SUNDAY, JUNE 19
Old Belgium Meets New Belgium Beer Dinner — A four-course paired beer dinner (plus amuse-bouche and social brew) hosted by Taste of Belgium, featuring New Belgium brews and special guest, New Belgium brew master Peter Bouckaert. First seating 6:30 p.m.; second seating 7:30 p.m. $75. Taste of Belgium, 3825 Edwards Road, Norwood, tinyurl.com/jkrh7mj.
Cincinnati Beer Week Tap Takeover at MadTree — Grab a pint of all five Cincinnati Beer Week collaboration beers on tap. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. MadTree Brewing Company, 5164 Kennedy Ave., Oakley, madtreebrewing.com.
MONDAY, JUNE 20
Fat Tire & Friends CollaBEERation Party — Rhinegeist was one of five breweries in the nation chosen to be featured in a collaborative beer pack to celebrate New Belgium’s 25th anniversary. Each brewery in the pack created their own interpretation of New Belgium’s Fat Tire recipe; Rhinegeist’s is Fat Pale Ale, a Belgian-style extra pale ale. At this release party, all five collaBEERation brews will be on tap for the first time, with a few rarity kegs from New Belgium and a chance to meet New Belgium brewers. 6-11 p.m. Rhinegeist, 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, rhinegeist.com.
Jackie O’s Oil of Aphrodite Poster at Arnold’s — Arnold’s recruited six breweries to commission poster artists to reimagine one of their beers as a work of art, which was turned into 50 limited-edition signed and numbered screen prints. Jackie O’s poster is for their Oil of Aphrodite beer by Lightning Horse Industries. Arnold’s will be tapping three Jackie O’s brews to go along with the release — Oil of Aphrodite, Grave DIPA and Razz Wheat. 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, arnoldsbarandgrill.com.
Joon Bottle Release — MadTree hosts a rare Monday-night release of Trunk Series favorite, Joon, a tart been aged in gin barrels that features hints of citrus and evergreen. 4-10 p.m. MadTree Brewing Company, 5164 Kennedy Ave., Oakley, madtreebrewing.com.
Ei8ht Ball Rare Keg Monday — Ei8ht Ball taps a keg of De Struise Black Albert Imperial Stout. 5-9 p.m. Ei8ht Ball Taproom, 95 Riviera Drive, Bellevue, Ky., cincinnatibeerweek.com.
Cincinnati Beer Week’s Fantastic Five — Grab a pint of all five Cincinnati Beer week collaborative brews. 7-9 p.m. Crazy Fox Saloon, 901 Washington Ave., Newport, Ky., cincinnatibeerweek.com.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
Cincy Brew Bus Pint Night and Tour: Rhinegeist — Cincy Brew Bus takes guests to Rhinegeist for a tour and a special pint. The tour leaves from and returns to BC’s Bottle Lodge for an additional special pint of Rhinegeist, with a complimentary glass to take home. 6:30 p.m. $15. BC’s Bottle Lodge, 7121 Liberty Centre Drive, West Chester, cincybrewbus.com.
Bad Tom Smith Beer Dinner — A three-course paired dinner with beers from Bad Tom. 6:30-10:30 p.m. $25. Packhouse Meats, 1004 Monmouth St., Newport, Ky., cincinnatibeerweek.com.
Triple Digit Tiramisu Chickow! Poster at Arnold’s — Arnold’s recruited six breweries to commission poster artists to reimagine one of their beers as a work of art, which was turned into 50 limited-edition signed and numbered screen prints. Triple Digit’s Chickow! poster was created by artist Rob Warnick. Triple Digit will be in house tapping Chickow! Hazelnut Brown Ale as well as a one-off variant of Chickow! Tiramisu. 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, arnoldsbarandgrill.com.
Cincinnati Beer Week Tap Takeover — Try all five Cincinnati Beer Week collaboration beers. 7-10 p.m. Hebron Brew House, 2030 Northside Drive, Hebron, Ky., hebronbrewhaus.com.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
Cincy Brew Bus Pint Night and Tour: Listermann — Cincy Brew Bus takes guests to Listermann Brewery Company for a tour and a special pint. 6:30 p.m. $15. BC’s Bottle Lodge, 7121 Liberty Centre Way, West Drive, cincybrewbus.com.
Shade Infusions Sneak Peek — MadTree taps two specially infused Hoff Sevens kegs of Shade, a gose-style ale brewed with blackberries and sea salt. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. MadTree Brewing Company, 5164 Kennedy Ave., Oakley, madtreebrewing.com.
Mt. Carmel Trivia Night — Trivia starts at 7 p.m., but before then, grab a pint of the Fruits of Our Labor collaboration beer, crowd-favorite Peanut Butter Jam or Summer Stout-Raspberry Crush on Nitro and porch-sit. 4-10 p.m. Mt. Carmel Brewing Company, 4362 Mt. Carmel Tobasco Road, Mt. Carmel, mtcarmelbrewingcompany.com.
CINfully HOPnotic DIPA Release Party — Get a taste of Bad Tom’s first DIPA; five varieties of hops come together to create a hypnotically dank 10 percent double IPA. 5-10 p.m. Bad Tom Smith Brewing, 4720 Eastern Ave., East End, badtomsmithbrewing.com.
Rhinegeist Versus the World — Taste-test Rhinegeist brews against some gold-standard brews: Puma against Pils Urquell, Truth againt Alesmith IPA and Rhinegeist Fat Tire interpretation against New Belgium’s Fat Tire amber. 6-9:30 p.m. Marty’s Hops and Vines, 6110 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, martys-hopsandvines.com.
Listermann and Sliders — Nation Kitchen & Bar pairs three popular craft sliders with rare Listermann brews: Carrie Ale, Over/Under collaboration beer, Strawberry Kiwi Gose and Lemon Poundcake Belgian Blonde. 6-9:30 p.m. Nation Kitchen & Bar, 1200 Broadway St., Pendleton, nationkitchenandbar.com.
Moerlein’s Citra Third Wave IPA Poster at Arnold’s — Arnold’s recruited six breweries to commission poster artists to reimagine one of their beers as a work of art, which was turned into 50 limited-edition signed and numbered screen prints. Christian Moerlein’s poster for Third Wave IPA was made by Tommy Sheehan. Moerlein will be tapping Third Wave, Habenero Lime Third Wave and Double Dry Hopped Citra Third Wave. 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, arnoldsbarandgrill.com.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
Cincy Brew Bus Pint Night and Tour: MadTree — Cincy Brew Bus takes guests to MadTree Brewing Company for a tour and a special pint. 6:30 p.m. $15. BC’s Bottle Lodge, 7121 Liberty Centre Drive, West Chester, cincybrewbus.com.
Rhinegeist/New Belgium Poster at Arnold’s — The poster for Rhinegeist/New Belgium’s collaboration beer was created by James Billiter. The bar will be tapping New Belgium/Rhinegeist’s Fat Tire collaboration, Rhinegeist’s barrel-aged Mushushu and New Belgium’s Oscar Worthy Coffee. 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, arnoldsbarandgrill.com.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24
5 Rabbits Tap Takeover — Five taps of 5 Rabbits featuring Guava Paletas, 5 Lizard, Super Pils, ChocoFrut Piña and Magnifica Wheat. 4-11:30 p.m. Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, artifactbeer.com.
Norwood Beer Dinner — Listermann takes on a five-course dinner. The evening features two wings with two sauces, two sliders and a cake ball, paired with Listermann brews. 5-9 p.m. $15. Listermann Brewing Company, 1621 Dana Ave., Evanston/Norwood, listermannbrewing.com.
OTR Beerfest — Cincinnati’s only craft can beer festival features dozens of breweries serving 100-plus craft beers in a can. Includes local live music and food trucks. 6-10 p.m. Friday; 2-10 p.m. Saturday. Free entry; drinking wristbands are $5 and beers require token purchase. Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, otrbeerfest.com.
Braxton Raspberry Haven Hefe Poster at Arnold’s — Arnold’s recruited six breweries to commission poster artists to reimagine one of their beers as a work of art, which was turned into 50 limited-edition signed and numbered screen prints. This poster was designed by Brian Methe. 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, arnoldsbarandgrill.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
Three Years of Thirst — Rhinegeist celebrates its third anniversary with a “Camp Geist”-themed birthday bash. Camp Geist celebrates the spirit of adventure and the great outdoors inside the walls of the brewery with on-the-hour beer releases, live music, DJs and activities. Noon-2 a.m. Rhinegeist, 1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine, rhinegeist.com.
Brewing with a Purpose — A Girls Pint Out ladies homebrewing class! Class size is limited to 20 women. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $20. Brew Monkeys, 4312 Harrison Ave., Cheviot, cincinnatibeerweek.com.
Alltech Lexington Brewing Kentucky Ales Pint Night — Special pint night with Alltech Lexington Brewing. 3-7 p.m. Jungle Jim’s, 4450 Eastgate South Drive, Eastgate, junglejims.com.
Brunch with Rivertown — Marty’s Hops and Vines hosts a brunch featuring Rivertown brews. This delicious collaboration features tasty bites, beers and beer-infused cocktails. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $25. Marty’s Hops and Vines, 6110 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, martys-hopsandvines.com.
Moerlein Bomber Bash — Christian Moerlein’s OTR brewery celebrates their 1,000th batch of beer with the release of 1000Weiss, an imperial hefeweizen made with blackberry. The new brew will be available in 22-ounce bombers and on draft. The brewery will also be offering a deal on all current bomber bottles. 6-10 p.m. Christian Moerlein Malt House Taproom, 1621 Moore St., Over-the-Rhine, christianmoerlein.com.
Blank Slate Fork in the Road Poster at Arnold’s — Arnold’s recruited six breweries to commission poster artists to reimagine one of their beers as a work of art, which was turned into 50 limited-edition signed and numbered screen prints. The poster for Blank Slate’s Fork in the Road was designed by We Have Become Vikings. 6 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, arnoldsbarandgrill.com.
Beer Week Closing Party — Urban Artifact will have 12 special taps, including guest taps from 5 Rabbits and Keypunch, and their own Key Lime Gose. Live music from And The Kids, Nice Try, Faux Fiction and Tiger Sex. 9-11:30 p.m. 1660 Blue Rock St., Northside, artifactbeer.com.
This article appears in Jun 15-22, 2016.
