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This Week in Beer: August 30 – September 5, 2010

Monday, August 30th from 5:30 to 10:00 pm – Half Price Draft Night at The Bistro
Formerly JeanRo Bistro

Wednesday, September 1st from 5:30 to 8:00 pm – Beer Tasting at Marty’s Hops and Vines

Wednesday, September 1st at 6:00 pm – Burgers and Beers at the Party Source
Tonight’s theme is BBC.

Thursday, September 2nd at 6:00-10:00 pm – Cock & Bull: Pint Night (Covington) Thursdays
This week, it’s Great Lakes Oktoberfest.

Thursday, September 2nd at 6:00 pm – Firkin Tapping at Rock Bottom Brewery

Friday, September 3rd from 4:00-7:00 pm – Flowing Fridays Beer Tasting at Cork ‘N Bottle (Covington and Buttermilk Pike-Crescent Springs)

Friday, September 3rd from 4:00-6:00 pm – Beer Tasting at DEP’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Fort Thomas (formerly Liquor Direct)

Friday, September 3rd from 6:00-7:00 pm – Friday Night Flights Beer Tasting at Party Town in Florence

Friday, September 3rd from 6:00-11:00 pm – Liberty Home Association Oktoberfest
2361 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH

Saturday, September 4th from 2:00-11:00 pm – Liberty Home Association Oktoberfest in Hamilton

Saturday, September 4th from 5:00-8:00pm – Beer Tasting at Ludlow Wines

Sunday, September 5th from 1:00-10:00 pm – Liberty Home Association Oktoberfest in Hamilton

Posted 30 August 2010 † Carla § Local Beer Stores § Local Brewpubs § Local Events § Local Restaurants/Bars/Pubs § Oktoberfests § Regional Breweries ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

2010 Mt. Adams Oktoberfest – September 15th

2010 Mt. Adams Oktoberfest
Features Beer, Food and Authentic German Music.

Pavilion Street Hosts Mt. Adams Annual Festival Celebrating Great German Heritage And Traditions In One of Cincinnati’s Most Celebrated Neighborhoods.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO – August 25th , 2010 – Cincinnati’s beloved Oktoberfest traditions continue this year in Mt. Adams as Pavilion street will host the 2010 Mt. Adams Oktoberfest. The sounds and flavors of Bavaria come alive on the hill during the street festival featuring live music from an authentic German band. Blasskapelle Ebenhofe from the village of Allgaeu brings the traditional sounds of Bavaria, including an Alphorn serenade. Presented by Moerlein Lagers & Ales, the 2010 Mt. Adams Oktoberfest is an outdoor celebration of beer, food and music carrying on the Mt. Adams tradition of Oktoberfest with an event reflecting on Cincinnati’s rich German heritage. Pavilion Street in Mt. Adams will be transformed into a street festival venue with a live Bavarian band and food vendors and only open to pedestrian traffic. Onsite adult beverages will be featuring Moerlein Lagers & Ales. Admission is Free.

The 2010 Mt. Adams Oktoberfest features Moerlein Lagers & Ales and their seasonal Fifth & Vine Oktoberfest Marzen, a traditional, seasonal ale. Mt. Adams Oktoberfest is also an opportunity for all those who enjoyed attending Party in the Park this summer to enjoy another wonderful outdoor event on a Wednesday evening.

The 2010 Mt. Adams Oktoberfest is presented by Christian Moerlein, with support from the Mt. Adams Tavern Guild.

WHAT: 2010 Mt. Adams Oktoberfest
presented by Christian Moerlein
With: Blasskapelle Ebenhofe from Bavaria, food and
Moerlein Lagers & Ales

WHEN: Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
6:00 – 10:00 p.m

WHERE: Pavilion Street (closed to traffic)

COST: FREE. Participating bars Aliveone, Blind Lemon, Crowley’s, Longworth’s, Monk’s Cove, Mt. Adams Pavilion, Tavern On The Hill, and Yesterday’s Old Time Saloon.

PARKING: All Mt. Adams garages and parking lots will be open to the public.

Posted 27 August 2010 † Carla § Local Breweries § Local Events § Local Restaurants/Bars/Pubs § Oktoberfests ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Short Hops (Tastings and Growlers Edition): August 27, 2010

● At this week’s Cork ‘N Bottle beer tastings, they will feature Erdinger and Erdinger Dark, Full Sail Amber Ale at the Covington location. At the Buttermilk location, they will be featuring Napa Smith Organic IPA and Lost Dog Red Ale. The tastings at both locations are from 4:00 – 7:00 pm on Fridays. Cost is $1 for 6 to 8 beers.

● On the Growler Stations at Cork ‘N Bottle: Boulder Singletrack Copper Ale ($6.99), Rogue Dry Hopped Red Ale ($8.99), Napa Smith Organic IPA ($9.99) and Widmer The Drifter Pale Ale ($7.99). Buttermilk Pike has Widmer Drop Top Amber ($7.99), Sierra Nevada Brown Ale ($4.99), Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Ale ($8.99) and Breckenridge 471 IPA ($11.99). All prices are for a refill. For a new growler, add $2.50.

● For tonight’s Friday Night Flights at Party Town in Florence, they are pouring beers from Flying Dog Brewery. The cost for the regular tasting is $2 for a full flight of beers and it goes from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

● On the Growler Station at Party Town in Florence: Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale ($11.99), BBC Bourbon Barrel Heine Brothers Coffee Stout ($12.99), Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere ($16.99), Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter ($6.99), Woodchuck Amber ($6.99), Rogue Double Mocha Porter ($9.99), Founders Centennial IPA ($8.99), Rye 75 ($8.99), Goose Island Bourbon County ($24.99), Rivertown Hefeweizen ($8.99), Great Lakes Oktoberfest ($6.99), Rivertown Hop Baron Double IPA ($18.99), New Holland Rye Hatter IPA ($10.99) and Stone Imperial Russian Stout ($11.99). All prices are for a refill. For a new growler, add $2.00.

● The beers for the DEP’s Fine Wine and Spirits beer tasting today at their Fort Thomas location are unknown at this time. The tasting usually goes from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

● The growler station at the Covington DEP’s Fine Wine and Spirits has New Holland Dragon’s Milk ($10.99), Houblon Chouffe ($17.99 – August Growler of the Month), Cumberland Brews Pale Ale ($3.99) and
Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster ($8.49). The growler station at the Ft. Thomas location has Avery Maharaja ($10.99), Gouden Carolus Hopsinjop ($17.99 – Growler of the Month), Cumberland Brews Red Ale ($3.99), Unibroue Maudite ($13.99), Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster ($8.49) and Schlafly Kolsch ($5.99).

● On the Growler Station at Party Source in Bellevue: Goose Island Imperial Brown Goose ($27.99), Breckenridge Vanilla Porter ($6.99), Great Lakes Holy Moses ($10.99), Unibroue Maudite ($12.99), Founders Dirty Old Bastard ($8.99), Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA ($12.99), Left Hand Widdershins ($16.99) and Ommegang Abbey Ale ($11.99). All prices are for a refill. For a new growler, add $2.00.

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Big Band and Bigger Beer at Ault Park

Big Band and Bigger Beer

Thursday August 26, 2010 6:30 – 10:30 PM

Ault Park Pavilion

Join us for the Second Annual “Big Band & Bigger Beer” event, presented by Dutch’s Bar & Bottle Shop!

Jump, Jive & Ale your way around Ault Park, swingin’ and swiggin’ with ice cold “Bigger” beers carefully crafted by independent brewers.

The Jump n’ Jive Show Band takes the stage at 7pm. Beer tasting (21 and up) is $20 for 20 big tastes of craft beers from all over North America. Food, soda, and bottled water also available for purchase. Listening is free! Proceeds go to the care and maintenance of Ault Park and in part, to the Cincinnati Music Foundation. Special thanks to Aranzamendez Design, Ault Park Advisory Council, Cincinnati Parks Foundation, Cavalier Distributing and Premium Beverage.

Posted 26 August 2010 † Carla § Local Beer Stores § Local Events ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Oktoberfest Season 2010 is Here!

August 27-29
Germania Society

  • 8/27/2010 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • 8/28/2010 2:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • 8/29/2010 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Germania Park
    3529 West Kemper Road
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45251
September 3-5
Liberty Home Association

  • 9/3/2010 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • 9/4/2010 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • 9/5/2010 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • 2361 Hamilton Cleves Rd
    Hamilton, OH 45013
September 10-12
Mainstrasse Village

  • 9/10/2010 5 PM – 11:30 PM
  • 9/11/2010 12 PM – 11:30 PM
  • 9/12/2010 12 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Mainstrasse Village
    6th Street between Goebels Park and Johnson Street
    Covington, KY
NEW!!! September 15
Mt. Adams Oktoberfest
  • 9/15/2010 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
  • Participating bars: Aliveone, Blind Lemon, Crowley’s, Longworth’s, Monk’s Cove, Mt. Adams Pavilion, Tavern On The Hill, and Yesterday’s Old Time Saloon
  • Pavilion Street (will be closed to traffic)
    Mt. Adams
    Cincinnati, OH
September 16-17
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Preliminaries

  • 9/16/2010 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM — Gemuetlichkeit Games
  • 9/17/2010 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM — Fourth Annual Running of the Wieners
  • Fountain Square
    Fifth & Vine Streets
    Cincinnati, OH
September 18-19
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

  • 9/18/2010 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • 9/19/2010 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Downtown
    Fifth Street between Race Street and Broadway
    Cincinnati, OH
September 24-26
Newport

  • 9/24/2010 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • 9/25/2010 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • 9/26/2010 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • Riverboat Row
    at Newport on the Levee
    Newport, KY
St. Jude Parish

  • 9/25/2010 4:00 PM – 12:30 AM
  • 9/26/2010 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • St. Jude Catholic Church
    5924 Bridgetown Rd.
    Cincinnati, OH 45248
October 1-3
Donauschwaben

  • 10/1/2010 6:00 PM – 12:30 AM
  • 10/2/2010 1:00 PM – 12:30 AM
  • 10/3/2010 12:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Cincinnati Donauschwaben Society
    4290 Dry Ridge Road
    Cincinnati, OH 45252

Posted 25 August 2010 † Carla § Local Events ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged:

Breweries Named for Cincinnati Beer Festival on Fountain Square

You asked and we found out! Here is the list of the breweries that are going to be at the Cincinnati Beer Festival on Fountain Square. Each brewery is suppose to have four different beers available.

Guinness, Heinekin, Sam Adams, Pabst, North American Breweries, Christian Moerlein, Hudepol, Sierra Nevada, Great Lakes, Mt. Carmel, Woodchuck Cider, Budweiser, InBev, Crown, Goose Island, Rivertown Brewery, Harpoon Brewery, Summit Brewing Company, Independent Brewers United, Bluegrass Brewing Co., Spaten, Full Sail Brewing, Jacob Leinenkugel, Bell’s, Avery, Bear Republic, Dark Horse Brewing, Stone Brewing, North Coast, Breckenridge, Great Divide, Left Hand, Boulder Beer, Heavy Seas, Unibroue, Dogfish Head, Thirsty Dog, Wooden Shoe

Enjoy!

–Carla and Tom

Posted 24 August 2010 † Carla § Breweries Beyond § Local Beer Stores § Local Events § Regional Breweries ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Cincinnati Beer Fest – Call for Volunteers

The folks at the Cincinnati Beer Fest on Fountain Square are looking for a few good men (and women) to help them with this year’s festival.

Call for Volunteers
Cincinnati Beer Fest
September 10-12, 2010
shift times vary over three days

Volunteers are needed for the Cincinnati Beer Fest, taking place on Fountain Square September 10-12, 2010. Volunteers will pour samples sizes of beer into reusable cups. Other volunteer roles include wristbands and security.

The Cincinnati Beer Fest is organized by and raises money for the nonprofit Fountain Square Management Group, a subsidiary of 3CDC. By volunteering, you support downtown’s turnaround as well as future events on Fountain Square. This year’s Beer Fest is bigger than before, with three days, more food, and continuous live music on two stages.

Volunteers receive free onsite parking, a ticket good for four tastes or one full drink before or after your shift, and training (a one-sheet the week of the event and on-site training at the start of each shift.) Volunteers should be 21 & older, please.

A note on tips: Individual volunteers will not earn tips. In return for providing the majority of volunteers each day, tips collected will go to the worthy Team in Training and the Friendly Sons of St Patrick organizations. You can read about their missions at http://www.teamintraining.org/soh/ and http://www.fsspfoundation.org/.

Plenty of shifts are available, so choose what works best for you! We invite you to sign up with friends or family members and volunteer together. We just need your name and the number of people who will volunteer with you.

To volunteer, please send an email to volunteer coordinator Suzanne Schindler at sschindler@3cdc.org or call 513-621-4400 x124. Please provide your full name, the number of additional people who will volunteer with you, and the day and/or shift you prefer to work. (If no preference is indicated, we will place you wherever most needed.)

Available shifts are:
9/10 Friday early 5:30-8:30 PM
9/10 Friday late 7:45-11:15 PM
9/11 Saturday early 11:30 AM-4:00 PM
9/11 Saturday middle 3:30-7:30 PM
9/11 Saturday late 7:00-11:30 PM
9/12 Sunday early 11:30 AM-3:00 PM
9/12 Sunday middle 2:30-6:30 PM
9/12 Sunday late 6:00-9:30 PM

Additional security shifts are (watching product during load-in and load-out):
9/10 Friday open 2p-6p
9/10 Friday close 11p-1a (could also be filled by pour volunteers who can stay late)
9/11 Saturday open 9:30a-12n
9/11 Saturday close 11p-1a (could also be filled by pour volunteers who can stay late)
9/12 Sunday open 9:30a-12n
9/12 Sunday close 9p-12m (could also be filled by pour volunteers who can stay late)

Please contact me at sschindler@3cdc.org if you have questions. Thank you for volunteering!

Posted 24 August 2010 † Carla § Local Events ‡ Comments (3) °

This Week in Beer: August 23 – 29, 2010

Monday, August 23rd from 5:30 to 10:00 pm – Goose Island Beer Dinner at BJ’s Brew Pub

Join Erika Thieme from Goose Island Chicago as we ex-BEER-ience Goose Island paired perfectly with a variety of dishes. This event will feature 6 beers including 312, Demolition, Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jacques, Night Stalker & IPA. Please call 513.671.1805 for reservations.

Monday, August 23rd from 7:00 to 9:00 pm – Half Price Draft Night at The Bistro
Formerly JeanRo Bistro

Wednesday, August 25th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm – Left Hand Brewery Oktoberfest Release at Teller’s in Hyde Park

Come in for this special happy hour release of Colorado based Left Hand Brewery Oktoberfest. If you buy a logo glass for $1 you’ll get $2 off your Oktoberfest brew! This Marzen style lager has been brewed with Pilsner and Munich malt and Vanguard, Magnum and German hops. With a rich copper color and medium body it has all the biscuity malty goodness and hint of spice you’d expect from a true German Oktoberfest without the trip across the pond! 6% ABV and 30 IBU’s make this a very drinkable beer for the upcoming fall season.

Wednesday, August 25th from 5:30 to 8:00 pm – Beer Tasting at Marty’s Hops and Vines

Wednesday, August 25th at 6:00 pm – Pint Night at Catskeller (UC Campus)

Wednesday, August 25th at 6:00 pm – Burgers and Beers at the Party Source
Tonight’s theme is Beers of Canada.

Wednesday, August 25th at 7:00 pm – Monthly Beer Tapping at Hofbrauhaus Newport
This month’s beer is Oktoberfest.

Thursday, August 26th at 6:00-10:00 pm – Cock & Bull: Pint Night (Covington) Thursdays
This week, it’s Bell’s Two Hearted.

Thursday, August 26th at 6:00 pm – Firkin Tapping at Rock Bottom Brewery

Thursday, August 26th from 6:30 to 10:30 pm – Big Band & Bigger Beer at Ault Park

Friday, August 27th from 4:00-7:00 pm – Flowing Fridays Beer Tasting at Cork ‘N Bottle (Covington and Buttermilk Pike-Crescent Springs)

Friday, August 27th from 4:00-6:00 pm – Beer Tasting at DEP’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Fort Thomas (formerly Liquor Direct)

Friday, August 27th from 5:00 pm – 12:00 am – Brew Ha-Ha at Sawyer Point

Friday, August 27th from 6:00-7:00 pm – Friday Night Flights Beer Tasting at Party Town in Florence

Friday, August 27th from 6:00 pm-12:00 am – Germania Society’s 40th Annual Oktoberfest
Germania Park, 3529 West Kemper Rd, Cincinnati, OH

Saturday, August 28th from 2:00 pm-12:00 am – Germania Society’s 40th Annual Oktoberfest

Saturday, August 28th from 4:00 pm – 12:00 am – Brew Ha-Ha at Sawyer Point
As their website states, “The comedy is free – Beer: Wristband are $5 and Beer Tickets are $1 each. 1 Beer Ticket equals 1 Beer Sample, and 4 Beer Tickets equals a Full Serving of Beer. Beer Ticket sales stop at 10:30p.m. and beer dispensing stops promptly at 11:00p.m.”

Saturday, August 28th from 5:00-8:00pm – Beer Tasting at Ludlow Wines

Sunday, August 29th from 12:00-10:00 pm – Germania Society’s 40th Annual Oktoberfest

Posted 23 August 2010 † Carla § Breweries Beyond § Local Beer Stores § Local Brewpubs § Local Restaurants/Bars/Pubs § Regional Breweries ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

Craft Beer Fireworks Party – Sunday, September 5th

Fireworks Party Like No Other…On The Purple People Bridge!
The Inaugural Fireworks Party!
On The Purple People Bridge (Newport Side)

Sunday, September 5th
1pm to 11pm* (5pm to 9:05pm is OPEN BAR)

Just $40 Per Person Includes Open Bar & $10 Designated Driver!
20 Craft Beers, Premium Wines & Liquor!
Open Bar from 5pm til the Fireworks begin at 9:05pm!
(Cash Bar 1-4:30pm, and post fireworks)
THE Best view of the WEBN Fireworks!
The Bridge will be restricted to only those having our Fireworks Party wristbands at 5pm.
Food concession available, and our own private portolets.
Only 500 tickets will be sold!

Go to http://www.cincinnatibeerfestival.com/pages/hops/fireworks_party.html to buy tickets.

All proceeds again benefit The Big Joe Duskin Music Education Foundation, a federal tax exempt 510-c-3 organization, to help keep alive Performance music in future generations by paying local Professional Musicians to do performances/presentations in area schools.

Posted 21 August 2010 † Carla § Local Events ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged:

Sierra Nevada 30th Anniv. Tasting at Cork ‘N Bottle – 8/31

We were so sad to miss the last tasting at Cork ‘N Bottle in July. We can’t wait to go to this one! Sounds great and what a deal!

Sierra Nevada
30th Anniversary
Food and Beer Tasting
Tuesday, August 31st 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Cork ’n Bottle – Buttermilk Location

Over the past 30 years the American Micro-Beer scene has started as a beer evolution in the 1970’s, and has grown into a cult phenomenon taking over beer shelves everywhere today. Leading this charge has been the world renowned Sierra Nevada Brewery of California. In the year 2010 Sierra Nevada set its mark as a craft brewing pioneer by turning 30 years old. To commemorate this historic brewery’s achievements, Cork ’n Bottle and Lee Hill from Sierra Nevada will be having a special tasting for our customers, which includes a Special Keg Tapping of their very limited Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Black Barleywine. In addition to this beer Lee will be pouring such Sierra Nevada flagship beers as Pale Ale, Kellerweis, Porter and Torpedo. In addition to these award winning beers, a few other beers such as their Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale and their brand new Fall Seasonal Tumbler Brown Ale will be at this event. Food Pairings will compliment each beer, and this event is sure to sell out. Tickets are only $10 sold in advance at both our stores, and seating is limited to the first 30 people.

Posted 20 August 2010 † Carla § Breweries Beyond § Local Beer Stores § Local Events ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: