Here’s the latest on the Firehouse Grill Battle of the Beers. They held the second round yesterday and here are the four breweries going on to the finals on Sunday, August 24th.
Craft beer lovers sampled a range of beers at Sunday’s “Battle of the Beers” to help decide which is best. The list has been narrowed down to four breweries who will continue on to the final round on August 24th. Each brewery will bring 4 beers for the final round and the public will decide who is awarded the Firehouse Cup.
Just Released: These Local Breweries Will Compete August 24th: Fifty West Jackie O’s MadTree Warped Wing
Firehouse Grill in Blue Ash has announced the craft beer lineup for the second round of their “Battle of the Beers” to be held this coming Sunday, July 6th starting at 12:00 noon.
Fifty West
Little Miami Weisse
One Way Street Cascade
3037 Session Pale Ale
Jackie O’s
Firefly Amber
New Growth IPA
Mystic Mama IPA
Listermann
Planetary IPA
Leopold Belgian Blonde
Nutcase Peanut Butter Porter
MadTree
Galaxy High
Misnomer Summer Ale
Sol Drifter Blonde Ale
Mt. Carmel
Coffee Brown Ale
Summer Wheat Ale
Snapshot: Imperial IPA
Rhinegeist
Rookie IPA
Double Hopped Pure Fury
Experimental Pale Ale #05256
Rivertown
Ojos Negros
Roebling Porter Nitro
Blueberry Lager
Triple Digit
Decimation
Cinnamon Roll Chicow
Aftermath
Warped Wing
Flyin’ Rye
Ermal’s Belgian Cream Ale
Jolly Tar Dark Rye
You can purchase either five ounce “trial size” glasses of each beer for $2.00 or buy a pint for $5.00. In addition, if you purchase five of the 5 oz size beers, you will receive a free 5 oz size “Battle of the Beers” souvenir glass. Descriptions of each beer can be found on the Firehouse Grill web site. Based on total sales, the top four breweries will advance to the Final 4 and contend for the Firehouse Cup on Sunday, August 24th.
There is no cost to attend this event and it runs from 12:00 noon until 8:00 pm on Sunday. Brewery representatives will be on site to talk about the beers. There will be live music from local favorite The Turkeys starting at 4:00 pm.
UPDATE (as of 2:28 pm): We just received an email from Firehouse Grill saying that there was actually a tie for 8th place so Fifty West Brewing Company will also be going on to the second round. By the way, according to a tweet on the Firehouse Grill Twitter account, “voting [was] based on sales; Early on all were equal with $2 tastings but $5 pints of the favorites took 6 to top”.
Firehouse Grill has announced the winners of the first round of their 2nd Battle of the Local Beers. The breweries going on to the second round are:
The second round will be Sunday, July 6th and each brewery will be bringing three beers. You’ll be able to buy a taster (5 oz.) of any beers for $2 or a pint for $5.
From the group announced today, four breweries will advance to the third and final round. For that one, each brewery will bring four beers. The pricing for tasters and pints should be the same.
Live music for both the second and third rounds by one of our favorites – The Turkeys. Both rounds are open to the public and advance tickets are not necessary.
We told you earlier about the Firehouse Grill’s Battle of Local Beers set to start this Sunday. Today, they announced the beers that will be competing. We had lots of fun at last year’s event and we’re hoping that we will be able to attend again.
Just Released: These are the beers on the ballot this Sunday:
Bad Tom
Old Abe American Ale
Brother Clement Belgian Wheat
Blank Slate
Shroominous Brown Ale
Out & About Wheat Ale
Cellar Dweller
Dead Dweller English Ale
Lookout Stout
Christian Moerlein
Zeppelin Bavarian Pale Ale
Se7en Hefeweizen
Ei8ht Ball
Tarnished Golden Ale
Prodigal American Pale Ale
Fifty West
Speedbump Kolsch
3037 Session Pale Ale
Jackie O’s
Mandala Galaxy Double IPA
homolungma Brown Ale
Listermann
Beets Me Hefeweizen
Nutcase Peanut Butter Porter
MadTree
Lemon Basil Blonde
Rounding Third Red IPA
Mt. Carmel
Coffee Brown Ale
Citra Saison
Rhinegeist
Truth IPA
Fiction Belgian Extra Pale IPA
Rivertown
Death Russian Imperial Stout
Old Sour Cherry Porter
Triple Digit
Coconut Chicow! Double Brown
Decimation Imperial White Ale
Warped Wing
Self Starter Session IPA
Ermal’s Belgian Style Cream Ale
West Sixth
West Sixth American IPA
Lemongrass American Wheat
Yellow Springs
Breaking Edge American IPA
Zoetic Citra American Pale Ale
Tickets for Sunday’s event are available now at www.FirehouseGrillCincinnati.com. The $28 per person admission includes a 5oz. “Battle of the Beers” Souvenir Glass and 10 refills from the above beer list. All the brewers will be on site and there is live music by American Standard. The event runs from noon-8pm.
“The public determines who moves on after this Sunday’s Battle of the Beers event” explains event organizer Chris Ashwell. The 8 bestselling breweries will advance to the next round on July 6th. Of those 8, the final four breweries will contend for the Firehouse Cup on August 24th.
From June through August of this year, the Firehouse Grill in Mason will be hosting their 2nd Annual Battle of the Local Beers. You may remember their first event last August. This year, the battle of the brews will be held expanded to cover three days (June 8th, July 6th and August 24th).
In all, sixteen local breweries will present 32 beers. Those breweries include Bad Tom, Blank Slate, Cellar Dweller, Christian Moerlein, Ei8ht Ball, Fifty West, Jackie O’s, Listermann, MadTree, Mt. Carmel, Rhinegeist, Rivertown, Triple Digit, Warped Wing, West Sixth and Yellow Springs.
On the first night of the battle (June 8th), each brewery will enter two beers of their choosing. The public will vote for their favorite simply by making a beer purchase. Only the top eight breweries will advance once the beer sales are tallied. Then, the elite eight breweries will bring three of their beers each on July 6th. The final four contenders bring four brews each to the final match-up on August 24th. One brewery will be crowned with the Firehouse Cup.
Each night of the battle, the brewers will be on hand to chat and answer your questions and there will be live music on the patio (weather permitting). Stay by and cast your vote by buying your favorite beer (or beers).
Battle Of The Local Beers 2013