The day UC head basketball coach Mick Cronin announced that he was leaving for UCLA I decided I needed a beer. Looking for a place I hadn’t been yet I went to a Cincinnati area OG, Rivertown. The basketball program was without a captain at the helm. I sought out a barrel house. Rivertown is…
Tag: Craft Beer
Exploration Brewery: Devil’s Kettle
Come with me on a journey outside of the friendly confines of the Queen City as I explore the dark arts and brewing sorcery that is Devil’s Kettle tucked away in the sleepy college town of Athens, OH. Athens is home to three breweries, you’ve definitely heard of the biggest one and odds are you’ve…
Exploration Brewery: Sonder Brewing
Sonder Brewing -The Beercat sonder (n) – the realization that every person has a unique story. The Place I recently visited the newest brewery to the greater Cincinnati area, Sonder Brewing in Mason, OH. They’re located at 8584 Duke Boulevard, Mason, Ohio 45040. Mason is almost always buzzing and is a very happening place. Sonder, however,…
Beers Across America pt 3
Terry was on a mission to get through the next 1o beers for the beer cap map. Front porch drinkin and late night sippin got him through these 10 beers. He went coast to coast with breweries from Maryland to California represented. Beer 21 of 177. Knee Deep Brewing Co made a hit with the…
Exploration Brewery: March First
March First Brewing I recently visited March First Brewing for the first time and the experience did not disapoint. Since I had not been to the taproom yet but was cheering them on in the Fifty West Punch Out this year, something you can read more on here, I thought I better stop by before…
Beers Across America pt 2
Beers Across America pt 2 Here is the next installment of the 10 beers that made it onto my US beer cap map! I have to say there was some extra special beers in this edition. Beer 11 of 177. New Holland Brewery did an excellent job making the cherry flavor stand out from the…
Hosting a Bottle Share
I love bottle shares! What’s a bottle share? Great question. Let me explain. The concept is pretty easy. Gather a small group of people who like beer, have them bring a couple of bottles of random beer they haven’t tried yet and if everyone else follows suit and does the same thing you’ll have the…
The Ever Growing Beer Scene
Cincinnati has a great craft beer scene. That isn’t news to anyone paying attention. With 35 breweries already in the tri-state area it’s hard to choose a favorite at this point. You have great experimentation and funky combinations coming out of Braxton Labs and Listermans. Rhinegeist is keeping you hopped up with a plethora of…
Beers across America pt 1
Beer Across America pt 1 by: Terry M. Recently I finished filling in my state of Ohio beer cap map and I wanted to do something a little different with my new US map. I decided I would keep a closer eye on this one by documenting each beer I have with some information about…
Cincinnati Gets Untappd
If you’re a craft beer drinker odds are you’ve at least heard of Untappd. It’s an app for your mobile device that lets you keep tract of, rate, and share the beer you’re drinking as well as the place you’re drinking it. It’s great for beer drinkers everywhere. I’ve had it since 2014 you can…