It seems like I was just at a beerfest not too long ago, yet here we are, gearing up for another one at the end of March. The fine folks running this upcoming event stumbled upon my post about the winter beerfest, and kindly invited me and ~30 other bloggers+guests to a meet+greet at Pachinko in Covington.
First we got a little Cincinnati beer history lesson from Timothy Holian, the author of both of the Over The Barrel books. Much like the literature, Tim gave a nice talk about the culture of beer in Cincinnati, and was kind enough to answer questions for us at the end (even though only one person asked something).
Tim skyping in from Wisconsin
After the education from afar, we were treated to my style of learning–a more hands on approach (as in hands on glasses of beer). Jason and his business partner (who I didn’t get a card from, and thus forgot his name) from Rivertown Brewing Co were on hand with their 5 signature beers (available year round) and of course, their seasonal Bock.
I was first introduced to Rivertown at the Winter Beerfest (I assume that is the case with most everyone, because they are a relatively new game in town) and I have to say I wasn’t all that impressed at the time. Last night however, with the chance to taste an entire flight of brews, I thought a bit higher of their beers. Honestly, most of them aren’t my style (too damn malty) but the Hop Bomber was right up my alley. At ~60 IBU’s it was a well balanced pale ale that I could drink all night given the chance.
Bomb Me
Free beer (minus the pints we bought), free pretzels from Servatti, and the good company of other Cincinnati beer enthusiasts, what more could you ask for? How about a few more pictures….
In the interest of full disclosure (and to comply with this) I feel obligated to reiterate that I was invited to this event by the operators/promotors of the upcoming beerfest, and we were given free samples of Rivertown’s beer, and free pretzels. That said, I will be attending the beerfest, and would’ve regardless……and I already knew how much I loved Servatti’s pretzels.
In addition to the website you can also find the Cincinnati Beerfest on twitter. Follow @CinciBeerfest for info and chances to win tickets.
A special thanks to Danielle who was kind enough to coordinate this whole gig and invite yours truly.
