Guest writer Shane Lawrence breaks down the Ohio winter beerfest scenes in Cincinnati and Columbus.
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Matt
Matt is the Co-Founder and Resident Beermeister of ModernThirst.com. He was born and raised on the west side of Cincinnati. From his humble beginnings as a Burger Light and Hudy Delight drinker, he has developed a palate for some of the America’s best beer, bourbon and wine. He has enjoyed visits to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and countless breweries. In 2013 he became more serious about homebrewing, and has hopes to continue to expand his brewing hobby. Matt resides in Cincinnati with his wife and two daughters. Twitter @GaterMatt, email [email protected].
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Braxton isone of our favorite brewers in Kentucky, and if you are not familiar with them, check out our podcast interview with them here. We hope to see more barrel aged and sour experiments at this soon to be opened Lab. Also of note, Braxton Labs will be located inside The Party Source, with whom we collaborated with for the first ModernThirst Barrel Pick: the delicious ‘Ghost Barrel’ of Knob Creek 120. BRAXTON BREWING CO. ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING DATE & PARTY FOR SECOND FACILITY — BRAXTON LABS COVINGTON, KY [5/18] – Braxton Brewing Company is excited to announce that Braxton Labs…
How does a home brewer turn their hobby into a business? Is craft beer really a craft? Is it realistic to dream of becoming a successful brewer? We set out to answer these and many other beer related questions when Matt sat down with Jonathan Gandolf of Braxton Brewing in Northern Kentucky this month.
Matt tours Braxton Brewing.
Matt previews Winter Shanty from Buckeye Lake Brewery
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ModernThirst is looking forward to stopping by the 20th Annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival on Saturday. This festival has been recommended to us many times over the past several years, and with the great list of breweries from Indiana and beyond, It looks like it’s a can’t miss festival. Please let us know if you are attending or have thoughts on past festivals. We’d love to hear from you and share a tasting or two with you at the festival. See more details below, or at indianabeerfest.com and #INbeerfest Cheers!! https://vimeo.com/104135784 Check out #INbeerfest on social media to see what your favorite…
When the volks at Schöfferhofer offered to send us some samples of their new summer beer, we obviously obliged. If you’ve read my other beer posts or are friends with me on Untappd, you probably know that while I appreciate nearly all styles of beer, I am primarily a hophead. It is a rare occasion that you will see me drinking a fruit flavored beer. But I certainly gave this a fair shot (after all it was free). Back in college days I certainly could be seen having concoctions called Porch Crawlers or Hop Skip and Go Naked. These were coolers…
While The Masters is a tradition unlike any other, and Augusta is a place of legends, the drink selection is not. There are three options, Regular Beer, Light Beer and Import. The prices are very reasonable and while they don’t advertise the brands of beer, I am told that they are Coors Banquet Beer, Miller Lite and Stella Artois.