MadTree partners with Community Coffee Roasters on New ‘Local Blend’ Beers

Local Blend features the same beer infused with four different Ohio-roasted coffees

CINCINNATI (January 3, 2019) – MadTree Brewing has partnered with some of Ohio’s best coffee roasters to create a unique coffee beer experience. MadTree’s brewers worked side-by-side with coffee roasters from Deeper Roots Coffee (Cincinnati), Phoenix Coffee Co. (Cleveland), Stauf’s Coffee (Columbus), and Boston Stoker Coffee Co. (Dayton). They collaborated to select, roast, and brew the four unique coffees to give each city’s beer a unique flavor. MadTree then packaged one of each in mixed four-packs of 12 oz cans. Each can’s artwork features a rendition of the respective city’s skyline to pay homage to the corresponding roaster.

“We love coffee almost as much as we love beer, so we had this idea to partner with some of the best roasters in the state to show how the flavor profile of a coffee beer can be so different depending on the beans,” said Ryan Blevins, MadTree head brewer. “We made sure the beer took a bit of a back seat so the coffee could shine. Overall, it was awesome to see how their passion for coffee mirrors the passion we have for crafting quality beer.”

Deeper Roots head roaster, Adam Shaw, said, “It was great to be able to be a part of the process from the beginning to ensure we were able to create such specific flavors. The brewing and roasting were all done so purposefully to steer the beer with the coffee.”

A Local Blend can release party will be held on Saturday, January 5 at 10AM at the MadTree Taproom at 3301 Madison Rd in Oakley. Roasters from Deeper Roots, Phoenix, Stauf’s, and Boston Stoker will be on-hand brewing free, fresh cups of the coffee used in the beers (while supplies last) and Deeper Roots will have a mobile roaster to give a live coffee roasting demonstration. Mixed four-packs of cans will also go on sale for the first time for $12.50 each (including tax).

The four-packs go on-sale throughout Ohio and Northern Kentucky beginning Monday, January 7.

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. They are founded and continue to grow on the notion that beer builds community and community builds beer. MadTree distributes its beers throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Middle and Eastern Tennessee. 

Winter Warmer Fest Breweries Announced

CLEVELAND – The Ohio Craft Brewers Association released the list of participating breweries for the 13^th Annual Winter Warmer Fest. 61 Ohio craft breweries will showcase their winter seasonal, limited-edition and high-gravity beers at Windows on the River on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 2-5 p.m. The total number of breweries is up five from 2018's sold-out event and features 11 first-time participants, reflective of the rapid growth of craft breweries in Ohio.

The Winter Warmer Fest is a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, a non-profit organization founded to promote, preserve and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry.

Winter Warmer Fest will once again feature a cask area with several breweries offering special infusions available only at the event. Many of the brewers will be on hand throughout the day to meet and talk with Ohio craft beer enthusiasts.

More than 60 Ohio breweries to feature seasonal, rare and strong beers.

Participating breweries (first-timers marked with*):

Akronym Brewing*
Bookhouse Brewing*
The Brew Brothers at Scioto Downs
The Brew Kettle
BrewDog
Brick and Barrel Brewing
BRIM Kitchen + Brewery
Butcher & the Brewer
Catawba Island Brewing Co.
Collision Bend Brewing Company
Columbus Brewing Company
Cornerstone Brewing Company
Crooked Handle Brewing Co.
Double Wing Brewing Co.
Elevator Brewing
Fat Head’s Brewery
Grainworks Brewing Company
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Hairless Hare Brewery
Hansa Brewery
HiHO Brewing Company
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland
Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
Jackie O’s Brewery
JAFB-Wooster Brewery
The Jolly Scholar
Little Fish Brewing Company
Lucky Owl Brewing
MadTree Brewing
Magic City Brewing Company*
Maize Valley
Market Garden Brewery
Masthead Brewing Co.
Millersburg Brewing Company
Muskellunge Brewing*
Noble Beast Brewing Co.
North High Brewing
Ohio Brewing Company
Paradigm Shift Brewing
The Phoenix Brewing Company
Platform Beer Co.
Pretentious Barrel House*
R.Shea Brewing
Railroad Brewing Company
Rhinegeist
Rocky River Brewing Company
Royal Docks Brewing Co.
Sandy Springs Brewing*
Saucy Brew Works
Seventh Son Brewing
Shale Brewing*
Sibling Revelry Brewing
Streetside Brewing*
Terrestrial Brewing
Thirsty Dog Brewing Co.
Three Tigers Brewing*
Wild Ohio Brewing*
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
Wooly Pig Farm Brewery*
Working Class Brewery
Yellow Springs Brewery

General admission tickets are available in advance for $45, which includes a souvenir glass and tasting tickets for 20 four-ounce samples. Early admission tickets are also available in advance for $55, granting admission at 1 p.m. Designated driver admission is available for $15 and includes a food voucher. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.beerfesttickets.com/winterwarmer2019

Attendees will enjoy a spirited entrance courtesy of Black Sheep Pipes & Drums, plus live music throughout the event from Austin Walkin’ Cane and Chris Allen. Four food trucks will be set-up on site: Fired Up Taco Truck, The Manna Truck, Scott’s Fire and Ice, and Slyman’s Tavern.

Winter Warmer Fest is supported by Boelter Beverage, The Country Malt Group, Frantz Ward, and Mosaic Employee Benefits. Winter Warmer Fest is also sponsored by the following Ohio craft breweries: Columbus Brewing Company, Fat Head’s Brewery, Great Lakes Brewing, Masthead Brewing Co., Muskellunge Brewing, Saucy Brew Works, Brick & Barrel, Butcher & the Brewer, MadTree Brewing, Platform Beer Co., The Phoenix Brewing Company, Royal Docks Brewing, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, The Brew Brothers, The Brew Kettle, Catawba Island Brewing, Cornerstone Brewing, Grainworks Brewing, Hansa Brewery, HiHO Brewing Co., Hofbrauhaus Cleveland, Hoppin’ Frog Brewery, Jackie O’s Brewery, Lucky Owl Brewing, Market Garden Brewery, Millersburg Brewing, Noble Beast Brewing, Paradigm Shift Brewing, Rhinegeist Brewery, Seventh Son Brewing, Sibling Revelry Brewing, Streetside Brewery, Thirsty Dog Brewing and Working Class Brewery.

Founded in 2007, the Ohio Craft Brewers Association is a nonprofit guild that exists to promote, preserve and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry. We aspire to be recognized as the industry leader at both state and national levels for preserving the art of making high-quality, unique craft beer; to serve as the unified voice for craft brewers across the state; to advocate on behalf of the Ohio craft beer industry; to contribute to systemic, local community development by driving economic and job growth, while creating experiences that bring people together; and to serve as a beacon for local production and manufacturing through craft beer, resulting in diverse choices for consumers.

Cincinnati Based Urban Artifact Brewery Nominated for Good Food Award

Press Release: Cincinnati, OH - The 2019 Good Food Awards Finalists have been announced, and for the second time in three years local brewery Urban Artifact is again a finalist with their dry hopped barrel aged sour, Orbexilum. Only 21 brewers across the country qualified as finalists and Urban Artifact is the only brewery in the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana to make the finals for the 2019 Good Food Awards.

Orbexilum was dry-hopped with hops from local growers Dave & Nina Volkman, of Ohio Valley Hops, as well as using local yeast for a true taste of local terroir. Barrel aged for over a year and a half, at which time hops from Ohio Valley Hops were selected for their intensity and quality of flavor. Dry-hopped for three days and immediately bottled, Orbexilum was a mix of wild yeast character and fresh hop aromatics.

The 2019 Good Food Award Finalists are taking care of the commons for future generations, strengthening their communities through their decisions as small businesses, and building international relations with direct trade and above fair trade prices for cocoa, coffee and spices. Finalists from across the 16 categories embody what it means to be good global citizens, eschewing carbon-emitting fertilizers and pesticides, favoring practices that build soil health and sourcing local ingredients with low transportation-related carbon footprints. 

 Urban Artifact is Ohio's sour brewery with a taproom, full bar, and live music venue, located in the historic St. Patrick’s Church in Cincinnati, Ohio’s Northside neighborhood. Urban Artifact opened their doors with their first beers and music shows in April 2015.

Urban Artifact specializes in tart and wild ales, especially balanced, heavily fruited ales. Urban Artifact’s beers are inspired by their culture and community, and by the microscopic natural world around us.

Winter Warmer Fest to Return in March 2019

Popular annual event features strong and rare beers from 50 Ohio craft breweries

CLEVELAND – The Ohio Craft Brewers Association presents the 13^th Annual Winter Warmer Fest at Windows on the River on Saturday, March 9 from 2-5 p.m. More than 50 Ohio craft breweries will showcase their winter seasonal, limited-edition and high-gravity beers. The Winter Warmer Fest is a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, a non-profit organization founded to promote, preserve and protect Ohio’s craft brewing industry.

Winter Warmer Fest tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 a.m. A $10 discount will be applied to the first 100 early admission tickets sold on Black Friday.

General admission tickets are available in advance for $45, which includes a souvenir glass and tasting tickets for 20 four-ounce samples. Early admission tickets are also available for $55 ($45 with Black Friday discount), granting admission at 1 p.m. Designated driver admission is available for $15 and includes a food voucher. Tickets can be purchased online at www.beerfesttickets.com/winterwarmer2019

Winter Warmer Fest will once again feature a cask area with several breweries offering special infusions available only at the event. Many of the brewers will be on hand throughout the day to meet and talk with Ohio craft beer enthusiasts. Ohio On Tap app users attending the event will receive five bonus passport stamps to redeem toward prizes.

The Black Sheep Pipes & Drums will welcome guests to the venue, while Cleveland musicians Austin Walkin’ Cane and Chris Allen will entertain guests during the event. Food trucks on site include Slyman’s Tavern, Scott’s Fire and Ice and more to be announced.

Winter Warmer Fest is supported by Frantz Ward and Mosaic Employee Benefits.
 

Founded in 2007, the Ohio Craft Brewers Association is a nonprofit guild that exists to promote, preserve and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry. We aspire to be recognized as the industry leader at both state and national levels for preserving the art of making high-quality, unique craft beer; to serve as the unified voice for craft brewers across the state; to advocate on behalf of the Ohio craft beer industry; to contribute to systemic, local community development by driving economic and job growth, while creating experiences that bring people together; and to serve as a beacon for local production and manufacturing through craft beer, resulting in diverse choices for consumers.

Ale-O-Ween Beer List Announced For Dayton Event

Halloween-themed festival returns with a larger lineup of seasonal and rare Ohio beers.

DAYTON, Ohio – “Spooky Tooth.” “Nightmare on North.” “Nosferatu.” “Brewedwitch.” These are just a few of the frighteningly great beers available at Ale-O-Ween, a Halloween-themed craft beer festival, being held at the Dayton Steam Plant on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 6-9 p.m. Ale-O-Ween is a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association (OCBA), a nonprofit guild that exists to promote, preserve and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry.

Building on the success of 2017’s inaugural Halloween-themed craft beer festival, over 40 Ohio craft breweries will be pouring samples of more than 100 beers, featuring seasonal styles, limited-release brews and popular favorites. This year, Ale-O-Ween will also take advantage of the Steam Plant's outdoor space, allowing for more attendees and more participating breweries.

In addition to craft beer samples, Ale-O-Ween will feature live music by The AmpFibians and Team Void, food from The Drunken Waffle, Pa’s Pork and The Wicked ‘Wich of Dayton, face painting by L. Hetherington Studio and tarot card readings by House of Ravenwood. Craft beer enthusiasts are encouraged to dress up to win prizes in the Ale-O-Ween costume contest. Ohio On Tap app users in attendance will also earn five bonus passport stamps redeemable for prizes.

OCBA is offering a group discount to this year’s event, the Ale-O-Ween Six-Pack: get six regular or early admission tickets for the price of five. Individual general admission tickets are available in advance for $40, which includes a souvenir glass and tasting tickets for 20 four-ounce samples. Early admission tickets are also available for $50, granting admission at 5 p.m. Designated driver admission is available for $15 and includes a food voucher. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.beerfesttickets.com/aleoween

Lyft is offering discounted rides to and from Ale-O-Ween. Riders can enter promo code ALEOWEEN18 for 25% off two rides (up to a $5 discount per ride) on the day of the event.

Ale-O-Ween is sponsored by Frantz Ward LLP, Lyft, Mosaic Employee Benefits, Ohio Beer Counsel, Prestige Glassware, The Steam Plant, Urban Artifact, Warped Wing Brewing Company, Yellow Springs Brewery, FigLeaf Brewing Company, Maumee Bay Brewing Co., The Phoenix Brewing Company, Rhinegeist, Royal Docks Brewing Company, Branch & Bone Artisan Ales, Crooked Handle Brewing Company, The Dayton Beer Company, Grainworks Brewing Company, Hairless Hare Brewing Company, Lock 27 Brewing, Municipal Brew Works, Paradigm Shift Brewing, Pretentious Barrel House and Toxic Brew Company.
 
2018 Ale-O-Ween beer list:
16 Lots Brewing Co. – The Beast DIPA; Oktoberfest
Branch & Bone Artisan Ales – Violet Perception - Ginger, Lime, and Pea Blossom Berliner Weisse; Spectral Alphabet - IPA with Mosaic and Citra
Carillon Brewing Co. – Squash Ale; Coriander Ale
Crooked Handle Brewing Co. – Witcher Imperial Pumpkin Ale; Roadside Peanut Butter Porter
The Dayton Beer Company – Deep Sea Diving Peanut Butter Vanilla Stout; Broken Empire Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout; Canal Boat IPA; Beast of Tadmor Village Barrel Aged Doppelbock
Devil Wind Brewing – Ein Prosit! Festbier; Mind the Gap ESB
Elevator Brewing Co. – Great White Pumpkin Ale; Pommes du Paradis - Belgian Apple Ale; Gravity 4.0 - Belgian-style Tripel; 380 - IPA
Eudora Brewing Co. – Cheval Magique Belgian Golden Strong Ale; Groove Juice Session IPA
Fat Head's Brewery – Head Hunter; Spooky Tooth
Fifth Street Brewpub – Ramona Brown Ale w/ Maple & Praline; Better Than #psl Squash Saison
FigLeaf Brewing Company – StarCrusher Double Hazy IPA; Wee Easy Scotch Ale; Ponderous Porter; 24 month Bourbon Barrel Aged Black Solstice
Fretboard Brewing – Mellowship ISP; Fretboard Vlad Pilsner; Fugee Breakfast Ale; Shimmy Shimmy Cocoa Pop Chocolate Red
Grainworks Brewing Company – poundsign nofilter NE IPA; Oatmeal Stout; My Blue Heaven Blueberry ESB; Pineapple Cherry Tart
Great Lakes Brewing Co. – Nosferatu, Imperial Oyster Stout
Hairless Hare Brewery – Whirlfloced IPA; Buckeye Nation Peanut Butter Porter
Heavier Than Air Brewing – Lost at Sea American Honey Amber; McCook Bound American Stout
HiHO Brewing Co. – Oktoberfest; Ginger Beet Saison
Little Fish Brewing Company – Apricot Reinheitsgewhat!?; Poisson Grand - Honey Saison
Lock 27 Brewing – Stumbling Nag DIPA; Hippity Hopsta NEIPA; Pumpkin Pi Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Lucky Star Brewery – Mucho Michelada-Bloody Mary, Ojos Locos-Mexican Lager
MadTree Brewing – Blood Orange PsycHOPathy; Happy Amber
Maumee Bay Brewing – Dreamin' Demon; Brewedwitch Barleywine; Barrel Aged Total Eclipse w/ maple; Alegae Bloom
Mother Stewart's Brewing – Wet Hop Pale Ale; Porter; Oktoberfest
Municipal Brew Works – Approachable Blonde; Orange Agave Blonde; Scout IPA; True West Coffee Porter
North High Brewing – North High Stick amber ale; Mr. Fahrenheit NE IPA
Paradigm Shift Brewing – Nightmare on North - Pumpkin Ale; Donkey Bones - Vienna Lager; Festus - Festbier; Wonderwall - IPA
Phoenix Brewing Company – Dark Lylith Imperial Chocolate Stout; Orange Eyes Pumpkin Ale; Embalming Fluid Double IPA; Cyclops Milkshake IPA; Undertaker Imperial Rye IPA
Platform Beer Co. – Paranormal Hoptivity, Yammy Yammy
Pretentious Barrel House – Derisive with Strawberries; Proficient (Sour Saison); Truculent with Peaches; Sybarite with Apricots
Rhinegeist – Infinite Dawn; Existential Apples; Mushhushu; Quarky Citra
Roundhouse Depot Brewing Co. – Ichabod Train Pumpkin Pie Cream Ale; Scenic Train Oktoberfest
Royal Docks Brewing Co. – Deathly Mallows - Marshmallow Milk Stout; Dare IPA - Hybrid West Coast/NE Style IPA; Yuletide - Holiday Spice Ale; Jackboots & Kilt - Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
Sibling Revelry Brewing – Festbier
Star City Brewing – Building 26; Twisted Mill
Streetside Brewery – Goseface Killah - Gose with Plum; 81 Feet - Pale Ale with Mandarina Bavaria and Cascade
Toxic Brew Company – Hangar 18 Porter; Harvest Ale Seasonal
Urban Artifact – Finn: Tart Pale Ale; Chariot: Tart Cherry Gose; Gaslight: Sour Fresh Hop Double IPA; Operation Plowshare: Blackberry Midwest Fruit Tart
Warped Wing Brewing Company – Creepshow w/ Maple & Coffee; Lagerstadt Oktoberfest; Grape Creek Must Barleywine; 10 Ton Oatmeal Stout; EXP IPA #2
Wild Ohio Brewing Company – Black Cherry Bourbon; Blood Orange Tangerine
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing – Clear Sky Daybreak; Driftwood
Yellow Springs Brewery – Multiball-Pilsner; S’mores Handsome-American Brown Ale w/s’mores; Little House of Haze- Hazy Pale Ale
 

Founded in 2007, the Ohio Craft Brewers Association is a nonprofit guild that exists to promote, preserve and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry. We aspire to be recognized as the industry leader at both state and national levels for preserving the art of making high-quality, unique craft beer; to serve as the unified voice for craft brewers across the state; to advocate on behalf of the Ohio craft beer industry; to contribute to systemic, local community development by driving economic and job growth, while creating experiences that bring people together; and to serve as a beacon for local production and manufacturing through craft beer, resulting in diverse choices for consumers.