The saddest realities we must face right now about the
Cincy Winter Beerfest include two facets: 1) It cannot last forever, and
2) Even Andre the Giant wouldn’t be able to handle samples of all 365
craft beers available for tasting. The sooner you accept this, the
sooner you can start executing a detailed game plan to make what might
be highlight of Cincinnati Beer Week also the highlight of several weeks
to come.
A wristband earns you 24 samples in a souvenir 5 oz. acrylic
mug; you could start local with Blank Slate Brewing’s Shroominous brew,
meander across the Midwest and into California with a taste of 21st
Amendment’s Die IPA, pass through Ireland with some Wm. Magner’s cider
and, if you feel like it, end right back home in Cincinnati with a Mt.
Carmel brew or a chug of a classic Moerlein original. Of course, that’s
one of literally thousands of possibilities. Regular, VIP, Designated
Driver and Connoisseur ticket packages available; $15-$95. Friday, Feb. 15 and
Saturday, Feb. 16 (lines open up at 3 p.m.; doors open 7:30-11 p.m.). Duke Energy
Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Downtown. Check out the full beer list
at cincybeerfest.com.
