Tag: winter

Saturday Brew Quest

On By Chris ElliottIn Alcohol, BreweryLeave a comment

Well winter is here and now I dread that 15 minutes each morning while my dog decides where to take a shit. While that is miserable, one way to pass the winter blues is to drink.

Saturday my girlfriend, myself and a few of her friends hopped around Ohio City knocking some of the various breweries off the Cleveland Brewery passport. Now, I have been to most of them before but our second stop of the day I had not been to prior to this day of alcohol bliss. Bad Tom Smith is actually a Cincinnati brewery and the Ohio City location is just a taproom, but it still counts here.

The location is right at the northern end of that strip that is populated by more breweries now than hipsters. Bad Tom Smith has a few solid beers that I tried. The Jackson Hustler was my favorite there that day. A delicious, easy drinking Belgian Wit. The taproom is a nice little spot, quieter than most of Ohio City which can be a nice change of pace. Plus, with cold dreary weather in full force here why not have a few more beers. Got to get that hibernation weight up.

It’s Basically October: Go to Oktoberfest

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It is basically October in my mind. Summer is wrapping up and fall will be here before you know it even if the weather has not cooled. Basic girls will be drinking their PSLs (pumpkin spice lattes) and taking pics at the apple orchard. I know this because my girlfriend will want to go.And while fall means no more time on the water, it does provide a great fall beer scene.

This past weekend I went to the Cleveland Scene Oktoberfest and will be going to a friend’s in a few weeks.Fall beers are the best thing about fall. Sorry basic girls but flannels and sweaters are not the best thing about fall. From your local Oktoberfest brew  (Great Lakes Brewing Company has a good one) to Pumpking, to the many German beers out there fall is a great beer time. So throw on that flannel and jeans and head out to your local Oktoberfest while you can (or head to German if you can afford it). Winter will be here soon. .