New to Ohio (2015)

Someone told me over the winter they would release more nut smasher in a few months. It's been about 3 Months now I wanna say so who knows.

I alol like the awsome ipl. To me it's similar to trail head and if I had to pick one over the other I would go with the awsome over the trail head

 

I also heard June for Nut Smasher... A friend of a friend works there, I'll find out.

Any one try Brew kettles 'Rougabrew'? I am pretty sure it's brewd for Cedar Points (very not) new roller coaster. What's the roller coaster rigamarole? Haha! I'm totally buzzed, but for real... Any one try BK 'Rougabrew'?

 

Also... I think it's bottled specially for Cedar Point... However, much like 'All For One' was bottled for the Q and Heniens... It rolled out across Kost of the footprint. Expect to see 'Rougabrew' bottles hit shelves soon.... Think it's just a %5 lager... So, unless you love that. Nothing to get excited about. Besides Ohio nostalgia~

 

Nut Smasher is supposed to be June and December and there's also supposed to be a barleywine release sometime in October.

 

Hoppy Birthday on tap at Spinoza's in Beavercreek today. I wasn't overly impressed.

 

So many folks complaining about the Green Flash version of Alpine's Hoppy Birthday (I'm one of em). Wish the breweries would speak out.

 

Have you seen the Cellar 3 Silva Stout thread? I feel like Green Flash is dealing with that at the moment.

 

Still some High Westified at Lillys ($10) if anyone missed out. Some Prairie OK-Si as well.

 

5/19 batch of Gumballhead that made it's way to OH was crazy good. Wondering if that's been tweaked or just far juicier than I remember. Perfect trailer park beer.

Fathead's Brewers Ball this Saturday. $40 for 20 pours. 1-4pm session still has tickets.

Freshest batch of Headhunter was 5/26 and cans of TH are still 5/20.

 

Agree on the gumballhead, 5/19 is crazy good, hops are amplified or something. Best tasting gumballhead I've had.

 

The 2015 Fat Head’s Brewer’s Brawl is this Saturday!
There will be 2 sessions on June 6th, 1-4PM and 6-9PM.
Tickets are still available.
The following is a list of breweries that will be participating:
Black Box, Brew Kettle, Brick & Barrel, Buckeye, Catawba Island, Cleveland Brewing, Columbus Brewing, Cornerstone, Elevator, Ferndock, Great Lakes, Jackie O’s, JAFB Wooster, Lagerheads, Millersburg, Mad Tree, North Country, Platform, Portside,
Thirsty Dog, Voodoo, and Willoughby Brewing.

We will release a beer list ASAP, breweries are still making last minute decisions on their beer selections.

 

Yeah, that beer is crazy good! Very impressed, but they make some great beer.

Just found out we're getting Blackbeard's Breakfast and Saison DuPont Dry Hopping 2015 in this week! So excited!

 

Has anyone heard about Fresh Squeezed supply falling off? Was supposed to be year round and I havent seen it in stores in a few weeks. Know someone at the distributor and was trying to get keg and they're all allocated. Also heard that since everyone and anyone is using Mosaic hops they'r becoming harder to get and may limit beers that use them.

Anyone else know anything?

 

Pretty sure I have seen sixers all over cbus

 

As if you needed a list to attend this awesome little beer festival....
Take a look at some of these heavy-hitters!
More info at : https://www.facebook.com/FatHeadsCLE?ref=hl

Fat Head’s Brewer’s Brawl Beer List – June 6th, 2015

Columbus Brewing – Columbus, OH

Bodhi DIPA -DIPA brewed with Citra, Chinook, Simcoe and Centennial. 2014 Great American Beer Festival IPA Bronze Medal Winner. 8.3% ABV
Thunder Lips IPA - Small batch release American IPA featuring Mosaic, Equinox, and Nelson Sauvin. 7.3% ABV
Lucy Belgian IPA - Brewed with a traditional Belgian Trappist ale yeast and hopped like an American IPA with Citra and Australian Galaxy hops. 9% ABV

Voodoo Brewing – Meadville, PA

Taco Flavored Kisses –Wheatwine brewed with organic blue weber agave nectar and aged in Extra Anejo Tequila Barrels. 11.2% ABV
Old Jive Turkey – A traditional Old Ale aged in Wild Turkey bourbon barrels. 10% ABV

Willoughby – Willoughby, OH

Nutsmasher Imperial Peanut Butter Porter - Imperial stout is given the ’Peanut Butter Cup’ treatment, resulting in a rich, aromatic beer with layers of flavor and a punch. 11.5% ABV
Oak Aged Brute’s Quad – This Belgian style Dark Strong is malty and rich with plum, raisin and other dark fruit flavors and aromas. Each sip offers a complex and robust taste and finishes with just a hint of dryness. 11.5% ABV

Thirsty Dog – Akron, OH

Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter – 10.5% ABV
Bourbon Barrel Aged Wulver Wee Heavy –Bourbon barrel aging and specialty malts create flavors of vanilla and caramel that blend in perfect balance. 12% ABV 22 IBU
Bourbon Barrel Aged Bernese Barleywine – A complex, dry-hopped, and unfiltered barley wine ale aged in bourbon barrels. The malt aroma, possible only in a barleywine ale, together with deep malty flavors and bourbon barrel notes, meld perfectly with the hops for a truly unforgettable experience. 10.5% ABV

Mad Tree – Cincinnati, OH

Sol Drifter Strawberry Blonde Ale -Whether you drift along in life, drift down the river, or just want to drift through a drinking session, Sol Drifter will let you go where you want by delivering subtle citrus hop flavors to complement a crisp, refreshing, tart finish. 4.3% ABV
PsycHOPathy IPA –The subtle malt backbone combats the bitterness and intensity of floral, grassy, and citrus hop flavors. However, taste is perception. What’s your slant? 6.9% ABV
Doubleplusgood IPA – IPA dry hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Centennial. 7.7% ABV
Gnarley Brown Ale –Specialty malts bring intimations of brown sugar and vanilla, which meld into the Gnarly’s character. Roasted coffee malt flavors and residual sweetness dance in harmony, obscuring the line between brown ale and porter. 7% ABV


Ferndock Brewing – Sandusky, OH

Sandusky Pale Ale –Brewed in collaboration with Catawba Island Brewing Company, Sandusky Pale Ale is an American pale ale hopped liberally with Amarillo and Citra hops. 5.6% ABV

Great Lakes – Cleveland, OH
2014 BBA Blackout Stout – A bourbon barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout with a hearty malt body and bold hop flavor.Named after the infamous "Blackout of 2003" that left the northeastern United States in complete darkness, but resulted in old-fashioned neighborhood porch parties and fun.9% ABV
Sharpshooter Session IPA - Inspired by Ohio’s Annie Oakley, our Session Wheat IPA is peppered with rounds of whole orange peel and fully loaded with Jarrylo hops. 4.8% ABV

Jackie Os – Athens, OH
2014 Brick Kiln Barleywine - English barleywine with a deep mahogany hue accompanied by rich caramel and raisin notes. Light herbal jabs from European noble hops round out this warming brew. 10.6% ABV
Apt. 223 –Collaboration with The Answer Brewpub in Richmond, VA. Black DIPA brewed with Mosaic, Citra, & Equinox hops. 8.5% ABV

JAFB – Wooster, OH
Wooster New Stout – 2014 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medal Foreign Stout. Rich roast & chocolate. Smooth. 6.7% ABV
New Stunt #13 IPA – Tropical Goodness.

The Brew Kettle Production Works – Strongsville, OH
El Lupulo Libre - Double IPA. 2014 Brewing News’ National Imperial IPA Champion. 8.8% ABV
All For One - A hop forward session IPA without the bite! Big fruity / citrus flavor and aroma with the addition of the spicy character of rye malt. 4.8 % 35 IBU

North Country – Slippery Rock, PA
Buck Snort Stout –Guaranteed to straighten you antler and warm your doe. This West Coast style of stout is one of McIntyre’s favorites. 7% ABV
Stinky Hippie IPA –Do I smell patchouli or is it hops? Bob thought this was a good name for a pale ale, so Sean created this beer with different, very pungent hops. Peace and love. 4.4% ABV

Platform Brewing – Cleveland, OH
Two Stroke Tripel (AKA The Widow Maker) –Much like the engine this tripel is named after, this golden straw colored Belgian style sle has a high "power-to-weight" ratio. Notes of ripe fruit and yeast derived phenolic spice fade into a dry finish. 9.4% 32 IBU
Speed Merchant White IPA –A sharp bite from the wheat malt is followed by American hop flavors of pine and citrus in this hazy White IPA. 6.6% ABV

Portside – Cleveland, OH
Noble Monk Cabernet Franc Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel
Portside – Smoke on the Water BBA Smoked Imperial Brown

Cleveland Brewing Co. – Cleveland, OH
Friend’s In Kentucky Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel BBA Stout - Tropical stout aged 7 months in a 10 yr Russell’s Reserve bourbon barrel. 9.4 % ABV
Passenger’s Seat DIPA- Super tropical fruit notes from a double dry hopping of Zeus, Topaz, Chinook, Summer, and Centennial hops. 8.8% ABV 100+ IBU

Lagerheads – Medina, OH
BBA Abbeyville Belgian Tripel –Bourbon barrel version of our tripel with aromas of bourbon, oak, and Belgian yeast with strong flavors of oak, vanilla, and pear. 10% ABV 36 IBU
Wild Banshee Barleywine - A very rich and malty strong ale with an assertive, citrusy hop flavor and aroma. 9.8% ABV
High 5 IPA – An unfiltered American IPA with a citrusy sweet hop profile and floral aroma. 7.5% ABV

Millersburg Brewing – Millersburg, OH
French Ridge IPA - West coast style IPA with citrus, pine and passion fruit aroma derived from over four pounds of hops per barrel. 7.5 % ABV 70 IBU
Valiant Vets V2 Cream Ale – Pale straw color and highly carbonated retro-style ale. Light and crisp with faint malt notes. 6% ABV 18 IBU

Cornerstone Brewing – Berea, OH
Pleasurable Demise Pale Ale – Fruit infused pale ale made with copious amounts of orange and lemon peel and equinox hops. 5.3% ABV 49 IBU

Oak Aged Rowan Scotch Ale – Scottish Wee Heavy aged in oak barrels for 2 years. 7% ABV 25 IBU

Elevator Brewing – Columbus, OH
Big Vic Imperial IPA –Big Vic features a rich, subtle, hazy amber color, with vibrant hop-driven aromas and flavors of grapefruit, pineapple, peach and pine. With a medium-to-full body, it’s dry-hopped with Citra to create a bold, hoppy wheat IPA hybrid that works. 8.6% ABV
Heiferwiezen Super Shandy –Light and spritzy with a faint fruitiness, this traditional German-style wheat beer is a thirst-quenching drink infused with citrus juice. 5.5% ABV

Black Box Brewing Co. – Westlake, OH
Cloud 9 Wheat - Hazy, crisp, and very smooth. The traditional spices come through, with a hint of citrus flavor and aroma. 4.5% ABV
Three Day Weekend - Session IPA. 5% ABV

Brick and Barrel – Cleveland, OH
McTavish Wee Heavy - Named after a Scottish folk character SandyMcTavishmy grandpa from Scotland would call me.A dark ruby brown, big malty Scotch ale. Flavors and aromas of dark caramel, cherries, figs, biscuit and roasted bread. Balanced malty body and a nice roasted finish. 9% ABV
Cleveland Dark Ale – An easy drinking dark ale with some hoppy flavor and aromas. Based on the Cascadian dark ale style, color and flavors of a brown ale and robust porter. Big malty flavors with a nice bitter chocolate finish and hoppy characteristics. 7.3% ABV

Buckeye Brewing – Cleveland, OH
Aquarius- A HOP MONSTER brewed with Summit & Amarillo. 9.7% ABV
Meh - Classic American wheat accentuated with the sweetness and tartness of Rapberry puree. 5.3% ABV

Catawba Island Brewing – Port Clinton, OH
BBA Seiche Scotch Ale - Bourbon barrel aged strong Scottish ale has a rich and malty sweet flavor with ever-so-slight bittering provided by East Kent Goldings hops. Seiche is clear and coppery in appearance, with a medium mouthfeel, that understates the alcohol content. Named for an oscillating wave, similar to a tidal wave, that occurs in enclosed or partially enclosed bodies of water after atmospheric disturbances... a marine phenomenon that has been documented on Lake Erie as recently as 2012. Pronounced "say-ish". 8+% ABV
Hot Blonde - Hot Blonde is a unique twist on the Gem Beach Blonde Ale. As crisp and refreshing as the original, this brew is filled with a healthy dose of Mango and Habanero. The fruity sweetness of the Mango accentuates the subtle tartness of this light blonde ale, while the Habanero provides a spicy kick. 4.7% ABV

 

Actually, I have seen more recently than any time since they started distro to OH. There is even a bunch at my local grocery store in my black hole for craft beer. Now Obsidian on the other hand... I have still never seen it in person.

 

I must be crazy then.

 

We have it at my store still and last week when I talked to the rep he said they had plenty in the warehouse....maybe kegs are just harder to get?

 

Gabp has it on draft that could be where a good allotment of kegs are going?

 

It must just be the kegs then.