I just found out that my brother picked up VIP tickets to the Cincy Beerfest - winter edition.
Each attendee gets 25 sampling tickets with each good for one sample. VIP ticket holders get inside at 6:30p.m and receive other benefits including a larger souvenir sampling glass.
So what do I need to put on my short list for samples of.
Beer List:
Bell's Winter White
Rye Stout! Rye Stout 6.7%Consecrator Doppelbock 8%Pale Ale American Pale AleOarsman Wheat Wheat AleTreog's Nugget Nectar! IPA 7.5%Treog's JavaHead Stout -Stout 7.5%North Peak Diabolical IPA- IPA 6.7%North Peak Vicious Wheat IPA- IPA 6.7%Founders Centennial IPA -IPA 7.2%Founders Red's Rye- Rye Pale Ale 6.6%Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale
Founders Double Trouble Dble IPA 9.4%FoundersEndurance All Day IPA! Founders Dirty Dancer!! (Fri.)Tripl IPA 12%Founders Curmudgeon!!(Sat.)OldAle 9.8%Southern Tier Old Man Winter 7.2%Southern Tier 2X Double IPA 8.2%Southern Tier Gemini!! Double IPA 10.5%Flying Dog Garde Dog - Bier de GardeFlying Dog Wild Dog Coffee Stout! 8.9%Brew Kettle Copperhead Red - Red Ale
Brew Kettle Old 21 Imperial IPA 9%Ft. Collins Retro Red - Hoppy AmberFt. Collins Rocky Mountain IPA Sierra Nevada Glissade Bock-Helles BockSierra Nevada Pale Ale - American Pale AleHarpoon IPAHarpoon Celtic Ale - Irish Red Ale21st AmendmentFiresideChat-Winter Ale 7.9%21st Amendment Back In Black IPA 6.8%21st Hell or High Watermelon Fruity Wheat Ale
Victory Prima Pils PilsnerVictory St. Victorious Doppelbock 7.9%Rogue Mogul Old Ale Strong Ale-7Hops-7% Smuttynose Big Ass IPA Double IPA 9.2%Dogfish Head Raison De Etre Belgian Strong Ale 8%Dogfish Head India Brown Ale Brown AlePaolo Santo Marron! American Strong Ale 12%Breckenridge Regal Pilsner! Dble Pilsner 7%Breckenridge Vanilla Porter- American PorterHeavy Seas Loose Cannon IPA - Triple
Hopped IPA 7.25%Heaavy Seas Small Craft Warning Double
Pilsner 7%Bard's GLUTEN FREE ALE Sorghum BeerGreat Divide Hoss - Rye Marzen Great Divide Hades - Belgian Ale 7.3%Great Divide Belgica - Belgian IPA 7.2%Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti! Imperial Stout 9.5%
Stone Smoked Porter Stone Pale Ale - American Pale AleArrogant Bastard American Strong Ale 7.2%Double Bastard! American Strong Ale 10%North Coast Old Rasputin! Russian Imperial Stout 9%North Coast Red Seal Ale - American AmberNorth Coast Scrimshaw PilsenerNorth Coast Pranqster Belgian! Belgian Strong Ale 7.6%Original Sin Cider 6%
Original Sin Pear Cider 4.50%Weihenstephaner Hefe Weiss - HefeweizenWeihenstephaner Korbinian Dopplebock 7.4%Moerlein Northern Liberties IPAMoerlein Lager House Helles LagerMoerlein OTR Pale Ale - American Pale Ale Moerlein Emancipator Doppelbock 7%Hudepohl- Hudepohl Amber AmberHudepohl Festival BockLittle Kings Cream AleListermann's Enter The Beagle IPA IPAListermann's Friar Bacon Smoked BockListermann's Cask of Wild Mild Mild AleListermann's Cincinnatus Imperial Bourbon Stout!! *high abvRock Bottom Cincinnati Chili Beer
Rockbottom Crosley Pale AleRockbottom White Tiger Wheat Rockbottom Tazza Mia Espresso PorterRockbottom Liquid Sun TripelRockbottom Queen of Hops IPA New!Rivertown Hop Bomber IPARivertown Dunkel
Rivertown Hop Baron Imperial IPA 8.5%Rivertown BockRivertown Oatmeal Stout
Rivertown Hefeweizen
Ellzebelle Belgian Tripel Stout 8.7% - The Award Winning Festival Ale recipe brewed at Rivertown Brewing Co.
Elevator Procrastinator Doppelbock *high abv
Mogabi American Pale Ale Bleeding Buckeye Red Amber Ale Dark Horse Lager*GABF Winner American Gordon Biersch Double Hop Pilsner-New!
Fat Head's Headhunter IPA*GABF WinnerBumbleberry Ale
Brewer's Surprise!Wooden Shoe LagerWooden Shoe Bock!Tippecanoe Canal JumperWooden Shoe Stallos Town WheatMaumee Bay - Buckeye BeerMaumee Bay Dry Irish StoutMaumee Bay IPAMaumee Bay WeizenbrockMaumee Bay Amarillo Double IPA!Maumee Bay Total Eclipse Breakfast Stout!Thirsty Dog Siberian Night! Thirsty Dog Stud Service StoutThirsty Dog Twisted KiltThirsty Dog Cerberus 10 Dog Ale!!Great Lakes Conway's Irish AleGreat Lakes Cleveland Burning River Pale AleGreat Lakes Dortmunder GoldGreat Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald PorterSam Adams 4 Beers To Be Announced
Party Source's Quaff Bros. Jones' IPA
Party Source's Quaff Bros. Figgin PuddingSummit Winter AleSummit Extra Pale AleBluegrass Bourbon Barrel StoutBBC Pale AleLeinenkugel 1888 BockBlue Moon Spring AleKing Ludwig WeissPeroni
Pilsner Urquell The Truckful 'O Hops!Breckenridge 471 IPABreckenridge Lucky UGreat Divide Titan IPADogfish Head 60 Minute IPADogfish Head 90 Minute IPAStone Sublimely Self RighteousStone Cali-Belgique IPABuckeye Brewing Hippie IPA2 Brothers Cane & AbelBoulder Looking Glass Mojo IPA
Mt. Carmel BeerambulanceBlonde AleCopper Nut Brown Winter Ale
KY Ale GardenKentucky Ale
Kentucky Light
Ky Bourbon Barrel Ale
Goose Island Tasting AreaGoose Island
312 Urban WheatChicago Mild Winter Ale Honker's Ale Matilda Pere Jacques Sofie IPA Pepe Nero New!Red Hook Ropeswing PilsnerLonghammerWidmer HefeweizenDrifter
Left Hand's MOO MOBILELeft Hand Milk Sout (On NITRO)Warrior IPAPolestar PilsnerSawtooth AleFade to BlackJunior Black Belt!
Spaten Bier GartenSpaten MaibockGermany OptimatorFranziskanner WeissSpaten DunkelSpaten Lager
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Lazy idiot
I did the one this group put on in Columbus a few weeks back: great event.
Have fun, and take a cab.
Tick tock
Prince of Fatness
I agree with Drew on the cab. Do not even think about getting behind the wheel, You will be in the wrapper.
As far as what to try, I would go with hard to find stuff first, then go with what you really like. Lot's of good stuff there.
Those two offerings from Troegs are very tasty. I am not sure how readily available Troegs is out there.
Not at it at all.
I've already made plans for a driver both ways. and I got a free pass from the wife for the weekend. So I'm all set to have a good time.
I'm thinking the two Dogfish beers will be worth a try.
I've already made plans for a driver both ways. and I got a free pass from the wife for the weekend. So I'm all set to have a good time. I'm thinking the two Dogfish beers will be worth a try.
If they have the Paolo Santo Marron, try a bit of that, too. I've not seen that here in Columbus. They advertised it for Beerfest, but did not have it out.
I also attended a Founders seminar (not sure if they're doing that for yours or not?), and that was pretty cool. 4-5 different Founders brews, with some little appetizers as well.
There are 5. If you look in the right column you would see the 60 and 90 Minute IPA's. All are good, but the Raison and 60 Minute are readily available anywhere so I would be tempted to skip those if there is other stuff you'd rather sample. Palo Santo, Indian Brown, and 90 Minute are definitely worth sampling.