The annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beers (FoBAB) went down over the past two days in Chicago and no less than five Ohio breweries took home honors from the prestigious festival. For those not in the know FoBAB is dedicated to beers that have either been aged in a wooden barrel or have... Continue Reading →
Results and reflections from the 2019 King of Ohio IPA Contest
The 5th iteration of the King of Ohio contest is now in the books. The King of Ohio contest comes around once per year, and this year we chose the broadest, most American category you can imagine, IPAs. Close to 100 breweries entered, roughly 1/3 of the craft breweries in the Buckeye state. We divided... Continue Reading →
A Kölsch, an orange, and a vanilla bean walk into a bar …
As many of you know Cincinnati’s MadTree Brewing very recently expanded their distribution to reach the Columbus market. So when buying beer for a party I was hosting this past weekend I decided to pick up a 6-pack of their Kölsch, Lift. I figured it would be an easy drinking beer that anyone could enjoy. ... Continue Reading →
Beer Review – PsycHOPathy by MadTree
When I started this blog about 6 months ago I have to admit that I knew relatively little about Cincinnati breweries and their beers. Even though Columbus is only about 100 miles away most of the new, up and coming Cincinnati breweries don’t distribute here. I still have a lot to learn, but all of... Continue Reading →