

For something different, schedule a Brewing Heritage Trail tour to experience nearby breweries, underground lager cellars, and more.For many Country Winemakers, winter can be a bit of a dull time with few natural ingredients readily available and all of last Autumn's fruit wines still maturing, but January is a good time to have a go at either Raisin Wine or Grapefruit Wine. The lineup rounds out with the Cidergeist line as well as fruited sour ales (many on the lighter side of the alcohol-per-volume scale) as well as more muscular, award-winning, barrel-aged ales. Meanwhile, the top-selling flagship Truth IPA delivers on the brilliance of four hop varieties. Available year-round, the brewery’s Cheetah Lager and Whiffle Witbier honor time-tested European styles. Helping to spark the renaissance of the city’s now-hip, historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and Brewery District, Rhinegeist expertly bridges the gap between traditional and trendy. Rhinegeist BreweryĮmbracing the beloved beer making tradition brought to Cincinnati by German immigrants in the 1800s, Rhinegeist Brewery launched in 2013. | Photo courtesy of Rhinegeist Brewery 1. Here are eight of our favorite stops along the Ohio Brew Trail. Craft beer enthusiasts can soak up the unpretentious Midwest brewery vibes and discover unexpected surprises, from tasty tweaks of traditional styles and brilliant brewery collaborations to experimental brews that push the envelope on tradition. The 250-mile Ohio Brew Trail stretches from the Ohio River to Lake Erie and includes hundreds of craft breweries. Ohio offers beermakers an advantage: It’s one of the states that can brew with fresh hops, grains, produce, and spices grown within its borders. The Buckeye State is also home to the world’s first craft beer hotel, the nation’s only production brewery housed in a museum, a brewery that sells cask beers in a box, and another that brews with the most fruit in the U.S. From the state that brought the world the light bulb, the airplane, the pop-top can, and Life Savers, Ohio’s knack for fostering creativity finds its way into the many dimensions of craft beer brewing.
