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Beer News, Brewing History, History, Influential People, Local Places, New Urbanism

Moerlein Brewing Announces Plans To Return To Cincinnati & OTR

According to an article in today’s The Business Courier of Cincinnati, Moerlein Brewing Company has announced plans to return to OTR. This move will be to the former Husman Potato Chip plant at 1621 Moore Street, very close to Vine Street and Liberty Street.

This building was also part of the historic Kaufman Brewery in OTR. [...]

Beer Education, Craft Beer, Craft Beer Education, Education, Influential People

Forever The Beer Hunter, Michael Jackson Is Still Remembered

It’s been a a while since Michael Jackson’s passing from Parkinson’s Disease at the end of August in 2007. But Michael is not forgotten, not by a long shot. Anyone who is a craft beer enthusiast was profoundly influenced by what he did. For those of you who are just now discovering craft beer, Michael [...]

Craft Beer, Influential People

Congratulations To Brewmaster Mitch Dougherty and Cincinnati’s Rock Bottom Brewing

Circle 3 would like to take a moment to congratulate Brewmaster Mitch Dougherty and Cincinnati’s Rock Bottom Brewery for taking a third place last weekend at the World Beer Cup. Mitch has been the reason that Cincinnati’s Rock Bottom Beers just keep getting better and better. Nice to see Mitch’s hard work and skill garner [...]

Community Events, Craft Beer, Influential People, Local Places, Upcoming Events

Larry Bell & Bell's Brewing At Great American Ball Park On Saturday, May 8th

Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewing will be making a special visit to Cincinnati on Saturday, May 8th. Larry and Bell’s will be in town to go to the game at Great American Ball Park. Seating for this special event, access to the delicious Bell’s Beers, and a chance to interact with Larry Bell is limited [...]

Circle 3 Philosophy, Community Events, Conservation Philosophy, Gardening, Influential People, Organic Food, Sustainability

Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson, and Gene Logsdon “Town Hall” lecture at Xavier University April 11th.

On Sunday April 11th the Xavier University Ethics, Religion and Society lecture series on Ecology and Sustainability presents “An Informal Conversation”. This “town hall” type lecture features three well known speakers on the subject of agriculture in today’s society. From the Xavier website:

Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson and Gene Logsdon, April 11, 2010, [...]

Craft Beer, Influential People

21st Amendment Brewery's Shaun O'Sullivan To Visit Cincinnati?

For those of you who haven’t been hiding in a cave, 21st Amendment Brewery (from San Francisco) beers are now available in Cincinnati. Though they have entered our market, 21st Amendment beers can still be a bit hard to come by, so if you see of their beer, grab it! 21st Amendment has a [...]

Craft Beer, Influential People, Local Places, Upcoming Events

The Cincinnati Beerfest-A Lesson Of What Not To Do

The Cincinnati Beerfest is this weekend in Cincinnati. Normally, I would be pretty excited about the idea of a local beer event. However I have a hard time working up any enthusiasm for this one. The reasons to me are obvious-this event has some major flaws. I am not alone in this observation. Many people [...]

Beer Education, Education, Homebrewing, Influential People, Upcoming Events

2010 AHA National Homebrewers Conference In Minnesota

The American Homebrewers Association 2010 Edition of the National Homebrewers Conference will be happening this year June 17th thru June 19th in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Sheraton Minneapolis South. This will be the 32nd conference and it is expected to be another record-breaker! Last year, a record number of 1,200 attendees participated in the conference [...]

Craft Beer, Craft Brewery, Influential People, New Craft Beer Release

Fire Chief tapping at Rock Bottom TONIGHT. Have a beer to support a great cause.

We post a lot about different beer tastings and new beer releases here at Circle 3, but for me personally this is one that I always feel very good about. The yearly release of the Rock Bottom Fire Chief Ale is not just another seasonal tapping. Proceeds from the sale of every pint [...]

Circle 3 Philosophy, Influential People

Bob’s Red Mill…A Story About Family

In this cut-throat world we call the global economy, it’s nice to hear a story about a family owned business doing something good for its employees. That’s why the announcement last week from Bob Moore, owner of Oregon based Bob’s Red Mill brought a smile to our faces here at Circle 3. Bob’s [...]