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Fretboard Brewing Company.

This afternoon we drove out to Blue Ash to check out Fretboard Brewing Company…

It’s a pretty cool space. It’s a lot bigger than I thought it would be…

They had a lot of interesting sounding beers on tap…

But we were drawn out to Fretboard to try their Chase the Devil Double Imperial Stout with Habanero, coffee, and chocolate…

And it was pretty dang awesome. It had just the right amount of heat. Also, inside of Fretboard is Smoked Out Cincy BBQ…

We ordered a whole bunch of BBQ…

And it was really awesome too. My favorite thing was the Cajun Chicken Rolls. We also shared Fretboard’s Mimosa Fruit Beer…

And their Island Style Tropical Ale…

And those beers were really good too!

Fretboard is yet another really great Cincinnati brewery. We’ll definitely have to make another trip out to Blue Ash really soon. 😀🍺❤️

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by Thadd F. on July 27, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Suburbia

Tagged 2019, Blue Ash, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Fretboard Brewing Company, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Smoked Out Cincy BBQ, Suburbia, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on July 27, 2019

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#LOVEtheCOV.

This afternoon we went across the Ohio River back into Kentucky over to Covington to finally check out Libby’s Southern Comfort for brunch…

We had one of those Cherrywine Bourbon Slushes that we’ve heard so much about…

And they definitely lived up to the hype…

They were delicious. We shared some goetta hushpuppies…

Genifer had a house salad…

I had their oyster po’ boy…

Behind the bar, they had a whole bunch of really old bourbons…

Including one from the year I was born…

I wanted to ask how much a shot of it was, but didn’t get the chance. I can’t imagine that those were cheap. At all. Libby’s was really good. But it was also a bit on the expensive side for brunch. I’m glad we got to try it but I don’t think we’ll be rushing right back until I get a bonus or something.

After we were finished eating, we walked around the corner to Braxton Brewing…

Last night was the grand opening of Braxton’s new rooftop patio…

The elevator wasn’t working so we had to take the stairs…

We were getting our steps today, that’s for sure…

Their rooftop patio os beautiful and so big with some great views…

I can’t believe I didn’t take a photo of downtown Cincinnati for up here. But oh well…
what are you going to do? Guess we’ll have to get one next time.

It’s always fun to check out other neighborhoods. We #LOVEtheCOV but we’re sticking with our Northside. 😀🥃🍺❤️

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by Thadd F. on July 21, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northern Kentucky, Odd & Ends

Tagged #LOVEtheCOV, 2019, Braxton Brewing Co., Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Covington, July, Libby's Southern Comfort, Northern Kentucky, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Sunday, Sunday Brunch, Sunday Funday, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on July 21, 2019

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Urban Artifact+Second Place.

We stopped at Urban Artifact to pick up a six-pack of UA’s spicy pickle beer…

Apparently, everyone else had the same idea…

The line was as wide as it was long. Eventually, we got our six-pack and then broke camp to have a drink at Second Place…

And it was much less crowded…

It was a fun afternoon in Northside. 😀🥒🍺❤️

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by Thadd F. on June 29, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2019, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Home Sweet Home, June, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Second Place, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact

Posted by Thadd F. on June 29, 2019

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Jalapeño Common at Second Place.

We have a thing for spicy beers. We saw that Second Place had a Jalapeño Common from Darkness Brewing in Bellevue, Kentucky on tap. So we stopped on the way home from work to give it a try…

And it was a really good one. Just the right amount of heat. We’ll have to put Darkness Brewing on the list of places to visit sometime soon. 😀🍺🌶️🥈❤️

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by Thadd F. on June 20, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2019, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Darkness Brewing, Happiest hours, Home Sweet Home, Jalapeno Common, June, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Second Place, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred

Posted by Thadd F. on June 20, 2019

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Sam Adams Taproom+The Italian Truck.

On the way home tonight, we stopped at the Sam Adams Taproom in Over-the-Rhine…

We shared one of Sam Adams famous and delicious giant pretzels…

But we didn’t realize The Italian Truck was out on Sam Adams patio…

We had to give them a try. We don’t get to try food trucks like we used to. So who knows when we’d get another chance. We ordered a Meatball Burrito, which was very good…

And Mozzarella Sticks because who doesn’t love Mozzarella Sticks?

And we took home a couple of cannoli for later…

It was all really good stuff. Speaking of stuffed, we definitely were.

And look at that gorgeous sky…

Dang. So pretty. It was a very tasty Friday evening! 😀🍺🥨🇮🇹❤️

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by Thadd F. on June 7, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Over-the-Rhine

Tagged 2019, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Food truck, Good evening, Happiest hours, June, Look up in the sky, Odds&Ends, Ohio, OtR, Over-the-Rhine, Pretzels, Sam Adams Taproom, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, The Italian Truck, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on June 7, 2019

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Sam Adams Taproom + Mexi-Q.

On our way home tonight, we stopped at the Sam Adams taproom for happy hour…

And we noticed that the Mexi-Q Mexican BBQ food truck was out on Sam Adams patio tonight. We’ve never tried anything from Mexi-Q food truck before. Mexican meets BBQ? I had a feeling that this was going to be awesome…

Genifer ordered a Veggie Burrito Bowl…

And I ordered the Spicy Mexican Mac…

It was really good! You can’t beat delicious food stuffs from a food truck that you’ve never had the chance to try before. Especially when it’s Mexican and BBQ, two of my very favorite food groups. 😀🍺🌯❤️

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by Thadd F. on May 21, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Over-the-Rhine

Tagged 2019, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Food truck, Happiest hours, It's what's for dinner, May, Mexi-Q, Odds&Ends, Ohio, OtR, Over-the-Rhine, Sam Adams Taproom, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on May 21, 2019

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Saturday afternoon in OtR.

We got up this morning, walked the dogs and then hopped on our Metro 17 bus to head down into Over-the-Rhine. Today was the first spring edition of The City Flea in OtR’s beautiful Washington Park…

Thornwoods! I used to work with Ben at Deskey. He and his wife started this pop-up and their stuff is really awesome!

I also love all the creatures from Happy Groundhog Studios…

I also used to work with James Billiter at LPK, who does some terrific stuff as well…

It was another great edition of The City Flea. Afterward, we headed over to get a drink from one of Genifer’s favorite OtR spots, Sundry and Vice.

And today, S&V had homemade empanadas…

DANG! I love empanadas so much!

Genifer loves Sundry and Vice’s draft Old Fashioned…

Next, we walked up Vine Street and were drawn in by this sign in front of panino…

We’ll have to stop back at panino for sammiches. I’ve heard nothing but good things.

It seems like there is always something “coming soon” in OtR…

And then we walked over to Mecca…

And we had one of their Chunkers…

And some popcorn…

And then we hopped in an Uber and headed back home. It was a really fun afternoon wandering around Over-the-Rhine. 😀🛍️🥃🍿❤️

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by Thadd F. on May 18, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Over-the-Rhine

Tagged 2019, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Consumerism, Empanadas, May, Mecca OtR, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Over-the-Rhine, Panino OtR, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Sundry and Vice, The City Flea, Washington Park

Posted by Thadd F. on May 18, 2019

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Covington’s Flying Axes.

This afternoon the creative team at Grey Midwest had an outing to go try our hand at some axe throwing over at Flying Axes in Covington…

It was a bit daunting at first with axe in hand staring down the bullseye…

But once you figured out the motion and the distance, it was really a lot of fun...

I even managed to splinter my axe…

Who knew that axe throwing would be such a really good time? I think it would be pretty fun to get a group together to join the axe throwing league night…

Please exit through the gift shop…

Afterward, we walked over for a drink at Braxton…

And then I caught an Uber home. It was a really fun evening, and I got to know some of my new coworkers a little bit better. 😀🧿🍺❤️

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by Thadd F. on May 16, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Northern Kentucky, Odd & Ends, Suburbia

Tagged 2019, Axe throwing, Braxton Brewing Co., Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Flying Axes, Flying Axes Covington, Grey, Grey Midwest, Happiest hours, May, Northern Kentucky, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Team building

Posted by Thadd F. on May 16, 2019

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3 Points Pop Up Power Hour.

We saw that today 3 Points Urban Brewery was doing another Pop Up Power Hour…

3-Points has some really good beers…

And we got to order some more delicious CHX…

And boom! Minutes later, we had lotsa food…

I ordered another 4-piece banty with hush puppies…

Genifer got their mac&cheese…

We also had a bag of wavy fries and a bag of extra hush puppies. I love hush puppies. And we love when 3 Points does their Pop-Up Power Hours. Great beers at cheap prices and some of the most incredible chicken with hush puppies? Dang. What’s not to love about that? 😀🍺🐔🤫🐶❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 25, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Over-the-Rhine

Tagged 2019, 3-Point Urban Brewery, April, Chicken tenders, CHX Cincy, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Happiest hours, Hush puppies, Odds&Ends, Ohio, OtR, Over-the-Rhine, Pendleton, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on April 25, 2019

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Urban Artifact’s 4th birthday party.

Today was Urban Artifact’s 4th birthday party…

We tried the two Kaleidoscope variants, Pineapple Salsa and Pineapple Luau Spice…

They were outstanding! We took our beers and headed upstairs to the sanctuary…

UA had the space filled with a whole bunch of carnival games…

Our photo made on the Cincinnati Enquirer’s website…

And we ordered some Wildfire Pizza Kitchen…

We tried their new stuffed mushrooms…

And they were awesome! We love stuffed mushrooms. We also ordered some of their cheesy bread. Sooo cheesy, so good…

And we ordered a small Dad’s Favorite pizza…

Ohmigosh. Their stuff is really incredible. Everything is always just amazing…

UA also brought in a cotton candy machine. So I had some cotton candy…

And we had our first Keypunch of the season. Keypunch is what summer tastes like to me. It’s one of my all-time favorite beers. I’m excited that it’s Keypunch season…

It was a really fun afternoon, Happy birthday, Urban Artifact! You’ll always be one of our very favorite breweries. We’re so happy you’re in Northside. 😀🍺🍕❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 20, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends