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On this episode of Drinking With The Gnome, The Gnome takes a trip over to Binkski's Bar to have a conversation with owner/bartender Kiel Erdelac about who they are and why it's so great!
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There's always been something happening behind the scenes of craft beer - we're starting to see it very visibly here in Cincinnati with some of our breweries who are getting "old" enough to start figuring out who they are under the surface. Still, places like DogFish Head and Sam Adams have been doing it for decades.
I got a chance to sit down with Sam Calagione of DogFish Head to talk about how sustainability and "bigger picture" things have always been a part of their company - and how, still today, they're pushing to do things differently to have an impact on the world around them.
This was part of an event that Sam Adams put on in their taproom where they talked about a couple of their sustainable beer initiatives - and I'm going to get a couple of videos up on YouTube over the next week or two that are also from that event (including this interview) so... keep your eyes open to The Gnarly Gnome on YouTube!
Huge thanks to Sam Adams, Sam, and the whole team that put this one together for me... It's changed the way I look at a brewery's impact on not only their community but also on the world around them.
Cheers!
Guests This Episode
Sam Calagione - DogFish Head
What We Drank
Sam Adams - Tractor Beer
Sam Adams - Unmalted Lager
Show Links
Learn More About Sam Adams and Their Sustainability Efforts -
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I love finding new places to grab a drink in Cincinnati. I love it even more when those places have unique, fun personalities and definitely that focus on community. It's no surprise though that Victory Pints, up in Maineville, is this episode's focus. I sat down with owner and founder Riley Mullins to explore what they are all about!
To start off, Victory Pint is not just a bar. They have food, but they aren't just a restaurant. During the day, there's a vibe inside the place that sort of feels like a coffee shop, quiet, calm... but for the love of God... they're not a coffee shop, either. You'll hear a lot of folks talk about board games, because all along the surface, they're a place for board gaming - to play or to buy.
Victory Pints isn't any one of those things. At their core, they're about community. I'm blown away by how well they made it all come together, and am thrilled to share it with all of you.
Guests This Episode
Riley Mullins - Owner/Founder of Victory Pints
What'd We Drink?
HighGrain - PawPawsome, Paw Paw Gose
Show Links
Victory Pints - Website
Victory Pints - Facebook -
If I've learned anything through this series of shows diving into winter drinking, it's that the traditions that come along with the season are a massive part of it. On that note, this one is definitely a favorite of mine! I headed back down to the Moerlein Lager House at the Banks for their Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt for another live episode with a few friends, an open flame, and a hot poker for a great episode.
The fun process of Bierstacheln (or hot pokers in a beer) doesn't just warm up your beer a little bit, it carmelizes the sugars in the glass and transforms your beer into something completely different. If you don't believe me, make sure you hit up the link below to get your own to try at home!
Guests This Episode
Julia - Truth Beer Podsequences
Caroline - Craft Parenting Podcast
Joe - Craft Parenting Podcast
What'd We Drink
Moerlein Lager House - Christkindl
Moerlein Lager House - Barbarossa
Einbecker - Winter Bock
Show Links
Get your very own beer poker (This is an affiliate link, so I get a little bonus if you purchase from it!)
Huge thanks to Hunting Agnes as always for the theme song to Drinking With The Gnome, make sure that you go check them out! As always, if you enjoy this show or any of my shows - you can head over here to support! -
Oh boy... we had a fun one with this episode. With bad weather on the way, I broke with the plans for the month. Instead of recording live down at the Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt, I headed up to 'The Garage Bar' (don't start googling, it's Chris from Shift Beers' garage. We cracked open three bottles of peppermint schnapps to figure out what this tasty winter drink is all about.
It was fun - my wife got mad at me - and I think we learned, well... I don't know that we learned anything.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! Huge thanks to Chris for hosting one of my favorite episodes to date! A big shoutout also needs to go out to Hunting Agnes for providing the theme music for Drinking With The Gnome. If you'd like to support the show, you can do it over here!
Guests This Episode
Chris Paquette - Shift Beers
What We Drank
Voltage Peppermint Schnapps
Rumpelmintz Peppermint Schnapps
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One of my top two things that I like to have in my glass during the winter season makes its first appearance on the show this week. It's called Glühwein, and it's a warm, spiced, delicious wine. If you haven't had the chance to experience it, yet - let this episode be the call to action for you to do just that!
We're back down at the Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt again this week, doing the third in our series of Winter Drinking shows live from the festival. It's an absolute blast, and I was joined by a bunch of really great folks this week to make sure that it was!
What'd We Drink?
Moerlein Lager House - Glühwein
Guests This Episode
Julia Rohs - Truth, Beer, and Podsequences
Thor - A Real German... It lends credibility!
Nathan Whittington - Chef, Moerlein Lager House
Greg Hardman - Moerlein Lager House -
This is definitely solidly in my wheelhouse. I'm a big beer nerd. I was joined by my buddy Marco, from Truth, Beer, Podsequences to take a peek into winter beer. The big question is "what makes a winter beer, anyways?" We explore that over a couple of pints, of course!
This is the second in a series of five episodes that are being recorded (and broadcast) live from the Cincinnati Cristkindlmarkt down at the Moerlein Lager House. Make sure you tune in every Thursday evening this month.
Guests This Episode
Marco Penilla - Truth, Beer, Podsequences
What We Drank
Christian Moerlein - Christkindl
Christian Moerlein - Cherry Cordial Barbarossa -
There are a few things to be answered before we jump in... namely, what makes a winter cocktail? We set up shop inside an igloo down at the Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt at the Banks to answer that, and many other questions (and of course to drink a few drinks along the way.
I was joined by Julia Rohs, from Truth, Beer, Podsequences for this unique, fun, and undoubtedly chaotic episode of the show.
Guests This Episode
Julia Rohs - Truth, Beer, and Podsequences
What We Drank
The Drunken Rudolph
Harvest Apple
Under The Mistletoe -
I could spend a lot of time writing about Zane Lamprey... but you're better off just diving into some of the work he's done over the years to get a better picture of why he's important to who I am today. To say that he's inspired what The Gnome has become is a bit of an understatement. Zane has been critical in shaping how I have created content over the years, and just as much into the directions that I plan on going in the future too.
For those reasons, among many others, I was thrilled when he agreed to sit down with me for an episode of Drinking With The Gnome recently while he was in town. We talked about a LOT, including what makes a good beer city, the differences between Bourbon and Craft Beer, and even the differences between light beers (or lack of) - it's a really fun conversation, and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did recording it!
Guests This Episode
Zane Lamprey
Show Links
Zane Lamprey's WebsiteZane On CincyBrewcastZane Lamprey's 'Lightly Toasted' PodcastThree Sheets: South KoreaFour Sheets -
I will be the first to admit that I know very, very little about the world of wine. I'm a beer guy that loves to drink booze and cocktails. With all of that out in the open, I also fully recognize that as a drinker, I need to expand my horizon a little bit, and take a dive into wine.
I took the easy road. I called up our friend over at Fruitblood Wine, Josh Elliot. We know Josh because of his time at Urban Artifact, a brewery whose beer is just as close to wine as it is beer. It was a natural progression for Josh to make his way from UA over to his new company. It also makes it easy for me to make that move into wine from where I'm comfortable!
Guests This Episode
Josh Elliot - Fruitblood Wine -
It's been far, far too long since I got an episode of Drinking With The Gnome out there. This show seems to be the thing that gets pushed aside when things get a little busy, and that's not fair to a show that I have big, big plans for. With that being said, I've got one for you this week! I LOVE absinthe but get a little frustrated at the misinformation that gets put out there about this herbal liquor, so I made an episode to hopefully dispel some of those myths. We talk about the history - the myths and then we dive into a cocktail to explore just a bit about what makes this spirit so freaking tasty!
This Week's Cocktail - The Corpse Reviver #2
3/4 oz Gin (I used the wet hopped gin from Five Stories)3/4 oz Triple Sec (I use Cointreau)3/4 oz Dry Vermouth (I use Cocchi Americano)3/4 oz Lemon JuiceRinse of Absinthe
Shake all your ingredients (except the absinthe) and strain neat into a chilled cocktail glass that is "washed" with the absinthe. -
It's a different world, this "craft beer" thing that we're currently in. Gone are the days that you can just throw together a brewery, put a picnic table or two in your warehouse and operate a successful business. You have to do more, and you have to do better. You can see clear evidence of this when you look around Cincinnati at the places that have opened.
This show is about that other side that people desire.
Cartridge Brewing Company made it a point to create a business that not only caters to craft beer fans, but as a restaurant to foodies, and as a full service bar to cocktail nerds, too.
I am a cocktail nerd.
On this episode of Drinking With The Gnome, we roll through some cocktails and talk about that process of creating a great cocktail menu that satisfies as many people as possible.
Thank you to the folks at Cartridge Brewing Company for the hospitality (that means "thanks for the drinks and the conversation!!!") and if you haven't been out there to have a cocktail in addition to a beer - well... you know what to do!
Guests This Episode
Kyle Hackbarth - Cartridge Brewing Company
Lindsey Hackbarth - Cartridge Brewing Company
Sara Haarman - Cartridge Brewing Company
What'd We Drink?
1890 - Cartridge's twist on the Paloma
GMP Old Fashioned - You know it... their version of an Old Fashioned
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I had never been to Crown Republic before this episode - and was lured in by some friends from the beer industry... and I am glad that I was. This place is fantastic on a few different levels - on the drinking side, the bar is great, it's down to earth and provides great drinks without any of the pretentiousness that you might find at other spots. It's a relaxed place to grab a great cocktail. On a whole other level, though... the food is to die for. Upscale, but still keeping that relaxed atmosphere that I love. It's like hanging out in someone's kitchen and having some really killer food.
If you've never been - let this episode be the thing that pushes you to try Crown Republic out! If you're still curious - you can always read a little more here on the blog, or head over to their website for more information!
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Aaron - Manager
Alex - Manager
Jason Roeper - Rivertown
Lindsey Roeper - Rivertown -
I was on vacation with the family down in Gatlinburg, but that wasn't going to stop me from doing a little "Gnome-Work" while we were away. I stopped into Sugarlands Distilling to chat with Reede Copeland about the unique culture of Gatlinburg, and the reasons that moonshine has caught on so heavily in the area versus other places. We talk about what makes the distillery special, what makes moonshine special, and what makes Gatlinburg a little different than you might think that it is at first glance.
Tourism is a big part of Gatlinburg - but there's more to the story.
Guests This Episode
Reede Copeland - Sugarlands Distillery
Show Links
Where To Drink: Gatlinburg
Sugarlands Distilling - Website
What Is Moonshine? - HowStuffWorks.com
How Prohibition Gave Birth To Nascar - History.com
The Great Smoky Mountains - Sugarlands Visitor Center -
Wrapping up a three part series from Karrikin we take a dive into what's coming down the pipeline for this distillery. To help guide us through the conversation we pour a little bit of their 'Emerge' gin and take a quick tour through how they make it, and what pushed them to launch with two different gins into the market.
This is most definitely not the last you'll hear about Karrikin on Drinking With The Gnome - there's a lot more to them that still needs exploring!
Also, of quick note - Thank you for your patience between episodes lately. Life has been a little bit on the crazy side for me, and your support means the world. Without you - there is no Gnome.
Guests This Episode
Andy Foltz - Guest HostingEric Baumann - Karrikin SpiritsJeff Hunt - Karrikin Spirits -
It’s not common to see a Baiju on shelves here in America. It’s especially not common to see an American distillery making a version of this spirit - let alone in a city like Cincinnati. This is beyond fascinating, but a huge part of what makes Karrikin so exciting to me. They are thinking outside of the box when it comes to making their products, and I needed to try to take peek behind that curtain a little bit.
We talked about their American made Baiju, which they call Shifu, and dug into their Agave spirit, as well. It’s a whirlwind of a show, but a fun one!
If you haven’t been out to Karrikin, or tried some of what they’ve been doing... it goes without saying - DO IT.
Guests This Episode
Andy Foltz - Co-HostingEric Baumann - KarrikinJeff Hunt - Karrikin
What’d We Drink?
Karrikin - ShifuKarrikin - Blaze -
There are going to be a few different shows about Farifax’s Karrikin Spirits in the very near future. The last time I sat down with Eric Baumann and Jeff Hunt for a show, we ended up recording for a lot longer than anticipated, which means (good news for you) a lot more content!
The first of this little “Karrikin Series” is a showcase of their delicious sparkling spirits, a product that I think deserves quite a bit of recognition. It’s not a seltzer, it’s not a beer... it’s something else entirely, and I like it... a lot.
Guests This Week
Andy Foltz - Co-HostingJeff Hunt - Karrikin SpiritsEric Baumann - Karrikin Spirits -
Kenwood needed this. It’s not a bar, it’s not another chain restaurant... it isn’t only about beer - it’s something new and refreshing. Hoppin’ Vines is a combination of a lot of different things than when combined create a space that will please anyone in your group of drinking buddies (or your non-drinking friends alike). They’ve got a great tap list, combined with a ton of wine and a nice curated spirits list, that when combined with duck pin bowling and pizza creates a space that I had to share with you.
Where We Were
Hoppin Vines - Kenwood/Madeira
Guests This Week
Brian O’Connell - General Manager
David Silvestain - Craft Beer Curator -
When you find yourself in OTR with Michael D Morgan and a drink in hand, you don’t just wrap up your conversation quickly and go home... Since we had him on the show last week for Cincy Brewcast where he was promoting his new book, called Cincinnati Beer - we had to get him on this show too.
The show picks up by talking a little bit about the bar we were in, ‘The Drinkery’ in OTR, but quickly dove into OTR itself and what gives it the distinct personality that it has now versus the one it used to have.
We wrapped things up by a quick peek at Jack Daniels (meaning we drank it). It’s exactly what Drinking With The Gnome is all about... drinking drinks with drinkers.
Guests This Episode
Andy Foltz
Michael D Morgan -
I have been really curious about cider for a while now, and until recently have kept putting off taking the deep dive into the world of fermented apple juice. Even now, I’ll be the first to admit I know very little to none about cider... but I’m on my way.
If you don’t know as much about it as you’d like to, there are few places that are as good of a stop to learn more than March First. The brewery/cidery/distillery might be ground zero for the world of Cincinnati cider. Leading up to their first ever ‘Ciderpalooza’ festival this spring, Andy Foltz and I sat down with brewer’s Shae Pridemore and Bryan Fisher along with good friend and their social media guy, Josh Engel (The Raging Hop) for those of you who have been paying attention.
The question I posed was pretty simple... what’s cider? The conversation went from there deep down the rabbit hole of distilling and fermenting - but I think we got a great first peek into what makes cider work!
Guests This Episode
Andy FoltzShae Pridemore - March FirstBryan Fisher - March FirstJosh Engel - March First - Vis mere
