Beer Musings

Volume 9, Episode 13 - Lebanon, Ohio's Neighborhood Craft Brewery

Volume 9, Episode 13 – Lebanon, Ohio’s Neighborhood Craft Brewery

We keep hearing it repeatedly: the future of breweries lies in the neighborhood spots. Lebanon Brewing Company understands that very ...
Beer News, Brewery News, And Excuses To Drink Together!

Beer News, Brewery News, And Excuses To Drink Together!

Oh, boy. This is one of those days. I'm stressed and beat up from battling more technical difficulties on the ...
The First Ever Oakley Beerfest Comes This Summer To The Oakley Kitchen Food Hall!

The First Ever Oakley Beerfest Comes This Summer To The Oakley Kitchen Food Hall!

I love a good beer festival. It's a great way to get together with friends you haven't seen in a ...
Just Say Yes (To Green Beer, Or Whatever Makes You Smile)

Just Say Yes (To Green Beer, Or Whatever Makes You Smile)

When I woke up today (March 17th... Paddy's Day) I knew that I was going to laugh in the face ...
The Great Cincinnati Craft Beer Release Roundup [For October 2022]

The Great Cincinnati Craft Beer Release Roundup [For October 2022]

10/2 - Sam Adams - Avena Columbiana Ale Brewed with Oat Milk and Lactose, aged on Vanilla Beans and Cinnamon ...
They Open, They Close, It's Progress.

They Open, They Close, It’s Progress.

I'm not going to pretend that it doesn't hurt when a local brewery closes their doors. In fact, sometimes it's ...
The Great Cincinnati Craft Beer Release Roundup [August 2022]

The Great Cincinnati Craft Beer Release Roundup [August 2022]

Another month... another round of a TON of great Cincinnati Craft Beer Releases to make sure that you know about ...
Cincinnati Beer Release Roundup [For July, 2022]

Cincinnati Beer Release Roundup [For July, 2022]

I work hard to keep this updated, it's a list of all the packaged beers that are being released here ...
Is That A Brewery, A Taproom, Or A Brewpub?  What the heck is the difference?

Is That A Brewery, A Taproom, Or A Brewpub? What the heck is the difference?

There's even more confusion these days around the terms Brewery, Brewpub, and Taproom than there ever has been before. It ...
Crown Royal Adds New Whisky Lemonade Flavor To Their Ready-To-Drink Cocktail Lineup

Crown Royal Adds New Whisky Lemonade Flavor To Their Ready-To-Drink Cocktail Lineup

Crown Royal is bringing the flavor to spring and summer celebrations for the next generation of drinkers (21+) with Whisky ...
The Rise of Low-Calorie Beer In Cincinnati

The Rise of Low-Calorie Beer In Cincinnati

It's not that I dislike Hard Seltzer... please, don't get me wrong. If that's what you're wanting, drink away. My ...
A Decade In Review - Cincinnati Beer 2010-2020

A Decade In Review – Cincinnati Beer 2010-2020

Upon suggestion from a good friend in the world of Cincinnati beer (Garrett Hickey from Streetside... Thanks Garrett for taking ...
Cincinnati Beer Release Roundup - September, 2018

Cincinnati Beer Release Roundup – September, 2018

The hits keep coming - the cans keep filling our fridges with each release!  There’s a lot of beer releases ...
Punk In Drublic, Jerks On Stage, And What I Think

Punk In Drublic, Jerks On Stage, And What I Think

I hope all this makes sense... bear with me here. Here’s What Happened I guess I shouldn't assume that everyone ...
Braxton Labs Bourbon Barrel Aged Oatmeal Stout

Braxton Labs Bourbon Barrel Aged Oatmeal Stout

Brewery - Braxton Labs Beer - Bourbon Barrel Aged Oatmeal Stout Style - Oatmeal Stout ABV - 11.7% IBUs - ...
Quaff Brothers - The Brotherhood Finds A Home With Quaff On

Quaff Brothers – The Brotherhood Finds A Home With Quaff On

The news has been on top of this... that’s for sure.  From one outlet shouting how they were quick with ...
There’s Still Time To Help Fund The Brewing Heritage Trail!

There’s Still Time To Help Fund The Brewing Heritage Trail!

It’s a long time in the making, the Cincinnati Brewing Heritage Trail.  If you’re “out of the loop” and aren’t ...
The 2017 Ohio Hop Grower’s Open House

The 2017 Ohio Hop Grower’s Open House

If you’re even a little bit curious about local hops, you might want to listen up for this one.  Every ...
The Biggest Cincinnati Brewery Tour, Ever. - And How I Went To Jail.

The Biggest Cincinnati Brewery Tour, Ever. – And How I Went To Jail.

I do a lot for our local beer community... lest any of you think that running a beer blog, and ...
Brewing Up Something Different - A Darkness and Alexandria Collaboration

Brewing Up Something Different – A Darkness and Alexandria Collaboration

I spent the other morning down at Darkness, hanging out, drinking beer, talking beer, and just generally having a really ...
2016's Winter Beer Rundown

2016’s Winter Beer Rundown

Christmastime in Cincinnati means that it's time to drink up all those pumpkin beers, knock back the last few Oktoberfests ...
2016 Cincinnati Pumpkin Beer Roundup

2016 Cincinnati Pumpkin Beer Roundup

One of my favorite parts about the fall is the seasonal beer - I talked about it a bit with ...
Volume 02, Episode 24 - Woodburn, It's Great To Meet You.

Volume 02, Episode 24 – Woodburn, It’s Great To Meet You.

Tina and the Gnome showed up on The Woodburn Brewery's doorstep with one mission, to figure out what makes them ...
Suffering The Loss, Mike Cisneros

Suffering The Loss, Mike Cisneros

I wasn't sure how I was going to tackle this when I woke up this morning.  Beer is supposed to ...
Volume 02, Episode 17 - Cincinnati Burger Week 2016 With CityBeat And Braxton

Volume 02, Episode 17 – Cincinnati Burger Week 2016 With CityBeat And Braxton

Burgers and Beer... They go together so perfectly! We sat down with Citybeat and Braxton Brewing to figure out why ...
Volume 02, Episode 16 - The Bottle Show

Volume 02, Episode 16 – The Bottle Show

A "bottle show" is a television industry term. These "bottle episodes" are episodes of a scripted series that takes place ...
Volume 02, Episode 15 - Wrapping Up Beer Week

Volume 02, Episode 15 – Wrapping Up Beer Week

We wrap up our exciting week of shows for Cincinnati Beer Week 2016 at Paradise Brewing Company in Anderson. We ...
Cincinnati Donauschwaben Gets Gnarly by Getting Local

Cincinnati Donauschwaben Gets Gnarly by Getting Local

If you're a reader of this site, you might know a thing or two about being Gnarly... It's about drinking ...
Volume 2, Episode 10 - Dogberry Expands! Nano No More!

Volume 2, Episode 10 – Dogberry Expands! Nano No More!

It's a big move for the tiny DogBerry Brewing in West Chester. Not only are they leaving their local-loved taproom ...
Volume 2, Episode 9 - Getting 'RAW' With Samuel Adams Beers

Volume 2, Episode 9 – Getting ‘RAW’ With Samuel Adams Beers

In a "big" show that has been a long time coming, we are featuring The Boston Beer Co. and sampling ...