I apologize. That was a little cheesy, wasn’t it? I’m all about a good pun for a post title, though. And as you’ll see in just a minute – it fits. We should talk about the road to get here… because it’s been a little, well… long. The Journey – Again. Finding a food partner […]
Alexandria’s New Food Partner Is A Little… Peculiar. Read More »
In a move that will certainly make quite a few of you West-Siders pretty happy, there is finally an opening date for the new Nation Kitchen + Bar that we’ve been hearing about for what seems like forever at this point. The bar/restaurant is looking to bring the delicious magic that they first brought to
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As Urban Artifact has kept growing and evolving as a brewery, they’ve figured a few things out about themselves, and really owned them. One of these is the brilliant ability of their beers to tap into the food and beer pairing world. This epicurean delightfulness of their brews has spawned a series of Epicurean beers,
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It a yearly tradition at this point – the collaborative event with Fifty West and Great Lakes that we all know as the Brew N Que. A beautiful mash-up of great beer and fantastic barbecue that showcases the best of both worlds, and brings together two breweries that have become great friends over the years.
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You might be looking for a bar that’s a little more family friendly – right? It happens. I’ve got a family, that while they support the hobby that consumes my free time (exploring this world of imbibing) they don’t always want to (or aren’t always able to) enjoy the same places that I do. Rusty
Rusty Bucket – Casual Dining, and A Great Place To Grab a Drink Read More »
In the past, I’ve talked a few times about the struggle of bringing food into the hands of their customers for Cincinnati’s breweries. Some places are full on restaurants – operating two businesses at the same time. Other taprooms have gone the food truck route, relying on trucks to come into the taproom and serve
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My favorite time of year for drinking beer is in full swing right now, and that’s Oktoberfest season. Everything from the changing weather, to the amazing Marzen style popping up all around town… it’s perfect for cracking open a beer with your friends. It also goes without saying here in Cincinnati that a good old
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Things are getting even more exciting up at Dayton’s Warped Wing Brewing Company, who recently announced their expansion into Springboro, called the Barrel Room & Smokery (Read More About That Here). Today they’re announcing the addition of Erin O’Neill, who they hired to design and run their culinary program. This new program will be reflected
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Food and beer go together. We know that now, right? I’m not just talking about fun ways you can pair food and beer together at home or at your favorite restaurant, either. I’m talking about those evenings or weekends that you hit up your favorite taproom to just grab some beers. You want, you need
Three Points Gets Some Grub From CHX Read More »
I don’t talk about every event that happens in Cincy Beer – there are too many of them – heck, there are too many great events to just talk about those, even. Because of this, you should know that when I do bring an event up it’s something that I really, really think you need
Fifty Wests Heads Coast To Coast With Their New Beer Dinner Series Read More »
I love, love, LOVE these releases from Urban Artifact. Their barrel aged series of spontaneously fermented beers has been insane, already, and when you couple that up with the creativity that gets thrown in the mix with these – I’m in heaven. UA is putting together not just a really big, and fun bottle releases,
Urban Artifact’s Epicurean Thanksgiving Release 2018 – and Bon Vivant Northside Read More »
The first year of business has been a great one for Grainworks. As a new brewery, you get to open your doors, introduce people to your brand and your beer, and you get to showcase why you should become their go-to spot (or at least one in the rotation of go-to spots). You get to
Grainworks Keeps Spreading It’s Wings – 2019 Is Going To Be Big Read More »
If you’re a regular in the Braxton Covington taproom, you’ll be familiar with the “food dilemma” that has long plagued the brewery. They never wanted to be a brewpub, and they honestly just don’t have the space to bring in a full time food vendor, and most of the solutions that they’ve tried to use,
Braxton Solves Their Food Dilemma With Help From Alto Read More »
We are absolutely blessed to live in a city with both a fantastic beer scene, coupled with some really amazing food, as well. The folks behind the Crafted, local beer food and music festival (July 21st at Sawyer Point) plan to help us celebrate those things in a big way this summer at Sawyer Point.
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Brewery – MadTree Beer – Pilgrim Style – Pale Ale ABV – 4.7% IBUs – 14 This lightly hopped fall pale ale combines a canucopia of holiday flavors. Cranberry and vanilla complement the pleasant lemon and berry flavor of Pilgrim hops. Give thanks for a bountiful harvest, good friends, and great beer. This has always
I know you know this. I hope you know this, but Fifty West is putting on their annual celebration of Music, Food and Beer again for 2017 and Fifty Fest is again probably going to be better than ever. Let’s start with the simple details – the festival takes place all over what I call
Fifty West’s Fifty Fest Returns! Read More »
Wings Night at Listermann is getting a little bit better, with the stand alone kitchen for Renegade Street Eats slowly opening their long awaited doors in the newly, and fantastically renovated taproom. It’s all just another step for Listermann Brewing Company as they continue to turn their taproom into a destination for beer drinkers here in
Renegade Street Eats Quietly Opens Inside Listermann Read More »
Maybe I’m wrong, but it just seems like festivals keep getting better and better as time goes on here in Cincinnati. Gone are the days where it was a cookie cutter event, marked by a bunch of tents with the same few beers being poured into the same taster glasses. You don’t see the same
Fifty Fest 2016 – Here’s Your Details! Read More »
The news about this came out yesterday, but I found it fitting to write about it today, seeing as today is also the official groundbreaking for MadTree 2.0 (Their big, amazing, massive, incredible expansion). When Brew Professor wrote about the “issues” surrounding last years Taste of Cincinnati beer selection, it was near impossible to predict
MadTree Spearheads Taste of Cincinnati Beer Changes Read More »
There’s a lot to be said about this years fifty fest from Fifty West Brewing Company. The brewery has been hinting to us that cans were in the works for a while, and I know a lot of people here in Cincinnati have been pretty excited to get their fridge stocked with packaged beer from
Fifty Fest 2015 – Homebrew, Cans and Gold Tickets, Oh My! Read More »
It’s a combination that people don’t give enough respect too… beer and cheese. This tasting event from Jungle Jim’s combines it with one more aspect that to me, sets it above a lot of tasting events that you’ll see in the area, Chocolate. They’re calling the event “The Sweet and The Savory” and their description
Event of the Week – Beer and Cheese Pairing At Jungle Jim’s Read More »
Lot’s of fun stuff this weekend, make sure you take some time to be gnarly, and drink local! Beer Ed in the OTR Biergarten An Afternoon with the Beer Barons There is also the Milford Street Eats festival on Saturday from 3-10pm on Chamber drive in Milford. It features 20 food trucks and entertainment. Beers
Don’t forget what’s going on this Week! Read More »
How can you start talking about Jungle Jim’s as a beer store without first explaining the store to anyone who hasn’t been there? It’s not really a beer store, it’s not even really a grocery store. It’s a food theme park, or a culinary dreamland. They have foods here that you didn’t even know existed. Make
