It’s the second month of 2023 already. Wind down with a serene nature hike or turn up and forget that dry January ever happened at Cincy Beerfest. This weekend, greater Cincinnati offers a decent mix of healthy and indulgent options.

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Cincy Beerfest at Duke Energy Convention Center 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3; Feb. 4 at 1 and 7:30 p.m. See yah next year, dry January; you won’t be missed. February is coming in wet with winter Beerfest at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Beer shots! Don’t you just love those mini beer mugs? Throw a pinky in the air and try to identify the hops; there’s no way you can taste them all. More than 100 different beers will be available from local favorites and breweries around the nation. (Don’t forget to work in some hydration, too. You’ll thank us later). Tickets start at $50 presale and $70 day-of. Feb. 3-4. Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Downtown, cincybeerfest.com. Photo: kazuend, Unsplash
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Bircus Brewing Co. 322 Elm St., Ludlow Ludlow, Kentucky’s nonexistent craft beer scene sent in the clowns, leading to the launch of Bircus Brewing Co., a branch of an original concept from Ghent, Belgium. Pronounce it like “beer-cuss,” a hybrid of beer and circus, as the brew shares the limelight with carnival performances at the taproom. Performers can do everything from breathe fire to fly on the trapeze. Photo: Brittany Thornton Photo: Brittany Thornton
Garage Brewed Moto Show at Rhinegeist Brewery Noon-midnight Feb. 4 Rev up your engines and ride down to Rhinegeist Brewery this weekend for the eighth-annual Garage Brewed Moto Show. The show features custom, antique, collectible, restored and rare bikes from builders and collectors alike. The Garage Brewed Moto Show is hosted by the Cincinnati Cafe Racer, a group that focuses on vintage and café racer-style motorcycles. The bikes at the event are narrowed down from hundreds of submissions and have their own individual stories. Noon-midnight. Feb. 4. Rhinegeist Brewery, 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, garagebrewed.com. Photo: Peter Ritzen, Wikimedia Commons
Moerlein Lager House 115 Joe Nuxhall Way, The Banks Moerlein Lager House is helping host the Servatii Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt throughout December, so you can shop for gifts from local vendors before warming up in one their igloos, featuring high-top cocktail tables and electric fireplaces. Photo: facebook.com/Moerlein Lager House