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Ohio Brew Week 2014
Ohio Brew Week 2014 Starts tomorrow and boy are we excited! This will be the 9th annual Ohio brew week held in Athens from July 11th – 19th and from what we can tell it may be the best yet. There are scores more breweries...
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Smokehouse Brewing’s 11th Annual Mini Real Ale Fest
This year marked the 11th Mini Real Ale Fest at Smokehouse Brewing (formerly Barley’s Smokehouse). The festival is all about firkin cask versions of Ohio beers–no C02 for you draft lovers! From their site: Every Friday, w...
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Beer, with a Garnish
We recently celebrated Cinco De Mayo and with that you see a lot of Mexican lagers with limes stuck in the top of the bottle or on the side of the glass. This may be nothing new, but it got us thinking–what is the deal with the...
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National Burger Month: Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery
One of my all time favorite breweries is Athens based Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery–and for good reason. They have what I feel are some of not only the best and unique beers, not just in Ohio, but in the US of A. With the r...
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May: National Burger Month
Thanks to a random ad on Facebook, I learned this is National Burger Month. I won’t mention the company that posted the ad, because I’m a jerk like that. I googled to confirm. And, yes, Virginia, it’s evidentl...
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Gahanna Brewfest May 24th @ Creekside Plaza
Of course, as one event comes up, there are certain to be more to follow. So we have, shortly after Maifest, the Gahanna Brewfest on May 24th (warning, Flash website, so don’t bother on your phone!). I’ll do you a f...
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Maifest May 10th @ Zauber
EDITED: May 6th–I missed MANBQUE and Smokehouse Brewing‘s inclusion. So Ryan and I took a trip to Zauber Brewing the other week, and came across a flyer for Maifest… A local brewery, celebrating Maifest (a European celebr...
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Boston Brewing at a Glance
Long time, no see! I’ve been wrapped up in life and a new job, and I’m diving back in! I had a brief pop-in to Boston, Massachusetts last week (sadly, not for PAX east), and had a chance to hit up a couple of the lo...
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The Go-To Beers
I just wanted to address the notion of the go-to beer. We all have one dating back to our earliest drinking days to something we have discovered along the way. I think most beer drinkers along the way have started out with some...
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Chocolate + Beer
There’s no beating around the bush, that with Valentine’s Day tomorrow, you’ve got your chocolates and possibly flowers lined up. IF not, I hope you at least picked up something from Victoria’s Secret, o...
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My Beermosa, WOO
Now I realize that I am not the first one to come up with this idea (or maybe I am and everyone else has been stealing my thunder) but the beermosa is something I have been enjoying for a few months. The idea is simple enough, ...
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Upcoming Beer and Drink Pairings
If you’re like us, you love when a place that serves great food teams their chefs up with some great breweries. No better way to “support local” (and sometimes, drink local), in my opinion! 101 Beer Kitchen is...
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Or Hoppy Christmas if you like!
Or Hoppy Christmas if you like! from Last of the Big Time Beer Drinkers on Facebook
