The seltzer industry isn’t known for pushing boundaries. It’s hard to get super creative when you’re crafting fizzy water that has alcohol and fruit flavor in it. Breweries are trying, they’re loading theirs up with real fruit or trying innovative new ways to ferment it. In the case of Covington, Kentucky’s Braxton Brewing Company they’re […]
Pumpkin Spice Seltzer? Braxton Has Done It. Read More »
It’s been requested, begged of them, pleaded over and over by their fans on this side of the river. When is Braxton opening a Cincinnati taproom? Well… we’ve got our answer, finally. Braxton’s Cincinnati taproom is opening in Pendleton this fall after they take over the former Three Points space. Wait… what? Three Points is
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Brewery – Wooden CaskBeer – There Gose CutieStyle – GoseABV – 5.1%IBUs – 18 Tangerine Gose Style Ale This beer broke the mold a bit when it was released by Wooden Cask in six packs and on draft in March of 2020. Sure, Wooden Cask has done some other stuff that might have seemed a
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The long, long road of bringing the Wiedemann brand back to Northern Kentucky has finally reached a major milestone, they have made their way back to Kentucky via distribution from Beer House Distributors starting this month. I’m a hair behind this news, but it brings a big smile to my face so I wanted to
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Brewery – Wooden CaskBeer – Drunken Hog Smoked PorterStyle – Smoked PorterABV – 8%IBUs – 25 While the brewery doesn’t have a commercial description of this beer available, I can tell you that one sniff of their barbecue food partner’s food when you walk in the brewery door will tell you all you need to
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Every year it’s pretty fascinating to sit back and watch how Braxton Brewing Company will attempt to one-up themselves with their new Dark Charge release. Previous years have blown me away, and I had a hard time believing that they’d be able to compete with themselves for the 5 year anniversary. I am happy to
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As much as I hate to admit it, I concede. The summer is over. The warmth has left this city until next year and December quickly approaches. All is not lost, though, for if you reside in the Cincinnati area, December brings with it something else… something exciting. For craft beer fans in the Queen
Braxton’s Dark Charge Day Wraps A Brewery Up Into A Bottle. 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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If you’re an avid listener of Cincy Brewcast (The ultimate Cincinnati Beer podcast if you’re wondering…) you’ve probably heard me talk about Oktoberfest season a time or two. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for a beer drinker, and we’re now taking our first steps into it this year. There have been a
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It’s almost football season in Cincinnati – I mean… The NFL’s preseason starts today, officially. What better way to celebrate than to grab a drink or 12? It’s become pretty clear to me that you guys really like your hard seltzers, and the category has taken off with insane popularity here in Cincinnati, where Braxton
Vive Is The Official Hard Seltzer of The Bengals Read More »
I was joined this week… or a couple weeks ago depending on how you look at it by my good friend from Hunting Agnes, Bryan Booth to talk Bourbon, and to talk the Prohibition Bourbon Bar (you can listen to that episode if you haven’t already) and we were having so much darn fun that
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Alexandria Brewing Company is gearing up for their quickly approaching first anniversary – which means it was definitely time for me to head back out to the brewery to chat with owner/brewer Andy Reynolds to see what he’s been up to. With one of the areas best Bock beers on tap… just barely it was
Volume 5, Episode 5 – Alexandria And Their First Anniversary, With The Andys Read More »
It’s complicated to try to explain the time shifting that is happening in this week’s episode, but to keep it simple, it was recorded alongside next week’s episode at Alexandria Brewing Company. Leading up to their big first anniversary party and bottle release in a couple weeks, it was time to sit down and have
Volume 5, Episode 04 – A Couple Of Andy’s And Sustainable Buddy Read More »
I’m not ready for this – the dive into Bourbon. It’s not that I don’t know about Bourbon, I freaking love the stuff. I also know plenty about it to talk about it. The massive topic of ‘America’s Spirit’ is just that, massive. So this is most definitely not a “Bourbon show”. It’s an exploration
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If you thought that the branding for the recent release of Braxton’s Cherry Turnover Berliner at Labs looked a little different, you were right. We got the final word today that things are being spruced up a little bit in the release department at Braxton’s “innovation facility”. I wanted to take a peek at the
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There are a lot of people who will tell you that growing your company, and in turn, changing your business is hard. If you want to know the real truth, though, constant growth and change while trying to keep it all grounded in the existence of who you are as people, as a brand, as
Brewery – BraxtonBeer – JubileeStyle – Extra IPAABV – 8%IBUs – 100 Deck The Halls With Hops And Barley! A gift brewed in the spirit of the season, this double dry hopped extra IPA lights up with bright citrus hop aroma and flavor with subtle notes of fresh pine reminiscent of the festive evergreen tradition.
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It’s probably the single event each year that gives me the “reset” that I need. Coming at the end of the year, which is such a good time to reflect anyways – Big Cis is the chance for me to remember back to starting Cincy Brewcast. The focus for the show, the focus for the
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Braxton Brewing Co., a Cincinnati-area brewing company, will reshape the hard seltzer scene with a new variety that makes it Ohio and Northern Kentucky’s first brewery to embark on such an endeavor. This Braxton Brewing Co. hard seltzer will bring consumers an adult-friendly beverage, crafted with Pure Kentucky Artisan Water, only 100 calories and two
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There are a lot of beer releases in Cincinnati. It’s the great part of having as many breweries that we do – you get a lot of beer to go along with that. It also means that when there are releases or events that are “different”, they stand out that much more than they would
Volume 4, Episode 31 – Dark Charge Day! Read More »
There is a large number of people that when you first tell them about the Ludlow, Kentucky based circus/brewery hybrid known as ‘Bircus’ want to tell you about how it’s a gimmick. I won’t argue that, and I don’t think that the head clown on duty, also known as Paul Miller (he’s actually a former
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There?s one thing that you need to understand about Braxton Brewing company to understand why this partnership is so great for Braxton. While we may (rightfully so) claim them as one of our own breweries here in Cincinnati, and while they are certainly dedicated to the Queen City. Braxton is a Kentucky Brewery. Braxton loves
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Braxton Brewing Company never really hid the fact that they were extremely interested in the cider market. They’ve been slowly releasing the results of their experimentation with it recently, and it shouldn’t be a huge surprise to you if you’ve been watching that their next packaged product is ready to go – and that it’s
Braxton’s Newest Cans Bring Them Into The Cider Game Read More »
It’s one of the best beer events in this city, hands down. It’s certainly one of the most creative too. On top of it all, the Fifty West Punch Out each year features some of the best, and biggest selections of local beer that you’ll find at any event around town. I can only assume
Looking Forward To This Weekends Punch Out? I’ve Got The Beer List! 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 »
They make a big point with Summertrip and it’s branding to let us drinkers know that Summer vacations (and even summer itself) are nothing more than a state of mind if you allow it to be. (You can read a little bit more about Summertrip here if you don’t know about this delicious beer) After
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There are beers for every situation and mood that you happen to have as a craft beer drinker. We are blessed to live in a city with enough breweries to provide beers for every one of those situations (and even some that you didn’t know you needed a beer for). It’s even more exciting to
Braxton’s Plan To Fill Your Fridge – Garage Beer Read More »
I’m a couple days late in getting this out there, but this weekend ended up being a really great showing for a few of our local breweries down in Lexington at the Commonwealth Cup at Alltech. The yearly competition is massive, and you’ve never been to the beer festival that comes along with it, after
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I know that we’re just now rolling out of the weekend, and headed back to work, but it’s never too early to start planning for the next weekend. If you’re looking for some good beer events to add to your calendar you might want to look into swinging by Braxton Labs in Newport where they’ll
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