By Campbell’s Scoop, on March 12th, 2013
The first beer to come out of the new Christian Moerlein/ Hudepohl-Schoenling facility in Over-the-Rhine will be a special tap-only beer for Arnold’s Bar and Grill. (See my last post.) There will then be a lag of a week or two before the bottled … . . . → Read More: Campbell’s Scoop: More about Moerlein
By Campbell’s Scoop, on March 12th, 2013
The first beer to roll out of the new Christian Moerlein brewery in Over-the-Rhine will be a salute to the early days of Moerlein’s rebirth. It will be the Arnold’s 1861 Porter. Moerlein and Arnold’s Bar and Grill, Downtown have had… . . . → Read More: Campbell’s Scoop: First brewed-here Moerlein at Arnold’s
By Hoperatives, on October 4th, 2012
So, being a 29 year old adult that has lived in Greater Cincinnati for more than twenty years, I am somewhat embarrassed to say that this year’s Oktoberfest Zinzinnati was my first. I make no excuses, let’s just say that I have righted my wrong and intend to make my attendance at Zinzinnati a regular [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Recap: My First Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
By Hoperatives, on October 3rd, 2012
We are getting a bit more information on the first ever Craft Beer Oktoberfest to be held this Saturday at Listermann’s. The Cincinnati area brewers participating include Blank Slate, Cellar Dweller, Christian Moerlein, 50 West, Mt. Carmel, Quaff Bros., Rivertown, Rock Bottom, Triple Digit and Wiedemann. Each brewery is bringing a different beer with Listermann’s [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: More Craft Beer Oktoberfest Info
By Hoperatives, on September 7th, 2012
We frequently get updates for this post after our regular 9:00 am publishing time. Any edited listing will have UPDATE at the beginning of the listing. TASTINGS ● Ludlow Wines’ regular Saturday beer tasting is from 5:00-8:00 pm. ● For tonight’s Friday Night Flights at Party Town in Florence, they will be sampling new arrivals [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Tastings and Growlers Report: Sept. 7, 2012
By Hoperatives, on August 24th, 2012
We frequently get updates for this post after our regular 9:00 am publishing time. Any edited listing will have UPDATE at the beginning of the listing. TASTINGS ● Ludlow Wines’ regular Saturday beer tasting is from 5:00-8:00 pm. ● For tonight’s Friday Night Flights at Party Town in Florence, they will be sampling new beers [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Tastings and Growlers Report: August 24, 2012
By Hoperatives, on August 20th, 2012
Monday, August 20th – Beer of the Day Special at Rock Bottom Brewery Each Monday, Mitch the brew master at Rock Bottom highlights a beer and you can enjoy it for just $3.25 all day. Tuesday, August 21st – Pint Night at Rock Bottom Brewery Purchase a logo pint glass filled with your favorite Rock [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: This Week in Beer: August 20 – 26, 2012
By Hoperatives, on August 17th, 2012
We frequently get updates for this post after our regular 9:00 am publishing time. Any edited listing will have UPDATE at the beginning of the listing. TASTINGS ● Ludlow Wines’ regular Saturday beer tasting is from 5:00-8:00 pm. ● Main Street Wine and Spirits will be having a beer tasting tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Tastings and Growlers Report: August 17, 2012
By Hoperatives, on August 10th, 2012
We frequently get updates for this post after our regular 9:00 am publishing time. Any edited listing will have UPDATE at the beginning of the listing. TASTINGS ● The Buttermilk Pike location of Cork ‘N Bottle is having their weekly beer tasting from 6:00-8:00 pm on Friday. Taste five beers for 25 cents. ● For [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Tastings and Growlers Report: August 10, 2012
By Hoperatives, on July 27th, 2012
As you can see, our weekly Friday post has a slightly new name and we’re also giving it a new format. Tastings will grouped together and then we’ll have the listings of what’s on all the local growler stations. Locations will be alphabetized within the two groups. Hopefully, this will make it easier for you [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Tastings and Growlers Report: July 27, 2012
By Hoperatives, on July 19th, 2012
The concept that I’m not much of a planner when it comes to beer has been pretty well-established at this point, right? I seem to recall explaining how despite my best intentions, I’ve never successfully managed to create anything even remotely like a safe haven for long term beer aging/cellaring/storage. You know, because when I [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: The surprise you didn’t even know you were looking for
By Hoperatives, on July 2nd, 2012
Monday, July 2nd – Beer of the Day Special at Rock Bottom Brewery Each Monday, Mitch the brew master at Rock Bottom highlights a beer and you can enjoy it for just $3.25 all day. Monday, July 2nd – Monthly Tap Takeover at Market Wines This month’s brewery is Southern Tier Brewing. Monday, July 2nd [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: This Week in Beer: July 2 – 8, 2012
By Hoperatives, on June 14th, 2012
The next Old Jug Society event at the Moerlein Lager House is scheduled for next Wednesday (June 20th) at 6:00 pm. This time, the event will feature beers from Mt. Carmel Brewing paired with a five course meal created by Chef Carl Chambers. Guest speakers will include Mike and Kathleen Dewey of Mt. Carmel Brewing [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Mt. Carmel Featured at Next Moerlein Lager House Beer Barons Dinner
By Hoperatives, on June 12th, 2012
For most of our Traveling Tuesday posts, we tell you about better beer locations that we’ve been to and thought you might like to travel to yourself. This week, we’re going to tell you about an event we haven’t had a chance to attend yet ourselves, but hope to make this year. At last month’s [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Traveling Tuesday: Ohio Brew Week (Athens, OH)
By Hoperatives, on June 11th, 2012
Monday, June 11th – Beer of the Day Special at Rock Bottom Brewery Each Monday, Mitch the brew master at Rock Bottom highlights a beer and you can enjoy it for just $3.25 all day. Tuesday, June 12th – Unibroue Night at Arthur’s Café Tuesday, June 12th – Pint Night at Rock Bottom Brewery Purchase [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: This Week in Beer: June 11 – 17, 2012
By UrbanCincy, on May 14th, 2012
Christian Moerlein inducted into Beer Barons Hall of Fame To celebrate the 194th birthday of Cincinnati brewer Christian Moerlein, he was welcomed into the Beer Barons Hall of Fame as its first member. By the time Moerlein turned 60, his brewery was one of the largest in the nation, exporting beer across the county and [...] . . . → Read More: UrbanCincy: Christian Moerlein inducted into Beer Barons Hall of Fame
By Hoperatives, on May 10th, 2012
If you’ve been to the Moerlein Lager House, you probably already know that they have two loyalty programs. The Moerlein Hogs Head Union is similar to most loyalty programs with a nominal yearly fee and perks for its members like a larger sized mug for their beer when they come in to the Lager House. [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Moerlein Lager House Announces First Old Jug Society Event
By Hoperatives, on May 10th, 2012
Monday May 14 – 6pm Tapping – Bell’s Third Coast Old Ale – We have one of two 1/5 barrels that are available in the whole city. Tuesday May 15 – 6pm Tapping – Listermann Brewing Co’s Experimental Batch Series – Double Black IPA 1st release of the beer, which is a pre-production prototype. They [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: American Craft Beer Week Events at Arnold’s
By Hoperatives, on May 7th, 2012
Monday, May 7th – Beer of the Day Special at Rock Bottom Brewery Each Monday, Mitch the brew master at Rock Bottom highlights a beer and you can enjoy it for just $3.25 all day. Tuesday, May 8th – Pint Night at Rock Bottom Brewery Purchase a logo pint glass filled with your favorite Rock [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: This Week in Beer: May 7 – 13, 2012
By Hoperatives, on April 30th, 2012
Monday, April 30th – Harpoon Beer Dinner at Virgil’s Café See our earlier post for more information. Monday, April 30th – Beer of the Day Special at Rock Bottom Brewery Each Monday, Mitch the brew master at Rock Bottom highlights a beer and you can enjoy it for just $3.25 all day. Tuesday, May 1st [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: This Week in Beer: April 30 – May 6, 2012
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Hoperatives: Recap: My First Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
So, being a 29 year old adult that has lived in Greater Cincinnati for more than twenty years, I am somewhat embarrassed to say that this year’s Oktoberfest Zinzinnati was my first. I make no excuses, let’s just say that I have righted my wrong and intend to make my attendance at Zinzinnati a regular [...] . . . → Read More: Hoperatives: Recap: My First Oktoberfest Zinzinnati