May 30, 201411 yr I'm excited about this too, but why is WCPO the only outlet that has mentioned this? That makes me nervous about whether this is likely or if we're just 1 of 15 possible cities. I'm not a WCPO subscriber, so I can't read the entire article.
May 30, 201411 yr Here is a free Biz Courier article with more info. : California craft brewer eyes Cincinnati for $31M project Greater Cincinnati is on the list of sites a California craft brewer is considering for a $31 million brewery project that would create 374 jobs, WCPO reports. Stone Brewing Co., the nation’s 10th-largest craft brewer, is looking for a site to supply customers east of the Mississippi River. It expects the site would create more than 120,000 barrels of beer and $100 million in revenue each year Looks like they want to put it by...the Wilmington Airport!?!?! “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
May 30, 201411 yr Well, it is Greater Cincinnati so that isn't a lie... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 30, 201411 yr I would find it extremely unlikely that they would renovate an existing building in the Brewery District or in OTR in general. I think they should use the former Kahn's slaughterhouse site in Camp Washington. Still a bike-able destination from Downtown, OTR, Northside, Clifton, etc, yet it has it's own flat space to work with. I'm not sure if they are looking for heavy manufacturing at the site, though.
May 30, 201411 yr Here is a free Biz Courier article with more info. : California craft brewer eyes Cincinnati for $31M project Greater Cincinnati is on the list of sites a California craft brewer is considering for a $31 million brewery project that would create 374 jobs, WCPO reports. Stone Brewing Co., the nation’s 10th-largest craft brewer, is looking for a site to supply customers east of the Mississippi River. It expects the site would create more than 120,000 barrels of beer and $100 million in revenue each year Looks like they want to put it by...the Wilmington Airport!?!?! Thank you for posting this. This is the part I was afraid of: A company spokeswoman said more than 200 site proposals were submitted to Stone Brewing but wouldn’t say how many were still being considered. I'll be really excited if more details emerge, but that doesn't sound like we're a lock for this. Also, Wilmington? It's possible that Wilmington was the only nearby place that submitted a site proposal (one of 200 being considered).
May 30, 201411 yr I would find it extremely unlikely that they would renovate an existing building in the Brewery District or in OTR in general. It seems like they could form a strategic partnership with Rhinegeist (which has an abundance of space) that would allow Stone to start brewing almost immediately while they search for a more permanent site with a beer garden and whatnot, then allow Rhinegeist to simply take over the excess capacity after Stone settles into a new space 3-5 years down the road. In the interim, they could make some great collaborative seasonal beers.
May 30, 201411 yr Okay, this has officially flown off my radar. It sounded interesting, but 200 sites and the local one is by Wilmington Airport? Ha. Nothing unique about that spot to lure them, so it won't happen. And if it did I couldn't bother getting excited about it any more than were it 300-something widget-producing jobs going to Wilmington.
May 30, 201411 yr Stone is one of the biggest craft breweries out there, I doubt any building in OTR would be big enough to handle the amount of brewing and distribution they would need. I imagine their new facility would be something closer to the Sam Adams brewery than a Rhinegiest or Moerlein. The Kahn's site, as mentioned above, might work. It seems to me this article is much ado about nothing. Stone must have put out an RFP, and got 200 some responses, one of which is in Wilmington.
May 30, 201411 yr Google "stone brewing east coast" if you want to get a sense of what this really is. There are local news stories from PA, NC, SC, and more all from the last week announcing that "our state is in the running". Too bad. I was hoping this was real interest in Cincy on the part of Stone.
June 7, 201411 yr I believe they are talking about Wilmington NC as I understand that they are also considering Greensboro, and Charlotte NC as well as several locations in South Carolina.
June 7, 201411 yr Assuming they are not trying to serve segments that are already geographically strong, Cincinnati is about the best place you can locate for distribution to the eastern two-thirds of the country.
July 29, 201410 yr Per this article, Columbus & Norfolk are the front runners... Stone Brewing ‘focusing on Virginia and Ohio,’ passed-over mayor says Doug Buchanan - Managing editor-digital - Columbus Business First Supporters of the effort to get Stone Brewing Co. to put its coveted brewery project in Columbus can take heart in the comments of a North Carolina mayor who says the company may have narrowed its list to Virginia and Ohio. Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, speaking to our sister paper Triad Business Journal, said Stone Brewing had eliminated any North Carolina site from its search, focusing instead on the Northeast and Midwest. With that shift in location, she said, anticipated fuel costs “automatically locked North and South Carolina out of contention. I believe they’re focusing on Virginia and Ohio at this point.” Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 29, 201410 yr Grayscale posted on FaceBook that their brewer partner in their plan to renovate a church in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood on Blue Rock has, at the last minute, bailed on the deal. https://www.facebook.com/grayscalecincinnati
July 30, 201410 yr Grayscale posted on FaceBook that their brewer partner in their plan to renovate a church in Cincinnati's Northside neighborhood on Blue Rock has, at the last minute, bailed on the deal. https://www.facebook.com/grayscalecincinnati Bad luck for those guys. Pretty sure their Metal Blast renovation isn't happening anytime soon either.
September 10, 201410 yr Hmmm here we go again: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/09/09/eden-park-brewery-back-on-track.html At least its back on track, after like being delayed a few months at least.... typical.
September 11, 201410 yr Hmmm here we go again: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/09/09/eden-park-brewery-back-on-track.html At least its back on track, after like being delayed a few months at least.... typical. I'm really excited about this project. It's an awesome building and it'll be nice to see it put back to a productive and public use. I also think it's an important project for providing more of an active destination between Walnut Hills and Mt. Adams. While Eden Park is awesome, it does create a huge void of activity at night, most of winter, rainy days, etc. I think the brewery could help to enliven Eden Park a bit more, and reintroduce people to the park who perhaps haven't been in a while. While not central in location, I've always thought of Eden Park as being the closest thing Cincinnati had to a Central Park. I welcome the increase in activity that the brewery will undoubtably bring.
September 11, 201410 yr ^ I will also be a nice destination for the residents of the nearby Baldwin Building, which is being converted from office space to residential.
September 11, 201410 yr Yes and for the redeveloping area moving north on Victory Parkway in Walnut Hills and East Walnut Hills. We have a new office close to Victory and while there isn't a ton of activity, there are quite a few homes, apartments, etc. being renovated. Mostly south of Windsor Street, on the west side of Victory at the moment and moving north, it appears. I should say I think East of Victory and South of McMillan is pretty well renovated but there are some homes with renovation occurring.
September 11, 201410 yr ^-I always felt that was one of the most interesting areas in Cincinnati. I really like the views over the bridge on Victory as you are coming down towards Eden Park - the park itself is super nice too. Glad to see the brewery going forward, though I'm kind of frustrated that it may have been ready by now if not for pointless political muddling around...
September 11, 201410 yr ^-I always felt that was one of the most interesting areas in Cincinnati. I really like the views over the bridge on Victory as you are coming down towards Eden Park - the park itself is super nice too. Glad to see the brewery going forward, though I'm kind of frustrated that it may have been ready by now if not for pointless political muddling around... There will be plenty of that for at least the next three years.
September 23, 201410 yr Braxton Brewing Company (Covington, KY) is using Kickstarter to raise money, but also to get a large group of people committed to the brewery. They say they have enough to open the brewery but are looking for extra funds to do some of the things they say will make the brewery unique. The Kickstarter will go live on September 30. They are promoting their "Braxton Builder" reward described below. For $75.00 in our upcoming Kickstarter campaign, you’ll become a Braxton Builder. The membership offers you unprecedented access into Braxton Brewing Company. Each member will receive: *An invitation to the Builders-only meeting where you will have the opportunity to vote on a seasonal release, make suggestions on the brewery’s future, and provide feedback to the team *The first opportunity to purchase special or limited releases, and gain VIP access to all special events *A beautiful custom certificate signed by the founding team *A beautiful, limited edition, Braxton Backers T-shirt *Our favorite piece of Braxton Glassware *And more! Also, Weidemann is returning to Newport. They've already started brewing beer, but are building out a permanent location in Newport. And a skunk in Oxford was saved when it got it's head stuck in a beer can outside of a fraternity.
October 6, 201410 yr http://queencitydrinks.com/beer/introducing-dogberry-brewing-company Folks living along 75 north of the 275 loop will soon be able to visit a local brewery without having to venture towards Cincinnati. DogBerry Brewing Company is coming soon to fill a large need for ultra-local craft beer in West Chester, Ohio.
October 6, 201410 yr Pair of Cincinnati brewers take home bronze from GABF DENVER -- Listermann Brewing and Ei8ht Ball Brewing will both be taking home bronze medals from the 2014 Great American Beer Festival. Listermann won in the Specialty Beer category for its Nutcase Peanut Butter Porter. Ei8ht Ball placed third in the Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer category for its Reintarnation ale. Columbus Brewing won bronze in American-style India Pale Ales and gold for its Imperial India Pale Ale. Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon won gold for its German-style Wheat Ale and JAFB Wooster Brewery won silver for its Foreign-style Stout. Overall, 234 breweries won medals for beers in 90 categories. Organizers said the parity in the entries this year was astounding and proved that quality runs far and wide in American craft beer.
October 6, 201410 yr http://queencitydrinks.com/beer/introducing-dogberry-brewing-company Folks living along 75 north of the 275 loop will soon be able to visit a local brewery without having to venture towards Cincinnati. DogBerry Brewing Company is coming soon to fill a large need for ultra-local craft beer in West Chester, Ohio. DogBerry? Ewww.
October 6, 201410 yr Honestly I did did not pay attention to the name. Beer and Brewery names are typically off the wall any way they don't register with me. Its a Shakespearean character from Much Ado About Nothing
October 6, 201410 yr ^ I immediately associate the term "DogBerry" with poop. I think it's a similarity to dingle-berry. Whatever the origins, you shouldn't want your brand name to encourage images of poo. Plus, there are quite a few "dog" beer brands already (Flying Dog, Dogfish Head, Red Dog (is that still around?)).
October 6, 201410 yr The Brewery District just released a video outlining their campaign to develop the Brewing Heritage Trail. Gotta admit, I'm pretty excited about this.
October 7, 201410 yr Full build out would be 2 years minimum, but the reality of funding will stretch that out. Key parts of the Trail can come online sooner, like public art, website, and virtual elements. More details are at www.brewingheritagetrail.com.
October 13, 201410 yr The Brewery District just released a video outlining their campaign to develop the Brewing Heritage Trail. Gotta admit, I'm pretty excited about this. These guys get it. I wish more organizations in the city understood what they understand - Cincy would be a much better city. I'm also really excited as well.
November 21, 201410 yr Blank Slate Brewing Company opened its taproom tonight at its brewery at 4233 Airport Road, near Lunken. Open Thu-Sun. https://www.facebook.com/blankslatebeer
December 3, 201410 yr Here's a write-up about the future of Blank Slate and the opening of their taproom. Cincinnati Enquirer article Blank Slate is my favorite brewery in the city. Ryesing Up is my favorite beer of theirs. The tap room is pretty small, but they did a great job with the space.
December 6, 201410 yr http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/bars-and-clubs/2014/12/06/sam-adams-stained-glass-windows/19974317/ Sam Adams should open a tap room. One block from the streetcar line! www.cincinnatiideas.com
December 8, 201410 yr http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/bars-and-clubs/2014/12/06/sam-adams-stained-glass-windows/19974317/ Sam Adams should open a tap room. One block from the streetcar line! If anyone knows anybody affiliated with their company they should let them know you want a taproom. Someone should at least talk with the Brewery District folks about it. Its such an obvious idea given how there are 2 other breweries in an area known for its brewing history.
December 8, 201410 yr I have always heard that the problem with Sam Adams is that it’s a very industrial facility and it’s running at capacity most of the time. They would need an addition to do a tap room – but that could make for a great building in their lot on the corner of Liberty and Central.
December 8, 201410 yr Sam Adams is closely tied to representatives of the Brewery District. Jim Koch and Greg Hardman (Christian Moerlein and Brewery District President) are friends. I imagine it is in their long term plans, but probably have no plans currently to do so.
December 8, 201410 yr I have always heard that the problem with Sam Adams is that it’s a very industrial facility and it’s running at capacity most of the time. They would need an addition to do a tap room – but that could make for a great building in their lot on the corner of Liberty and Central. Or maybe even across Central Parkway in the building with the Warner Bros. Pictures sign on it? I think that's open. www.cincinnatiideas.com
December 8, 201410 yr If they were committed to opening a taproom, I'd imagine an addition wouldn't be a big deal. They are used to spending millions in capital improvements for the facility, so why not? Especially since it would be a revenue generator. Having a direct quote from Koch on the topic is a good sign. He knows what's going on in Over-the-Rhine, and has enormous respect for the city and its brewing heritage (just having a facility in that location proves this, in a historic brewery no less -- and the investment predates the contemporary OTR brewing renaissance). I don't know how much his loyalty to Boston might prevent a flagship-level operation in Cincinnati. I could see Koch being concerned about that, though, and he references the lack of a taproom in Boston when addressing the possibility of one here. This could be mitigated by first opening a taproom in Boston, or perhaps doing a joint venture with a local brewery selling locally brewed Sam Adams beers alongside the other brewery's. (I believe the rare and experimental SA stuff is primarily brewed here, so this would be pretty awesome. Much more so than just having unexciting Boston Lager or Rebel IPA served next to Truth and Cougar. It could actually contribute significantly to the local scene and garner national attention, while still letting Boston indisputably claim SA's home base.) Maybe MadTree or another suburban brewer could approach SA with a proposition to jointly open an OTR taproom.
December 8, 201410 yr Cincinnati beer blog Hoperatives: "Carla asked Jim Koch about the possibility of a tap room and brewery tours at the brewery in Cincinnati. He didn’t dismiss the idea, but it didn’t sound like it’s something that’s really on the radar." http://www.hoperatives.com/?p=14683
December 10, 201410 yr EXCLUSIVE: Rhinegeist is getting even bigger Dec 10, 2014, 2:42pm EST Andy Brownfield Reporter- Cincinnati Business Courier Rhingeist Brewing is making a big investment in its facility. The Over-the-Rhine brewery has purchased the building that houses its production and canning facilities and taproom, as well as an adjoining building. It previously leased space in the building at 1910 Elm St. Rhinegeist paid $4.5 million for the complex with financing from Heartland Bank. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/12/10/exclusive-rhinegeist-is-getting-even-bigger.html
December 10, 201410 yr that's great news. I'm excited to see what they do with the southern most building (1910 Elm) to the south: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.116716,-84.5202562,3a,89.9y,52.07h,105.79t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sS8rGeGfdkViKq9JmTmcFFQ!2e0
December 10, 201410 yr EXCLUSIVE: Rhinegeist is getting even bigger Dec 10, 2014, 2:42pm EST Andy Brownfield Reporter- Cincinnati Business Courier Rhingeist Brewing is making a big investment in its facility. The Over-the-Rhine brewery has purchased the building that houses its production and canning facilities and taproom, as well as an adjoining building. It previously leased space in the building at 1910 Elm St. Rhinegeist paid $4.5 million for the complex with financing from Heartland Bank. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/12/10/exclusive-rhinegeist-is-getting-even-bigger.html So the guy who owns Rhinegeist actually used zeitgeist in a quote. Um, okay.
December 11, 201410 yr I'm not the biggest fan of their beers, but I have to respect their business. They know how to get things done. I wouldn't be surprised if they pass Great Lakes in volume in the next 5 years.
December 11, 201410 yr Rhinegeist and Madtree got a huge jump over the other new breweries because they had better sales teams and might have had more money behind them. Good thing the Lager House is up and running on the riverfront, because I think Moerlein is in danger of getting out-sold and overshadowed.
December 11, 201410 yr Both Rhinegeist and MadTree are into making hoppy beers, which are trendy and have contributed to their popularity.
December 11, 201410 yr Rhinegeist by far is my favorite local brewery. Although I discovered a few weekends ago that the Lager House has the best Bloody Marys I've had in Cincinnati.
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