.9% IBU- 35 Roebling Imperial Porter brings together Cincinnati coffee, Ugandan vanilla beans and raw, organic turbinado sugar into a big, rich, chocolate, espresso infused brownie of a beer that is as innovative as its namesake. Rivertown was asked to craft a beer for a community festival in 2011 which
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Brewery- MadTree Beer- Identity Crisis ABV- 6.9% IBU- 61 Not a ray of light penetrates the soul of this beer. Combining the roasted malt backbone of a Porter with a huge amount of earthy and citrusy hops typical in many IPA’s, this unique IBA will leave you questioning its identity and maybe yours. I am certain that
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It’s time for another seasonal from Mt. Healthy’s own Fibonacci Brewing Company! The nano-brewery is releasing their a new beer, called Pepo, a Pumpkin Porter this week on Thursday at 5pm. Yeah, you heard that right…Thursday! If you didn’t know, October meant that the brewery added another day to their open schedule, putting them up to
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You might have seen a little bit last month when I “leaked” some of Rivertown’s new labels to show Cincinnati a little bit of their new, refreshed Art Deco look. I also had a quick Twitter post last week when I caught six packs of Roebling “In the wild” at Jungle Jim’s, but this week
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Brewery- MadTree Beer- Gnarly Brown Style – Brown Porter ABV- 7% IBU- 32 Specialty malts bring intimations of brown sugar and vanilla which meld into the Gnarly’s character. Roasted coffee malt flavors and residual sweetness dance in harmony, obscuring the line between brown ale and porter. 5 Different malts in this beer give you a wonderful
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Brewery- Rhinegeist Beer- Panther ABV- 5.8% IBU- 35 This malty yet sneakily smooth Robust Porter simmers with tones of milk chocolate, carob and light molasses. Panther is a svelte creature of the night – a midnight malt whisperer. They call this one a “Robust Porter” and robust is certainly a great descriptor. Panther pours a beautiful dark brown,
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