Cincy Brewcast

Join us as we explore anything and everything barrel aged. We sat down at the wonderful MadTree brewing, deep in the heart of their barrel warehouse for a show that couldn't happen anywhere else. What does it mean to barrel age something, and why in the world would you do it? We explore the magic of the process.

Guests This Episode

Simon Kretchick - MadTreeMichael Stuart - MadTreeAdam Pratt - MadTree

They are one of the hidden gems of the Cincinnati Beer scene, Great Crescent has been pumping out some delicious beer here in this city for longer than most of our craft breweries. Knowing that there were still a lot of people who didn't know about them, and know about their story, the Gnome ventured out to the western boundaries of Cincinnati to bring it to your ears! Next step... get your butt out to the brewery to try it for yourself!

After a long day of golf, the Gnome sat down in the loudest room we've tried to record a show in to date. He quickly chatted with some of the people in the room like Jonathan Gandolf from Braxton, Brian Yavorsky from Figleaf and Tony Meyer from Dogberry. Of course, we grabbed show friend Chef Tony to talk about how he put an event like this together too. Loud show... Short show... give it a listen!

We finally got the chance to do a show from the now legendary Cappy's, and found ourselves sitting at a table with Bret Kohlman Baker and Scotty Hunter from Urban Artifact. What will make 2017 "The Year Of Urban Artifact" according to the guys? Lots of beer... lot's of barrels... no loss of "weirdness". Tune in to hear about some of the tons of stuff they have planned... let your weird flag fly.

It's our first time doing a show from the Blank Slate taproom, and we did it on the very first wednesday they were open. We talked to owner and head brewer Scott LaFollette about how things are going, and explored where they might be headed in the future. In a busy, and quickly changing craft beer community, how does a place like Blank Slate still remain so relevant to fickle drinkers?

It's almost like two shows in one! We sat down with Eric Bosler and Ron Sanders from Darkness Brewing, after all... we haven't talked to them since they opened their doors. We caught up with them, and drank some of their beer (of course) before being joined by Andy Reynolds from Alexandria Brewing Company. We wanted to get the scoop on the brewery's revised Kickstarter, and see what's new with their project.

Cincy Brewcast wandered over to Pleasant Ridge to sit down for a show we've been looking forward to for a long time, Nine Giant. We sat down with Mike Albarella, Brandon Hughes and Chef Zach Breedlove for a chat about what makes this Giant tick. We drank some beer, including their new wet hopped 'OSHY battled the pink robots' and we snacked on some of their amazing food. All the while we talked to them about why it all seems to work so wonderfully together.

Tina and the Gnome showed up on The Woodburn Brewery's doorstep with one mission, to figure out what makes them tick. They did that in the only way that they know how - by drinking their beer and talking with owners Chris Mitchell and Dennis Chacon. Covering topics from translating a German beer recipe to the big question of how many billions of dollars will it take to buy out their brewery, this show spans the gamut of conversation!

Venture north to an area of the Cincinnati craft beer scene that is much more than that - it's a bridge to our neighbors to the north, Dayton. The Gnarly Gnome sits down with FigLeaf Brewing Company to talk about their soon to open brewery and it's role in uniting the two communities. We get down to the nitty gritty - who are they, and what is this brewery really going to be like? Why should we all show up to drink their beer when they open this fall?

This was a rough one. We lost Mike last week, and it was impossible to record an episode without spending it talking about what losing someone like this means. Sometimes words are hard to come by, and I can't thank Bobby and Blake for helping to guide this episode right where it needed to go.

Craft beer stands for many of the same things that Mike stood for, and sitting around a table with a couple of friends is a great reminder to relax, don't worry, and have fun.

Raise a pint, and hug the folks you love.

Guests This Episode

* Blake Horsburgh - Fifty West

* Bobby Slattery - Fifty West

From The Beer Fridge

* Fifty West - Penny's Pilsner

* Fifty West - Death Valley Shootout