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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

https://tplusg.com/2019/05/21/sam-adams-taproom-mexi-q/

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

https://tplusg.com/2019/05/16/covingtons-flying-axes/

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

https://tplusg.com/2019/04/25/3-points-pop-up-power-hour/

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

Tagged 2019, April, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Happy birthday, Home Sweet Home, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Pizza, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact, Wildfire Pizza Kitchen

Posted by Thadd F. on April 20, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/04/20/urban-artifacts-4th-birthday-party/

Sam Adams Taproom.

It was gorgeous this evening. We wanted to go sit out on a patio and have a beer. So on the way home, we stopped at Sam Adams Taproom on Central Parkway…

We shared one of Sam Adams delicious giant pretzels…

Big Dogg’s BBQ was parked out on Sam Adams patio…

We also shared one of Big Dogg’s Pulled Pork Parfaits…

Awesome. What an incredible way to enjoy this beautiful evening. 😀🍺🥨❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 16, 2019 • Permalink

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

Tagged 2019, April, Big Dogg BBQ, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Happiest hours, Odds&Ends, Ohio, OtR, Outdoor patio, Over-the-Rhine, Pretzels, Sam Adams Taproom, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on April 16, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/04/16/sam-adams-taproom-2/

Our Opening Day in OtR.

After work, we stopped by Platform Brewing’s Locoba at Twelfth and Main Streets to watch the Reds Opening Day baseball game against the Pirates…

We had a couple of Platform’s beer while we watched the game…

Both of the beers were very tasty…

And the Reds won their Opening Day game 5-3 after a four-run seventh inning, capped off by a three-run pinch-hit home run from Derek Dietrich…

And then we walked down Main Street to The Pony…

Where we found that The Pony had Bell’s Habanero Mango Oberon on tap…

And they were giving away Bell’s Oberon chapsticks…

It was a pretty great Opening Day! It’s great to have baseball back! 😀⚾️❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 28, 2019 • Permalink

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

Tagged 2019, Bell's Oberon, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Locoba, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Opening Day, OtR, Over-the-Rhine, Platform Beer Company, Reds, Reds baseball, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, The Pony

Posted by Thadd F. on March 28, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/03/28/our-opening-day-in-otr/

Woodburn + Che empanadas.

This evening I rode the Metro 11 bus from downtown to East Walnut Hills…

I met Genifer at Woodburn Brewery for a beer and some Che empanadas…

I really like Woodburn’s beers and Che’s empanadas. I like them a lot. 😀🚌🍺🥟❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 22, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2019, Che, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Cincinnati Metro, East Walnut Hills, Empanadas, Happiest hours, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, We ate this, Woodburn Brewery and Taproom

Posted by Thadd F. on March 22, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/03/22/woodburn-che-empanadas-2/

BDubs & Brink Brewing.

After dropping off our taxes, we stopped at BDubs on The Westside for lunch…

I think their mini corn dogs are one of the best things around…

Genifer ordered garlic parmesan boneless wings…

And a side of fries…

I had the buffalo chicken sammich…

After we were done with lunch, we stopped at Brink Brewing in College Hill…

Brink always has some pretty awesome beers…

Great lunch and great beers make for a great Saturday. 😀🐔🍺❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 9, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Suburbia, The Westside

Tagged 2019, BDubs, Brink Brewing Co., Buffalo Wild Wings, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, College Hill, It's what's for lunch, March, Ohio, Sammiches, Shaken not stirred, Suburbia, The Westside, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 9, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/03/09/bdubs-brink/

FC Cincinnati: Meet the Team.

After work tonight, we went to a special FC Cincinnati Season Ticket holder Meet the Team event at Taft’s Brewpourium. And it was awesome. Doors opened at 5:00pm. I think we got to the Brewpourium at 5:02…

We got a selfie with FC|C President Jeff Berding…

There was some sharp looking merch…

New got new FC Cincinnati MLS scarves. But I didn’t think to take a photo of them. There were a bunch of different tables set-up for autographs…

And there was this impressive sculpture work-in-progress of the Cincinnati boxing legend, the Cincinnati Cobra Ezzard Charles, When it’s completed, this larger than life statue will live outside of FC Cincinnati’s new soccer-specific stadium in Cincinnati’s West End on the street named after the boxer…

I couldn’t help but notice there are a fair number of players from Michigan on FC|C’s MLS squad including Eric Alexander, who is from Portage right next to Kalamazoo…

And there are a bunch of new guys who are not from anywhere near Michigan…

We saw FC|C’s very first MLS designated player, Fanendo Adi…

There are a bunch of new faces to learn…

And there was one of my favorite FC|C players ex-Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte…

And contrary to #HoyteIsOpen from last season, he wasn’t open for very long tonight…

He was definitely one of the more popular players at this event.

And then it was about time for the main event…

After Jeff Berding’s opening comments, every player came up on stage to be introduced and say a few words to all of us fans. There were a lot of new faces to learn…

And Manu Ledesma…

And Polish goalkeeper Przemysław “Titi” Tytoń…

That’s Eric Alexander from Portage, Michigan. He went to Portage Central High School…

Emery Welshman was one of my favorite players from last season…

After this event was over, he got sent out on loan to Canadian Premier League side, Forge FC for the season. Also, there’s a Canadian Premier League? Asking for a friend. Next was one of our favorites, the aforementioned Fanendo Adi…

And Corben Bone who lives in Northside and who we met at Higher Gravity…

And Justin Hoyte, who was still not open despite his hashtag claiming otherwise…

After USMNT midfielder Kenny Saief who just joined FC|C in the last couple of days from Belgian giants Anderlecht…

And there was defender Forest Lasso…

And there were a bunch of other guys but the above photos were the best photos. A lot of them were kind of fuzzy or blurry. I probably should have used a camera other than my Samsung Galaxy Note9 with my Moment 60mm lens…

But oh well. Then the entire team came back up on stage for a group photo…

Can you hear me in the back?

It was a pretty neat event. It was much more intimate than I thought it was going to be…

And there was a roundtable discussion with Jeff Berding, Coach Koch and the guy in charge of international recruiting…

There were autograph sessions and then all the players got pizza slices…

It was a pretty awesome night with FC Cincinnati. Click to see all the photos I took at the FC Cincinnati Meet the Team season ticket holder event. 😀⚽️❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 6, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, FC Cincinnati, Northside, Odd & Ends, Sports

Tagged 2019, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, FC Cincinnati, Home Sweet Home, March, Meet the Team, MLS, Northside, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Season Tickets, Seen and noted, Shaken not stirred, Soccer, Special Event, Spring Grove Village, Taft's Brewporium

Posted by Thadd F. on March 6, 2019

https://tplusg.com/2019/03/06/fc-cincinnati-meet-the-team/

Happy hour in Pendleton.

Just to the north of Jack Casino and just to the east of Over-the-Rhine lies the Pendleton neighborhood of downtown Cincinnati. Genifer noticed on Instagram that the relatively new 3-Point Brewery in Pendleton was having a “Pop-Up Happy Hour Wednesday“ with $2 beers from 5-7pm. So after work this evening, we stopped in Pendleton to finally check out a couple places that were new to us.

We haven’t been to Pendleton since we moved to Northside. Back then all that was there was Nation. Now there are all sorts of new places like Luquis Q barbeque…

Across the street is Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey…

And next door to Boomtown is CHX…

And next to CHX is 3-Points Urban Brewery…

3-Points is absolutely beautiful inside…

I started with a Sinking Orca Oatmeal Stout…

And Genifer tried their Shoal Cincy Stout…

Both beers were really good. That little CHX guy kept staring at us…

He reminded us of Oscar with his beady little eyes.

We ordered a small original breaded banty with fries from the bar and just a little while later, we received a text that our banty was ready to be picked up…

And there’s our order…

Our CHX was so good! There were so many fries in that bag. It was like a neverending bag of fries. They just kept regenerating themselves no matter how many we ate. And their dipping sauces were legit too. But the star of the show for me was the hushpuppies. Then again, I love hushpuppies. I also tried their Magic Wand Kettle Sour…

And Genifer tried one of their spicy margarita draft cocktails…

Both 3-Point and CHX were awesome. It was a great way to celebrate our anniversary…

We can’t wait to come back to 3-Point and CHX. And we also can’t wait to check out Lucius Q and Boomtown. And eat at Nation again. It’s been way too long. Geez… Pendleton is really on the serious upswing! 😀🍺🐔🤫🐶❤️

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by Thadd F. on February 27, 2019 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Central Business District, Odd & Ends