The Gnarly Gnome: All The Podcasts

It seems like it's been a very long time coming, but DogBerry Brewing has equipment in their new brewery finally! I sat down with owners Chris and Tony to talk about the growth of West Chester's Nano Brewery, and to talk about all the things that are going on in Cincinnati's growing craft beer scene. We talked about it all - and drank a few beers too!

We were live at Jungle Jim's to talk all things barrel aged beer at the Barrel Aged Beer Bash. What makes a grocery store put together a festival all about barrel aged beers? It's all part of what Jungle Jim's does, and we explored it all! We were also joined by Jason Brewer from Listermann, and even ventured a little bit North to try some warped wing beers. Raging Hop even makes an appearance in an action packed show!

This week's episode finds the Gnome sitting down in the new 'Streetside' Brewery to chat with owners Garret Hickey, and Kathie Hickey, as well as lead brewer Luke Shropshire to find out what makes this place tick. We discuss what drives them to make their NE style IPAs, their barrel aged goodies, sour beer - and what it all means for the overall vision of what Cincinnati beer is becoming.

The Gnome is joined by Ferdinand, and Jared from Jungle Jim's Fairfield for a journey not just into the upcoming Barrel Aged Beer Bash, but into the story of Jungle Jim's. What makes a tasting bar in the back of a grocery store become it's own destination? How do you make a growler fill station become the "local bar" for so many people? We attempt to answer these questions, and many more!

If you're going to celebrate Christmas, and Christmas/Holiday beer here in Cincinnati, there are few places that you can do it better than Urban Artifact. I was joined by Scotty Hunter and Bret Kollmann Baker to see if I couldn't find out why they are the temple of Holiday Beers here in the city. We drank... we were merry... it was an awesome show! The 12 beers of Christmas are alive and well... and on Cincy Brewcast!

It's cold... it's rainy... but we're making beer. It's a show about homebrewing, while homebrewing. A show about drinking, while making drink. Join us around a table, in a first for the Brewcast, a show recorded in the rain. Why not? The Gnome is joined by Andy Reynolds from Alexandria Brewing Company and Eric Tanner from Brewer's Buddy for the latest episode.

It's been a long time coming, but we are finally sitting down with a little brewery in Cincinnati called Rhinegeist. Head brewer Jim Matt gave me a few minutes of his time to explore a few beers, explore some history of the brewery and to finally figure out what this place is all about. It's a great look behind the scenes at a place that we've all heard of - Rhinegeist.

It's been a LONG time since the last brewcast from The Old Firehouse, and a lot has changed, although - so much has also stayed the same. There is something very special about the way owners Adam and Lori do things in Williamsburg, and it all starts with the fantastic beer that head brewer Ben Ramsey is brewing. We talk about it all!

Mike started this show with a goal of bringing craft beer news, tastings, and interviews to people via their digital airwaves. He asked me to come on board, and I said yes without a moments hesitation. I didn't know then how great of a friend he would become to me, and this craft community. We lost him this summer and this show stands as a dedication to him, and all that he started with Cincy Brewcast.

Join us as we explore anything and everything barrel aged. We sat down at the wonderful MadTree brewing, deep in the heart of their barrel warehouse for a show that couldn't happen anywhere else. What does it mean to barrel age something, and why in the world would you do it? We explore the magic of the process.

They are one of the hidden gems of the Cincinnati Beer scene, Great Crescent has been pumping out some delicious beer here in this city for longer than most of our craft breweries. Knowing that there were still a lot of people who didn't know about them, and know about their story, the Gnome ventured out to the western boundaries of Cincinnati to bring it to your ears! Next step... get your butt out to the brewery to try it for yourself!

After a long day of golf, the Gnome sat down in the loudest room we've tried to record a show in to date. He quickly chatted with some of the people in the room like Jonathan Gandolf from Braxton, Brian Yavorsky from Figleaf and Tony Meyer from Dogberry. Of course, we grabbed show friend Chef Tony to talk about how he put an event like this together too. Loud show... Short show... give it a listen!

We finally got the chance to do a show from the now legendary Cappy's, and found ourselves sitting at a table with Bret Kohlman Baker and Scotty Hunter from Urban Artifact. What will make 2017 "The Year Of Urban Artifact" according to the guys? Lots of beer... lot's of barrels... no loss of "weirdness". Tune in to hear about some of the tons of stuff they have planned... let your weird flag fly.

It's our first time doing a show from the Blank Slate taproom, and we did it on the very first wednesday they were open. We talked to owner and head brewer Scott LaFollette about how things are going, and explored where they might be headed in the future. In a busy, and quickly changing craft beer community, how does a place like Blank Slate still remain so relevant to fickle drinkers?

It's almost like two shows in one! We sat down with Eric Bosler and Ron Sanders from Darkness Brewing, after all... we haven't talked to them since they opened their doors. We caught up with them, and drank some of their beer (of course) before being joined by Andy Reynolds from Alexandria Brewing Company. We wanted to get the scoop on the brewery's revised Kickstarter, and see what's new with their project.