2022 Will Be A HUGE Year For the Great Brewery Tour!
2022 is the fifth year of my Great Brewery Tour, which is exciting for several reasons: First, I originally started out on this journey...
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Dennis O'Hagan
- May 18, 2021
- 4 min
Great Things Come In Small Packages: Indiana's Creatures of Habit Brewing
Today's brewery is Creatures of Habit Brewing, which is located in downtown Anderson in a historic building
Dennis O'Hagan
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
Welcoming Spring In Rural Georgia's Back Paddle Brewing
Back Paddle Brewing is a small nano-brewery and farm-to-table kitchen located on a corner lot in the Georgia countryside
Dennis O'Hagan
- Apr 4, 2021
- 5 min
Celebrating St. Paddy's At Dry County? It's A Lot Better Than It Sounds!
The first thing that probably catches your attention about Dry County is their name... a brewery in a dry county?
Dennis O'Hagan
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
Keeping the Irish & German Traditions Alive: Greater Atlanta's Ironshield Brewing
As for the beers, these guys grew out of an Irish beer tradition, as well as a German tradition, so the styles you'll find at the taps tend
Dennis O'Hagan
- Feb 2, 2021
- 6 min
Kicking Off the 2021 Tour German-Style, At San Antonio's Künstler Brewing
Künstler was founded by Head Brewer and Owner, Vera Deckard and her husband Brent in 2017, and is located in San Antonio's Southtown area.
Dennis O'Hagan
- Sep 5, 2020
- 3 min
Maiden Voyage To Cincinnati's West Side Brewing... On the West Side
Overall I'd say that the beers I sampled were some of my favorites of the region, so West Side would definitely now be on my short list of f
Dennis O'Hagan
- Aug 8, 2020
- 4 min
Mad Paddle Brewery: A Worthwhile Stop While In Indiana's Secret Music Capital
Mad Paddle, and Madison as a whole, was just further proof as I've mentioned so many times before on this tour that venturing off the more c
Dennis O'Hagan
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Kicking Off A Long Hoosier Weekend At Indy's Mashcraft Brewing Company
After returning from the late July run through coastal Virginia my next string of shows was in Indiana. I've played a handful of...
Dennis O'Hagan
- Jul 25, 2020
- 5 min
Back In Sweet Virginia For The Garage Brewery 1st Anniversary in Chesapeake
My host for this evening was the Garage Brewery, which happened to be celebrating its first anniversary.
Dennis O'Hagan
- Jun 16, 2020
- 4 min
Here Comes Sunshine: Summer Tour Kicks Off In North Carolina's Outer Banks
As predicted, the Summer is already proving to be less than the cakewalk we had hoped for. COVID numbers are spiking in 20 states....
Dennis O'Hagan
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Safely Back In the Saddle At Little Miami Brewing Co.
I'm happy to report that last night, May 30, I finally played my first gig since COVID-19 shut down my Spring Tour.
Dennis O'Hagan
- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
February In Florida, Day 1 - Jacksonville's Bold City Brewery
The downtown location was just around the corner from the Florida Theatre, and had nice overflow traffic from the theatre.
Dennis O'Hagan
- Jan 17, 2020
- 5 min
Expect the Unexpected: Austin's Infamous Brewing Company
Infamous is a well established (and well decorated... many years' worth of many brewing awards) brewery tucked away in a modest little locat
Dennis O'Hagan
- Jan 16, 2020
- 3 min
A Brewery To Remember: San Antonio's Alamo Beer Company
The Alamo name was tied to beer prior to prohibition, and then was resurrected in 1997, originally contracted out, and the current brewing
Dennis O'Hagan
- Jan 15, 2020
- 4 min
Leveraging A Legacy To Forge A Future: Austin's Historic Celis Brewery
Celis has a history that goes back to Belgium, where Pierre Celis revived the witbier style
Dennis O'Hagan
- Nov 17, 2019
- 4 min
When Germans Meet Gators: Gainesville's Cypress & Grove Brewing
I'll be heading back to Florida a couple of times in 2020, and would love to stop here again to dig deeper into their beer menu and seasonal
Dennis O'Hagan
- Nov 14, 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
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
Dennis O'Hagan
- Sep 19, 2019
- 15 min
Grumpy Old Men, Hurricane Dorian, and Satanic Hellfire Kills A Catholic (Part 1)
When we arrived at Grumpy Old Men the first thing I noticed was that they had added a sizable patio area out front