Drinking With The Gnome

I was joined this week… or a couple weeks ago depending on how you look at it by my good friend from Hunting Agnes, Bryan Booth to talk Bourbon, and to talk the Prohibition Bourbon Bar (you can listen to that episode if you haven’t already) and we were having so much darn fun that we recorded another episode. This time, we grabbed a cocktail to see what it was all about – the drink? The Kentucky Sidecar. The menu told us that the drink was Bourbon, Lemon, Cointreau and Bitters… but I had my doubts… listen in and see. Guests This Week Bryan Booth – Hunting Agnes What We Drank The Kentucky Sidecar, or The Bourbon Sidecar

Asheville, North Carolina isn’t about beer alone – it’s about a community that provides a platform for one of the widest and most fun drinking cultures that I have ever experienced. With that being said… the best way to take a peek behind the curtain of that drinking culture is to sit down and have a chat at one of the breweries that helps give the city the nickname Beer City USA. Hi-Wire Brewing’s Chris McLain sat down over a pint with me earlier this year to help showcase not just what makes the brewery who they are, but what makes Asheville as a city who it is overall. There’s more to come about ‘Beer City’ – and how it all relates to our hometown here in Cincinnati… stay tuned. Guests This Episode Chris McLain – Hi-Wire Brewing

I’m not ready for this - the dive into Bourbon. It’s not that I don’t know about Bourbon, I freaking love the stuff. I also know plenty about it to talk about it. The massive topic of ‘America’s Spirit’ is just that, massive. So this is most definitely not a “Bourbon show”. It’s an exploration of a bar. It just so happens that the bar supposedly has the largest selection of Bourbon and Rye in the world.

I was joined for this episode by my good friend and member of the local band Hunting Agnes. You’ve heard these guys, even if you don’t know it. They do all the show music for Drinking With The Gnome - and they’re fantastic. We set up shop at The Newberry Brothers Prohibition Bourbon Bar in Newport Kentucky to talk about exactly what you can expect from the bar when you visit (and visit you should!). We drank a few bourbons, tried to make sense of it all and had a blast.

Guests This Episode

Bryan Booth - Hunting Agnes

Show Links

Hunting Agnes - Facebook Page

Newberry Brothers Prohibition Bourbon Bar - Website

I’ve heard that just over the river in Newport, Kentucky we’ve got a bar that houses the largest collection of Bourbon and Rye in the world. How in the world can a drinker hear this and not venture over to the Prohibition Bourbon Bar to see what it’s all about? I was joined by my good friend Bryan Booth from the band Hunting Agnes to grab a drink (or five) and talk about what the bar is all about. This isn’t a bourbon show (though that’s coming) – it’s a show about a bar. With that being said, we quickly realize how deep the rabbit hole goes – we’re going to need to head back sometime to dig a little deeper about the bar! Guests This Episode Bryan Booth – Hunting Agnes

Joined by Andy Foltz, it seems like a good night to talk about The Manhattan, right? Spoiler... it’s always a good night for a Manhattan.

It’s Paddy’s Day in Cincinnati - and I made the rounds. I ventured out to some of the hottest spots in Cincy to figure out what makes St Patricks day more than you might think it is on the surface. Sure... there is a lot of Guinness and Green beer that get’s poured - but what makes it special? I only scratched the surface in this one.

The show is a little shorter than I anticipated... but I suppose that you can understand with it being the first episode that I’ll figure a few things out as I go along. I’m already working on some stuff for the coming weeks, and I can’t wait to dive into this city’s drinking culture a little deeper!

Huge thanks to Nicholson’s and to Dingle House for giving me a few minutes of an insanely busy day!

Guests This Episode

Ryan Shappelle - Nicholson’s/Horse And Barrel

Scott Inlow - Dingle House

Locations Visited

Nicholson’s - Downtown

The Dingle House - West Chester

This has been a LONG time coming for me, with the idea to do this show literally taking years to become a reality. I do recognize, though, that you might not be as familiar with what it’s all about as I am. Drinking With The Gnome is very similar to my other podcast and blog – except that while those are about Cincinnati’s vibrant craft beer scene, this project takes a bigger look… a step back at the overall drinking culture of Cincinnati. We’re talking about Cincinnati and it’s spirits, it’s wine, and of course a little bit of it’s beer sprinkled in there. What makes this city’s drinking culture tick? There’s a bit of educational aspects thrown in if you want to learn more about specific things, and some drink news and event coverage as well… but this is about something much bigger. What does it mean to be a drinker in Cincinnati, Ohio? Stay tuned… the show launches this spring, and I’ve got some really fun stuff in the works that I know you’ll love.