1000The evolution of beer in the modern world is amazing. Historically, Rhineheitsgobot restricted what beer could be. Then prohibition eliminated competition and led the way for the macro lager phase. It wasn’t until recently that true innovation with beer has been widespread. One of the most recent innovations is the […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
120 posts
0100Sour beers continue to increase in popularity and availability. You will find very few breweries that don’t offer some kind of sour beer. Tin Man Brewing Damascene is one that I recently tried and wanted to share my thoughts on it. If you aren’t a sour beer fan, please continue […]
5101It was just over a year ago that I purchased Ojos Negros from Rivertown Brewery and Barrel House. It was a desire of mine to try more sour beers and Ojos Negros was going to be my next attempt to like this style. There were quite a few people telling me […]
1300In Cincinnati, we know that fall has arrived when Oktoberfest festival season arrives. I say season because there is a series of festivals here that celebrate our German heritage. And as you can guess there is a ton of Oktoberfest beer consumed at these events. But what is Oktoberfest? And […]
0100The idea that craft beer is more than just beer is an ideology I believe in. It’s so much more than the liquid in our glass. It’s the community that makes it all worthwhile and I am constantly finding more breweries that embody that mentality. Streetside Brewery is one of […]
2200To stay ahead, craft breweries must be willing to try new things and add more resources. Sometimes that means new recipes or new activities or adding more fermenters or an additional brewer. A Cincinnati brewery is using home brew collaborations to help encourage creativity and community as well as adding […]
0210 The Best Craft Beer – August 2017 Making this monthly list of the Best Craft Beer I had isn’t always easy. I start by reviewing what I had, then narrow it down from there. Without fail, it seems to become more difficult each month to just list a handful. […]
0001 Are you ready for another new brewery to open? If you live north of Cincinnati then you are going to be thrilled to hear about Grainworks Brewing. Cincinnati already has a large amount of breweries in the Central and Eastern neighborhoods but the North and West areas have taken […]
1210The hot days of summer will turn into the cool temperatures of fall soon enough. But before you jump into drinking pumpkin and Oktoberfest beer, take some time to enjoy craft beer that pairs well with the heat. Watermelon craft beers are ideal for the hot days of summer. And if […]
0200I am a huge fan of marketing; especially when it applies to craft beer. It’s interesting how a brewery can use marketing to move craft beer into the minds of more and more people. Marketing helps change mindsets and influences decisions. That is what makes the story of MadTree Dreamsicle […]
1301If you know me at all then you would know that I am not the biggest fan of pets. Some may assume that means that I didn’t have any growing up. It was quite the opposite, throughout my childhood we had dogs, cats, fish, lizards and birds. Not sure why, […]
0100There are so many different styles of craft beer and honestly, I love most of them. Fruit beer is the style that originally got me interested in craft beer – I’m looking at you Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. There was something about the cherry that helped me enjoy that beer […]