Ohio is well-represented in the fifth annual Brewing News National IPA Challenge. The competition — run like the NCAA’s March Madness — pits 128 IPAs against each other. They are judged in a bracket format until one is declared the winner. … Continue reading →
Market Garden giving away free growlers on Sunday
Market Garden Brewery in Cleveland is offering an interesting promotion: a free growler on Super Bowl Sunday. Don’t get too excited, though. The glass container is free, but you still have to pay for the beer inside. The jugs typically go … Continue reading →
Yuengling Bock hits Ohio on Monday
Yuengling Bock — a seasonal beer from D.G. Yuengling & Son — will be released in Ohio starting Monday. If you can’t wait that long and live in the Cleveland-Akron area, the Winking Lizard Taverns in downtown Cleveland, Fairlawn and … Continue reading →
Tickets on sale now for International Beer Fest
Tickets are on sale now for the second annual International Beer Fest at the I-X Center in Cleveland. The event, considered the largest competition of world beers in the Midwest, is May 11 and 12. The festival will feature three tasting sessions with more than … Continue reading →
Winter Warmer Fest lineup set
The beer lineup for the sixth annual Winter Warmer Fest in Cleveland is set. The event, a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, is 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at Windows on the River. Here is the rundown: Black … Continue reading →
Sixpoint Craft Ales moving into Ohio
Sixpoint Craft Ales, a brewery in Brooklyn, N.Y., will start distributing in Ohio in late February. The core Sixpoint lineup comes in 16-ounce cans and is sold in four-packs. The brewery — which uses the slogan “Uncanny approach” — also has … Continue reading →
Fat Head’s launches beer blog
Fat Head’s Brewery has launched a beer blog to keep interested beer fans up to date on progress with its new production brewery being built in Middleburg Heights in suburban Cleveland. The blog now has plenty of photos detailing the work. ”Once … Continue reading →
Groundhog sees Samuel Adams Alpine Spring
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, which means six more weeks of winter. He also saw a six-pack of Samuel Adams Alpine Spring, the brewery’s new seasonal beer and the “official” beer of Groundhog Day. The photo above was … Continue reading →
Eric Bean to take over the Ohio Craft Brewers Association
Eric Bean, the owner and brewer at Columbus Brewing Co., has been elected as the new president of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association. He was chosen at a meeting last year but won’t officially take the position until August. The … Continue reading →
Brecksville Heinen’s to hold special beer tasting
The Heinen’s grocery in Brecksville will hold a special beer tasting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 10. The event will feature beers from Rivertown, Mt. Carmel, Buckeye, Lager Heads, Rockmill, Cellar Rats, Thirsty Dog, Indigo Imp, The Brew Kettle … Continue reading →
Market Garden completing expansion
Market Garden Brewery in Cleveland hasn’t been open a year, but it’s already expanding to meet demand. “We are just finishing our latest brewery expansion, with the install of seven new tanks and a new cleaning system,” brewer Andy Tveekrem … Continue reading →
AleFest Columbus is Saturday
The seventh annual AleFest Columbus returns to the Aladdin Shrine Center from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday. The event features more than 250 beers and more than 100 breweries. The cost is $40, which gets you 20 sampling tickets, a … Continue reading →
Cincinnati Beer Week approaching
Cincinnati Enquirer food writer Polly Campbell has a story today about Cincinnati Beer Week, which begins Thursday. More than 70 events are planned at 46 locations. “Though Cincinnati may be a little late to the party compared to other parts … Continue reading →
Columbus Brewing moving into Northeast Ohio
Columbus Brewing Co., the second oldest craft brewery in Ohio, will expand its distribution into Northeast Ohio starting next week. “It’s been on our wish list or a target for a long time,” owner and brewer Eric Bean said. “It’s … Continue reading →
Dayton Daily News highlights Cellar Dweller Brewery
The Dayton Daily News has a story about the new Cellar Dweller Brewery, which will be at Valley Vineyards in Warren County. The brewery expects to release its beers this spring and have a full unveiling June 2 at the winery’s annual … Continue reading →