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Dayton Beer Company Opens Downtown!

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Pete Hilgeman and Assistant Brewer Dustin Stanley

The Dayton Beer Company will open its Downtown Dayton Production Facility and Beer Hall today, April 23rd at 2pm . This will be the second location for the company, whose Kettering, OH tap room opened in 2012. “We couldn’t be happier that we are finally opening in the heart of downtown,” said Peter Hilgeman, Operating Manager and Brewmaster, a 2005 Alter High School graduate who holds a marketing and international business degree from the University of Cincinnati.. “It’s been a long process and we are excited to get open and share our new space with everyone!”

Opening weekend highlights will include live entertainment, multiple food trucks, giveaways and several other surprises to be revealed as the weekend unfolds. The Beer Hall will feature a heavy rotation of food trucks in their parking lot.
Hours & Foodtrucks for the opening weekend are:

Thurs 2 -10pm      Harvest Mobile Cuisine and Empanadas Aqui
Fri 2pm – 12am     PA’s Pork and McNasty’s
Sat 12pm – 12am   Smokin BeeBeeQ, LaPampa Grill, and Wicked Wich
Sun 12pm – 8pm   Ramen Rickshaw

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The new facility will allow the brewery to increase production capacity, warranted by the demand for its beer in Dayton as well as to expand distribution throughout Mid and Southwest Ohio.  The 8,000 sq. foot space, located in the former Weiler Welding building at 41 Madison Street, features state-of-the-art equipment including a canning line and a 15 barrel steam brew house, which together offer an initial brewing capacity of 3,000 bbls annually, with opportunity to scale up to 6,500 bbls. Hilgeman says,“Not only are we able to increase our capacity but soon we will also be able to offer bottles and cans. These are projects that we have wanted to do, but just didn’t have the room in our original space.” In addition, the new brewery features 5,000 sq. feet of space for patrons, including areas available for private events.  The 36 taps will feature Ohio craft beers.

Founded in 2010, the award- winning Dayton Beer Company believes in continuing the city’s rich history as a place where innovation is born with its unique but accessible brews. Small
batch, handcrafted beer embodies its vision of how beer should taste. The Dayton Beer Company will continue to operate its Kettering Tap Room at 912 E. Dorothy Lane 45419 (though it will be closed this week- as all hands are on deck to get the new place open).  And Hildeman says they will keep their tradition of $10 growler and $5 howler fills on Wed nights.

Awards Dayton Beer Co has won:

Best of Craft Beer Awards 2015 Gold Medalist:The Java Man Cometh

Best of Craft Beer Awards 2014 Gold Medalist: Mad River Milk Stout.

Alltech Commonwealth Cup 2014 Silver Medal Winners: Batch #100, Batch #300, Riverside Rye IPA, Wandering Second Black IPA, Savannah Sour, Bretta Recognize.

Alltech Commonwealth Cup 2014 Bronze Medal Winners: Patterson Pale Ale, Merseyside Barleywine.

2014 US Open Beer Championships Silver Medal Winner: Batch #300 in the Out of Bounds IPA Category.

For more information on the Dayton Beer Company, please visit www.thedaytonbeerco.com

FSB’s Latest Creation: Pomegranate Pale Ale!

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3b2100e6-16ca-4c06-9e74-2d6fca647e94Fifth Street Brewpub, Dayton’s only co-op brewery introduces a brand new beer this Thursday- Pomegranate Pale Ale  ̶  a small batch beer created by FSB’s Assistant Brewer Caleb Stapleton! FSB Pomegranate Pale Ale is like summer on tap!

This beer is clean and crisp, infused with pomegranate juice to give it a truly unique tartness that you’ll find both refreshing and invigorating. Remember, this is a small batch beer so quantities are limited. Tapping begins at 4pm on April 9. Get there early so you don’t miss out!

 

Dayton Dragons, Milano’s and Craft Beers-Winning Team!

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Milanos_taproomSPOT_cugfqyi0_o8lodi6uA brand new HD video board isn’t the only new addition fans will notice at Fifth Third Field when the season begins on Sunday, April 12th.

The Dayton Dragons today announced another major renovation with the creation of the Milano’s Tap Room at Fifth Third Field.

Located on the first base side of the stadium, the Milano’s Tap Room will feature 10 different craft beer selections on tap. Those selections will rotate throughout the season to feature a wide variety of different breweries and craft beers from around the world and even from right here in our own local community.

The Dragons teamed up with two local craft beer experts in Heidelberg Distributing and Milano’s Atlantic City Submarines to design the new concept.

“Aside from hot dogs, there aren’t many things as synonymous with enjoying a baseball game than an ice cold beer,” Dragons President Robert Murphy said. “We’re always looking for ways to add to the fan experience at a Dragons game. The Milano’s Tap Room is a great new space that will bring even more variety to an already great lineup of beer options.”

“My family has been the local beer distributor in Dayton since 1938, but even before that began my great grandfather was brewing his own craft beers,” Heidelberg CEO Vail Miller said. “That craft brewing process has always been a part of our history. It’s why we’re so passionate about beer. I can’t wait to share that passion with Dragons fans all summer long.”

Located at the end of the first base concourse, the space has been completely renovated into an open-air craft beer lover’s paradise. Two garage doors will be lifted on game days to bring the game atmosphere inside.

Fans inside the Tap Room will notice a distinctly local feel, as the design of the space was closely modeled after the popular Dayton-based Milano’s chain. Big screen TV’s, high-top tables, wall decor and a brand new bar are just some of the Milano’s-themed design elements that were included in the new space.

“We love craft beer,” Milano’s owner John Slaughenhaupt said, “so we were thrilled at the opportunity to bring the Milano’s craft beer experience from our restaurants to Fifth Third Field all summer long.”

Currently under construction, the Milano’s Tap Room will debut at the Dragons Opening Day game on April 12th.

The Reds Already Lead The League In This Stat!

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635629903865124409-015BALL-PARK-FOODIt’s important for a team to strive to be the best. The Cincinnati Reds are the best in all of American sports at having the most self-serve beer taps available.  Great American Ball Park has added 20 self-serve beer stations just in time for Opening Day (April 6)!  Atlanta’s DraftServ Technologies confirms this is the largest install in any one stadium, according to national sales manager Tobi Pequignot.

 

Beer lovers will be able to pour their own Bud Light, Budweiser or Goose Island draft  and pay by the ounce  using a Beer card,  that can be bought in the ballpark’s stores in denominations of $20 and $100.

 

 

You’ll pay about 39 cents an ounce for Bud products, while the Goose Island varietals will run about 54 cents per ounce. They say it takes about 20 seconds to fill your beer.

You’ll find these four taps draft machines at 10 locations  around the stadium — six on the Terrace level (from foul pole to foul pole), three on the View level (at home plate between first and third base) and one in Champions Club.

 

 

 

Warped Wing To Release SelfStarter in Cans

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Self StarterWarped Wing Brewing Company (WWBC) is excited to announce the release of its first seasonal IPA in cans. Self Starter Session IPA (5.2% ABV) will be released Monday, March 30th in Dayton and Cincinnati. This marks the 4th can released since the brewery’s opening in 2014.

Once, there lived an engineer. Innovator. And indefatigable holder of 186 patents. Who, in 1911, filed U.S. Patent No. 1,150,523. An electric starting device for automobiles. To not a single person’s disparagement, it ended the era of the hand-crank. Fitting, then, that you’ll be holding this. Named as much for the inventor. As for what he invented.

Self Starter. This session India Pale Ale is pale orange in color with copper highlights. Its citrus/fruity aroma and flavors comes from the Amarillo hops that were added during the boil and the dry hopping at the end of fermentation. The malt character is slightly bready or nutty to start. This beer finishes with a patently dry close. Carry on.

 

Self Starter will be available in the market from April thru August in both draught and cans.  The beer will be tapped at the brewery this Thursday and draught and cans will be released to taverns, restaurants, and select retail accounts the following Monday.

Oberon Ale- A Sign of Spring!

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oberonThe green beer  is gone (for serious beer fans it never crossed our minds) and March 23 marks the annual seasonal release of  Oberon Ale, a wheat ale that has become synonymous with warmer temperatures, the start of spring and the beginning of the Major League Baseball season.  Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan  brewery starts spring  with the annual release of  kegs of Oberon Ale.

“Consumers see Oberon as an annual sign of spring,” says Rick Lack, executive vice president of Rave Associates, which distributes Bell’s products across southeastern Michigan. “While it is a summer beer by premise, its release date is the single biggest sales push we see for any one item in our industry.”

Lack said the release “is truly a phenomena” based on how excited people are to see it back, year after year.

Lack says Oberon is versatile and appeals to every kind of bar and restaurant in the state. He also considers it a crossover beer that appeals to people who don’t consider themselves craft beer drinkers.

In Dayton, you can stop by Chappy’s Tap Room and Grill at 5pm today for your official taste of spring!  For the first 48 guests who by a 23ox Oberon, you can even keep the official souvenir glass!

 

Become a Fifth Street Brewpub homebrew legend!

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FSBHomebrew_LogoThe Fifth Street Brewpub’s 1st Annual Member Homebrew Competition is now accepting entries! Bring your most creative brew to FSB and compete with your fellow member-owners.

Our Brewmaster, Darren Link, started out as a homebrewer, brewing recipe after recipe to finely hone his craft. Have you brewed a great beer but haven’t had the chance to share it with a larger audience? This is your opportunity! The Best of Show winner will work with Darren to scale the recipe for brewing in FSB’s Brewhouse. The winning member will also be invited to join Darren on brew day and assist with brewing the recipe. The beer will eventually be tapped and served at an exclusive FSB release party

The competition is open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older who is a member of Fifth Street Brewpub. All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers. Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will determine the rank of each entry in its category. Each category will have at least one BJCP judge.
Style and Limitations
Due to the number of fermenters and Brite tanks and in the interest of keeping bacteria out of our brewery, please do not submit any barrel aged, wild ales (Brett, Lacto, or Pedio) or beers requiring extended aging. Only the following styles will be accepted. Refer to the BJCP style guidelines at
www.bjcp.org for a description of the beer styles.
Bottle Rules
Participating brewers can enter a maximum of two entries. Each entry will consist of two 12 to 22 ounce capped, corked, or swing top bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely. 12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green
and clear glass will be accepted.   THE DEAD LINE FOR ENTERING IS MAY 2, 2015.
THE BEST OF SHOW AWARD!
Our Brewmaster, Darren Link, will work with the Best of Show winner to scale their homebrew recipe to be brewed in Fifth Street Brewpub’s
Brewhouse. The winner will also be invited to join Darren on brew day to brew the recipe. The beer will then have a release party scheduled at a later date. Fifth Street Brewpub reserves the right to choose the beer to brew from the Best of Show table based on recipe reproduction, system constraints, or financial reasons.

 

You must be a member of Fifth Street Brewpub to enter.  If you would like to join FSB please click here.

Best Selling Sriracha Stout Beer Is Hot Stuff

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fwx-sriracha-beer-testBeer collaborations are all the rage in the brewing world these days and one the hottest is Rouge’s Sriracha Hot Stout Beer.  Released this past December only at the Rouge Ales Public House in Oregon or  for mail order, the beer quickly sold out.  The 22 oz bright red bottle features the world’s most recognizable Sriracha brand, Huy Fong, and the artwork even includes everyone’s favorite rooster with a green cap.  The beer has finally been restocked and has hit the shelves of Miami Valley beer retailers this week.

According to the product description, this brew “is ready to drink with soups, sauces, pasta, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, chow mein, or anything you’d like to wash down with a spicy kick.”

“The inspiration was pretty simple — we as employees and as Rogues love Huy Fong Sriracha sauce,” Rogue Brewing President Brett Joyce. “The question almost immediately became why not?  In the short time that it has been available, it has already become a record-selling product for us.”

Surprisingly, the fire of Sriracha doesn’t overpower this beer. As you would expect from  Rogue, the beer itself is center stage. The stout is malty, smooth and full of coffee, chocolate flavor. At the end is when the heat of Sriracha appears with a slight, perfectly complimentary garlic and spiced after taste.  But don’t take our word for it, you can pick up a bottle of this hot stuff for about $14 at Belmont Party Supply or taste it at Arrow Wine Far Hills location this Sat from 11am – 4pm during their Saturday tastings.
And if you like your beer on the spicy side, be sure and head down to  Toxic Brewing Company in the Oregon District and try their Porn or Pawn beer, a srirach-spiced pepper porter.

Cellar Dweller’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration

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B9315880197Z.1_20150218155410_000_GC89VRCA4.1-0Cellar Dweller Brewery is turning three and will host an anniversary party to celebrate.

It will take place from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday at the brewery, located at Valley Vineyards in Morrow. Sam Shaw Band will perform from 2-6 p.m., followed by Bibs & Barefeet from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Tastings and pints will be served all day, and specialty keg tappings will be offered. Food – hot dogs, metts, brats and sides – will be available a la carte from 1-9 p.m.

Amber Rose Announces Craft Beer Dinner

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Make plans now to head out to Old North Dayton for a four course craft beer dinner, which kicks off a year long celebration of Amber Rose’s 25th anniversary.   Originally built in 1910 by Sigmund Ksiezopolski, it ran as a general store and deli named Sig’s up until the 1980′s.  The family ran the general store downstairs and resided upstairs as their family quarters.  The National Guard stayed with the family during the Great Flood of 1913.  In 1989 Elinor Sluzas acquired the building with the intention of opening a restaurant.  Before the scheduled grand opening there was a horrific fire and a portion of the building had to be rebuilt.  The restaurant officially opened for business in 1990.  Elinor may have retired but her recipes have stayed the same.

On Thursday, February 26th at 6:30pm Amber Rose will host a tasting for beer and foodie fans in their upstairs dining room.   Owner Joe Castellano shared the pairing menu with us:

hofbrau_original_face_2___43715_origFirst Course
Bratwurst & Braised Cabbage Bruschetta
Beer Pairing: Hofbrau Original

 

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Brown Sugar Chipolte Salmon with grilled asparagus with citrus glace
Beer Pairing: Warped Wing Ermal’s Belgian Style Cream Ale

 

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Tomato & Cheese sausage stuffed pork loin with orzo pilaf
Beer Pairing: Erdinger Dunkel
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Chocolate Raspberry Mousse
Beer Pairing: Deschutes Black Butte Porter

 

To reserve your seat for just $30 for call Amber Rose at 937.228-2511.  The restaurant is located at 1400 Valley Street, with plenty of free parking in their own well lighted parking lot.

The Super Bowl – One Long Session for Beers!

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Super Bowl XLIX is here. Is your beer fridge ready for it?

The Super Bowl XLIX festivities begin at noon on Sunday, February 1. Pundits are going to spend the entire day analyzing the players, discussing past Super Bowls, and making deflated ball puns. The game itself starts at 6 PM, and will end around 11 PM after all the awards have been given out and more analysis of the game. That is a long drinking day for anyone. You have to pace yourself through a day filled with salty snacks, good friends, and lots and lots of fine, locally crafted beer. Fortunately, British brewers thought of this decades ago, and developed something called a session beer.

During World War I, production of material for the war effort was important. Parliament created a law that allowed for two drinking sessions a day; one at lunch and one at dinner time. Since drinking was much more limited, any typically could only be done at a bar, people would have a few more at lunch then they normally would. They did not want to go back work around dangerous equipment inebriated, so British brewers started to brew beers that were lower in ABV. They typically capped at 5%, but many went as low as 3%. Pilsners, bitters, and pale ales were the styles that were used, offering the most flavor while delivering a love tap of alcohol.

The United States does not have the same fondness for low ABV beers. The legacy of the “little beer” began just before Prohibition as a desperate attempt by then president Woodrow Wilson to stop the inevitable. He proposed that beers of no more than 2.75% ABV be brewed, minimizing the harsh effects of the terrible affliction of alcohol on a delicate public. Clearly, that did not work, and the country dried up for thirteen years. The first beer that came out after the Volstead Act was repealed but before the 21st Amendment went into effect? 3.2% beers. Our legacy with them is much more contentious, thus when the craft beer movement rolled forward, the LAST thing brewers wanted to do was create beers in the Budweiser range of ABV. The ABV War began, trying to create bigger beers, beers full of flavor and alcohol. The winning brewery at this point in time is Brewmeister’s Armageddon out of Scotland, ringing in at an overwhelming 65% ABV. Most beers like this are brewed once for effect, then retired.

A dark day in U.S. history, but a good time for session beers.

Session beers just came back into vogue in the last ten years as a reaction to all of the high ABV beers flowing through the country. Founder’s All Day IPA may be the beer that brought this type of beer to the general attention of the public. This great Michigan brewery sells this in a fifteen-pack, acknowledging that you can sip on this all day and still be able to function at your desk on Monday. It was mentioned more than a few times as a great session beer by the people I spoke with. The 4.7% ABV is perfect for a long session of drinking, and the hops ensures that it is not boring to drink. Fat Head’s Sunshine Daydream out of Cleveland is another highly recommended session beer, creeping up to 4.9% ABV and still delivering with refreshing flavor.

Looking for a local, low alcohol growler fill for the big game? Here is a list of what was found on tap (or in a can) around the Miami Valley. Not all of these fall into the session beer category, but they all hover around the 5% ABV range.

  • Lock 27 – Pugilist’s 4.7% ABV seems light for a beer with a fighting name. Session beers are not all light and hoppy. Here is an irish stout whose punch is in the flavor, not the spirits. Order some of their Smoked Wings while you are there. You will not be disappointed.
  • Yellow Springs Brewing – If you are going to go to one brewery for all your low ABV beer needs, this is the place to go. They have the biggest selection of tap beers that fall into this category. Their Kerfluffle, an English Mild beer, is the lowest on the list at 3.1% ABV. They also have Daily’s Comet Saison (3.8% ABV), Handsome American Brown Ale (5.5% ABV), Ryatt’s Eviction English Pale Ale (5.0% ABV) and Zoetic Citra American Pale Ale (5.2% ABV). A little something for everyone!
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    Shelves of growlers

    This should be enough for Sunday, right?

    – Patterson Pale Ale, at 5.5% ABV, is higher on the list for a session beer, but a delicious option. While you are there, get a growler of their award winning Java Man Cometh (7.0% ABV) to help celebrate if your team wins, or cry into if they lose.

  • Warped Wing Brewing Company – They have some heavy hitters in their line up (Baltic Argonaut at 11.5% ABV would make a short session), but they offer their own Self Starter Session IPA at 5.2% ABV. Ermal’s Belgian Cream Ale at 5.4% ABV and their delightfully unique Wedding Beer at 4.5% ABV are options for Super Bowl growler fills.
  • Fifth Street Brewing – For my money, kolsch is my favorite style of lighter beer. FSB’s 1600 Kolsch (5.0% ABV) and Deluge Pale Ale (5.4% ABV) are both excellent beers to add to the game day menu.
  • Star City Brewing – If you already have plans and will have to miss their Super Bowl Potluck Extravaganza, you can enjoy their kolschy Blonde Ale at 3.8% ABV or Weizen Star Hefeweizen at 4.8% ABV at home with a much different pot luck.
  • Lucky Star Brewery – While you are in Miamisburg, you can stop by this brewery as well and pick up their Ojos Locos Mexican Lager at 3.9% ABV or their Redemption Red at 5.3% ABV. Their Wicked Step Mutha Double Stout weighs in at 9.9% ABV, but would be a delicious late game addition to cap off the party.
  • Toxic Brew Company – Relax. There is always some Practice Yoga (5.6% ABV) to enjoy during an all-day football binge. Sign up for the Shuffle Board League while you are there so your sports enjoyment can last after football is over. Abby’s Cure at 9.6% ABV came highly recommended for Sunday, but as a tasty treat with your all day sippers.
  • Eudora Brewing Company – Another award winning craft brewery in Dayton, their Sundowner Blonde Ale weighs in at 5.0% ABV. Supporting them means you are also supporting charity:water, providing clean water to those with no access to it.
  • Hairless Hare Brewery – Hello friends up north! The American Ale here sits at a sessionable 4.9% ABV. And is there anything more American than watching the Super Bowl?
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Just discussing some dinner plans after the game.

Not enough options? Belmont Party Supply has many, many selections for session drinking. Cincinnati favorites like Madtree offers Lift at 4.7% ABV and Rhinegeist releases Cougar at 4.8% ABV for you to consider. Rivertown’s Little Sipa IPA at a nice and light 4.5% ABV is another Cincinnati option on the table. The new kid in Ohio, Boulevard Brewing Company, has their Pop Up Session IPA that sits at a respectable 4.3% ABV and 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat at 5.5% ABV. Fans of New Belgium Brewing can get their hands on Slow Ride Session IPA sitting at 4.5% ABV. You can also pick up He’Brew’s Dry Hopped Session Pale Ale (5.5% ABV) or Heavy Seas’ Cross Bones Session IPA (4.5% ABV) there. If you want a little more heavy in your seas, their Loose Cannon IPA is an amazing choice with a little more punch (7.25% ABV).

The Super Bowl has become more than just the championship game for the NFL; it is a cultural event that brings people together with friends for good food and good company. Whether you are cheering for the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks, or just a halfway decent Super Bowl ad, session beers are one way to sip on great beer all day and still be ready to shout, cheer, cry, and celebrate when the game begins. Now, time to start researching the wings and nachos. Cheers!

Preview Nights Set For The Barrel House

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Next week there will be several opportunities to tour and enjoy The Barrel House (and to give us a chance to practice on live guests and get your feedback before we officially open)!  They will be holding soft open events the evenings of Jan 26-28!

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Tickets are $5 per person (max two people) and include light appetizer fare, a chance to hear and talk with the staff and owners, and to experience the space first!! Each session is 1-1/2 hours and limited to 30 attendees, so that we can take the time to thank each of you personally and get your feedback! Please bring your ticket, photo I.D., cash or credit cards for drink purchases, as we need to practice using our system (and we can’t give alcohol away for free!).   You can reserve your preview night tickets online.

 

The Barrel House

The Barrel House is an independently owned and operated, beer & wine bar and carry out, located at 417 East Third Street in Dayton, Ohio.  It’s kind of like a coffee shop for beer & wine providing:

  • growler fills from our 18 beer taps AND beer & wine bottle sales for carry out!
  • draft beer and wine, with light food offerings and a comfortable lounge area, with free wifi to enjoy onsite!
  • you can even carry in food from Olive, an urban dive, right across the street from us!

Come on in, have a drink, sit with us for awhile, meet some friends, wait for a table at Olive, an urban dive across the street or pick up some wine and beer to go.  We’d love to be your favorite spot and your favorite shop! Join us downtown! www.barrelhousetap.com  937.222.GRWL (4795).

 

 

**Parking for The Barrel House is behind the building!! Please use the back entrance for this event!

 

 

Warped Wing’s 1st Anniversary Beer Bash

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The brew kettles arrive!

Warped Wing Brewing Company at 26 Wyandot St. in downtown Dayton has made such an impact in our community, it’s hard to believe it’s just now celebrating it’s first year in business. Since they’ve opened here are a few of the highlights:

1/18/14:  Tasting room doors open for the first time

2/14: First 1/2 barrel dock sale, just in time for the Superbowl!

3/14: introduce Maa Durga Red IPA

3/14: Black Pirogue released, made with coffee from Press Coffee Bar

4/14: Warped Wing featured breweries for the Friday Night Tappings at Great American Ball Park

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The Brewmaster and his Bride.

5/14: first ever wedding at Warped Wing Brewery! Congratulations Mike & Nicole!

6/14:  First Dayton brewery to can  beers in 64 years

7/14:  Warped Wing went on tap at Fraze Pavillion

8/14: Mikesell’s Snack Food Company releases Beer Can Chicken potato chips  during Beer Week.

9/14  Brewmaster John Haggerty takes a wife and creates Warped Wing Wedding Beer to celebrate!.

11/14:  Teamed up with The Century Bar to produce a Russian imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels

12/14:  Collaborated with Esther Price Candies to create a special holiday ale called “Esther’s Lil Secret,”

 

 

To commemorate their first year, the brewery will host the 1st annual “Beer Bash”  this Saturday, January 17th .   The celebration will consist of  limited release draught and cask tappings, live music and food trucks.  The celebration kicks off at noon with new tappings on the hour leading up to the Grand Finale tapping of their latest limited release, “Baltic Argonaut”, a Baltic Porter weighing in at 11.5% ABV.

“It’s been a great first year and we’ve received so much support from the beer community.  We want to throw a party to celebrate and say ‘Thank you’.”  states Nick Bowman, head of Sales & Marketing.  President Joe Waizmann goes on to add “We’ve been fortunate to pack a decade of learning, enjoyment, & modest success into our first year. Can’t wait to see how the next several years evolve.”

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Brew Ha-Ha: Dayton’s First All-Ohio Craft Beer Festival

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T7he Montessori School of Dayton is proud to announce the 4th annual Dayton Brew Ha-Ha, which will take place on Saturday,  Jan 31, 2015 at the school. This year’s line-up features the Miami Valley’s first all- Ohio craft beer festival. Proceeds from the event will go to the school’s capital improvement fund.

The festival honors the growth of the craft beer industry within the Buckeye state. With more than 100 breweries in the state (and growing), the event organizers traveled Ohio to produce a beer list that is representative of the breadth and depth of the state’s craft beer industry. Kevin J. Gray, the Co-Chair in charge of coordinating the beers for the event, said, “Look for beers from more than 40 breweries from Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, and points in-between. The event will feature breweries big and small, and will showcase both rare, hard to find beers and accessible beers for those just getting into craft beer.” All of the local breweries will be present with offerings that highlight the growth of the industry in the Gem City. A full list of the participating breweries can be found on brewhahadayton.com.

The event’s beer list has always had a regional focus. In the first two years, the event offered beers from the Great Lake States: Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois. In 2014, the Dayton Brew Ha-Ha hosted Dayton’s first Ohio vs. Michigan beer tasting (with the home team winning handedly). Although each year has seen exponential growth, the festival is committed to maintaining the event as a premier boutique beer tasting, where residents of the community can come to mingle, try regional beers, and learn more about the school and about craft beer.

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Brew Ha-Ha 2014 pictured here

The festival organizers have also added games of chance and a silent auction to this year’s event. Spin the wheel and earn cash or try your luck at the ring-toss to take home crafty prizes. Silent auction items include craft beer-themed gift baskets, as well as bigger items like a propane grill, an outdoor heater, or a cabin rental in southeast Ohio. Special event t-shirts will be on sale featuring the Brew Ha-Ha logo. Both men’s and women’s t-shirt styles and sizes will be available for purchase.

Fitting for an event held in an elementary/middle school, craft beer education will be a focus of the evening. Curious about what to try? Tasting guides will be provided to help attendees navigate the room and find beers that match their favorite flavor profiles. Attendees can also talk to one of the roving Beer Ambassadors, who can steer them in the right direction. Want to learn to brew beer? Members of DRAFT, the Dayton Homebrewing Club, will be on hand to discuss beer making at home. The program will also include clone recipes of several of the event’s beers, recipes put together by the staff of BrewTensils homebrew supply.

The school is located in Kettering, at 2900 Acosta Street. The event takes place at the school on Jan 31, 2015 from 6-10 pm. Tickets are $35 each which gets you a half pint tasting glass and ten tasting tickets.  Tickets and more information are available online at brewhahadayton.com. Paper tickets are available at Belmont Party Supply and Fifth Street Brewpub. Spinoza’s pizza will be cooked fresh on site. Pizza will be sold by the slice so bring your appetite!   During the last hour of the event, enjoy complimentary desserts and coffee to cap off a fun evening. Growler fills and individual bottle purchases will also open up during this time. Complimentary desserts will be served at the end of the evening.

Organizers are excited to announce that they’ve partnered up with Uber! New users can enter the promo code 15BREWHAHA and save $20 off of your first ride. Each ride booked between January 31 and February 28 provides a donation back to the MSD Capital Improvement fund, so stay safe and enjoy a free ride.

 

About the School

The primary purpose of the Montessori School of Dayton (MSD) is to offer a quality Montessori education for toddlers through eighth grade children. Our core goals are:

  • Provide a setting where children can develop in subjects at their own learning pace and be encouraged to explore new subject areas
  • Offer a classroom setting where teachers can freely observe and build relationships with their students to better provide individual academic guidance
  • Provide an environment and a method to encourage self-discipline
  • Offer mixed-age classrooms which support and encourage children to teach and learn from one another
  • Establish a lifelong love of learning
  • Provide students with the tools to create, develop and maintain a positive self-image
  • Develop a respect for other people and their differences
  • Develop an appreciation for their work and the work of others

 

Each Montessori classroom is carefully structured with free access to teaching materials encouraging each child to explore and learn for him/herself. We are dedicated to the Montessori method of education based upon Dr. Maria Montessori’s scientific observations of children’s almost effortless ability to absorb knowledge from their surroundings, as well as their tireless interest in manipulating materials. These observations of multiple learning methods evolved into her development of very specific materials, exercises and methods of presentation, allowing children to pursue their natural curiosity and to simply absorb a vast array of knowledge from their surroundings.Montessori Center of Dayton (MSD) was originally founded as a non-profit Montessori School in 1964 offering a true Montessori education to children between three and nine years old (pre-K through 3rd grade). In 2008, the school made the decision to purchase the current building with the intention of further expanding the curriculum to serve students from the toddler years (18 months) through the eighth grade. Through the purchase of the building, MSD has been able to expand and modernize the classrooms, refurbish the gymnasium and school stage with new flooring, stage curtains and lighting, and add to the extracurricular activities including art, foreign language (Spanish), band, chorus, theater arts and will soon add sporting activities.

Ballast Point Tasting Tonight

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307 How do you make a World-Class IPA even better?  Add stuff…good stuff like grapefruit!

Stop by Spinoza’s, located at the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek  tonight and sample San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing Company draft beers including the limited edition brew Grapefruit Sculpin.

Also featuring a fresh batch of regular Sculpin IPA (100 points “World-Class” on BeerAdvocate.com) as well as Grunion American Pale Ale (Gold Medal Winner at GABF) and Dorado Double IPA.

Keg tapping will start at 5pm.

Live music by Mark Gearo  from 6:30 to 9:30pm.

Fifth Street Brewpub Drink Up Dayton Challenge

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10892008_616248208503444_6563774031219974521_nDayton’s only coop brewpub is going local for the entire month of January and they are challenging Dayton’s beer lovers to do the same.  All month long they will of course be featuring their own beers, but their additional taps will be pouring beers from The Dayton  Beer Company, Eudora Brewing Co., The Hairless Hare Brewery, Lock 27 Brewing, Lucky Star Brewery, Nowhere in Particular, Star City Brewing, Toxic Brew Company, Yellow Springs Brewery and Warped Wing Brewing Company.

 

Are You up for the Challenge?DrinkupT

Drink 15 Dayton beers, that’s 5 from Fifth Street Brewpub (FSB) and 1 from each of the 10 local breweries on tap  in the month of January  at the Brewpub and receive a Drink Up Dayton t-shirt. You’ll have until Feb 6th to present your completed stamped card in and then shirts will be ready for pick-up by March 1st.

And during the month of January look for FSB to release some bran new beers of their own:

Jan 1st- Scottish Reign & Cup O’Jo’s Stout

Jan 17th- Saphire 1PA Double IPA

For more details and to find out what beers will be featured check FSB’s facebook page or ask your beertender or server while you’re at the Brewpub.  FSB is located at 1600 E. Fifth Street in St. Anne’s Hill.  For more information please visit  FifthStreetBrewpub.coop  and click on the Events & News page.