The Weekly Pint

There's always something going on here in Cincinnati - and there's always something we can drink while we talk about it!

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Halloween is going to be epic this year. It falls on a Saturday, which means that it becomes an epic drinking holiday... we gotta talk about it. We lay out some of the events you should know about and talk about how nostalgia drives what we want.

Of course... I gotta dive into some beer, too - this week - a duo of Municipal Brew Works Anniversary beers set the stage nicely - one fresh... one aged for almost a decade. It's a fascinating look at what time does to a beer, intentionally or not.

One of the city's oldest bars has closed its doors... what does that mean, for the bar, for the city, for drinkers? At the same time, some yahoos online made a list that says that Cincinnati is only the 8th best beer city?

I mean... there's a lot to unpack with that - let's crack open a couple drinks and do just that - unpack it all!

I opened up a can of Fretboard's 'Turnstile' and finishing things up with a can of Gilligan's 'Nitro Stout'.

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What have we done? Hard sports drinks? What else do we need to boozeify? More importantly... are they any good? It's a good chance to talk about some of the recent stories that are happening in Cincinnati and beyond!

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There's a lot to talk about this week - with some BIG closures outside of town, one taproom that is evolving here IN town, and a whole bunch of thoughts that stories like that stir up, it's a good night for a live podcast.

I crack into a variety pack of Rhinegeist's new Vodka Sodas called 'Cincy Splash' and realize that I might actually like 'em.

It wouldn't be a proper Gnome podcast if I didn't have a beer, too, though - out of the back of my fridge I grab a can of Streetside's "Spring Breakers" - which raises the question... what IS West Coast, anyways?

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We've got an Oktoberfest Quest finale coming up very, very quickly... which means that we probably need to narrow down these last 8 beers to a final four, right?

Right.

We drink through 'em all - making a very difficult, very painful, tough decision... but it's set! Join us at Esoteric Brewing on Tuesday, October 6th, at 7 pm to find out which one is the BEST Cincinnati Oktoberfest beer for 2026!

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My drinks might be weird, but we have some important things to talk about! It's oktoberfest season, and there's always booze news that keeps happening even when I have festing to do!

As a local brewery annouces the upcoming closure of a satellite taproom it opens up a whole world of comment on what the RIGHT way to do these things actually is. I have thoughts, of course. I also have whiskey.

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It's a camping weekend for my family - so it's also a late night for all of us. That doesn't mean we're going to NOT talk about the local drinking news here in Cincinnati, though! We've got some closings that bring forth a few questions that I need to work through!

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Oh, boy - this is a big one. There's been a lot of things that have happened recently in the booze scene - and I think we should unpack it all - with some rum... and some barleywine... and some more rum.

That's how we roll on the weekly pint, right?

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