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Dennis O'Hagan

May 31
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.

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Dennis O'Hagan

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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Dennis O'Hagan

Nov 29, 2019
5 min

One More Saturday Night At Milford's Little Miami Brewing Company

LMBC is located in an eastern suburb of Cincinnati, on the banks of the Little Miami River, where in the warmer months kayaks and canoes...

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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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Dennis O'Hagan

Aug 28, 2019
5 min

The Common Beer Company Is Mason, Ohio's Neighborhood Brewery

Common is up the road a bit in “old” Mason's picturesque downtown area, which has a classic Americana Main Street USA sort of feel...

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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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Dennis O'Hagan

Aug 21, 2019
6 min

Sonder Brewing in Mason, OH Goes Top Shelf With Campus, Menu, Fantastic Brews

Sonder sits on a 6.5 acre lot in a sort of business development, but bordered by a few larger neighborhoods, so it pulls a good crowd of loc

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dennis O'Hagan

May 15, 2019
5 min

All of My Friends Came To See Me Last Night...

I woke up Saturday morning just outside of Ft Wayne, IN after playing Chapman's Brewing in Columbia City Friday night. A friend had told...

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