Brews and prehistoric Jurassic artifcts: an unlikely combination, but a pairing that’s coming to Rhinegeist’s Over-the-Rhine taproom May 15 thanks to the Cincinnati Museum Center’s Curate My Community initiative.
To celebrate National Dinosaur Day, the Museum Center will unveil a never-before-seen, epic specimen from its collection — a preview of what’s to come from Union Terminal’s reimagined museum spaces. And all signs point to it being a dinosaur.
In turn, Rhinegeist will unveil a brand-new beer: a fruity and slightly spicy Golden Ale called Brittlebrain, which registers at 8.6 percent ABV.
The event, dubbed “Jurassic Geist,” is free, and a portion of Brittlebrain sales will support the Museum Center, particularly the space’s new dinosaur gallery, which features 7,000-square-feet of dino specimens, including some that have never been exhibited to the public.
“This is a really exciting opportunity for us to showcase an object of this scale and nature to the public for the first time and to do it in a totally unique, remarkable way,” said Cincinnati Museum Center president and CEO Elizabeth Pierce in a press release. ““We wanted to do this in a way that has never been done before, so we looked to Rhinegeist Brewery to help us out. They are a Cincinnati institution, an instantly-recognizable brand and destination for people of all ages. We knew they were the ones with the ambition and the space to match such a grand endeavor.”
Curate My Community has helped the Museum Center connect with new and longtime fans while Union Terminal has remained closed since renovations began in 2016. Previous CMC events have brought a rare rhinoceros specimen to the University of Cincinnati, early-20th-century cars to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a polar bear to the Cincinnati Public Library. Jurassic Geist is the first of these events to feature a previously unseen item.
Jurassic Geist runs 6-9 p.m. May 15. The event includes a meet and greet with Cincinnati Museum Center paleontologists Dr. Glenn Storrs and Dr. Brenda Hunda, a ticketed raffle, games and more. Rhinegeist is located at 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. More info here.
This article appears in Apr 18-25, 2018.