This morning, we launched a Kickstarter campaign for a home brew shop in Monroe, Ohio called Osborn Brewing. They are trying to raise money to grow a hop farm in Southwest Ohio. It would mean the world to me if you took a moment to watch the video (it’s a little wacky!) Please consider backing this project and/or sharing it on Facebook, Twitter, etc. [...]

Sometimes I luck out and fumble my way into tastings that are balling out of control. Last night, Cam Harris hosted a 5 course dinner with pairings along the way. Most of the pairings were Hill Farmstead saisons. It was a great night, so I’m going to keep the text to a minimum and the photos to a maximum. First course - cheese spead. This was paired with Biere de Norma, Anna, and Florence. Appetizer course - stuffed tomatoes, stuffed poblano peppers, and turkey meatballs paired with Anna, Florence, Arthur, and blue label Arthur Appetizer detail Salad Course - paired with [...]

Man, you remember when saisons weren’t made by tiny breweries from Vermont and made up a good chunk of everyone’s best of list? It’s like you had to go to Belgium to get a good saison, and this one from Fantôme was (and still is) one of the most highly rated examples of the style. I got this bottle all the way from Belgium via the glorious internet, cracked it open, and did what every good beer geek does; took diligent notes. This fella clocks in at 8% ABV. Appearance The beer is getting its sais on (get it?). It pours a [...]

Remember when you were in grade school and the teacher would get all mad at you for cracking open a delicious IPA in the middle of class? And you’re all like “You don’t understand. This was only bottled 5 days ago!”. I can’t be the only one, can I? Well now is your chance to get back at your teacher and support the Montessori School of Dayton at the same time. The 2nd Annual MSD Brew Ha-Ha is happening on January 26, and this year is going to be great. Take that, Mrs. Virginia! All joking aside, this is not an [...]

For the first review of 2013, I decided to pick a beer called Adam (get it? ADAM! Like the first man ever!?). Adam from Hair of the Dog is kind of like an old ale, and kinda like an imperial stout. It’s smoked, bottle-conditioned, and 10% ABV which means it’s totally ageable. It’s also the first beer that HOTD ever made all the way back in 1994. This bottle is batch 84 (brewed on 10-11-11, bottled on 1-12-12) which makes it just over a year old at the time of drinking. From the HOTD website: Adam is a recreation of a historic beerstyle. [...]

Dark Lord from Three Floyds is like the quintessential Midwest “big beer”. It’s huge (13-15% ABV), it has a cool label, an awesome name, and a must-attend event that is centered around its release every year in April. Plus, death metal starts playing when you crack one of them open. Most people think that the wax is for preventing oxygen and identifying the year it was brewed, but it’s really there to keep the death metal at bay. Recently, my pal Gus from Professional Beer Reviews decided to crack open the vertical he had been working on, plus a few of [...]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8b1wqx2Oy8&version=3&hl=en_US] This is the Snobby Beer review of Mamma Mia Pizza Beer from Pizza Beer Company in St. Charles, Illinois. This beer is made with garlic, basil, oregano, and tomato, and is designed to mimic the taste of pizza. According to the bottle, this beer is so good it needs to be enjoyed out of a wine glass. Special guest Natalie Phillips in this review! Thanks to Chris Duffy for sending me this beer! From the Mamma Mia website: “Pizza Beer” was developed Labor Day, 2006 by Tom and Athena Seefurth in our home brewery in Campton Township, IL. It all started [...]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSrM-4VJPWk&version=3&hl=en_US] This is the Snobby Beer review of Parabola (2012) from Firestone Walker Brewing Company. This imperial stout is aged in a variety of oak barrels for 12 months, and is released annually. Special guest Natalie Phillips in this review! From the Firestone Walker website: “Parabola has been a major component of past anniversary blends and is one of our most aggressive offerings. This beer features bold bourbon and tobacco aromas and a rich dark chocolate, charred oak flavor. Parabola is best enjoyed in moderation and is a perfect beer to pair with those chocolate dessert favs. REMEMBER: Watch for bottled on dates [...]

I originally planned on filming a review of this beer, but you know how it is. Time slips away from you, and before you know it it’s Halloween and you haven’t even bought the bag of Milky Ways that you were going to “pass out to the kids” even though nobody shows up at your house so you end up just eating an entire bag to yourself. Unlike that bag of Milky Ways (which I’ll be purchasing tomorrow when it’s on sale), tonight I decided to go ahead and cram this beer down my face in a pathetic attempt to [...]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spxglYoDQwY&version=3&hl=en_US] This is the Snobby Beer review of the legendary Westvleteren 12 from the abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren, Belgium. This authentic Trappist Quad is regarded as one of the greatest beers in the world, sometimes even considered to be the greatest. This bottle comes from the only American release of this beer, the Westvleteren “brick”. Can a beer with this much hype actually live up to it? From the Westvleteren website: “With the exception of our Blond beer, Trappist beer will keep for years: give the beer time and it will continue to ripen. The minimum sell-by date is stamped [...]

Every Wednesday Night Is South Park Tavern’s Open Mic. If you are new, or a professional musician looking for a great spot to play, this is it. It is best to sign up in advance here on this page.  You can also come down early Wednesday night and secure a time slot as well. Remember [...] [...]

South Park Tavern serves some of the best beers from all over the world period. We have an 18 tap handle system that was custom designed and built by local artist. Our beer selection changes daily. We usually change two to eight kegs a day, meaning…  you must get to the tavern ASAP, as [...] [...]