June 7, 20187 yr They still don't have AC, it gets miserably hot when it's really crowded in there over the summer. Thankfully the rooftop added more space for people and a place to go to get out of the hot brewery.
June 7, 20187 yr They still don't have AC, it gets miserably hot when it's really crowded in there over the summer. Thankfully the rooftop added more space for people and a place to go to get out of the hot brewery. They definitely have AC
June 7, 20187 yr They still don't have AC, it gets miserably hot when it's really crowded in there over the summer. Thankfully the rooftop added more space for people and a place to go to get out of the hot brewery. They definitely have AC That AC from last years anniversary party was just an industrial one they had setup on the floor in the middle event room. It was better then nothing but you had to be standing right next to it to feel anything. The main brewery still either has no AC, or if it does have something it doesn't work well since the room is huge. I'm pretty sure it doesn't have anything because of all the fans they still have setup in there. Just ask anyone who went to the FC announcement last week how hot the brewery was.
June 15, 20186 yr According this article, Northern Row is going to open in July: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/15/jtm-co-owner-helps-to-bring-brewery-distillery-to.html Seems very soon, considering the building doesn't appear drastically updated from the outside. Hopefully, they are actually that close, but I'm not holding my breath. In early 2017, they "announced" there were going to open in summer 2017. In any case, I'm looking forward to this big building coming back on line! It's got such a huge presence and will be good for it to be back in use.
June 15, 20186 yr According this article, Northern Row is going to open in July: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/15/jtm-co-owner-helps-to-bring-brewery-distillery-to.html Seems very soon, considering the building doesn't appear drastically updated from the outside. Hopefully, they are actually that close, but I'm not holding my breath. In early 2017, they "announced" there were going to open in summer 2017. In any case, I'm looking forward to this big building coming back on line! It's got such a huge presence and will be good for it to be back in use. They are already producing beer, just waiting for tap room code/permit issues to be resolved and adding a kitchen. Was there a couple months ago and they are not far away.
June 22, 20186 yr Historic Cincinnati brewery to open new taproom A historic Cincinnati-area brewery with roots tracing back 150 years is officially opening in its new home early next week. The Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co. is hosting a grand opening in its new brewery and taproom at 4811 Vine St. in St. Bernard on June 26. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/21/historic-cincinnati-brewery-to-open-new-taproom.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 23, 20186 yr Brewing Heritage Trail breaks ground after yearlong delay The Brewing Heritage Trail, a $5 million, 2.3-mile interactive project to showcase the history of Cincinnati's Brewing District, finally broke ground on Thursday nearly one year after its anticipated launch. Since May 2012, City Council members and officials from the Over-the-Rhine Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. have envisioned an experiential trail that supports the area's local brewers and familiarizes the community with Cincinnati's extensive craft beer history. It remained mostly conceptual for the first few years until the logistics of the trail were set in stone. Then, in 2015, the Brewery District was awarded $300,000 to begin construction. The district received another $300,000 – two-thirds from the state of Ohio and one-third from the city of Cincinnati – to bring its vision to life. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/22/brewing-heritage-trail-breaks-ground-after.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 25, 20186 yr St. Bernard's first craft brewery is ready to open, and we've got a sneak peek inside St. Bernard is host to the revival of a Greater Cincinnati brewery with nearly 150 years of history, and we have your sneak peek inside ahead of the grand opening. The Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co. opens June 26 at 4811 Vine St. in St. Bernard, marking the first time the brewery, which traces its roots back to 1870, had a physical brewing presence in Greater Cincinnati since 1983. Flip through the photos for a look inside. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/25/st-bernards-first-craft-brewery-is-ready-to-open.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 26, 20186 yr Kroger prompts Cincinnati craft brewery to double capacity A Cincinnati craft brewery is doubling its production capacity prompted in part by demand from mega retailer Kroger, which is featuring its beers during the month of July. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/26/exclusive-kroger-prompts-cincinnati-craft-brewery.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 30, 20186 yr New Riff releasing bourbon soon, owner talks about the four-year wait After four years aging in new charred oak barrels, Greater Cincinnati distillery New Riff's bourbon will be made available to the public this summer. Owner Ken Lewis didn't have to wait that long to make bourbon, but he wouldn't do it any other way. New Riff Distilling, at 24 Distillery Way in Newport, is releasing two bourbons on Aug. 1: its bottled in bond bourbon priced at $40 for 750 ml, and single-barrel bourbon at barrel proof – the same strength it is in the barrel without dilution. "There's no legal requirement to age bourbon for so long in order for it to be called bourbon, but we're absolutely laser-focused on quality, which for us means bottled in bond," Lewis told me. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/06/29/new-riff-releasing-bourbon-soon-owner-talks-about.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 9, 20186 yr Silverton town hall to become eco-friendly brewery HighGrain Brewing Co., an eco-friendly craft brewery that runs entirely on renewable energy, is scheduled to open in the former Silverton town hall that was built in 1951. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/06/silverton-town-hall-to-become-eco-friendly-brewery.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 9, 20186 yr Columbus businesses bringing beer, coffee bar to Cincinnati A pair of Columbus-area businesses are headed to Cincinnati. The Ohio Taproom and Grandview Grind are teaming up on a new project expected to open this summer in O'Bryonville. Bean & Barley Coffeehouse & Taproom will combine the bar and growler shop with a coffee shop to create a space good for all manners of gathering. “Come for the coffee, stay for the beer,” is how co-owner John Evans described it. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/09/columbus-businesses-bringing-beer-coffee-bar-to.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 19, 20186 yr East Side craft brewery closes its doors An East Side brewery that was born in Westwood and originally had plans to expand across the city is now closed for good. Tap & Screw Brewery announced July 18 that it is shutting down operations for good at its 4721 Red Bank Road facility in Madisonville. The brewery did not give a reason for the closure. Owners Tom and Adam Lorenz did not respond to requests for comment. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/19/east-side-craftbrewery-closes-its-doors.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 20186 yr I found their beer to be awful when I visited the west side taproom. Not only was their east side location hidden, it didn't look like a place I wanted to hang out and drink beer at: "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 20, 20186 yr Ah yes, I see what they were getting at with the authentic "drinking at work" experience
July 20, 20186 yr Cincinnati is lucky to have so many breweries in unique buildings. In other cities breweries in office parks are much more common. Here those types of breweries probably can’t survive unless they have amazing beer.
July 20, 20186 yr That's a good point. In Columbus maybe not all of our taprooms are in buildings that are historic per se. We've got a lot of ones that are in 1940s/50s industrial buildings, mechanic's garages and whatnot but they're at least in the core and have interesting layouts. I think one or two 1977 office park ones are in the works but who knows how that's going to go long term. Drinking in an 1940 ex boiler parts warehouse still wins.
July 20, 20186 yr Cincinnati is lucky to have so many breweries in unique buildings. In other cities breweries in office parks are much more common. Here those types of breweries probably can’t survive unless they have amazing beer. Exactly. From the outside, Stone Brewery in Escondido, CA is a nondescript office building in a sea of office buildings. But their beer is top notch and the interior is well done. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 20, 20186 yr Urban Artifact used to have a terrible interior, but they've done a great job in the past year or so of making it an inviting space. And they brew the best beer in the state! Cleveland has a lot of well-located urban breweries, including of course Great Lakes, which anchored Ohio City years before the neighborhood's renaissance.
July 23, 20186 yr The Enquirer did a clickbait article on this past weekend's dust-up in Athens: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/07/22/rhinegeist-ends-business-athens-ohio-bar-brew-week-safe-spaces/816119002/ As an OU alum, my facebook feed absolutely blew up on Saturday. Yeah, it was a dumb message to write on a sign. But the ensuing social media extravaganza - thousands and thousands of comments -- was illustrative of just how out-of-control social media often becomes.
July 23, 20186 yr The Enquirer did a clickbait article on this past weekend's dust-up in Athens: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/07/22/rhinegeist-ends-business-athens-ohio-bar-brew-week-safe-spaces/816119002/ As an OU alum, my facebook feed absolutely blew up on Saturday. Yeah, it was a dumb message to write on a sign. But the ensuing social media extravaganza - thousands and thousands of comments -- was illustrative of just how out-of-control social media often becomes. There is some context missing in this article. I was in Athens this weekend so I got the story first hand. For Pride Week, many bars put up signs supporting the LGBT community. Broney's was one of only two bars in town that declined to do so. They then put up this stupid sign instead. In context, it is much worse in my opinion. Someone at the bar was clearly sending a message. I commend Rhinegeist for taking this stance. I'll be buying more Truth and not going back to Broney's. Also, GO BOBCATS!
July 27, 20186 yr Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Fretboard team up on beer A music-inspired microbrewery that opened in Blue Ash last year has partnered with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra on its newest craft beer. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/07/27/exclusive-cincinnati-chamber-orchestra-fretboard.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 27, 20186 yr Bubbles a surprise, huge hit for Rhinegeist From personal observation, I would say that Rhinegeist's Bubbles is the drink of the summer. The dark-pink "rose ale" seems made to drink on rooftop bars or at music festivals. It's lightly sweet, mildly effervescent bubbly, and tastes of apples, cranberry and peach. It's the opposite of a bitter IPA It's kind of perfect at brunch. It also makes lovely cocktails, and is priced like beer, not wine. Turns out Bubbles is even more successful than a casual observation would suggest, and not just in the summer. This drink now accounts for 20 percent of Rhinegeist's sales, said Bob Bonder, founder and President of Rhinegeist. "People are obsessed with it," said Bonder. So, not surprisingly, they've just introduced a similar drink called Wowie. Cont. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 1, 20186 yr After 4-year wait, New Riff's bourbon is now available New Riff Distilling has been waiting patiently for four years to release the first bourbon wholly made and aged by the Newport distillery. Today is the day. Starting at noon on Aug. 1, New Riff, at 24 Distillery Way in Newport, will sell its bottled in bond bourbon priced at $40 for 750 ml and single-barrel bourbon at barrel proof – the same strength it is in the barrel without dilution – for $50. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/01/after-4-year-wait-new-riffs-bourbon-is-now.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 6, 20186 yr Cincinnati breweries rack up state awards By Erin Caproni – Digital Producer, Cincinnati Business Courier Cincinnati is home to Ohio’s best large brewery and many of the state’s highest-rated beers. Six Greater Cincinnati breweries brought home top honors from the 2018 Ohio Craft Brewers Cup. Among the most awarded was MadTree Brewing, which took home the Best Large Brewery award, while Brink Brewing was named Best Southwest Brewery. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/06/cincinnati-breweries-rack-up-state-awards.html
August 9, 20186 yr Woodburn Brewery has closed its doors, and is under a current suspension for sales tax evasion. Hopefully this gets cleared, and is not a sign that the brewery business was going under.
August 9, 20186 yr Damn I really like that brewery. They didn't produce a ton of beer so I don't think they got out too far ahead of themselves like other breweries have. Hopefully they can get this figured out and reopen.
August 9, 20186 yr Someone posted in the Greater Cincinnati Craft Beer Facebook group that they just missed their deadline by a day, and they will be reopen tomorrow.
August 9, 20186 yr I can't speak for what goes on Woodburn Ave. during the day and early evening hours since I'm never over there at those times, but the brewery and Myrtle's both look pretty dead every night of the week after 9pm, including Fridays and Saturdays. I've seen the chairs up on the tables in Myrtle's at midnight before.
August 27, 20186 yr BrewDog looks ahead: Cincy More bars, more brands and more beers is BrewDog USA’s to-do list for the remainder of 2018 and beyond. The Scotland-based craft brewery, which calls Canal Winchester its U.S. home, hosted its third annual gathering at the brewery this past weekend. And while there was plenty of live music and cold beer (111 choices on tap to be exact), company founders James Watt and Martin Dickie also were on hand to tout past successes and look toward the future. ... Fresh off opening a pair of new bars in Columbus plus its new Canal Winchester hotel, DogHouse, the company now is headed to Cincinnati with a lease for a site in the Pendleton neighborhood for its first U.S. DogTap bar outside Central Ohio. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/08/27/brewdog-looks-ahead-cincy-ciders-and-a-columbus.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 28, 20186 yr Anybody know where in Pendleton? I'm having trouble picturing any empty storefronts along broadway and everything from broadway East is all residential.
August 28, 20186 yr New brewery coming to Northside A new brewery specializing in Belgian-style beer is moving in across the street from Northside's first craft brewery. Humble Monk Brewing Co. plans to open at 1641 Blue Rock St. in Northside by the end of October. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/28/new-brewery-coming-to-northside.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 28, 20186 yr New brewery coming to Northside A new brewery specializing in Belgian-style beer is moving in across the street from Northside's first craft brewery. Humble Monk Brewing Co. plans to open at 1641 Blue Rock St. in Northside by the end of October. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/28/new-brewery-coming-to-northside.html Finally something other than IPAs. I know there are a number of people who enjoy them. But seems like every brewery does IPAs in Cincinnati. Give me something different to enjoy.
August 28, 20186 yr So urban artifact is in an old church, but the humble monk is in an urban artifact, the old door factory.
August 30, 20186 yr Craft brewers raise $2M for Silverton's first brewery A group of craft brewing industry veterans has raised nearly $2 million in hopes of opening Silverton's first craft brewery early next year. Josh Jansen, Matt Utter and Brian Liscano are planning to open HighGrain Brewing Co. at 6860 Plainfield Road by March 2019. The group has raised $1.06 million in equity investment from a group of about a dozen investors over the last year. That joins a $675,000 Small Business Administration loan from Centerbank, a $275,000 forgivable loan from the village council and manager of Silverton and a $35,000 design grant. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/29/craft-brewers-raise-2m-for-silvertons-first.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 30, 20186 yr Cincinnati brewery releases beer to honor historic King Records A Cincinnati brewery is releasing a beer this weekend that celebrates the 75th anniversary of the studio where James Brown recorded. Evanston-based Listermann Brewing Co. will kick off King Records Month in Cincinnati on Sept. 1 with a beer that celebrates the studio’s founding while also honoring four important alumni of the label with a collectible variety pack. The beer, The King of Them All, references the day in September 1943 when WLW radio performers (and future Country Hall of Fame inductees) Grandpa Jones and Merle Travis recorded the first songs for the label. Driving back from the recording session, Syd Nathan, the label’s founder, came up with the name “King” for his new business while brainstorming in the car with Jones and Travis. Nathan declared his record company would be “The King of Them All.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/08/30/cincinnati-brewery-releases-beer-to-honor-historic.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 11, 20186 yr Braxton Brewing collaborates with Graeter's on another craft brew Covington's Braxton Brewing Co. is collaborating again with Cincinnati favorite Graeter's Ice Cream on another ice cream-inspired beer. For their third team-up, Braxton and Graeter's are releasing Pumpkin Pie Ale at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 14. The beer will be released with coffee and doughnuts at Braxton's taproom, 27 W. Seventh St. in Covington. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/09/11/braxton-brewing-collaborates-with-graeters-on.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 2, 20186 yr Cincinnati's craft breweries releasing fall brews The leaves are starting to change and the temperature is dropping, but everyone knows the best part of fall is the beer. Cincinnati's craft breweries are churning out their fall seasonals, including a few of the expected pumpkin beers (but not as many as you might think) and some surprises, like goses and tart Berliner Weisses. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/02/cincinnatis-craft-breweries-releasing-fall-brews.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 3, 20186 yr I had the Braxton pumpkin beer and wasn't impressed. My favorite seasonal so far has been MadTree's Pilgrim Fall Ale.
October 10, 20186 yr Greater Cincinnati brewery opening this month brings a full rec center A Greater Cincinnati brewery opening this month is taking full advantage of its 6.5 acres of land, bringing outdoor activities and games to its campus. Sonder Brewing at 8584 Duke Blvd. in Mason is celebrating its grand opening on Oct. 27. The brewery wants to be a place people can go and hang out even if they don't like beer. Its 6.5-acre campus will lend itself to that. It will have the typical brewery things – taproom, patio and a kitchen serving bar fare – but it will also include amenities like bocce ball courts, cornhole sets, a wiffle ball diamond and a kickball field. Partner Justin Neff describes it as pretty much a full recreation center. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/10/greater-cincinnati-brewery-opening-this-month.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 16, 20186 yr Bourbon bar part of $3M hotel renovation A bourbon bar featuring more than 150 bottles and local craft beers is part of a $3 million renovation at a Greater Cincinnati hotel. Neat, named for the term meaning a pour of spirits in a glass without ice, will celebrate its grand opening inside the Embassy Suites at 10 E. Rivercenter Blvd. in Covington on Nov. 1. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/16/exclusive-bourbon-bar-part-of-3m-hotel-renovation.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 17, 20186 yr There's definitely room for NKY to play up its KYness with bourbon. Louisville is the only real "competition" for an urban KY destination. NKY could probably also capture people visiting the Cincy area by hyping up "authentic" KY fried chicken.
October 18, 20186 yr Craft brewery partners with Klosterman on new beer A Greater Cincinnati craft brewery is partnering with Klosterman Baking Co. on a new beer to be released in conjunction with its one-year anniversary. Blue Ash's Fretboard Brewing and Klosterman are collaborating on Klosterman Rye Bier, a rye lager brewed with caraway seed, the secret ingredient to the bakery's rye bread. Fretboard partner Jim Klosterman – no relation to the bakery, coincidentally – told me the baking and brewing industries in Cincinnati have long been tied together as German immigrants brought both traditions with them to the Queen City. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/18/exclusive-craft-brewery-partners-with-klosterman.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 22, 20186 yr One of Greater Cincinnati's largest craft breweries buys its building, secures long-term home One of Greater Cincinnati's largest craft breweries is putting down roots, buying the building that has housed its production and taproom for the last three years. Braxton Brewing Co. purchased its 27 W. Seventh St. facility in the heart of Covington for $2.5 million. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/22/exclusive-one-of-greater-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
October 23, 20186 yr Columbus craft brewery opening massive restaurant, taproom in Pendleton The United Kingdom's largest craft brewery, whose American headquarters sits in Columbus, is opening a gigantic taproom and restaurant in Cincinnati's Pendleton neighborhood. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2018/10/23/exclusive-columbus-craft-brewery-opening-massive.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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