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We found it!

This afternoon we walked down Hamilton Avenue to Django Western Taco for lunch…

After putting away another chicken biscuit with some more amazing Django chips and salsa, we walked down Blue Rock Road to Northside Yacht Club…

We heard that NSYC had the rather difficult-to-find Braxton Brewing Co. x Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Milk Stout collaboration that has Cincinnati all abuzz right now…

And there it is…

It was really very good. I was hoping it would be a little more on the raspberry side. It was very chocolatey with a little raspberry on the back end. But it was still very good. Before we left, we also tried a NSYC concoction tequila and peanut butter…

And that was surprisingly delicious as well. So smooth and peanut buttery. It went down almost a little too smooth. Like you’d go to stand up after a few of them, and wouldn’t be able to feel your legs. Afterward, we walked over to Urban Artifact see if we could find their Caramel Sliderule…

But sadly, they were all out. So we had to settle for just a regular Sliderule. And it’s funny, I actually like it better than the much ballyhooed Braxton x Graeter’s collab…

It was a really fun and tasty afternoon. Do we live in a great neighborhood or what? 🙂

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by Thadd F. on February 11, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2017, Braxton Brewing Co., Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Django Western Taco, February, Northside, Northside Yacht Club, Ohio, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on February 11, 2017

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Mecca OtR.

After Ciderfest, we walked over to 15th and Walnut Streets to check out a pretty new artsy bar callled Mecca OtR. Mecca is owned by the same people that Cheapside…

Mecca has great murals for days. And every restroom has custom artwork…

And I completely forgot to take a photo of Mecca’s incredible outdoor patio…

Mecca has these great, inventive drinks called Chuggers with one of those little airline liquor bottles inverted in a can of San Pellegrino…

Such a great idea…

Great place. I’m glad we finally got to check out Mecca. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on January 21, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Over-the-Rhine

Tagged 2017, Cincinnati, January, Mecca OtR, Ohio, OtR, Over-the-Rhine, Shaken not stirred

Posted by Thadd F. on January 21, 2017

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Ciderfest.

This afternoon we hopped on the Metro 17 bus to head down in Over-the-Rhine to visit the Christian Moerlein Malt House Taproom. Christian Moerlein Brewing Company and Over-The-Rhine Cider Company teamed up to put together a hard cider sampling event today called as Ciderfest. And you know, we love our ciders. OtR Cider Company has two hard ciders, Original and Crisp. They collaborated with neighborhood bars and restaurants to create fourteen one-of-a-kind limited release ciders infused with various ingredients to be sampled this afternoon…

Our favorite out of all of the different flavors was the probably the Strappleberry. But there were a lot of really good ones.

After sampling all the infused ciders, we had a Moerlein Helles and a giant Bavarian pretzel with brown mustard and beer cheese…

It was a really fun event at a place we don’t really get to all that often. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on January 21, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Over-the-Rhine

Tagged 2017, Christian Moerlein Brewing Company, Christian Moerlein Malt House Taproom, Ciderfest, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, January, Ohio, Over-the-Rhine, Over-The-Rhine Cider Company, Shaken not stirred

Posted by Thadd F. on January 21, 2017

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New Year’s Day.

This afternoon we walked down to Boswell’s Alley to have some lunch, and watch the second half of the last Bengals game of the season. Have I mentioned Boswell’s wings are pretty dang awesome?

Afterward, we stopped to have some beers at Urban Artifact. We stuck around for an extra beer to see the start of a Drinks and Dragons event that was going on tonight at Urban Artifact. Our interest was piqued when we saw carry in this huge 20-sided dice…

Our new year got off to a pretty fun start. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on January 1, 2017 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2017, Boswell's Alley, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, January, Northside, Ohio, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on January 1, 2017

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Second Place.

This evening we walked down Hamilton Avenue to check out a new sports bar called Second Place. It’s a sports bar filled with second place trophies, and it’s the second place from the owners of The Littlefield…

Second Place has a pretty nice draft beer list but what caught our attention were those bourbon and featured slushes…

Second Place has a few special food items provided by The Littlefield…

I believe you can also bring in carry-out from The Littlefield and eat it at Second Place. But back to those bourbon slushes…

The slushes are incredible! They also have special hand-aged bourbon in oak barrels…

We were told this concoction had been aged for forty days. Second Place also has a pool table and darts…

And a really great back patio too…

We hung out, ate a couple baskets of free popcorn and watched the Pat’s win…

We didn’t realize that right next to Second Place’s patio was the iconic Northside mural…

Great place. I could see watching many a sporting event at Second Place in the future. Because those bourbon slushes are pretty dang amazing. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on November 27, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Northside, November, Ohio, Second Place, Shaken not stirred

Posted by Thadd F. on November 27, 2016

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Operation Plowshare.

We stopped at Urban Artifact this evening after picking up more pecan rolls from Shadeau Breads at the Northside Farmers Market to try their latest creation, Operation Plowshare. It’s a Black Raspberry Jelly Doughnut Ale made in partnership with Holtman Donuts and Yelp Cincinnati to Celebrate National Donut Month and Yelp’s Baked & Brewed! And Plowshare was delightful. It tasted just like biting into the center of jelly-filled donut…

We got one with sprinkles and one without…

Great stuff. I only wish we would have remembered to grab one of our growlers. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on October 12, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #FALLinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Holtman's Donuts, Northside, October, Ohio, Operation Plowshare, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact

Posted by Thadd F. on October 12, 2016

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Northside Farmers Market and Pickle Gose.

After work this evening, I met Genifer at Hoffner Park for this week’s Northside Farmer’s Market…

We picked up a few vegetables and some odds and ends, then headed over to Urban Artifact to try their newly tapped Pickle Gose…

We weren’t really sure what to expect. But it was surprisingly good. I don’t know that would want to drink a couple three of them in a row but it was pretty good for the first pickle beer I’ve ever had.

There’s always something interesting going on at Urban Artifact. I can’t wait to see what they come up with for next week’s #TapTuesday 🙂

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by Thadd F. on September 7, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside, Odd & Ends

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Hoffner Park, Northside, Northside Farmers Market, Ohio, September, Shaken not stirred, Urban Artifact

Posted by Thadd F. on September 7, 2016

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Sidewinder Coffee Northside.

We stopped at Sidewinder Coffee in Northside on our way to work this morning…

Genifer got a Mexican Latte, and I got a Caramel Mocha Turtle…

Such great stuff, and we love that it’s just down the street from our house. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on September 1, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY, Northside

Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Coffee, Good morning, Northside, Ohio, September, Shaken not stirred, Sidewinder Coffee

Posted by Thadd F. on September 1, 2016

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Fifty West Wednesdays.

This morning Genifer dropped me off on her way to work at an all-day brainstorming offsite meeting in out in Mariemont…

Our brainstorming was at The Barn, which is a great place for an offsite meeting just as soon you get over the fact that it’s all the way out in Mariemont…

After the offsite meeting, Genifer picked me up and we went to Fifty West…

Every Wednesday at Fifty West is Burger & Beer Night. You can get a burger and a beer for just $12! Genifer got their BBQ Bacon Burger…

And I got their Mushroom Swiss burger…

Those were some pretty awesome burgers! And really good beers. I couldn’t imagine a better way to wind down a Wednesday when you find yourself out on the east side of town. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on August 31, 2016 • Permalink

Posted in #SUMMERinCINCY

Tagged 2016, August, Burger Wednesdays, Cincinnati, Cincinnati beer, Cincinnati Breweries, Fifty West Brewing Co., Mariemeont, Ohio, Shaken not stirred, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on August 31, 2016

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