The Annual Pumpkin Patch fest is going on now at the Buckeye Beer Engine. On draft until they run out (I presume) are:
Dogfish Head Punkin’ Ale
Brooklyn Pumpkin
New Holland Ichabod
Southern Tier Pumking
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale (My favorite!)
Heavy Seas The Great Pumpkin
Shipyard Pumpkin
Also… make your reservations now for the November Beer and Food Pairing dinner featuring none other than Garin Wright and the Buckeye Brewing Company! It will be on Tuesday, November 10 at 7 pm. They promise seven (7) courses, bonus beer and two dessert courses….all for only $50, tax and gratuity included. Reserve your ticket now at 216.226.2337.
Garin, head brewer since 1997, will give us a little insight on Buckeye’s plans for the future. Don’t miss this one!
There are lots of great events between now and Saturday night’s BrewZilla! Check the schedule and the following article for more info… click here
It’s Firkin Alive! is yet another Cleveland Beer Week event that has limited ticket availability. It will be held at the Indigo Imp brewery on Thursday October 22 at 6:30 pm.
It promises to be the best “in brewery” event of CBW! They will have 10 cask-conditioned ales to taste, paired with different cheeses from Heinen’s.
Read more… click here
Started October 16 at the Independence Winking Lizard with the ceremonial keg-tapping (see picture below). Complete calendar of events is at Clevelandbeerweek.org
John Najeway (Thirsty Dog), Tim Rastetter (TD Brewer), John Lane (Winking Lizard)
Matt Cole getting into his work.
For the first time in it’s 12-year history a non-California IPA won a medal at the Bistro’s IPA Festival… and not just any medal, the GOLD!
Click here for the details.
Three Akron breweries win at the U.S. Beer Tasting Championships. Read full text of Examiner.com article here.
