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Volksfest.

After running some errands this afternoon, we stopped at Listermann Brewing Company to check out this year’s Volksfest. You might remember last summer we managed to pull ourselves away from all the festivities of All-star weekend to check out Volksfest. And it was a lot of fun. It’s basically a summer beer festival serving only local beer from local breweries, and it was back…

On a side note, we didn’t realize that Listermann was so close to our new house, not walking distance or anything. But a pretty short car ride. We really need to check out some of their weekly specials…

Here’s the beer list for the two-day festival…

Everything with an X next to it is what was on tap while we were there.

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We got to taste a lot of new beers. We got to try…

Blank Slate Out and About Gose
Tap & Screw Witty Friar Hefe
Rhinegeist Chester Cherry Saisson
Mt. Carmel Hibiscus Blue Blonde Ale
Triple Digit Cortex Imperial Coffee Stout
Mad Tree BA Rubus Cacao Stout aged in wine/bourbon barrels
Cellar Dweller BmlGrl Experimental Brown Ale
Braxton Summertrip Berliner Weiss with passionfruit

Genifer’s favorite was the Braxton Summertrip. Mine was the Rhinegeist Chester.
Good stuff. Volksfest was really a lot of fun. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 5, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Listermann Brewing Company, Ohio, Shaken not stirred, Volksfest

Posted by Thadd F. on August 5, 2016

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Constructing Cincinnati.

I walked over to Sycamore Place to pick up a package that got shipped to our old home by mistake. And I couldn’t help but notice that the new parking garage at the corner of Sycamore and Seventh Streets was now opening for public parking…

It’s a whole lot different than what it used to look like, from the old garage to the construction of this new garage. It’s a really big improvement. I wonder when they are going to start construction of the apartments atop this new parking garage? 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 5, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Central Business District

Tagged 2016, August, Central Business District, Cincinnati, Constructing Cincinnati, Downtown, Ohio

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Tickle Pickle.

We walked over to Tickle Pickle on Hamilton Avenue to pick up a couple of burgers to go for dinner tonight… 28680789492_27b8ac30b2_b

The burgers weren’t much to look at when we got them home. But they sure were tasty. Genifer had the Bread Zeppelin with a house salad, and I had the Meatallica with a side of smashed potatoes. Really great burgers. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 4, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2016, August, Cincinnati, Northside, Ohio, Tickle Pickle, We ate this

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Reds baseball game #12.

It felt like forever since we’d last been to a Reds game. It had been over a month since we were last at the ballpark. I don’t think we went a month without going to a baseball game in all the time we lived downtown. Heck, I don’t think we went a week without taking in a Reds game. But with all the FC|C soccer and our move, things happen and times change. Tonight, we hopped on the Metro 17 bus (god bless that 17 bus) and made our way down to Great American BallPark. Taking the bus in was super easy and much cheaper than an Uber and definitely way cheaper than paying for parking. We got off the 17 at Government Square on Fifth Street, and walked down Main Street to GABP. We had almost the same distance to walk to the ballpark as when we lived on Sycamore Street. It felt a little odd and weird to walk down a different street after so many trips down Sycamore Street to see the Reds. But there we were at Reds game number 12. The journey might be a little different now but it’s still the same beautiful ballpark we know and love…

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The Reds were playing those whiny birds…

We had tickets for the Cincinnati Bell Fioptics District again. We really like those seats. It was pretty empty on the way to the district.

And not surprisingly, they were plenty of good seats still available…

The Reds were down to their last strike…

And this one did not belong to the Reds, 5-4 to the Cardinals…

The Reds took two out of three from St. Louis. Since the All-Star break, they’ve won six straight series. And win or lose, it’s always great to be at the ballpark. We ended up riding the Metro 17 home. And that was a bit of an experience just because the bus was surprisingly packed. We had to stand the entire trip home. Next time, we go to an evening Reds game, we’ll most likely just catch an Uber home. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 3, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Reds baseball, Sports

Tagged 2016, August, Baseball, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Reds, Downtown, GABP, Great American BallPark, MLB, Ohio, St. Louis Cardinals

Posted by Thadd F. on August 3, 2016

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Django Western Taco.

When we moved into our house, Deskey gave us a $50 gift card to Django Western Taco in Northside as a house warming gift. Just a side note… I work for an amazing company. They’re always doing things like this to make their employees feel special and appreciated. I’ve never worked anywhere else where I’ve felt like part of a family. And I love that. I really love where I work. 😀

Deskey gave us this gift card. And tonight, we put it to good use…

We walked the couple blocks over to Hamilton Avenue and then a few more blocks down Hamilton until we arrived at Django…

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The interior of Django from the bar looking back towards the front door…

Turns out Chef Josh Campbell of Mayberry fame took over ownership at the beginning of the year. It was an awesome surprise getting to run into him. It’s a small world. And I’m glad he’s back in town. Here’s the view behind the bar at Django…

Genifer started with a classic margarita and chose to make it a spicy one by adding a bit of habañero puree. She got it about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 5, and it definitely had some heat to it. I got a Miller High Life because I jumped the gun and ordered a beer before hearing about the margaritas…

We started with queso and chips and salsa…

The salsa was really good. And the queso was outstanding. Some quesos arrive as molten cheese and as they cool solidify into a unmanageable, impenetrable brick of cheese. Not this queso. It was perfect from first scoop until the last. And we also ordered some tacos. You have to order tacos…

From left to right, we had the fried chicken taco, carne asda, fried shrimp and carnitas. Genifer like the carne asda and carnitas the best. I like the chicken and shrimp. All were really delicious. We washed down our meal with a round of margaritas. I had a peach with just a splash of the habañero puree and Genifer had another classic, but non-spicy without the puree this time…

Great stuff! And we still have money left on our gift card! When we come back next time, we’re going after the Jerk Chicken Quesadilla. Thanks, Chef Josh. And thank you, Deskey! I see Django qucikly becoming one of our favorite spots in Northside! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 2, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Django Western Taco, Northside, Ohio, We ate this

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Tag! You’re it.

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As seen from the Metro 17 bus on McMicken Street during my ride into work this morning. Taken with Instagram. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 1, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in Over-the-Rhine

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Downtown, Ohio, Over-the-Rhine, Tag! You're it, Taken with Instagram

Posted by Thadd F. on August 1, 2016

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French Fry Heaven.

We were pretty hungry after the FC Cincinnati match, so we walked down Calhoun Street to check out French Fry Heaven for the first time…

French Fry Heaven just opened on University of Cincinnati’s campus back in April and is known for “having divinely inspired loaded fresh cut fries, chicken tenders, baked potatoes and fresh cut chips.”

We both ordered loaded fries because it’s called FRENCH FRY Heaven…

It was surprisingly empty for being a Saturday night right after a soccer game…

Then our number was called and our spuds were ready. Genifer ordered the Chili and Cheese fries…

And I ordered the Buffalo Chicken fries…

It was delicious stuff. The fries were pretty awesome, and there were smothered in toppings as you can see. But we ordered way too much food. Again…

I couldn’t help think while we were eating our delicious loaded spuds that we’ve had something like this before but I couldn’t place it. And then it finally dawned on me. I was eating a bigger, tastier version of FryBox down at Great American Ball Park!

I can definitely see us being back, especially after a FC|C match. Genifer said next time she would just get a small order of fries with cheese sauce dip. I’d really like to try the Taco Loaded Fries or some chicken tenders. See you soon French Fry Heaven. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 30, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in Uptown

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, French Fry Heaven, Ohio, University of CIncinnati, Uptown, We ate this

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FC Cincinnati versus Charleston Battery.

This evening we hopped on the Metro 17 bus over to UC to watch FC Cincinnati take on fourth placed Charleston Battery at Nippert Stadium…

SPRINKLES!

At halftime, it was still nil-nil. SPRINKLES!!

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The match ended 1-1, and we missed both goals.

FC Cincinnati’s next match is away to last place FC Montreal at 2pm on Wednesday, August 3rd. The match was listed to start at 7pm but was moved to 2pm because of Montreal’s MLS friendly against AS Roma. FC Cincy’s next home match isn’t until Wednesday, August 24th when they take on Rochester Rhinos at Nippert Stadium.
It’s the only home match in the month of August. We’ll see you there! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 30, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Charleston Battery, Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati, Nippert Stadium, Ohio, Soccer, University of CIncinnati, USL

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It’s Skyline time!

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It was Skyline time today! It’s been way too long! Taken with Instagram. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 29, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Downtown, It's Skyline time!, It's what's for lunch, Ohio, Taken with Instagram, Takeout, We ate this

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The Bus Stop.

I made my way over to the arcade in Mercantile Center this afternoon…

I was going to The Bus Stop. My 30-day rolling pass expires on Sunday. So I needed to get a new pass…

This month I’m going to try Stored-Value Cards instead of the 30-day rolling pass since Genifer and I have been riding to work together a few times a week. She drops me off downtown and then continues on her way to Covington and beyond…