edpaffjr.comAfter tonight, the first ever Cincinnati Beer Week will come to a conclusion. Though I didn’t make it to as many events as I had originally hoped, I did wind up at the North Peak Brewing Night at the Righteous Room and the Evening with Bell’s (incluidng Hopslam Firkin) at Market Wines. The one event I really wanted to check out but didn’t find the time for was the 12 Taps of Dogfish Head at The Lackman. I’m sure there were some other really great finds hidden in the list too, that I hope to read about as the week winds down.
As for the two events that I made it to, here is a brief recap on the offerings. Before the North Peak Night, I had tasted both their Diabolical IPA and the Vicious American Wheat IPA before and found them to be alright. The real winners of the night for me were the December seasonal Dubious Black Chocolate Stout and the November seasonal Furry Black IPA. And at the Evening with Bell’s I found myself wishing for regular Hopslam, which I seem to remember enjoying more than the cask conditioned. However their Batch 10,000 American Strong Ale and Hell Hath No Fury Belgian Strong Dark Ale were both great!
I hope they decide to make the beer week an annual tradition. I would definitely do my best to attend more events next year.