What’s on tap around Cincy this week? Beer, of course!

Aug 14, 2011 by nasman

Beer is an inherent part of Cincinnati’s culture. Whether you’ve lived here all your life or recently settled here, you quickly learn in Cincinnati that beer is often a key component of anything happening. Highlighted are a few upcoming events, which you might wish to explore. All are located in the Greater Cincinnati area:

Red Ear Brewing’s First Ever Beer & Sauage Festival

When: Saturday, August 13^th 6:30pm-9:00pm

Where: Red Ear Brewing, 208 Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011 (enter zip code if using GPS or you’ll end up in wrong place.)

What: Red Ear Brewing is a nano-brewery founded by partners Matt Wehmeyer and Mike DeDomenico in 2009. They’ve slowly, but surely been growing this in their spare time while maintaining other full time jobs. Recently, they completed the move from within Vito’s Café in Fort Thomas, Kentucky to Covington. Matt (a fellow member of the Cincinnati Malt Infusers), works as the brewmaster. They’ve put together an event complete with live music from Mark Goodwin, featuring sausages/hot dogs from Bluegrass Meats, and Red Ear’s Catail Pale Ale, Red October Ale, and Big Al’s Nut Brown Ale. They will be also introducing Matt’s very first effort at an IPA for Red Ear. Cost is $15 for any 3 beers & a sausage/dog of your choice. Cash only.

Why: Besides giving you the opportunity to enjoy some locally made beer and have a good time, this will give you some insight into what a nano-brewery looks like. Matt intends to upgrade to a larger brewing system in the future, so this is your chance to see what things looked like in the beginning and see history in the making. Plus, you’ll get the opportunity to talk to Matt & Mike, get some one on one Q & A about what they do and how they became inspired to do it.