Episodes

Kenwood needed this. It’s not a bar, it’s not another chain restaurant… it isn’t only about beer – it’s something new and refreshing. Hoppin’ Vines is a combination of a lot of different things than when combined create a space that will please anyone in your group of drinking buddies (or your non-drinking friends alike). They’ve got a great tap list, combined with a ton of wine and a nice curated spirits list, that when combined with duck pin bowling and pizza creates a space that I had to shar...

When you find yourself in OTR with Michael D Morgan and a drink in hand, you don’t just wrap up your conversation quickly and go home… Since we had him on the show last week for Cincy Brewcast where he was promoting his new book, called Cincinnati Beer – we had to get him on this show too. The show picks up by talking a little bit about the bar we were in, ‘The Drinkery’ in OTR, but quickly dove into OTR itself and what gives it the distinct personality that it has now versus the one it used to...

I have been really curious about cider for a while now, and until recently have kept putting off taking the deep dive into the world of fermented apple juice. Even now, I’ll be the first to admit I know very little to none about cider… but I’m on my way. If you don’t know as much about it as you’d like to, there are few places that are as good of a stop to learn more than March First. The brewery/cidery/distillery might be ground zero for the world of Cincinnati cider. Leading up to their first...

Bryan Booth joins the Gnome to take a peek at the Bourbon Sidecar - sometimes called the Kentucky Sidecar.

Asheville, North Carolina isn’t about beer alone – it’s about a community that provides a platform for one of the widest and most fun drinking cultures that I have ever experienced. With that being said… the best way to take a peek behind the curtain of that drinking culture is to sit down and have a chat at one of the breweries that helps give the city the nickname Beer City USA. Hi-Wire Brewing’s Chris McLain sat down over a pint with me earlier this year to help showcase not just what makes ...

I’m not ready for this – the dive into Bourbon. It’s not that I don’t know about Bourbon, I freaking love the stuff. I also know plenty about it to talk about it. The massive topic of ‘America’s Spirit’ is just that, massive. So this is most definitely not a “Bourbon show”. It’s an exploration of a bar. It just so happens that the bar supposedly has the largest selection of Bourbon and Rye in the world. I was joined for this episode by my good friend and member of the local band Hunting Agnes. ...

Joined by Andy Foltz, it seems like a good night to talk about The Manhattan, right? Spoiler... it’s always a good night for a Manhattan.

It’s Paddy’s Day in Cincinnati – and I made the rounds. I ventured out to some of the hottest spots in Cincy to figure out what makes St Patricks day more than you might think it is on the surface. Sure… there is a lot of Guinness and Green beer that get’s poured – but what makes it special? I only scratched the surface in this one. The show is a little shorter than I anticipated… but I suppose that you can understand with it being the first episode that I’ll figure a few things out as I go alo...