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Feb 11
7 min

A Weary Traveler Finds Comfort At Avon's Railroad Brewing Company

... heading up to Cleveland for my first visit to Railroad Brewing Company in Avon, OH. Avon is a community just west of Cleveland,..

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Stouts. Stouts. Let 'em All Out. West Chester, OH's Grainworks Brewing Co.

Dennis O'Hagan

Nov 15, 2019
5 min

Stouts. Stouts. Let 'em All Out. West Chester, OH's Grainworks Brewing Co.

Grainworks Brewing Company is in West Chester, OH... a suburb on the north side of town, heading towards Dayton on I75

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Thank You For A Real Good Time - Little Miami Brewing Co. Raises the Dead

Dennis O'Hagan

Nov 2, 2019
7 min

Thank You For A Real Good Time - Little Miami Brewing Co. Raises the Dead

Little Miami Brewing Company, located in the Cincinnati suburb of Milford on the banks of the Little Miami River, is a venue I've been playi

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C'mon Pretty Mama, Let's Get On the Road Again... Chicago's On Tour Brewing

Dennis O'Hagan

Oct 23, 2019
5 min

C'mon Pretty Mama, Let's Get On the Road Again... Chicago's On Tour Brewing

On Tour is in the city's West Town neighborhood, which is about as in-the-heart of Chicago as you can get

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Cleveland Rocks... and So Does Westlake's Sibling Revelry Brewing

Dennis O'Hagan

Aug 27, 2019
5 min

Cleveland Rocks... and So Does Westlake's Sibling Revelry Brewing

Just west of Cleveland, on the shore of Lake Erie is a town called Westlake, and in that town is a brewery that has been around for some yea

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Overall A Great Run: One Last Stop At Oshkosh's Fifth Ward Brewing Co.

Dennis O'Hagan

Aug 5, 2019
5 min

Overall A Great Run: One Last Stop At Oshkosh's Fifth Ward Brewing Co.

Fifth Ward is on a corner lot, parking on the side and a large beer garden in the back. As it was really muggy they had me play inside, ant

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A Hidden Gem On Lake Michigan: Wisconsin's Racine Brewing Company

Dennis O'Hagan

Aug 1, 2019
4 min

A Hidden Gem On Lake Michigan: Wisconsin's Racine Brewing Company

For a brewery that has only been around for slightly more than a year (they celebrated their first anniversary in the Sprint), Racine sure i

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Let's Make A Big Noise: Day Block Brewing Co. in Minneapolis

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 26, 2019
3 min

Let's Make A Big Noise: Day Block Brewing Co. in Minneapolis

If you're in Minneapolis and looking for a brewery I'd definitely put Day Block on the short list. On this leg of the tour I hit three brew

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Here's To Doing Good: Finnegans Brew Co. Helps Minneapolis' Thirsty & Hungry

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 24, 2019
4 min

Here's To Doing Good: Finnegans Brew Co. Helps Minneapolis' Thirsty & Hungry

, Finnegans has been around for something like 20 years, but they only opened a tap room within the last year or so, and man did they do it

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I See Dead People: Rochester, Minnesota's Forager Brewery

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 20, 2019
7 min

I See Dead People: Rochester, Minnesota's Forager Brewery

Forager Brewery seemed like it took up the better part of a city block. The taproom/restaurant/brewing facility was expansive, and the beer

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You're Gonna Make It After All: Broken Clock Brewing Co-op in Minneapolis

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 17, 2019
4 min

You're Gonna Make It After All: Broken Clock Brewing Co-op in Minneapolis

Broken Arrow is the first co-op I've even played at, so the arrangements were structured a bit different, and I was curious about how a co-o

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Sitting Near the Top of the World: Ursa Minor Brewing in Duluth, MN

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 16, 2019
6 min

Sitting Near the Top of the World: Ursa Minor Brewing in Duluth, MN

The trip from Rocky Reef in Woodruff to Ursa Minor in Duluth wasn't bad. It's about a 2.5 hour trip northwest, back up to Lake Superior.

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Rocky Reef Brewing Co: Fantastic Beers In Wisconsin's Vacation Wilderness

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 15, 2019
8 min

Rocky Reef Brewing Co: Fantastic Beers In Wisconsin's Vacation Wilderness

Rocky Reef is a young brewery that has only been around for a few years, and they are focusing on keeping their beers on prem vs wide distro

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It's Alive! Kombucha & Brews Are Crucial to Northern Michigan's Superior Culture

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 13, 2019
4 min

It's Alive! Kombucha & Brews Are Crucial to Northern Michigan's Superior Culture

I knew when we booked this gig that it would be a little different, as their primary business is making Kombucha, and only recently beers

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Confessions of a Beer Enthusiast: Detroit's Atwater In the Park

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 12, 2019
5 min

Confessions of a Beer Enthusiast: Detroit's Atwater In the Park

The drive to the UP is about 11 hours, so I luckily managed to break it up by kicking off the run at Atwater In the Park, a cool brewery...

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They'll Laugh At You In Jackson, And I'll Be Dancin' On A Sixth Sense Pony Keg

Dennis O'Hagan

Jul 8, 2019
5 min

They'll Laugh At You In Jackson, And I'll Be Dancin' On A Sixth Sense Pony Keg

Saturday night was the first night of the Summer tour, kicking things off at Sixth Sense Brewing Company in Jackson, Ohio

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