About 5 hours from the time this post gets published a very special person in my life will descend upon Cincinnati. Someone whose opinion I value second to none, and who appreciates a good brew just as much as I do.
I’m speaking of course, about my father.
Still living in DC, my Dad and I don’t get to see each other enough, and the fact that I have owned a building here in Cincy for 4 months and he hasn’t seen it in person is absurd (not to mention he has a plethora of tools to bring out for me).
As excited as I am to have him out here checking out the building, we won’t be spending all weekend doing manual labor. Sure I’ll take him on a tour of the place and we’ll pick apart all the problems of the building and the busts in the plans I have so far…but this meeting of the minds will cover far more topics than homeownership and renovation.
Getting goofy with Greg Koch of Stone Brewing Co
Of the many passions in our lives that we share, beer is certainly close to the top of the list. The pictures you see are from the SAVOR event held annually by the Brewers Association in Washington DC. A higher end craft beer and food tasting, I made it to the first two in 2008 and 2009, and unfortunately had to pass this year to attend (and be a part of) a friends wedding.
Well fuck you too then
I’m excited to show off how far Cincinnati has come since the last time my Dad was here, both in its physical development, as well as its beer development (Moerlein IPA anyone?).
Adam Avery of Avery Brewing Co and former employer of my sister (who left because she is now a "glutard")
Who knows, we might even make it up to Listermann and grab some things to make a beer. It was the two of us who began our homebrewing careers together in the summer of 2006 while I was at Miami.
Hop Head
Most of all I’m just excited to have a weekend with him (and my sisters awesome little doggy who is coming along for the ride).
More photos from Savor:
RastafaRye
Raw Bar...cool, but not really my thing
Oh yeah, and we took the Metro to and from the event…..would certainly be nice if we had alternative transportation options here in Cincinnati….
