We haven’t had a lot of changes to Urban Artifact’s line of seasonal goses, so when the news came out that the funky sour brewery would be dropping their Cherry Gose, Chariot (read more about that beer here) for 2019’s lineup – there were mixed reactions. From the folks that were angry to losing their […]
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The brewers at Samuel Adams today announce the release of a new recipe for Summer Ale – the first recipe change in twenty-three years. The new Summer Ale has all the flavor drinkers know and love with a boosted citrus profile and scaled back earthy, spice note for a lighter and brighter taste. The Sam
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If you’re a geek… of the beer variety, there are few things that are more fun than getting together with a few of your fellow geeks and cracking open a few beers. It’s science. More friends + more beer = more fun. What absolutely blows this away in ‘funness’ is when you all get together
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If you know me, you know I get pretty excited about this time of year. I love Oktoberfest beer’s and I’m blessed to live in Cincinnati with this extreme fandom for the big, malty, German beers that this city goes crazy for every fall. Unlike pumpkin beer (which we’re going to be talking about before
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I hate the winter. The cold, the frosted car windows, slippery sidewalks, the death of outdoor drinking… just writing about it makes me shiver. The winter brings with it, though, some of my favorite seasonal happenings. I love the Christmas season, I love looking at snow outside of the window, Christmas decorations, I love being
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When Urban Artifact announced their ‘Flash Lamp’, Tart Wit Ale (you can read about that beer here) it left a noticeable void in their can releases for the year. They were keeping their lips sealed about what might be filling it, and if my guess is correct, I think we now know what that beer
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It’s hard to believe that it’s that time of year already, but alas, here we find ourselves winding down summer, and prepping for the winter season, which although brings forth depression about the approaching cold (at least with me…) it also brings forth one of my favorite things – an onslaught of seasonal beers! For
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Brewery – Urban ArtifactBeer – KeypunchABV – 4.3%PH – 3.4 A Gose infused with the juice and zest of fresh key limes. Light, crisp, key lime pie flavors are the perfect companion for the hot days of summer. If you have yet to drink a few of these beers sitting next to the pool, or
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I feel like everytime my brain thinks of a Braxton beer that I’d like in my fridge they announce that it’s going to be hitting the canning line that same afternoon. They’ve been absolutely tearing it up in the packaging department so far in 2017 (and the rumor is that they still aren’t done with
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Brewery – Mt Carmel Beer – Hops and Wheat Style – Hoppy Wheat ABV – 4.8% IBUs – 34 Bright, citrusy and hoppy, this wheat ale salutes the flavor of the American hop and gives way to a smooth refreshing finish. One thing that you can count on when it comes to Mt Carmel –
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As the seasons shift (or as we anticipate the seasonal shift) here in Cincinnati, so comes a new batch of seasonal beer for our drinking pleasure. Bock beer is beloved here in town, after all, we’re host to the biggest bockfest in the nation… maybe even in the world. It only makes sense that the beer
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Brewery – Rivertown Beer – Winter Ale Style – Winter Ale ABV – 7.5% Winter Ale is a big, bold, thick bodied ale brewed with molasses and cinnamon. It has a creamy head, robust hue, and rich bold flavor. No matter what has happened with Rivertown, through changes of branding, ownership shakeups, moves, etc. one
Brewery – Mt. Carmel Beer – Harvest Ale Style – ESB ABV – 5.8% IBUs – 55.6 Pay homage to the harvest with this smooth, full bodied, well-balanced ESB delivering a memorable dry hop finish. Pumpkin beers… I love you. Oktoberfest lagers, you make my heart sing every fall. There comes a point, though, that
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One of my favorite parts about the fall is the seasonal beer – I talked about it a bit with Oktoberfest beers, and then with the “true fall seasonal” wet hop beers. There’s one more fall seasonal beer that we need to talk about – Pumpkin Beers! Threre are quite a few of these beers
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It’s that time of year where seasonals are coming out of the woodwork here in Cincinnati. I already talked about the Oktoberfest Beer that you can find all around this city now, and in the coming months. As the weather cools down, though, you can find another kind of seasonal that gets me really excited.
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It’s early for some of you to start celebrating the 2016 Oktoberfest season, but like it or not, we’re diving in. For the sake of all our sanity, I’ll refrain from starting to write about the pumpkin beers quite yet, but I wanted to give you guys a rundown of what Oktoberfest beers we know
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Things are never quiet here in Cincinnati, that’s one thing that remains certain in the life of a beer blogger. Here I am in the midst of trying to keep up with Cincinnati beer week and out comes a fantastic announcement from Covington’s Braxton Brewing company – another new beer! On top of a new
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Brewery- MadTree Beer- Rubus Cacao ABV- 7% IBU- 12 Sweet chocolate notes lead as raspberry tartness follows in unison resembling a perfectly executed dance. The result is a blend of flavors even more spectactular together than apart. It’s love at first sip. I’m not sure if this is really a beer meant for Valentines Day…but I love
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Every week you’ll find something new and exciting at Urban Artifact’s Tap Tuesday beer tapping. They put out some really fantastic different beers last year, and the train seems to be on track to roll through 2016 with some equally great things. I made the trip down to the taproom this weekend, and got a
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Brewery – MadTreeBeer – ThundersnowStyle – Spiced Scottish AleABV- 8.5%IBU- 18 The conditions have to be just right for the formation of Thundersnow. Ginger, nutmeg, vanilla, hints of cinnamon and bready malt sweetness are the secret. When you find this rare occurrence, savor it as long as you can. Not just satisfied to brew a typical winter
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Brewery- Christian Moerlein Beer- T-Bird Style- Wet Hopped Pale Ale ABV- 5.8% IBU- 50 Long summer days spent laboring over the vines are but a fleeting memory in the minds of the hard-working hop farmer. The harvest is now upon us and we have brewed a Pale Ale to commemorate this great season. T-Bird is a
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Their first winter seasonal shakes things up a bit. There are what seems to be a million people in Cincinnati who love to drink seasonal beers as soon as they come out, but for years we were faced with a pile of beers that were all fairly similar when our winter beers started rolling out
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