Cincy Brewcast

Streetside is at an intersection at all times, trying to balance space and what makes their fans and their brewers happy at the same time. It's a delicate dance, and a fascinating one to take a peek behind the curtain at. We drank a few beers (Apple Brandy Demogorgon and Vanilla Toasted Coconut Demogorgon) along with a great discussion about where the brewery is today, and where they are aiming to head in the future. Masthead was in the taproom too that night, celebrating their anniversary with a 'Satellite Party' so we snagged a glass of their 'Where's My Birthday Cake' and talked about Ohio as a whole and what makes it such a great beer state.

Sometimes you find yourself alone in studio with a beer in hand, testing some things out. That was what this show was going to be after being stuck in the house all weekend. I ended up getting a call from the Beercat to help test out that tech - and used the chance to wrap up this years barrel aged beer bash with him (since I missed it, being stuck in the house all weekend). I drank some Rhinegeist Dad - talked about Rivertown and the new beer they had on tap... it ended up being a fun one!

To cover everything that happens in 2018 I had to get help. Alongside folks from Points on Pints, The Northeast Ohio Craft Brewery News, The Taproom Exlusive, The Mahoning Valley Flight Crew and The Hop and The Bean we hit it all. We drank a few beers in the upcoming Nostalgia Brewing Company and talked about all the news, the latest trends and some of our favorite beers from 2018. It’s a smorgasbord of beer news and beer geeks! Enjoy!

I was invited to give a talk on Cincinnati Beer History at the Boone County Library last week, and I knew that it was a topic that I could bring over here to share with you. It's a deep one... I could talk for a long time about the history that defines who we have become today. Somehow I managed, though, to boil it down into this week's episode of Cincy Brewcast - complete with a From The Beer Fridge Segment featuring some Fretboard and Taft's beer to kick things into gear!

There's a lot to talk about, and a lot to drink, to try to cover the year in review. I was joined by David McKinney and Andy Foltz to take a peek back at what made 2018 special for craft beer fans in Cincinnati. Take a look back, ahead and into a full glass on this week's episode! We drank Wooden Cask's barrel-aged cider - Sonder's Kenosha Kicker and Grainworks' Bagpipes of Bardstown and Barrel Aged Old Motor Oil for a delicious from the beer fridge segment.

Big Cis is about a lot of different things, it's about charity, about friends and family and about the great things that this craft beer community can do as one cohesive group. Mike Cisneros might be gone, but he's definitely not lost, and will never be forgotten. Every year we brew a beer in his honor, we get together and we celebrate. We miss you, buddy.

Dark Charge Day at Braxton Brewing Company isn't just about releasing a big Imperial Stout - it's about celebrating all things barrel aged (and the community around them, too). I spent my day at Braxton's annual event talking to Christopher Walker from Have a Drink, and Evan Rouse and Adam Rauckhorst from Braxton about what exactly makes this event so special. While Dark Charge day might have been a little rainy, it becomes pretty clear that the weather is the last thing anyone is worried about when it comes to this celebration!

It's been a long time coming, but Sam Adams has finally opened their Cincinnati taproom in OTR, take a look behind the scenes of their big grand opening, and hear what the taproom means to Jim Koch himself. The gnome might be alone recording the show, but that doesn't mean you can't listen along and drink a beer or two on this quick episode!

In typical Urban Artifact fashion, you never really know what you'll get when you do a show with them. It's fantastic. We covered their upcoming release, we talked about where they get their ideas... rehashed some of the arguments that have burnt some bridges for the Brewcast (I'm starting to despise the word Lambic) and even played everyone's favorite show, Sip Slam Dump. Could we have crammed any more into one episode? No... I don't think so. I love it.

This industry has the potential to be incredible, it has the chance to do great things if we can build it up and allow it to. But at the core of it all is people acting like they should... and treating each other with the respect they deserve. Today, in the wake of who knows how many events and accusations of people being innapropraite we talk about how bars and taprooms can take a step into being part of the solution. There's a LOT to be said about this topic, and you haven't heard the last about it from me.