I’ve heard a lot of good things about Grainworks Brewing but had never been to or tried any of their beers before. Last week I decided to change that fact and go visit the taproom. I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of beer or the brewery. Any doubt that I might have had…
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Exploration Brewery: Cellar Dweller
-The Beercat Sometimes you have to go looking for your next adventure, they’re not always easy to find and sometimes they’re right underneath you. That’s exactly where you’ll find Cellar Dweller. You’ve probably heard of Valley Vineyards located in Morrow, OH. Did you know they brew too? Cellar Dweller has been brewing since 2012, making…
Exploration Brewery: High Grain
Cincinnati welcomed a new brewery to the family recently. This one is the first brewery to setup shop in Silverton. Breweries have a tendency to lead and inspire redevelopment or change in an area. High Grain will be at the center of it in the village of Silverton. You might even be able to say…
Breaking Down the 2019 Bearcats Football Schedule
Fickell Year 3 We’re 100 days out until the start of Bearcats football. The 2019 UC Bearcats football schedule has been out for a while now and it’s high time we take a look into the schedule, measure expectations, and gauge the optimism going into this season. The 2019 football Bearcats might be the best…
Exploration Brewery: Fifty West
-The Beercat This place isn’t just a brewery, it’s a campus, bigger than some colleges and it’s about to get bigger. It’s fantastic. With all of the buzz that 50 West has caused in recent weeks it was time to go check out the brewery for real. Last summer was my first experience at 50…
Exploration Brewery: Nine Giant
A long time ago a band of giants roamed the hills of Cincinnati. Today a small one has set up shop in Pleasant Ridge. It’s known as Nine Giant, and its dealing out delicious craft beer and top notch food out of its kitchen. I’ve been to Nine Giant before but not since I started…
Exploration Brewery: Devil Wind
I love finding a new brewery I’ve never heard of or knew little about when I’m on a road trip. Recently, I was on my way back to Cincinnati when I decided to check the Ohio on Tap app and see if anything cool was close. I was driving through Xenia, OH. Close to Dayton…
Exploration Brewery: Yellow Springs Brewery
If you’ve drank Ohio craft beer for 30 seconds you’ve heard about Yellow Springs Brewery. You can find their cans spread out all over the place in Ohio, albeit not that many places in Cincinnati. On a long weekend I decided that it was high time to go check out the taproom and see what…
Exploration Brewery: West Side Brewing
I’ve had a lot of beers from West Side Brewing. They can a handful of different beers and I’ve tried almost all of them. I love their double IPA, a beer I featured for the beer of the game once during football season. (For each Bearcats game, football and basketball, I pick a Cincinnati area…
Exploration Brewery: 13 Below Brewery
Earlier in the week I ran a poll on Twitter. I couldn’t decide on what brewery to visit next so I let the twitterverse do it for me. The competition was still and I was down to visit any of the four places I listed. After two days of voting 13 Below won out. 13…