With my researcher and designated driver in tow I attended the 2014 Cincinnati Winter Beer Fest. Always a great showcase for local brewing, it also gives you the opportunity to sample brews that you don't normally find in Cincy, or sample beers that you didn't even know existed.
Mt. Caramel Coffee Brown Ale - The first beer I tried and it wasn't a great first choice. The Coffee flavor was overwhelming. It was hard to get any other impression of this beer.
Blank Slate Shroomiuous - Decent Brown ale, earthy flavor from the shitake mushrooms they added to the recipe.
Uinta Hop Nosh - Lots of floral hops, but not too bitter.
Buckeye Lake - Shovelhead 2XIPA - The Beer Fest was the debut for this excellent IPA. Very complex hop flavors with a good balance and decent finish. I will have to do further research.
Deschutes - Hop Henge Experimental IPA - Very Hoppy smell, has a sweet fruity taste. Excellent IPA.
Stone Matt's Burning Rosids Saison - Fruity and smooth taste, full bodied with the 10.5% ABV hiding in the back to surprise you.
Fifty West 3037 Session Pale Ale - Great Pale Ale, orange and other fruit flavors in the hops. Very drinkable, would be a good beer to have with a meal.
Fifty West Punch in the EyePA - lots of citrus hops right off the bat and then the malts kick in. The 10% ABV could punch you in the eye if you aren't careful.
Lagunitas Sucks IPA - No it doesn't
Christian Moerlein Hostavit - This is the 2014 collaboration beer from Blank Slate, Christian Moerlein, Double Barrel, Fifty West, Listermann, Mad Tree, Mt. Carmel, Rhinegeist, Rivertown and Triple Digit.
It is a mild Imperial Pilsner, very drinkable with some very interesting hop tastes floating around in there.
Christian Moerlein 10+161 - Bourbon Barrel aged Winter Warmer. The bourbon was not overpowering, just enough to give the beer a little extra flavor and kick.
2/13/2014
Review: Old 21
Very full flavored Double IPA from The Brew Kettle. Mainly Citrus hop flavor, surprisingly it is not very heavy.
2/10/2014
Review: Kentucky IPA
Very average IPA, borderline Pale Ale. I guess it was OK, just not overly impressed. I had it at the end of a long day and it just wasn't what I was after.
2/09/2014
Review: Emancipator
This is a very, very good Doppelbock from Christian Moerlein. Caramel malt flavor at first with some fruity tastes and hops to balance things out.
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