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Beer Birthday: Ashley Routson

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Today is also the 32nd birthday of Ashley Routson, a.k.a. The Beer Wench. In addition to writing her own blog, Drink With the Wench, she also works for Green Flash Brewing. She’s a social media diva and girl about town, beer town that is. She certainly seems to be everywhere at once and if everyone had her energy for promoting good beer we’d be winning the war against bland, tasteless drinks. She also recently published The Beer Wench’s Guide to Beer, though I haven’t gotten my review copy yet (hint, hint). Join me in wishing Ashley a very happy birthday.

Tweetup organizer Ashley, a.k.a. The Beer Wench, with Ron Lindenbusch, from Lagunitas
Ashley with Ron Lindenbusch at a Tweet-Up at Lagunitas a couple of years back.

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Me and Ashley at the same Tweet-Up.

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Stephen Beaumont and Ashley at Triple Rock in Berkeley.

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With Justin Crossley from the Brewing Network at the Celebrator Anniversary Party at Trumer at the end of SF Beer Week a few years ago.

Beer In Ads #1400: Windisch-Muhlhauser Brewing Co.

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Wednesday’s ad is for the Windisch-Muhlhauser Brewing Co., from some time in the late 1800s. The brewery was founded in 1866, in Cincinnati, by Conrad Windisch and Gottleib and Heinrich Muhlhauser, but was later known as the Lion Brewery and later the Burger Brewing Co., before closing in either 1934 or 1973, depending on whose account you believe.

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Taking Over America’s Taste Buds

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Today’s infographic, an overview of Craft Beer, Taking Over America’s Taste Buds, is not strictly about Ohio, but its creator, Molly Denning is from Columbus and created it as an Ohio State school project to be used in the Craft Beer Village at the Bunbury Music Festival, which begins today in Cincinnati.

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Click here to see the infographic full size.

Ohio Beer

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Today in 1803, Ohio became the 17th state.

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Ohio Breweries

Ohio Brewery Guides

Guild: Ohio Craft Brewers Association [no website]

State Agency: Division of Liquor Control

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  • Capital: Columbus
  • Largest Cities: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron
  • Population: 11,353,140; 7th
  • Area: 44828 sq.mi., 34th
  • Nickname: Buckeye State
  • Statehood: 17th, March 1, 1803

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  • Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
  • Number of Breweries: 60
  • Rank: 9th
  • Beer Production: 8,671,658
  • Production Rank: 7th
  • Beer Per Capita: 23.4 Gallons

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Package Mix:

  • Bottles: 36.3%
  • Cans: 54%
  • Kegs: 9%

Beer Taxes:

  • Per Gallon: $0.18 ($0.16/gal. in Cuyahoga County)
  • Per Case: $0.41
  • Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $5.56
  • Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $5.58

Economic Impact (2010):

  • From Brewing: $1,555,415,429
  • Direct Impact: $3,566,617,431
  • Supplier Impact: $2,629,997,648
  • Induced Economic Impact: $1,569,465,065
  • Total Impact: $7,766,080,145

Legal Restrictions:

  • Control State: No
  • Sale Hours: On Premises: 5:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
    Off Premises: 5:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.
  • Grocery Store Sales: Yes, under 21% abv
  • Notes: 12% ABV cap on beer. 21% ABV cap on wine. The Division of Liquor Control does not operate retail outlets; it appoints private businesses to act as its agents and sell its products in exchange for a commission. Normal proof spirits (>21% ABV) are sold only in a limited number of agent stores. Many retail outlets sell diluted spirits (diluted by water to 21% ABV) under a more readily obtained permit.

    No intoxicating liquor shall be handled by any person under twenty-one years of age, except that a person eighteen years of age or older employed by a permit holder may handle or sell beer or intoxicating liquor in sealed containers in connection with wholesale or retail sales, and any person nineteen years of age or older employed by a permit holder may handle intoxicating liquor in open containers when acting in the capacity of a server in a hotel, restaurant, club, or night club.

    Alcohol can be sold/given to people under the age of eighteen if given by a physician in the regular line of his practice or given for established religious purposes, or the underage person is accompanied by a parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian.

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Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.

Beer In Ads #320: Little Kings Mini Rocket Car

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Today in 1997, the Boston Beer Co. took possession of the Hudephol-Schoenling Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio. One of their most well-known brands was Little Kings Cream Ale, so I found an ad for Little Kings from the early 1980s for Monday’s ad. It shows a scary-looking costumed Little King “introducing … The Little Kings Mini Rocket Car.” It was based on a real rocket car that the brewery sponsored, driven by Larry Nagel. Nagel has some nice reminiscing about the rocket car and even the brewery’s involvement in his Flickr gallery. Here’s his commentary for this ad:

Little Kings cream ale brewery sponsored my rocket car. Here is a picture of the promotional go kart, a mini replica of my rocket car they had built. Little Kings was a family owned brewery based in Cincinnati, OH and treated me like part of the family. Every year in Champaign, IL, a college town, they have Little Kings day. The bars open at 6am and people would belly up to the bar and have a bowl of cheerios with Little Kings instead of milk. I had the Pocket Rocket outside on display and when I went inside the bar, sitting there with all the kids eating his cereal drowned in beer, was Bill Schoenling, owner of Schoenling Brewing. I had a whole new respect for this man. Talk about staying in touch with your demographic.

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