Jim Beam and Budweiser Teaming Up For New Beer

With this beer news segment, I take a look at the new beer on the way that will feature a collaboration of Budweiser and Jim Beam for the new Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager...Macro Craft maybe?

Brewers Association Fastest Growing Craft Breweries of 2017

The Brewers Association unveiled its list of 50 small and independent craft brewers across 25 states showing diversity of growth with the craft beer that is still being tapped. Let's check this inaugural list and see if you are enjoying some of these up and comers.

Rare Beer Club Live Unboxing Video

I just received my latest collection of beer from The Rare Beer Club and decided to share the unboxing of the items that are a surprise for this month. I am looking forward to seeing what I received this time! Check out my video to see what I received...

Press Release: Cincinnati Named One of Country’s Biggest Beer Cities by Popular App

CINCINNATI (April 9, 2018) – The most popular beer rating and sharing app, Untappd, recently named Cincinnati one of ‘most checked-in cities’ in the country among Verified Venues and will be holding a celebration party at MadTree Brewing Company on Thursday, April 12. MadTree Brewing earned the right to host the celebration for having the most check-ins by unique users of any verified venue in the area. The Untappd app allows users to rate beers and share with their friends what they’re drinking, where they’re at, and what they think about the beer.

The celebration party will be held from 6PM-9PM on Thursday, April 12 at the MadTree Taproom at 3301 Madison Road in Oakley. Untappd co-founder, Greg Avola, will be on-hand to meet Untappd fans and give out Untappd t-shirts, stickers, and other swag items. MadTree will be tapping six specialty barrel aged beers and giving away free glasses to the first 100 people, in addition to pouring the wide variety of 32 beers normally on tap.

The competition challenged app users across the country to check-in the beers they were drinking at Untappd verified venues during the month of March. Cincinnati currently has 68 locations, including MadTree, that are members of the Untappd for Business, which allows bars and restaurants to manage their tap-list and connect with their customers in new ways, and beat out other cities like Denver and San Diego, in the month of March in terms of check-ins. “We always knew Cincinnati was a beer drinking town and they made it loud and clear with all the check-ins at so many fantastic verified venues,” said Untappd co-founder, Greg Avola.

“We have been avid users and supporters of the Untappd app since the brewery began five years ago, so it was really exciting to see Cincinnati represent so well in this competition,” said Mike Stuart, MadTree director of people and social strategy. “We’re blown away that so many Untappd users chose to come MadTree to share what they were drinking.”

Cincinnati won the honors in addition to Anaheim, Chicago, Charlotte, New York City, Portland (OR), and Tampa. A complete list of celebrations can be found here: https://untappd.com/sevencitytour. 

About MadTree Brewing Company

Cincinnati’s MadTree Brewing made history when they opened in 2013 by becoming the first modern craft brewery to can its beer in Ohio. When it comes to brewing, they have carved their own path. They mix. They mash. They methodically bring quality beer to life, and have fun doing it. Demand from the growing community keeps MadTree motivated and moving. In return, they make nothing but the best beer and opened their new production brewery and taproom in February 2017. They are founded and continue to grow on the notion that beer builds community builds and community builds beer. For more information about the beers, brewery, and taproom, visit madtreebrewing.com or connect with them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat.

 

About Untappd

Untappd is a new way to socially share and explore the world of beer with your friends and the world. Curious what your friends are drinking or where they're hanging out? Just check their profile where you can toast and comment on their beers! Untappd will offer you beer recommendations based on what you and your friends have been enjoying, so you’ll have no reason to not try something new! As additional encouragement, Untappd allows you to earn a number of cool badges for completing a variety of different criteria. Learn more and download the app at http://untappd.com.

Lagunitas Sakitumi Beer Review (One Hitter Series)

Sakitumi from Lagunitas Brewing Company is a 9% ABV 42 IBU Imperial IPA that is brewed with Sake yeast and rice as part of the process. A little bit sweet and a good amount tasty, this beer is one that is almost designed to be chugged as it goes down so easy. Maybe that’s why they put it in a 32 ounce bottle, although I’m sure some have done so. This is my look at this beer that unfortunately was released as part of the One Hitter Series, so when it’s gone it’s gone. I will say though that it was well worth the pick up here as you will see and hear in the video. This one was an easy 4 out of 5 for me.

Have you had the Sakitumi from Lagunitas? If so then drop a comment below and let others and myself know what you thought about this one.

Mile Wide Catalina Breeze Beer Review

This is Mile Wide Beer Company and a look at their Catalina Breeze. A West Coast American IPA that comes in with an alcohol content of 7% ABV and an IBU level not listed that I would place around a level of 60 or 70 if I had to guess. Check out my video here to see how this one stacks up for me and thanks to my buddy Todd for getting this one, so that I could check out this offering from this Louisville, Kentucky Brewery.

Have you had this beer? If so then drop a comment below and let me know what you thought about it as well.

Press Release: Rhinegeist Brewery Launches Outer Reach Sour Ales

Cincinnati, OH — Cincinnati-based Rhinegeist Brewery is proud to introduce Outer Reaches Sour Ales, a new, delicious lineup of Brett Culture, Mixed Culture and Fruited/Cuvée Sour suds light-years in the making. The first handful of brews will emerge from the ether over the next few months, starting with Infinite Dawn, a Sour Blonde Ale releasing this Friday, April 6th, at 3pm in the Rhinegeist taproom. Each beer in the Outer Reaches series will be available in 500ml bottles in very limited quantities in Ohio, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Indiana & Pittsburgh, PA.

“When we got rolling here at Rhinegeist, we knew that experimentation would be one of our chief personality traits,” said Rhinegeist co-founder Bryant Goulding. “We wanted to explore all angles of beer — hoppy, malty, Belgian and, ultimately, sour.”

Rhinegeist’s expedition to the Outer Reaches began in late 2013, when brewery Barrel Master Luke Cole started experimenting with extra beer, smack packs of yeast, and a trusty five gallon carboy. His first batch combined Fiction — Rhinegeist’s Belgian Extra Pale Ale — and a Roeselare Ale Yeast.

“With that first batch” said Cole, “we knew we had a little something.”

Cole’s early creations were promising, but lacked the finesse and elegance paramount in the industry’s most respected sours. For Goulding, that meant there was more work to be done.

“Sour beers are complex,” said Goulding. “We knew we wouldn’t just launch them at a certain point in time, but more so when they told us that they were ready. I remember that first batch that Luke brought up. We drank it up against some of our favorite sours and determined that it was probably an intensity level of two out of ten. But a good start — we knew we were onto something.”

Over the next few years, Cole continued to experiment in bursts, sourcing yeast strains, refining recipes, tasting batches, and tackling quality challenges with Rhinegeist’s lab team. Improvements came quickly.

The brewery’s output of sours soon accelerated. Carboys became totes, totes became barrels, and barrels became foeders, filling Rhinegeist’s basement workshop with ferociously-aging sour sirens.

“Time is everything and perfection can’t be rushed,” said Jim Matt, Rhinegeist’s Chief Science Officer. “Aged sours produce a mélange of flavors, kind of like a pot of sauce sitting over a simmer. You taste those individual components then, after awhile, they emerge together into something that’s really wonderful.”

In 2017, a program started to take shape. Thematically, the sour making process took on an element of otherworldliness for the Rhinegeist team — each recipe, each brew, each sip was one part of a long, riveting and mysterious trip to a faraway destination. Enter: Outer Reaches.

Logistically, that delicious destination has three components: Brett Culture, Mixed Culture, and Fruited/Cuvée Sours. Each category and the beers in it will explore the wide range of flavors and aromas present in sour beers.

“These beers push the boundaries of flavor and expectation,” said Goulding. “You’ll find brightness, acidity, fruit, funk and exceeding layers of personality. We’re making an intentional departure from predictable brewing into the deeper realms of creation and exploration. We are very excited to bring these beers up out of the basement and into the light.”

For more info, visit http://www.rhinegeist.com/outerreaches.

Got questions? Hit us up on social media @rhinegeist.

450 North Brewing Dank Candy Lollipop Dream Beer Review

This is 450 North Brewing and a look at their Dank Candy – Lollipop Dream. A Double or Imperial IPA that comes in with an alcohol content of 8% ABV and an IBU level of 100. Check out my video here to see how this one stacks up for me and thanks to my buddy Todd for getting this one out to me so that I could check out this offering from this Indiana Brewery.

Have you had this beer? If so then drop a comment below and let me know what you thought about it as well.

Blake's El Chavo Cider Review

El Chavo is one of the cider offerings from Blake’s Hard Cider located in Michigan, and it is the subject of my latest review. Infused with Mango and Habanero made this cider one that quickly caught my interest, especially after how pleasing the last few ones have been that I have tried from Blake’s. So check out my video to see my thoughts on how it went with this one, and how I thought it tasted overall.

Fathead's Bumble Berry Beer Review

Bumble Berry is a honey blueberry ale from Fathead’s Brewery that carries an alcohol content of 5.3% ABV and a low IBU of 13. Brewed with one hop and 3 malts, this beer incorporates honey to add just that little bit more of sweetness to compliment the infused blueberries. An award winning beer in the past and a local favorite around Ohio makes this beer one that is sought after by its fans. For me, it did deliver nicely as it wasn’t overly sweet nor was it overly thin.

Check out my video to hear and see more of my thoughts on this one, and if you have had it as well then let me know what you thought of it by leaving a comment. Cheers and remember…there’s always time, so Get Your Beer On!

Braxton Brewing Moving To The Country Beer Review

Moving To The Country is a collaboration from Braxton Brewing in Covington, Kentucky and Sweetwater Brewing from out of Atlanta, Georgia. This peach Pale Ale comes in with an alcohol content of 5% ABV and 40 IBU and is the first beer launched in the Neighbor Series from Braxton Brewing. Highlighted by the peach influence over the tropical and sweet tartness, this beer played out for me in an interesting yet refreshing way.

Check out my video to hear and see more of my thoughts on this one, and if you have had it as well then let me know what you thought of it by leaving a comment. Cheers and remember…there’s always time, so Get Your Beer On!