March 30, 201510 yr I think GLBC needs to start making a Session that people can call "their beer". Something that you can have at least of few of on a Friday night, and still know how to spell your name. Sure, I like craft beers, but sometimes the alcohol content on some good tasting beers is a bit over the top...to the point I pass them up on the menu. Also, the IPA's and x2IPA's have kind of run their course with me. They're all statring to tast the same at this point.
March 31, 201510 yr I think GLBC needs to start making a Session that people can call "their beer". Something that you can have at least of few of on a Friday night, and still know how to spell your name. Sure, I like craft beers, but sometimes the alcohol content on some good tasting beers is a bit over the top...to the point I pass them up on the menu. Also, the IPA's and x2IPA's have kind of run their course with me. They're all statring to tast the same at this point. Maybe they think that Nanobrew has that market cornered? Just a theory.
March 31, 201510 yr They already have Dortmunder Gold. A "session" beer would probably cannibalize sales from that.
March 31, 201510 yr having a thirsty dog burley brown oak aged sour at my local craft beer bar (upright brew house). its interesting. you get the oak, the sour and caramel. so glad they love thirsty dog. they always have something on tap. of course im looking over the bottle list -- does anyone know rockmill brewery from lancaster? i see they have some bottles here, any opinions??? cask-aged tripel, abbey dubel, petite saison & saison -- thx!
March 31, 201510 yr They already have Dortmunder Gold. A "session" beer would probably cannibalize sales from that. no, a session beer is a different beer. its supposed to be under 5%abv. usually 3-4% in england. dortmunder is 5.9%. i know people treat it like a session style beer, but that could be a big mistake lol!
April 2, 201510 yr I haven't seen this posted anywhere yet. New brewery, Darkness Brewing, planned for Bellevue Though as the brewery's name implies, they'll focus on dark beers — stouts, porters and browns, but also some less expected offerings, such as a dark beer that tastes light — they'll also offer other beers, such as a wheat. They'll start with five or six styles to sell in-house only and expand from there. [...] They've just signed a lease on the Fairfield Avenue space, under contingency that their licensing goes through and that code issues can be addressed. The 4,200-square-foot space was originally a car lot and showroom. (Bosler has seen a photo of cars parked on the roof; the long-term plan is to put a beer garden up there, but that likely won't happen for quite some time.) I think JYP[/member] and I once played a concert on the rooftop of this building! Yes! “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
April 10, 201510 yr did we miss national beer day this past tuesday? fun historic pics from ny old brewery at e54/sutton pl protesting prohibition and my favorite, just a guy livin the dream with his beer and his cat lol! more: http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/history-beer-new-york-city-gallery-1.1176077
April 10, 201510 yr They already have Dortmunder Gold. A "session" beer would probably cannibalize sales from that. no, a session beer is a different beer. its supposed to be under 5%abv. usually 3-4% in england. dortmunder is 5.9%. i know people treat it like a session style beer, but that could be a big mistake lol! All four of the beers in the spring variety pack check in at 4.8%, and indeed TJAA is called a "Session IPA". They're all up to GLBC standards, TJAA is a lot like Commodore Perry (7.5%) but not up to Chilliwave (9.1%). HSS is a Belgian Ale but tasted kind of IPA-ish to me.
April 10, 201510 yr I loved this story: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/04/hotz_cafe_legendary_cleveland.html Apparently he completely defied Prohibition. I have heard it was basically ignored in the Cleveland area, but to this extent?
April 10, 201510 yr I haven't seen this posted anywhere yet. New brewery, Darkness Brewing, planned for Bellevue Though as the brewery's name implies, they'll focus on dark beers — stouts, porters and browns, but also some less expected offerings, such as a dark beer that tastes light — they'll also offer other beers, such as a wheat. They'll start with five or six styles to sell in-house only and expand from there. [...] They've just signed a lease on the Fairfield Avenue space, under contingency that their licensing goes through and that code issues can be addressed. The 4,200-square-foot space was originally a car lot and showroom. (Bosler has seen a photo of cars parked on the roof; the long-term plan is to put a beer garden up there, but that likely won't happen for quite some time.) I think JYP[/member] and I once played a concert on the rooftop of this building! Yes! lol very cool! this place reminds me of the bronx brewery i posted about above, which only does variations of ale. the specialization of all these micro breweries popping up is just astounding.
April 15, 201510 yr we stopped in the big alice brewery in lic this past weekend for a sampler of current brews like a like maple porter, smoked saison, jalapeno ale, etc. and all were well done and tasty. its a little nano-brewery (named after the power plant nearby) that brews a lot of interesting and sometimes off the wall ingredients. i guess you just cant stop this nano-brewery fad! http://www.bigalicebrewing.com/index.htm
April 16, 201510 yr A friend visited Russian River a few weeks back and snapped the pic below. This is the first time I've seen a brewery stipulate that they only fill their own growlers (lower right of pic). Anyone else every hear of this? Of the probably 35 breweries in OH, CA, CO, and KY that I've visited, none were so pompous. Although based on word of mouth, it is not surprising Russian River would do this. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
April 16, 201510 yr A friend visited Russian River a few weeks back and snapped the pic below. This is the first time I've seen a brewery stipulate that they only fill their own growlers (lower right of pic). Anyone else every hear of this? Of the probably 35 breweries in OH, CA, CO, and KY that I've visited, none were so pompous. Although based on word of mouth, it is not surprising Russian River would do this. At $9 a growler, it's not surprising at all.
April 16, 201510 yr Jungle Jims refuses to fill growlers if it isn't theirs. They stated it was law. I stated it was bullshit. I actually called the Ohio Attorney Generals office and they informed me that there is no such law in Ohio. I never buy beer from Jungle Jims anymore.
April 16, 201510 yr I'm not sure if Heinen's does or not, though other places will fill Heinen's growlers.
April 17, 201510 yr I've had my Left Hand stainless steel growler filled all around Cincinnati (Rhinegeist, Moerlein Lager House, 50W, MadTree, Blank Slate, Ei8ht Ball). Brewers tend to respect each other. Also, selling a customer one growler at ≈$10 vs. losing that customer altogether for not filling a 3rd parties growler is asinine. "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
April 17, 201510 yr I've gotten growlers before, but unless the cost is around $10 for a fill, it's not worth it to me. $15 for less than a six pack? That's way too expensive.
April 17, 201510 yr I've gotten growlers before, but unless the cost is around $10 for a fill, it's not worth it to me. $15 for less than a six pack? That's way too expensive. That's true. As much as I love Half Cut I only go there for growlers when OTR Kroger is closed. Or when I have to combine trips with walking the dog and I can use their to-go window. www.cincinnatiideas.com
April 17, 201510 yr I've gotten growlers before, but unless the cost is around $10 for a fill, it's not worth it to me. $15 for less than a six pack? That's way too expensive. The high life never lets me down. I buy a six pack about once per month, so my monthly beer budget is about $5.25.
April 17, 201510 yr I've gotten growlers before, but unless the cost is around $10 for a fill, it's not worth it to me. $15 for less than a six pack? That's way too expensive. yeah it's silly to buy a growler of anything that's over ~$10 unless you can't buy it in cans/bottles at the store or it's really high ABV (in which case, it usually isn't sold in cans/bottles).
April 23, 201510 yr Dream small, boys & girls. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/04/23/exclusive-why-eden-parks-brewery-project-is-likely.html “My guess is he needs someone with high wealth to sign the loan,” said Cranley, who was a partner in the development of the Incline Public House restaurant and the condo development next to it. “That’s how people get their start in this world.”
April 23, 201510 yr Dream small, boys & girls. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/04/23/exclusive-why-eden-parks-brewery-project-is-likely.html My guess is he needs someone with high wealth to sign the loan, said Cranley, who was a partner in the development of the Incline Public House restaurant and the condo development next to it. Thats how people get their start in this world. What a put-down to everyone whose parents didn't jet them off to look at poor people in the Dominican Republic in high school like Cranley still proudly advertises on his biography.
April 23, 201510 yr I've gotten growlers before, but unless the cost is around $10 for a fill, it's not worth it to me. $15 for less than a six pack? That's way too expensive. The high life never lets me down. I buy a six pack about once per month, so my monthly beer budget is about $5.25. You're still getting ripped off lol.
April 24, 201510 yr I've gotten growlers before, but unless the cost is around $10 for a fill, it's not worth it to me. $15 for less than a six pack? That's way too expensive. The high life never lets me down. I buy a six pack about once per month, so my monthly beer budget is about $5.25. You're still getting ripped off lol. I researched every cheap beer in the 90s. I settled on the High Life around 2001 and haven't looked back.
April 24, 201510 yr ^ Glad your 90's research at least led you to a product that's still readily available! It would be sad to be really into Lowenbrau, J. Ruperts, Strohs, Ranier or Glacier Beer lol.
April 24, 201510 yr ^ Glad your 90's research at least led you to a product that's still readily available! It would be sad to be really into Lowenbrau, J. Ruperts, Strohs, Ranier or Glacier Beer lol. Bud Dry, Red Dog, Killians...
April 24, 201510 yr ...Honey Brown Lite. Believe it or not, it was pretty good. I only ever saw one dust-covered six pack in Sandusky, Ohio. So I bought it. p.s. I thought Bud Dry was ridiculous. Liked Killians though.
June 6, 201510 yr here's gun hill brewing, another nano-brewery in a small, random warehouse in the bronx. we tried it out after a visit to the botanic gardens a couple weekends ago -- the stout is excellent: http://gunhillbrewing.com
June 8, 201510 yr Just watch it til the end. Schaefer and Schaefer light were big when I was living in Athens. Nobody could explain the ubiquity of Schaefer in Athens when it was nearly impossible to find anywhere else in Ohio, or outside Wisconsin, for that matter.
June 8, 201510 yr no, schaefer has had many waves of up and down cheap beer popularity. it was around ne ohio. its even somewhat popular again lately out east here, as a pbr alternative, although of course the move-ins tend to go for narragansett.
June 20, 20159 yr http://www.cleveland.com/neosbest/index.ssf/2015/06/10_best_craft_breweries_in_nor.html#incart_river
June 20, 20159 yr I don't understand this at all! :wtf: Sweet Baby Jesus! Beer Pulled From Grocery Store Shelves Over 'Offensive' Name http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/18/sweet-baby-jesus-beer-pulled-grocery-store_n_7617958.html
June 22, 20159 yr I don't understand this at all! :wtf: Sweet Baby Jesus! Beer Pulled From Grocery Store Shelves Over 'Offensive' Name http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/18/sweet-baby-jesus-beer-pulled-grocery-store_n_7617958.html Oh Come On. That said, back in the 80s the actual Ohio state government flipped out over Spuds Mackenzie wearing a Santa hat, so there's precedent.
August 14, 20159 yr What a shot from Lake Erie! Use #FriendsofGLBC w/ photos of your GLBC summer fun for a chance to win. http://t.co/6baIGxuJqj "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 23, 20159 yr Transit beers! http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/10/23/five-cincinnati-brewers-will-make-special-beers.html
December 13, 20159 yr More evidence that distribution of alcohol is simply an antiquated racket that needs to be done away with asap. Anyhow, I'd much rather support the smaller breweries vs. soulless corporate giant InBev. The King of Beers Wants to Push Craft Brews out of Your Supermarket —By Tom Philpott | Wed Dec. 9, 2015 http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/12/big-beer-wants-take-away-your-craft-beer
February 1, 20169 yr Palace of Fermentation sneak peek reveals Ohio City brewery's operations http://www.cleveland.com/drinks/index.ssf/2016/02/palace_of_fermentation_sneak_p.html#incart_river_home
February 1, 20169 yr This thread has been quieter than I'd expected, given the subject matter, so the Sweet Baby Jesus post from seven months ago is still on the same page. Just a point of information: For whatever it's worth, Sweet Baby Jesus seems to be surviving quite well despite being yanked from some grocery store shelves for its name. I was at the Cleveland Winter Beerfest the weekend before last, and DuClaw was there and both SBJ and (IIRC) a special, stronger version of it that I didn't even find on their Web site just now were two of their sample offerings, and they had big lines. Also, Lockview here in Akron had it on tap a couple of months back. So they appear to be able to find buyers for what they're selling. Also, to anyone considering Cleveland Winter Beerfest next year: First, I encourage it! Second, I encourage paying the extra $10 for early admission. It's not that you get in one hour early, it's that you get in more than one hour early (because the general admission line is ridiculous, so not only does it open later, but it will take you longer on top of that to get through it), and you can get a lot done during that hour because lines at most sampling tents will be only 2-3 people instead of 8-12.
February 2, 20169 yr This thread has been quieter than I'd expected, given the subject matter, so the Sweet Baby Jesus post from seven months ago is still on the same page. Just a point of information: For whatever it's worth, Sweet Baby Jesus seems to be surviving quite well despite being yanked from some grocery store shelves for its name. I was at the Cleveland Winter Beerfest the weekend before last, and DuClaw was there and both SBJ and (IIRC) a special, stronger version of it that I didn't even find on their Web site just now were two of their sample offerings, and they had big lines. Also, Lockview here in Akron had it on tap a couple of months back. So they appear to be able to find buyers for what they're selling. Also, to anyone considering Cleveland Winter Beerfest next year: First, I encourage it! Second, I encourage paying the extra $10 for early admission. It's not that you get in one hour early, it's that you get in more than one hour early (because the general admission line is ridiculous, so not only does it open later, but it will take you longer on top of that to get through it), and you can get a lot done during that hour because lines at most sampling tents will be only 2-3 people instead of 8-12. We stocked SBJ for awhile. It's seriously good stuff.
December 1, 20177 yr This chart is pretty illuminating. I think it help illustrates why the effects of various beers (both while drinking and the morning after) vary so wildly since nobody thinks about the carbs, just the abv. (also, PBR appears on this list twice, so I don't know where it belongs): http://draftmag.com/images/beeramid.jpg It stands to reason that the higher-carb beers stress the body more than do the low-carb beers, independent of the alcohol load. I have no doubt that many craft beers, which are usually served in 16-20oz glasses, are over 20g of carbs. That's only half of a 12oz of coke, but you don't feel very good after drinking 4-5 cans of coke in 2 hours either.
December 1, 20177 yr ^ The carb info just gave me flashbacks to some time spent on the Atkins diet. Not proud to say I ordered more than a few Miller Lites, Michelob Ultras and even a Bud Select.
December 1, 20177 yr YOU WILL BE BANNED FOR THAT!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 1, 20177 yr no beer, but my cle/brooklyn friend just came back from a drive out to pittsburgh/louisville and a tour of the ky bourbon trail. looking forward to a bottle of willets or whatever bottle of rare hooch i can get off him. he brought back four cases, so no doubt he'll make a very nice profit bootleggin around brooklyn. ;D
May 17, 20196 yr Move over Hooters Air, now there is Brewdog Air. Wow, what a gimmick. https://www.wcpo.com/entertainment/local-a-e/brewdog-airlines-announces-roundtrip-flight-from-columbus-to-scotland
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