In Ohio, fall and festival are almost synonymous. You cannot go to a small town, in this state, this time of year without tripping over a horde of people attempting to celebrate something. From the Renaissance Fest to the Sauerkraut Festival, Ohioans will find a way...
House-Autry Beer Batter Gets Rich with Flavor! Mark and Morey of the Erie Better Beer Bureau provide a great craft beer & food pairing episode using House-Autry's Beer Batter. House-Autry has been around since 1812, based out of North Carolina. Their products are...
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes I first encountered Land Grant Brewing Co at the Winter Warmer in Cleveland. Among the many brewers I interacted with that day, Land Grant Brewing Co stood out due to their distinct name, vibrant creativity, and their memorable...
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes With the explosion of craft breweries popping up everywhere, I was so happy when a local home brewer decided to take the jump and open a real brewery right in our home town of Wadsworth, Ohio. Brewer, Ernie Joy and wife Ericha...
Pints, Forks & Friends Field Notes I've been hearing about The Proper Pig Smokehouse for months now. Owners Ted Dupaski, and Shane Vidovic started out as a food truck and received great reviews which led them to open a brick and mortar store on Detroit Avenue in...
Article Update: Millersburg Brewing Co. wins Gold at the Great American Beer Festival in the Aged Beer Category. I have to tell you all, it’s pretty cool being a writer for Pints, Forks & Friends. I get to meet a lot of great people, learn a lot about the craft...
The Russian Imperial Stout, by far one of my favorite styles of beers not only to drink but to brew as well. I have been a home brewer for 10 years now. What I love about the Russian Imperial Stout is its Coffee like aroma with its slight hint of chocolate. Russian...
Erie Better Beer Here is another installment from Mark Pyle and the boys at the Erie Better Beer Bureau. Check out their review of Jackie O's Bourbon Barrel Batch 1000, An Australian Black Barleywine aged in Bourbon Barrels. Jackie O's is headquartered out of Athens,...
Pope's Imperial Pumpkin Ale is coming out on October 26th. This is it's second anniversary as last year, we couldn't keep enough of it! Here are the details for our pumpkin ale: POPE IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE 9.0 ABV || 13 IBU's Pope Imperial Pumpkin seasonal beer is...
By John Tisevich The Brew Kettle. Sounds innocent enough right? Well yes and no. The Brew Kettle in Strongsville, Ohio is the first BOP or Brew On Premises in Ohio. Begun in 1995 the brewery is not only a BOP but also a top notch smoke house. And it has grown to...
