Brewventure: Central Ohio Breweries

A post about Central Ohio breweries from “The Hoppy Beer Girl”.

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If you haven’t made it to Columbus yet add it to your Beerventure list! I’m lucky enough to be a native of this bustling brew-city and as much as I love exploring a brewery while on vacation, there’s really is no place like home.

While Several brewery hot spots have been pouring pints for years, there are lots of new kids on the block, and even a few more with their brew kettles packed and ready to move in. Ohio has 76 craft breweries (ranked 12th in the US) and is the fourth largest barrel producing state in the country, producing over 1 million barrels of craft beer per year according to brewersassociation.org.

Fourteen of these 76 breweries are within the Columbus city limits and 8 more are just a short drive away. That doesn’t even include the myriad of brewpubs and restaurants serving up Ohio’s best brews. Beer Advocate and Ohio Craft Beer both have phenomenal…

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Hello, again.

Welcome back, Hoppy Beer Girl! Cheers!

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Oh dear blogging world, how do you do it?!

If my paycheck depended on this blog’s consistency I’d be drinking Natty Light – so let’s all be thankful that this is not the case. However, I resolve, yet again, to blog. And I thank you for your readership and patience in advance.

Here’s what this year has in store for the Hoppy Beer Girl and JHP!

• Recipes – we’ve stepped out of the box (yes, that’s where I left you hanging with my last post) and we’re pushing our boundaries fast with one clone recipe out of the way and two great one-of-a-kind recipes we’ve created.
• All Grain – yes, we’re like toddlers who skip walking and go straight to a dead sprint! We’re super excited to try out a full mash and are in the process of collecting all the necessary equipment.
• Beer Fest – as an excellent girlfriend…

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