Episodes
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Kickstarting Wiedemann, A Legend Reborn!
We are proud to offer, as our 52nd episode–yes, it’s been a year folks–our talk about the relaunch and resurgence of Cincinnati-area “heritage” beer brand George Wiedemann Brewing Co. We are joined by the driving forces behind their resurgence–and their big Kickstarter campaign–John Newberry…
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LIVE! The Pleasant (Ridge) Hour
In this program we are appearing LIVE at The Overlook Lodge (A Rustic Watering Hole) in Cincinnati’s up-and-coming Pleasant Ridge neighborhood. This “bedroom community” for skilled labor at former Cincinnati industrial stalwarts such as Milacron, LeBlond, GE Aircraft and more has fallen on some...
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Gotta Catch 'em All - Breweriana With BCCA
Tonight we are joined by members of the Queen City Chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America ahead of their 40th Annual “Luck ‘o’ The Irish” memorabilia exhibition and trading event, taking place at the CVG Airport Mariott Hotel on March 17th, 18th and 19th. “Beer Dave” Gausepohl, Steve...
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On Location, The Cincinnati Beer Week Draft
Join Cincy Brewcast for all the pageantry and excitement of the 2016 Cincinnati Beer Week Collaboration Draft. The 21 participating Cincinnati craft breweries combine to create 5 teams that will brew 5 different 2016 CBW collaboration beers. We cover it all, from the relay race to determine the...
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Bockfest, OTR, And You!
This week’s episode of the Brewcast is like a step back into history as we fire things up at the Christian Moerlein “Malthouse” taproom on Moore Street in Over The Rhine to talk all things “Bockfest, 2016”. We are joined by Steve Hampton of the OTR Brewery District Development Corp., the keepers…
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3 Guys, Ei8ht Ball... Live
Join us as the Cincy Brewcast crew invades Ei8ht Ball Brewing, at The Party Source in Newport/Bellevue, Kentucky. We are joined by “3 Guys”; Head Brewer Mitch Dougherty, The Party Source Craft Beer Manager and mastermind behind nomad brewery “Quaff Bros.” Danny Gold, and Ei8ht Ball Taproom…
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The Godfather of Cincy Craft Beer - Mike Dewey from Mt. Carmel
We are joined this week by “The Godfather” of Cincy Craft, Mike Dewey from Mt. Carmel Brewing Co. Over the past 10-plus years, Mike and co-founder and wife Kathleen have done it “their way”. Mt. Carmel has stubbornly stuck to a strategy of slow growth when all around them has exploded, and they...
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They Might Be Nine Giant - With Brandon Hughes and Mike Albarella
In this edition of Cincy Brewcast we meet Mike Albarella and Brandon Hughes, the brother-in-law team behind emerging brewery Nine Giant, in Pleasant Ridge, Ohio. We talk to them about their brewing philosophies, the unique qualities about their “P-Ridge” brewpub and what brought them to this…
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Live At The Moerlein Lager House With Greg Hardman, Eric Baumann And GCCBS
From the beautiful Moerlein Lager House in Smale Riverfront Park in Downtown Cincinnati, it’s a very special Live edition of Cincy Brewcast. We are joined by the visionary Greg Hardman, who took a glorious, but dead name from Cincinnati’s brewing heyday–Christian Moerlein–and turned it into a...
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MadTree 2.0 With Jeff Hunt and Kenny McNutt
It’s a big announcement, and one that warrants a special edition of the show – MadTree is not just moving, they’re expanding exponentially. The brewery is making a move from their lowly, small warehouse into the massive 18+ Million Dollar MadTree 2.0 facility in the former Rock-Tenn industrial…
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Bonus Audio – Madtree Expansion August 2015
Here is some audio from our August 24, 2015 edition of Cincy brewcast where Madtree Brewing Co.'s co-founder and head brewer Kenny McNutt speculates and even pre-sages some of the highlights of the expansion of Madtree Brewing Co, officially announced today, January 6, 2016.
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The Craft Beer Resolution
As we return to the "friendly confines" of the Cincy Brewcast Studios, high atop Mt. Carmel for our first show of 2016, we look ahead to the possibilities and the promise of a new year in craft beer. We taste what is very likely 2016's first new beer release in Urban Artifact's "Abacus"...
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The Gnome Game, From The Gnarly Gnome Tavern
Mike invades "The Gnarly Gnome Tavern" for a "Gnome Game" with the "Man Who Is Synonymous With Anonymous". The big man ducks his head to get on the elevator that delves into the subterranean enclave where "The Gnome" hoards beers and writes his blog posts. We drink beers from Firestone Walker…
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The Holiday Extravaganza!
The Holidays are here and what better way to celebrate than with a smooth, complex winter ale from one of Cincy's premier craft breweries - and the "Voice" of Cincy Craft, Cincy Brewcast! We once again are live at Braxton Brewing Company in Covington, KY, and we bring so many of our friends in...
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The Holiday Craft Beer Gift Guide
This week the team tackles the problem of what to get the Craft Beer lover in your life who has everything. Wait... the craft beer lover who loves gadgets, growlers, clothing, and... well... beer... can never have EVERYTHING! From a craft beer card deck for under $4 to the "Cadillac" of craft…
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Friendsgiving With Cincy Brewcast
The Cincy Brewcast family sits down for a ‘Friendsgiving’ meal for the ages, as we try to unravel the mysteries of Thanksgiving beer and food pairings. From spiced pecan appetizers with 50 West Willy-Nilly APA to dessert with cranberry-walnut cupcakes infused and paired with Madtree’s Pilgrim…
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The Infamous One With Lite Beer And Hot Dogs.
Despite his better judgement, Gamal Nagi from Rivertown Brewing joins us again in a whirlwind, madcap hour where Cincy Brewcast asks two age-old questions: "What's the best tasting 'Lite' beer?", and "Is a Hot Dog a sandwich?". We come to a conclusion, if not a consensus on the first, and make no...
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A Rivertown Runs Through It - Rivertown Brewing With Gamal Nagi
In one of the most fortuitous guest bookings in the histroy of Cincy Brewcast, we are joined this week by Gamal Nagi, Director of Relationships and Ideation at Rivertown Brewing Co., hot on the heels of the announcement of Rivertown's major expansion to Monroe, Ohio. Gamal brings two of…
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Brewing In Paradise LIVE, With Jeff Graff, Chef Tony And Ben Ramsey
This week, Cincy Brewcast invades Jeff Graff's Paradise Brewing and Supply on Beechmont Ave in Anderson Township. We are also joined by Chef Antonio of Cincy Beer Brats who brings his delicious food to share and a special surprise guest--Ben Ramsey, Head Brewer for Old Firehouse Brewing in...
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Clubbin’ With The Locals - The Bloatarians and The NKY Homebrewer’s Guild
Cincy Brewcast goes Clubbin' with representatives of two popular home brewing clubs, NKY Homebrewers Guild and Bloatarians Brewers League with reps Eddie and Jon from NKY and 'Hark Johnny' from Bloatarians. We talk why it's good for home brewers to join a club. Also, we talk equipment and the...
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BJCP Don't Judge Me!! Judging with Evan Rouse and Jody Grenert
"Judge not, lest ye be judged." Not to be sacrilegious, but though Christ turned water into wine, he wasn't a Home Brewer. We meet two of the best in the beer judging business tonight--Evan Rouse, who's day job just happens to be as Head Brewer at Covington's Braxton Brewing and Jody Grenert…
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Blessid Union Of Hops - Live With Urban Artifact and Ohio Valley Hops
Cincy Brewcast gets a little horticulture, and a lot of "Wild Culture" as we welcome Ohio Valley Hops co-founders Dave and Nina Volkmann and the brewing masterminds of Cincy Craft's most unique brewery, Bret Kollman-Baker and Josh Elliott from Urban Artifact. They have teamed together to create a...
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Homebrewers, The 'Founders' Of Cincinnati Craft Beer
Tonight the Cincy Brewcast team returns to the "friendly confines" of the studio and is joined by two outstanding local home brewers, Shayne Brammer who brews under the "Blue Hen Brewing" banner and Adam Stone, flying the flag for "Big Slam Brewing". They relate the real-life stores of the…
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Live At The Kroger Oakley Station Growler Bar
The Kroger Company jumps into the Cincy craft beer growler scene with their new craft beer growler bar at their fabulous new flagship store at Oakley Station in Cincinnati. We are joined by Cincinnati-Nashville Craft Brands Manager Nate Wolejsza and "Adult Beverage Steward" Ryan Brock as we…
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Live At Bad Tom Smith
Mike and The Gnome invade Bad Tom Smith Brewing Co. in Cincinnati's East End to get their fair share of "Bad Ass in a Glass"! We're joined in the Bad Tom taproom by Head Brewer Eric Napier and Taproom Manager Kevin Lay, and on the all-new Cincy Brewcast "Hop-Line" by new owner John Vojtush. John...
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Prost! From Oktoberfest To JDubbs.
Episode 26 saw The Gnarly Gnome, Tina and Angie left alone in the studio as Mike headed south for warmer weather. Rest assured, he sent in an interview that he did down at JDub's brewing, and called in to make sure the studio was still in working order. We tried some fantastic Oktoberfest beers,...
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Six Months!
The Cincy Brewcast team looks back on 6 months of shows! Our triumphs and failures, our favorite interviews and people, and where we want to go in the future! We have a special guest who calls in on our first phone interview and we drink some outstanding beers from Jackie O's. Taft's Ale House…
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Smokin' with Asylum Cigars At Jungle Jim's
Why is a craft beer podcast doing a "LIVE" program at a Cigar Festival? Because two of the hosts of said craft beer podcast are also cigar 'junkies', that's why! Add to that the fact that when it comes to food, beer, hot sauce and more, Jungle Jim's ALWAYS knocks festivals out of the park, you...
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MadTree's Summer Bonanza With Kenny McNutt and Lauren Amos
We are honored to be joined by one of the foremost brewers in Cincinnati, Kenny McNutt of Madtree Brewing on this edition of Cincy Brewcast. He is joined by Lauren Amos, Madtree’s Marketing and Events coordinator to discuss the Madtree Summer Bonanza, coming up on August 29, 2015. We don’t let...
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The Wild, The Ginger and The Bad Tom Shuffle
On this episode of Cincy Brewcast, we are joined by John Bent, the Craft Brands manager for Chas. Seligman Distributing Co. in Wilder, KY. John will introduce us to Wild Ginger, the first American-made alcoholic ginger beer. We taste Wild Ginger on it’s own and in cocktails like the “Kentucky...
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Our 21st Birthday - Live! At Braxton
We love the interactive side of the show… from our live periscope feed and interaction via social media… it’s a blast. There are few things that are more enjoyable though, than getting into a taproom and doing a show on location with our fellow craft beer fans surrounding us. This week we do...
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The Founders Series - Scott LaFollette from Blank Slate Brewing
The man, the myth, the legend… this week we are joined by Scott LaFollette the mastermind behind one of the most innovative and popular breweries in Cincinnati, Blank Slate. We taste a few of his beers and Scott gives us his “tell it like it is” take on the Cincinnati Craft brewing scene…
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Eau De Hops - Beers And Cocktails With Hopwater
This episode of the Brewcast is all about drinking water! Wait… What? It’s ok, this is no ordinary water – this is Hopwater, the new craft soft-drink sensation that is developed by Cincy based 48th Parallel. Hopwater has burst onto the regional craft beverage scene with it’s unique mix of...
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Sausagefest With Cincy Beer Brats
It’s a taste sensation as CincyBrewcast welcomes “Chef Tony” from Cincy Beer Brats to our first “Food and Beer” edition! You have seen (and probably tasted) Tony’s delicious wares at their “Beer ‘n’ Brat” events at some of the Cincy Craft taprooms – the next one takes place July 24 at Braxton...
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Ohio Hops and Craft Beer All-Stars
This week we drink some All-Star and Baseball inspired beers from Rhinegeist, Cellar Dweller and Moerlein – all in honor of MLB’s 86th annual All-Star game which is calling Cincinnati home this week. Not set to just drink… we also talk to Dave Volkman for the first time. Dave is from Ohio Valley...
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From Cincy To The A-T-H, Ohio Brew Week 2015
Mike and Tina make the journey from Cincinnati to Athens to have a chat with Weston Lombard, the Executive Director of the 10th annual Ohio Brew Week along with board member Jody Grenert. Here how the festival went from it’s organizers going around Ohio in a U-Haul truck collecting kegs from...
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The Old Firehouse Brewery, Live!
Join the CincyBrewcast team as we take our roadshow to Old Firehouse Brewing in Williamsburg, Ohio. We talk to founder, owner, and brewmaster Adam Cowan, who has taken OFB from a dream to one of the fastest-growing craft beer brands and destinations in Ohio in just three short years. We try a…
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Birthday Beers And Brewery Openings
We spend some time this week announcing the Grand Opening date of Fibonacci – Mt. Healthy’s new nano-brewery, including sharing with you their opening taplist, the times, and more about this exciting event. We talk a bit about our upcoming live show at Old Firehouse and get ourselves pumped up…
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Bollas, Soundclips, and Spritz... Oh My!
While we explore some new production methods (and sound clips) we also dig into a few beers (which might not be a good combination when done together). In addition to our interview with Bob Bollas from Fibonacci Brewing in Mt. Healthy, we also talk about our next live event at The Old Firehouse....
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The Lazy Summer Sunday
After a big live episode last week, we take this one easy. Mike and Tina hold down the fort at Cincy Brewcast studios, while I remain holed up in the Gnarly Gnome Tavern to drink a few beers. We explore some great summertime staples, and share with you some of the happenings and releases across…
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Live at Listermann Brewing Company!
All roads in Cincinnati craft beer have been said to lead to Listermann Brewing Company, and that’s a statement that’s hard to argue with. Listermann Manufacturing Co has been the leading homebrew supply store in the city since they first opened their doors back in 1995, so it only made sense…
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Seeing The Light Of Darkness Brewing
This week we meet Ron Sanders and Eric Bosler, the founders up the upcoming Darkness Brewing in Bellevue, KY. Ron and Eric are hoping for an early autumn debut, but they are already in their space and preparing things! Find out why some of what you may have heard or read (brewing only dark beers…
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Brewhaus Dog Bones
Let’s sit down and have a chat this episode with one of our newest favorite groups of people… Brewhaus Dog Bones. We meet Lisa Graham the founder and driving force behind the non-profit and we learn how she took an idea that she got during a visit to a San Diego craft brewery and in less than a...
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Getting Personal, Ten Questions Style.
This week the CincyBrewcast team answers “10 Questons” about themselves, unscripted and uninterrruped. Find out where we like to drink, what our favorite beer is, what our favorite sports are and more! Also, answer our “Question of the Week” for our new show segment “Asked and Answered”! This...
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Cincy Craft... Always Growing, Always Evolving.
This, the seventh episode of Cincy Brewcast is an exploration of how things are evolving and growing here in Cincinnati’s beer scene. We drink a few beers and then talk about a few big changes that are happening. From Cincy Beer Week’s move next year from winter to summer, the proposed open...
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The Cincy Craft Draft
This week on the show, in addition to an action packed ‘From The Beer Fridge’ we attempt our first ever “Craft Draft” to fill up our hypothetical 24 tap handle taproom with some of the best beers that we can think of. This new exercise proved to be a whole lot more difficult (and fun) than we...
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Wild, Tart... And Delicious! Urban Artifact.
It’s time to talk Urban Artifact! As the brewery prepares for their big Grand Opening we talk about what will be on tap – and even try three of their beers to give you an idea what you’re in store for. We talk with Co-Founder Brett Kollman-Baker and Brewer Josh Elliott, and discuss the newest...
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Little Brewhouse, Big Flavors! DogBerry Brewing in West Chester
This week we head out on the road to DogBerry Brewing where we are joined by Chris Frede and Tony Meyer for our first “experimental” road show and live test. We try their beer, and talk about what makes DogBerry special in this Cincinnati beer scene! Guests This Episode Tony Meyer – DogBerry…
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The Founder's Series, Mike Dewey from Mt.Carmel
As we wrap up our Braxton grand opening coverage, join us as we dive in and meet Mt. Carmel founder Mike Dewey in our inaugural “Founder Series” interview. We’ve also got some news about the Moerlein Lager House, Jungle Jim’s Founder’s Brewing pint night and self-serve beer taps coming to Great...
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Visiting the Braxton Brewing Company "Garage"
On this episode of Cincinnati’s finest craft beer podcast, we talk all things Braxton Brewing Company. Mike heads down to Covington to interview Greg, Jake and Evan Rouse along with Richard Dube ahead of Braxton’s much anticipated grand opening on March 27th. Once back in studio we crack open a…
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