Brewery News

Celebrate Grainworks’ Second Anniversary With A Music Festival

Celebrate Grainworks’ Second Anniversary With A Music Festival

I love getting the chance to celebrate a brewery's anniversary with them. The shining symbol of continued growth and evolution ...
Rolling Mill Prepares For First Can Release

Rolling Mill Prepares For First Can Release

I have talked before about Rolling Mill is about a lot more than just gluten-free beer. I don't want that ...
MadTree’s New Branding

MadTree’s New Branding

I have been throwing you guys as many hints as possible on social media - especially when their sweet new ...
The Real Reasons You Should (And Shouldn’t) Worry About Your Breweries During This Shutdown.

The Real Reasons You Should (And Shouldn’t) Worry About Your Breweries During This Shutdown.

There seems to be a lot of articles lately that are telling you that your favorite breweries aren’t going to ...
Braxton’s Ambitious Plans To Stay The Same - While Adding A $5Million Expansion Including A Rooftop

Braxton’s Ambitious Plans To Stay The Same – While Adding A $5Million Expansion Including A Rooftop

There are a lot of people who will tell you that growing your company, and in turn, changing your business ...
DogBerry Celebrates Four Years - And A Bottle Release

DogBerry Celebrates Four Years – And A Bottle Release

If you have asked me for a brewery recommendation in the recent past, I can almost guarantee that I have ...
Cincinnati’s 2018 Brewery Holiday Hours

Cincinnati’s 2018 Brewery Holiday Hours

I understand the struggle. You’ve got friends in town, family that you’re either trying to entertain (or get away from) ...
Karrikin’s Grand Opening - The Tap Lineup!

Karrikin’s Grand Opening – The Tap Lineup!

If you’re a fan of booze - you’ve probably been talking about Karrikin Spirits lately. They have a big project ...
Rivertown, The Rumor Mill, And Why It’s All Changing

Rivertown, The Rumor Mill, And Why It’s All Changing

Almost simultaneously this morning my phone started freaking out from all of the messages I was getting. My message app, ...
Two Fun Cincinnati Award Winners At GABF

Two Fun Cincinnati Award Winners At GABF

I’m sure if you have any sort of presence in Cincinnati’s beer social media scene, you probably saw the news ...
Woodburn - The Saga Continues... Are They For Sale Now?  Clearing Up Rumors

Woodburn – The Saga Continues… Are They For Sale Now? Clearing Up Rumors

I love Cincinnati’s craft beer scene, and when I first wrote about what was happening at Woodburn last year, it ...
Rhinegeist’s Hazy Series

Rhinegeist’s Hazy Series

I hinted that it was coming - sort of.  While I might have let you know that there have been ...
Braxton’s Newest Cans Bring Them Into The Cider Game

Braxton’s Newest Cans Bring Them Into The Cider Game

Braxton Brewing Company never really hid the fact that they were extremely interested in the cider market.  They’ve been slowly ...
Tap And Screw - Closed?

Tap And Screw – Closed?

I know it’s a topic that not many people enjoy talking about, and it will probably start more “Is the ...
Cincinnati Brings Home Some Medals From The US Open Beer Championships.

Cincinnati Brings Home Some Medals From The US Open Beer Championships.

I love watching our local breweries bring home recognition for what they do - and it becomes more and more ...
Braxton Solves Their Food Dilemma With Help From Alto

Braxton Solves Their Food Dilemma With Help From Alto

If you're a regular in the Braxton Covington taproom, you'll be familiar with the "food dilemma" that has long plagued ...
Nine Giant Expands In Their Neighborhood With Second Location

Nine Giant Expands In Their Neighborhood With Second Location

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this news... Do I consider it an expansion, a second location, an ...
3 Points Urban Brewery Opens This Weekend

3 Points Urban Brewery Opens This Weekend

I am fairly confident that this isn’t new information to most of you - It’s been hard to miss the ...
It’s Time!  West Side Brewing’s Cans Are Ready For Your Beer Fridge.

It’s Time! West Side Brewing’s Cans Are Ready For Your Beer Fridge.

If you’ve been playing along with the packaging release game, you’ll remember that I told you that it was only ...
Local Breweries Showcased At The Commonwealth Cup

Local Breweries Showcased At The Commonwealth Cup

I’m a couple days late in getting this out there, but this weekend ended up being a really great showing ...
Urban Artifact Expands To Bring More Funky, Tart, Weirdness To Cincinnati and Beyond!

Urban Artifact Expands To Bring More Funky, Tart, Weirdness To Cincinnati and Beyond!

Urban Artifact was told that their goofy idea of starting a wild and tart only brewery in Cincinnati Ohio wouldn’t ...
Braxton Labs Celebrates Their First Anniversary This Weekend

Braxton Labs Celebrates Their First Anniversary This Weekend

I know that we’re just now rolling out of the weekend, and headed back to work, but it’s never too ...
Northern Row Brewery - From TheGnarlyGnome.com

Northern Row… Wait, Who? And They’ve Got Beer?

That’s right, while all you are busy staring up at the bright sunny sky and giggling because summer is finally ...
Cincinnati Makes It’s Presence Known At The 2018 World Beer Cup

Cincinnati Makes It’s Presence Known At The 2018 World Beer Cup

Holy crap... what a night!  If you weren’t watching the live stream of this years World Beer Cup awards, it ...
Alexandria Brewing Company Opens Their Doors - Here’s What To Expect

Alexandria Brewing Company Opens Their Doors – Here’s What To Expect

I know you’ve heard about these guys.  I think that Andy Reynolds and his Alexandria Brewing Company project have been ...
What To Drink At FC Cincinnati Games?

What To Drink At FC Cincinnati Games?

It’s not a secret that Cincinnati has fallen in love with its soccer club.  But it’s also not much of ...
Sam Adams - The Taproom Is Coming!

Sam Adams – The Taproom Is Coming!

Every time beer geeks in Cincinnati get together and talk about Sam Adams, there’s bound to be a couple of ...
The Great 2018 Baseball Beer Rundown

The Great 2018 Baseball Beer Rundown

Unlike most of my other ‘Beer Rundowns’ that I publish, this one doesn’t focus on a particular style. No... instead ...
West Side Brewing - Here Come The Cans!

West Side Brewing – Here Come The Cans!

The move into packaging for a new brewery is a big one.  It’s a special moment in the timeline of ...
Rivertown Goes Deeper Into Their Nitro Series With Pineapple Whip

Rivertown Goes Deeper Into Their Nitro Series With Pineapple Whip

I was pretty excited when I heard the news that Rivertown was going to let loose on cans of Nitro ...