October 24, 20186 yr I haven't been impressed with anything I've tried from BrewDog. Apparently their #1 seller in the U.S. is Elvis Juice, which is a beer I frankly find repulsive. Good to have something of an internationally known rarity in the city, though. At least until they expand further, which seems inevitable given their trajectory since they arrived in Canal Winchester.
October 24, 20186 yr Xavier teams with Sam Adams to launch Musketeer-branded beer Xavier University has teamed up with Boston Beer Co.'s Samuel Adams on a new custom-made beer in time for the college basketball season. D’Artagnan’s Draught will be available in the D’Artagnan’s Deck craft beer area at the top of the upper level at the south end of Xavier’s on-campus Cintas Center home during games. The beer – which Xavier named after conducting a fan contest – will have a limited release and also be available at about 10 bars and restaurants nearby that tend to draw Musketeers fans. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/24/xavier-teams-with-sam-adams-to-launch-musketeer.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 25, 20186 yr Warren County to welcome new brewery Another brewery will soon add to the Dayton region's busy craft beer scene. Sonder Brewing, located at 8584 Duke Boulevard in Deerfield Township, will host a grand opening event this Saturday. The $6.5 million building is 15,200 square feet, and includes a 30-barrel brewhouse, a 2,000-square-foot taproom and bar area, and open seating areas for large parties. The facility also includes an outdoor patio area and a family-friendly lawn space. "We are very excited to see Sonder open for business,” said Deerfield Township Economic Development Director Jim Flick in a release. “The craft brewery industry has been thriving over the years and Sonder will put Deerfield on the map as a destination for people throughout the region.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2018/10/25/warren-county-to-welcome-new-brewery.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 25, 20186 yr Dayton's craft beer scene is great indeed, but Deerfield Township is not Dayton, Bizjournals. Anyways, yay for a new brewery!
October 25, 20186 yr Dayton media often refers to anything in Warren or Butler as within the Dayton region.
October 30, 20186 yr I'll bet anyone a beer that this Red Sox beer at the "Jamaica Plain Brewery" is being brewed and canned...in Cincinnati: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/10/29/samuel-adams-releasing-red-sox-themed-ipa-and-only-available-this-week/kG8dcxWw8Jptgz4kBZogSM/story.html
October 30, 20186 yr Why would they do a small batch beer in Cincinnati? This is where they would mass produced beers that get national distribution.
October 31, 20186 yr Cincinnati's Samuel Adams taproom opening Nov. 15 Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch will show his hometown some love when he opens his first Samuel Adams taproom in the Queen City to the public on Nov. 15. Koch also will host a special sneak peek of the Sam Adams taproom for Findlay Market business owners and special guests on Nov. 14, according to a Boston Beer spokesperson. The taproom will anchor Film Center, a mixed-use development project by Urban Sites located at 1632 Central Parkway in Over-the-Rhine. The Film Center stands at the West Elder Street entrance to Findlay Market and across the parkway from Boston Beer's local production facility. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
November 2, 20186 yr Craft brewery finds new home for distilling business A local craft brewery has a new permanent home to showcase the fastest-growing segment of its business: spirits. March First Brewing opened at 7885 E. Kemper Road in Sycamore Township in March 2017. The brewery produces not only craft beer, but ciders and spirits as well. It's the explosive growth in that last category that's causing it to find a new home for its Sycamore Whiskey brand. Sycamore Distilling is opening a standalone distillery in the 14,000-square-foot Millcroft Inn complex at 203 Mill St. in downtown Milford. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/11/01/craft-brewery-finds-new-home-for-distilling.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20186 yr Here's when Sam Adams' massive OTR taproom opens Craft beer pioneer and Boston Beer Co. founder and CEO Jim Koch is giving his hometown some love, with a gigantic Samuel Adams taproom opening up soon. Koch's Boston Beer Co. Inc. (NYSE: SAM) is opening the Samuel Adams Cincinnati Tap Room at 1632 Central Parkway to the public on Nov. 15, according to a media preview invitation. The brewery did not respond to a request for comment. The massive 9,000-square-foot taproom will be located inside Urban Sites' Film Center development, which houses 44 luxury apartments. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/11/01/heres-when-sam-adams-massive-otr-tap-room-opens.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20186 yr I’m a fan of a new beer Sam Adams has out called “Sam ‘76” www.cincinnatiideas.com
November 2, 20186 yr East Side brewery moving to new digs An East Side craft brewery that got its start before breweries were even allowed to serve their own beer on site is moving to a new location, where it's opening a full taproom and restaurant. Bad Tom Smith Brewing is moving from 4720 Eastern Ave. in Linwood to a historic Fifth Third Bank building at 5900 Madison Road in Madisonville. The goal is to open by March 2019. The brewery's current location doesn't get much foot traffic nearby and isn't close to many residences, said John Vojtush, who owns Bad Tom Smith with his wife, Sheryl. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/11/02/east-side-brewery-moving-to-new-digs.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20186 yr Greater Cincinnati brewery partners with Breeders' Cup on limited edition ale The 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships takes place Nov. 2-3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, and organizers of the horse racing event have partnered with Covington-based Braxton Brewing Co. on a limited specialty beer. “We are always looking to work with local partners who share our commitment to developing authentic and elevated experiences, and Braxton’s deep Kentucky roots and strong reputation made them the clear choice for this collaboration,” Craig Favel, Breeders’ Cup president and CEO, said in a statement. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/11/02/greater-cincinnati-brewery-partners-with-breeders.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20186 yr Bad Tom Smith is such a weird one. No one talks about them in Cincinnati, and they're way out in Linwood. Which isn't exactly a hot neighborhood. But they have a taproom in the heart of Ohio City in Cleveland, of all places. They have a Wild West aesthetic, which doesn't seem to jibe that well with the craft beer scene. I don't know, it's just an enigma to me.
November 9, 20186 yr One of Cincinnati's largest craft breweries expands with new product One of Cincinnati's largest craft breweries is expanding its product selection to include more than just beer. MadTree Brewing, in its new facility at 3301 Madison Road in Oakley, is branching into a new category starting in December: cider. "It's something we've talked about for many years, but we didn't just want to buy a 500-pound tote of cider from China, throw some yeast in there and say we made cider," MadTree's Mike Stuart told me. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/11/08/exclusive-one-of-cincinnatis-largest-craft.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 9, 20186 yr On 11/2/2018 at 5:13 PM, Robuu said: Bad Tom Smith is such a weird one. No one talks about them in Cincinnati, and they're way out in Linwood. Which isn't exactly a hot neighborhood. But they have a taproom in the heart of Ohio City in Cleveland, of all places. They have a Wild West aesthetic, which doesn't seem to jibe that well with the craft beer scene. I don't know, it's just an enigma to me. I haven't been in a few years but their beer just was never that good. My wife and I used to go a lot when we had an apartment in Hyde Park because it was close and usually pretty empty. So we could walk right in, get a beer and talk to the bartenders and/or brewers. Then the new owners bought it and it started changing for better or worse. Not soon after I moved to Pleasant Ridge and stopped going all together.
November 15, 20186 yr Boston Beer founder Jim Koch opens Sam Adams’ taproom in Cincinnati Boston Beer Co. Founder Jim Koch stopped by his native Cincinnati Wednesday evening to open up the Samuel Adams Cincinnati Tap Room in Over-the-Rhine. The craft beer pioneer grew up in Cincinnati where his father and grandfather were both employed as brewmasters at local breweries. He purchased the Hudepohl-Schoenling brewery on Central Parkway in 1997 and began brewing Samuel Adams there. He called the new taproom, which opens to the public on Nov. 15, the brewery’s front porch. Flip through the photos for a look inside. “My family has been a part of Cincinnati’s brewing heritage for almost 100 years,” Koch said. “Maintaining the continuity of Cincinnati’s brewing heritage by keeping open the last brewery in Cincinnati was really important to me and to my dad, who was apprenticed at that brewery when he was co-oping at UC in the early 1940s.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/11/15/boston-beer-ceo-jim-koch-opens-sam-adams-taproom.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 15, 20186 yr Circus-inspired brewery unveils taproom inside historic Greater Cincinnati theater Circus Mojo owner Paul Miller has the finish line in sight: next week he will reopen the historic Ludlow Theater in Northern Kentucky as a taproom and stage for his brewery, Bircus Brewing Co. The renovated Ludlow Theater at 326 Elm St. in Ludlow reopens to the public on Nov. 21. The grand opening will be celebrated with circus performers, music, food vendors and, of course, beer. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/11/15/circus-inspired-brewery-unveils-new-taproom-inside.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 4, 20196 yr MadTree partners with Ohio coffeehouses on latest creation MadTree Brewing is partnering with coffee roasters across the Buckeye State to create its latest beer. Roasters from Cincinnati’s Deeper Roots Coffee, Cleveland’s Phoenix Coffee Co., Columbus’ Stauf’s Coffee and Dayton’s Boston Stoker Coffee Co. worked with MadTree’s brewing team to select four unique coffees to be used in creating a unique beer for each city. The beers have been combined in mixed four packs of 12-ounce cans adorned with artwork of each city’s skyline. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/01/04/madtree-partners-with-ohio-coffeehouses-on-latest.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 4, 20196 yr Greater Cincinnati craft brewery with two locations closes A Greater Cincinnati craft brewery and restaurant with two locations is closing its doors for good. Quarter Barrel Brewery & Pub, with locations at 107 E. Church St. in Oxford and 103 Main St. in Hamilton, announced Jan. 3 on Facebook that it was closing. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/01/04/greater-cincinnati-craft-brewery-with-two.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 5, 20196 yr 19 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Greater Cincinnati craft brewery with two locations closes A Greater Cincinnati craft brewery and restaurant with two locations is closing its doors for good. Quarter Barrel Brewery & Pub, with locations at 107 E. Church St. in Oxford and 103 Main St. in Hamilton, announced Jan. 3 on Facebook that it was closing. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/01/04/greater-cincinnati-craft-brewery-with-two.html I had never heard of that brewery
January 7, 20196 yr I visited their Hamilton location a few months ago and liked their food and beer. Hamilton is trying very hard to have an OTR-like renaissance in their urban core, and they're trying to bring in higher end breweries/restaurants like Quarter Barrel, but the population in general is very blue collar and not really supportive of that type of establishment at this point.
January 8, 20196 yr Braxton undergoing $5M expansion, including a rooftop deck Covington craft brewery Braxton Brewing Co. is undergoing a $5 million expansion, which will boost its capacity and add a new rooftop deck. The centerpiece of the expansion will be Braxton's rooftop deck, a massive 5,000-square-foot outdoor space on the top of the building the brewery purchased in October 2018. "There really isn't a rooftop bar in Northern Kentucky, and we've got this great view of the city," Braxton CEO Jake Rouse told me. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/01/08/exclusive-braxton-undergoing-5m-expansion.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 8, 20196 yr On 1/7/2019 at 9:09 AM, taestell said: I visited their Hamilton location a few months ago and liked their food and beer. Hamilton is trying very hard to have an OTR-like renaissance in their urban core, and they're trying to bring in higher end breweries/restaurants like Quarter Barrel, but the population in general is very blue collar and not really supportive of that type of establishment at this point. I like Municipal Beer works, or whatever it's called
January 8, 20196 yr Yeah, Municipal seems to be the gathering place for locals. Not the best craft beer I've ever had, but they have a great indoor/outdoor space and seem to be doing well.
January 9, 20196 yr Northern Kentucky distillery expanding A Northern Kentucky distillery that's on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour is expanding into more space to give the region a new way to sample craft spirits. Second Sight Spirits at 301 Elm St. in Ludlow is expanding into the former Wynner's Cup space adjacent to its current distillery. The plan is to open a lounge with a stage for entertainment that would expand the distillery's capacity to host 100 guests at a time, an increase from its current 17. The goal is to open this April. "With bourbon tourism at an all-time high, we saw a huge kick in the fourth quarter of 2018," co-founder Carus Waggoner told me. "It'll be nice to be able to hold more people." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/01/09/exclusive-northern-kentucky-distillery-expanding.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 30, 20196 yr One of Greater Cincinnati’s newest craft brewers plans expansion A Greater Cincinnati craft brewery that opened its doors at the end of 2017 is already planning its next iteration. Little Miami Brewing Co. is planning to add a 1,200-square-foot space to its taproom at 208 Mill St. that will replace a temporary tent that formerly covered its patio. The addition will include an enclosed lower level with open-air seating above it. The upper level will add 75 seats to the current 90-seat taproom, while the lower level will have space for 66. Both spaces will provide views of the Little Miami River and the nearby Little Miami Scenic Trail. More below:https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/01/29/one-of-greater-cincinnati-s-newest-craft-brewers.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 30, 20196 yr Cincinnati craft brewery wins 'best new Ohio brewery' Craft beer website RateBeer named a Cincinnati brewery as the best new one to emerge in the state of Ohio last year. RateBeer named Blue Ash's Fretboard Brewing as Ohio's best new brewery of 2018 (though the brewery opened at the tail end of 2017, but we won't tell them that). Fretboard was started by Jim Klosterman, Bradley Plank and Joe Sierra. Klosterman and Sierra played in a band together in the early 2000s, which is what got them into beer in the first place – they'd drink craft brews while practicing. They wanted to combine their passions for music and beer, and Fretboard Brewing was born. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/01/30/cincinnati-craft-brewery-wins-best-new-ohio.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 2, 20196 yr Cleveland brewery opens OTR taproom, coffeeshop A Cleveland-based craft brewery just opened its first Cincinnati taproom with a barrel-aging and coffee element in Over-the-Rhine. LOCOBA by Platform, from Cleveland's Platform Beer Co., opens to the public at 1201 Main St. in Over-the-Rhine at 4 p.m. Friday. The name stands for "Local Coffee Barrels." LOCOBA is taking barrels used for whiskey distilling and filling them with beer, which they'll age for 18 months or so. After the beer is aged, it'll be put on tap at the taproom, then those barrels will be filled with coffee beans from local roasters and that coffee will be sold by the cup or in bags for customers to take home and brew. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/02/01/cleveland-brewery-opens-otr-taproom-coffeeshop.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 4, 20196 yr Here's a sneak peek into Northside's newest craft brewery Northside's newest craft brewery won't open until later this month, but we have your sneak peek inside from a special preview week it hosted in January. Humble Monk Brewing Co. at 1641 Blue Rock St. held a sneak preview week from Jan. 19 to 27, before closing to the public while it brews more beer in anticipation of a grand opening at the end of this month. Flip through the photos above for a look inside. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/02/04/heres-a-sneak-peek-into-northsides-newest-craft.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 18, 20196 yr Here's a sneak peek into Cincinnati's newest craft brewery Cincinnati's newest craft brewery won't open until later this month, but we have your sneak peek inside from a special preview week it hosted in January. Humble Monk Brewing Co. at 1641 Blue Rock St. held a sneak preview week Jan. 19-27, before closing to the public while it brews more beer in anticipation of a grand opening at the end of this month. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/02/18/heres-a-sneak-peek-into-cincinnatis-newest-craft.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 18, 20196 yr ^I used to work in that exact space when it was Custom Quality Products, a company that built internal industrial doors for restaurants and supermarkets. The company went out-of-business in 2011 or 2012.
March 19, 20196 yr Rhinegeist posted this on Instagram. Does this mean they're brewing in the Spring Grove Avenue facility now?
April 3, 20196 yr 8 hours ago, jmecklenborg said: Northern Row on Tap...will the taproom ever open?!!! Space is ready, they are waiting for a CO. They have an approved plan from B&I, waiting on Duke to switch over to larger service as one of the conditions. Probably 1-2 months.
April 3, 20196 yr Raise a toast – Cincinnati brewery ranks among hottest in U.S. One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest breweries is also one of the hottest in the U.S., according to a new report. Rhinegeist Brewery in Over-the-Rhine is included in Thrillist’s “32 Hottest Breweries in America Right Now.” It's the only Ohio brewery to make the list. To determine its finalists from some 6,500 breweries across the U.S., Thrillist divided the country into four sections and assigned experts to each. Cincinnati’s region – the Midwest – was covered by Kate Bernot, former editor of Draft Magazine, which ceased publication in 2017, and current associate editor for the Takeout, based in Chicago. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/04/03/raise-a-toast-cincinnati-brewery-ranks-among.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 11, 20196 yr Walnut Hills craft brewery raises more than $500,000 through crowdfunding A Walnut Hills craft brewery – and Cincinnati's first minority-owned brewery – has raised more than $500,000 to date through a route no other local brewery has taken: equity crowdfunding. Esoteric Brewing, which is slated to open by October in the ground floor of the Paramount Square development in an iconic building at the intersection of East McMillan Street and Gilbert Avenue, has raised more than $551,000. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/04/11/walnut-hills-craft-brewery-raises-more-than-500.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 11, 20196 yr ^When I read the headline, I assumed somewhat cynically that it was just a case of the the owners putting their equity investment in through "crowd funding" so it would look like they raised a bunch of money from the public. But in fact, it looks like they got a lot of small investors to contribute, if this impressive statistic is true: "Abrinica said of the $551,000 raised so far from 102 individual investors about 80 percent has come from low-dollar investors of between $100 and $10,000."
April 11, 20196 yr I'm somewhat weary of a project that seems to be run by a marketing and branding crew, is very good at raising capital and presenting a brand image, and plans to figure out the whole brewing beer part later. Maybe the strategy is too esoteric for me to grasp. Best of luck, though, as that's a great building and a great corner that needs some successful retail and nightlife.
April 11, 20196 yr Three Points was also started by people with a marketing/branding background and experience running bars and restaurants, but no history of brewing. They seem to have figured it out. Their beer is good and the place is always crowded.
April 11, 20196 yr 56 minutes ago, taestell said: Three Points was also started by people with a marketing/branding background I've never heard of it.
April 12, 20196 yr Also, Rhinegeist is a marketing company that does beer on the side. The quality of the beer is only half (if that) of the equation. You create a cool enough space and average beer, it will bring all of us in the Instagram generation out to make sure everyone on the internet knew we were there and having fun!
April 12, 20196 yr I'd add that Rhinegeist is also largely a logistics company now. They self distribute to an ever growing market. I couldn't fathom what kinda of fleet of trucks they have by now. The distribution center they built in Camp Washington is testament to this.
April 12, 20196 yr 14 hours ago, jmecklenborg said: I've never heard of it. Where you been? It's packed to the gills every weekend.
April 12, 20196 yr I'd way rather put my money with marketing people rather than some poorly-socialized beardo with the perfect brew but no sales channels. One of Cincinnati's superpowers is its marketing people and is one of the reasons that CINCINNATI STUFF always seems so much bigger than it really is compared to peer cities' STUFF. "Chicago-Style" is like that in a way as well.
April 12, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, DEPACincy said: Where you been? It's packed to the gills every weekend. I had to look it up. I assumed that the name had some geographic basis, not absolutely nothing to do with anything. Out of all of the new brewery names, only like 4 out of the 30+ have a name that actually means something, and I don't think any of them are named after the owner. But the made-up names are nowhere near as flamboyant as they think they are, i.e., it's a fraction of a typical race horse lineup. Instead it's like a bunch of normies coming up with band names for a battle of the bands. I remember when Sam Adams appeared around 1990, and the way the beer had nothing whatsoever to do with Sam Adams or even Boston. Throw a new label on that same beer and the beer snobs would think it's great. Talk about how it's "hop-forward".
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