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“Nary a sour face beneath beard nor bonnet could be witnessed among the crowd; only high spirits and a familiar energy punctuated the collective heartbeat of the garden’s inhabitants. And as the bar poured amber drink into heavy glass, and as the band played golden melody to the contented mass, the man knew he belonged nowhere else but at Weilert’s. It was 1893. It was OTR.” Original narrative by Phil Armstrong Inspired by Henry Farny’s illustration “Weilert’s Saloon”

Within the historic walls of the building once known as Wielert’s, Gateway48 upholds the spirit and tradition of the rich brewing heritage of Cincinnati.

Enjoy the finest selection of locally crafted brews only at Gateway48.

Flights - $15 Growlers - priced individually.

American Pale Ale APA’s have significant amounts of American hops, typically Cascade. It is particularly the American hops that distinguish an American Pale Ale from British pale ales.

The style is close to the American India Pale Ale (IPA) though IPA’s are stronger and more assertively hopped.

American Pale Ale

Drafts BLANK SLATE

Out & about ABV 5.4% • IBU 26 $6/pint • $15/growler A crisp, refreshing wheat ale that is the perfect thing on a warm day.

L ISTER MANN

Carrie

ABV 4.5% • IBU 20 $7/pint • $17/growler A nice balance of hops and mild grain with a lightly bittersweet backbone.

L ISTER MANN

Jungle Honey ABV 5.5% • IBU 40 $7/pint • $17/growler Malt, honey and citrusy hops.

Sweet flavor with a grassy hop finish.

MADTR EE

Sol Drifter ABV 4.3% • IBU 18 $6/pint • $15/growler A refreshing blonde ale that ends with a crisp and tart strawberry finish.

American Pale Ale

R HINEGEIST

Cougar ABV 4.2% • IBU 20

$6/pint • $15/growler This bright blonde ale shines a brilliant malt character.

TA FT ’S ALE HOUSE

Cherrywood ABV 6.0% • IBU 23 $7/pint • $17/growler American amber ale with a touch of Cherry wood smoked malt.

American Pale Ale

Bottles

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EI GH T BA LL

Monarch Pass Pale Ale

Prodigal

ABV 6.4% • IBU 42 $5/bottle

MOER L EIN

Zeppelin ABV 5.2% $5/bottle

ABV 6.5% $5/bottle

M T. CA RM E L BR EWI N G C O .

Summer Wheat ABV 4.8% • IBU 34 $5/bottle

Barrel Aged Beer A barrel-aged beer is any lager, ale or hybrid beer, either a traditional style or a unique experimental beer, that has been aged for a period of time in a wooden barrel or in contact with wood. This beer is aged with the intention of imparting the unique character of the wood and/or the flavor of what has previously been in the barrel.

Barrel Aged Beer

Drafts BR AX TON

Kentucky home ABV 4.8% • IBU 14.4 $6/pint • $15/growler Storm Golden Cream Ale aged in Bourbon Barrels and Mint.

EIGHT BALL

Rye’Id ABV 9%

$6/pint • $15/growler Dark color and tootsie roll aromas with a crisp, light whiskey finish.

Barrel Aged Beer

Bottles

E I GHT BAL L

M A D TREE

Barrel Aged Foursome

Axis Mundi

ABV 16% $7/bottle

ABV 4.8% • IBU 14.4 $7/bottle

Belgian Ale Belgian beers are primarily ales (opposed to lagers) with a heavy emphasis on malts and a lot of fruity yeast flavors. Common Belgian

beers

include

Belgian

Whites

or Witbiers, Saisons or Farmhouse Ales, Dubbels, Tripels, and Quadrupels.

Belgian Ale

Drafts BLANK SLATE

Ryesing Up ABV 8% • IBU 27 $6/pint • $15/growler Blank Slate takes the Saison style and twists it up a bit with spicy peppercorns.

BR AX TON

Level Saison ABV 6.2% • IBU 25 $8/pint • $20/growler Light and crisp, with notes of fruity esters, spicy phenols, and slight pepper.

EIGHT BALL

Foursome ABV 12% $7/pint • $17/growler Belgian-style Quad with blackberries. This beer is full of Belgian malt and fruit.

TA FT ’S ALE HOUSE

Liege

ABV 6.1% • IBU 16 $6/pint • $15/growler Taft’s and Taste of Belgium have teamed up to make the sweet Liège Belgian Dubbel

Belgian Ale

TAP & SCR EW

Irony

ABV 7.2% • IBU 16 $6/pint • $15/growler Malt-forward with dark Belgian candi sugar. Sweet taste with spicy undertones.

Belgian Ale

Bottles BL ANK SL ATE

EI GH T BA L L

Pitter Patter

Tiny Pig

ABV 4.2% • IBU 20 $5/bottle

ABV 6.1% $6/bottle

MT. CAR MEL BR EW I NG CO.

RH I N EGEI S T

Ardennes ABV 11.2% • IBU 23 $5/bottle

Fiction ABV 6% • IBU 40 $7/bottle

Brown Ale Spawned from the Mild Ale, Brown Ales tend to be maltier and sweeter on the palate, with a fuller body. Color can range from reddish brown to dark brown. Some versions will lean towards fruity esters, while others tend to be drier with nutty characters. All seem to have a low hop aroma and bitterness.

Brown ale

Drafts BLANK SLATE

Shroominous ABV 8% • IBU 52 $8/pint • $20/growler English character malts combine with earthy American hops in this Brown Ale.

L ISTER MANN

Chickow ABV 10% • IBU 30 $7/pint • $17/growler Notes of cocoa and vanilla balanced with hints of fruitcake, dates and plum.

MADTR EE

Gnarly Brown ABV 7% • IBU 32 $8/pint • $20/growler Malts bring hints of brown sugar and vanilla which meld into Gnarly’s character.

TA FT ’S ALE HOUSE

Caruso ABV 6% • IBU 23

$7/pint • $17/growler Brown Ale infused with fresh vanilla beans and American White Oak. Medium Toast.

Brown ale

Bottles EI GHT BAL L

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Cat Lady

Buckle down brown

ABV 5.5% $6/bottle

ABV 5.7% • IBU 25 $5/bottle

MADTR EE

Gnarly brown coffee

M T. CA RM E L BR EWI N G C O .

nut brown ale

ABV 7% • IBU 32 $5/bottle

ABV 6% • IBU 38 $7/bottle

The Forty-Eighters The city of Cincinnati’s economic growth and increasing job opportunities encouraged thousands of German immigrants, known as “forty-eighters” to reside in Cincinnati. Based in OTR, Cincinnati Germans developed a rich subculture and built up a profitable brewing in d u s t ry t h a t e s ta b lis h e d th e a r e a . The industry boomed and the number of breweries in the city increased from eight in 1840 to thirty six in 1860.

German lager The word lager comes from the German word lagern which means, “to store�. A perfect description as lagers are brewed with bottom fermenting yeast that work slowly at around 34 degrees and are often further stored at cool temperature. Lager yeast produce fewer by-product characters than ale yeast which allows for other flavors to pull through, such as hops.

German Lager

Drafts 50 WEST

Speed bump ABV 5.2% • IBU 25 $6/pint • $15/growler The low hopping rate and yeast accentuate the flavors of this German Kölsch.

EIGHT BALL

Michael j bocks ABV 8.5% $8/pint • $20/growler This non-traditional Mai Bock is malty and sweet with a slightly dry and crisp finish.

MADTR EE

FLÖLSCH ABV 4.7% • IBU 12 $6/pint • $15/growler A Kölsch ale brewed with lime, ginger and a hint of Ancho. Smooth and refreshing.

MOER LEIN

barbarossa ABV 5.0% • IBU 20 $6/pint • $15/growler Slow-aged with a deep reddish-brown color and a malt aroma from Munich dark malt.

German lager

Bottles 5 0 W EST

BR A XTON

roadbock

Ignitor

ABV 6.1% • IBU 28 $6/bottle

ABV 7.2% • IBU 26 $7/bottle

R HI NEGEIST

TA P & SCR E W

franz

Funnel hat

ABV 5.4% • IBU 13 $5/bottle

ABV 4.5% • IBU 24 $7/bottle

Quenching thirst Into the 1900’s, beer was a safe alternative to disease-ridden water sources. Grains used for brewing would be re-used to create up to three types of beer. Strong beer had high alcohol content, like the beer we drink today, and was enjoyed during social occasions. Table beer was a necessity, as it was consumed instead of water, and was only 2.3% alcohol. The third extraction brewed small beer, which was drank by children and had very low alcohol content.

India Pale Ale In general, a traditional IPA will possess a nose of perfumey alcohol, fruitiness, and malt, although newer versions frequently overshadow the malt with strong hops.

English brewers typically use hop varieties of Goldings and Fuggles, while American renditions of IPA employ Northern Brewer, Cascade, and Chinook, which project notes of citric or grapefruit-like flavors.

India pale ale

Drafts BR AX TON

Crank shaft ABV 6.0% • IBU 70 $8/pint • $20/growler Notes of citrus, mangoes, and tropical fruit dominate with a rounded bitterness.

BR AX TON

Shop talk ABV 10% • IBU 120 $8/pint • $20/growler A bigger body, more alcohol and more overall bitterness than a standard IPA.

EIGHT BALL

Preach

ABV 10% • IBU 100 $7/pint • $17/growler A Double IPA considered to be sessionable with a hint of spiced citrus.

MADTR EE

psychopathy ABV 6.9% $6/pint • $15/growler The malt backbone combats the bitterness of floral, grassy and citrus hop flavors.

India Pale Ale

MOER LEIN

incline ipa ABV 7.0% $5/pint • $15/growler Aggressively hopped, yet surprisingly delicate with a subtle citrus character.

R HINEGEIST

hop kit

ABV 6.6% • IBU 69 $7/pint • $17/growler Punchy citrus flavors with supporting notes of pine and tropical fruit.

R HINEGEIST

truth

ABV 7.2% • IBU 69 $7/pint • $17/growler Hops sizzle with tropical fruit aroma, mango notes and a dry finish.

TA FT ’S ALE HOUSE

gavel banger ABV 7.0% • IBU 65 $8/pint • $20/growler American IPA brewed and dry hopped with Centennial, Citra, and Mosaic hops.

India pale ale

Bottles BR AX TON

EI GH T BA L L

Trophy

red drink

ABV 5.0% • IBU 70 $5/bottle

ABV 8.0% • IBU 69 $5/bottle

EI GHT BAL L

M A D TR EE

yoga pants

galaxy high

ABV 8.5% $5/bottle

ABV 10.2% $5/bottle

M OER L EIN

M T. CA R ME L BREWI N G C O .

sunnyvale ABV 6.5% • IBU 56 $5/bottle

orange IPA ABV 7.0% • IBU 85 $6/bottle

Frühschoppen The beer gardens of Over-the-Rhine evolved as strong social centers for German Culture.

One of many traditions celebrated in the beer gardens was Frühschoppen, a brunch consisting of beer, weisswurst (sausage), and bretzeln (pretzels).

lambic Unlike most beers, which are fermented with carefully cultivated strains of brewer’s yeast, lambic is fermented spontaneously by being exposed to wild yeasts and bacteria native to the Zenne valley in which Brussels lies.

This process gives the beer its distinctive flavour: dry, vinous, and cidery, usually with a sour aftertaste.

lambic

Drafts R IV ERTOWN

kriek

ABV 6.2% • IBU 8 $6/pint • $15/growler Sweet, acidic, funky and vinous with a tangy, lingering aftertaste.

R IV ERTOWN

Villa de Rivere Geuze ABV 6.2% • IBU 8 $8/pint • $20/growler A beautifully balanced dry, musty, cider, vinous, sour ale.

lambic

Bottles MADTR EE

R I V ERTOWN

Ojos Negros

Pomegranate lambic

ABV 6.2% • IBU 8 $7/bottle

ABV 6.2% • IBU 8 $7/bottle

Pilsner Pilsners, sometimes known as Bohemian Pilsners, are light straw to golden color and crystal clear. Hops are very prevalent usually with a spicy bitterness and or a spicy floral flavor and aroma, notably one of the defining characteristics of the Saaz hop. Smooth and crisp with a clean malty palate, many are grassy. Some of the originals will show some archaic yeast characteristics similar to very mild buttery or fusel (rose like alcohol) flavors and aromas.

Pilsner

Drafts EIGHT BALL

Mike Czech ABV 5.5% • IBU 8 $6/pint • $15/growler Czech Sazz hops add the perfect balance of hop bitterness and flavor.

R HINEGEIST

Puma

ABV 5.2% • IBU 19 $8/pint • $20/growler Elegant and subtle, this pilsner balances bready malts with striking noble hops.

Pilsner

Bottles M OER L EI N

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push reel

Pave a path Pilsner

ABV 5.0% • IBU 50 $7/bottle

ABV 5.7% $6/bottle

Porter Porter’s

characteristics

include

a

dark

color of deep brown with reddish hues, and a creamy head. The full mouth feel is highlighted with notes of chocolate and undertones of roasty flavor. Hop bitterness is noticeable but balanced with the malt.

From there the style branches into English, Robust, and American.

English Porter’s are malty and

balanced.

They have low hop aroma and subdued bitterness. Robust and American Porters are more roasty than traditional styles and the American rendition has prominent hopping.

Porter

Drafts 50 WEST

Paycheck’s porter ABV 6.0% • IBU 70 $7/pint • $17/growler A sessionable robust Porter has a sweet aroma and slight smoke finish.

BLANK SLATE

Fume

ABV 5.4% • IBU 23 $6/pint • $15/growler Cherrywood smoked malt gives this Porter a refined smoke character and unique flavor.

BR AX TON

Blown gasket ABV 7.5% • IBU 135 $8/pint • $20/growler A darker offering with a noticeably toasty aroma. Notes of toffee, chocolate, and bread.

TAP & SCR EW

All jacked up ABV 5.7% • IBU 28 $7/pint • $17/growler A mocha porter brewed with chocolate malt and infused with fresh coffee and vanilla.

Porter

Bottles LISTER M ANN

M OERLEI N

peanut butter porter

Shiver Chai Porter

ABV 6.7% • IBU 28 $7/bottle

ABV 6.6% • IBU 33 $6/bottle

R HI NEGEIST

RI VERTOW N

Panther

Roebling porter

ABV 5.8% $6/bottle

ABV 7.9% • IBU 34 $7/bottle

Reinheitsgebot In 1877, George Weber’s Jackson Brewery advertised there was “no corn nor grape sugar in the mash, nor rice in the kettle” at his brewery, thus beginning Reinheitsgebot.

Reinheitsgebot is a German beer purity law that restricts the ingredients used in beer to barley malt, hops, yeast and water.

Reinheitsgebot has never been the law in America, but Cincinnati’s nineteenth century brewers obeyed it as a matter of honor.

Stout Generally dark brown to black in color, stouts are originally an English style of beer that has also become popular among American brewers. Stouts tend to have a strong roasted malt flavor that often tastes of coffee, dark/bittersweet chocolate, or caramel. This flavor is sometimes slightly burnt tasting. This style usually has low sweetness and higher bitterness.

Stout

Drafts 50 WEST

Bonbon voyage ABV 7.0% • IBU 85 $8/pint • $20/growler Luscious and decadent, this double chocolate cherry stout is mouthwatering and tart.

50 WEST

coffee please Nitro Stout ABV 7.2% • IBU 42 $7/pint • $17/growler This smooth creamy stout has a cold brew coffee addition.

50 WEST

jalopy nose ABV 11.3% • IBU 38 $8/pint • $20/growler This brew sports a mild roasted character and a silky-smooth, dark chocolate flavor.

BR AX TON

dark charge ABV 10% • IBU 38 $8/pint • $20/growler This beer features notes of stone fruits, chocolate, coffee, oak, and roasted malts.

Stout

LISTER MANN

lateral ABV 5.0% • IBU 12

$7/pint • $17/growler This dark oatmeal stout has flavors of wood-charred malt, coffee, and vanilla.

MADTR EE

axis mundi ABV 9.5% • IBU 27 $8/pint • $20/growler This Russian Imperial Stout connects rich flavors to create a cosmic beer.

MT. CAR MEL BREWING CO.

Black stout ABV 6.7% • IBU 10 $7/pint • $17/growler A Stout with a fruit aroma, chocolate malt body, edged with coffee and roasted grains.

TA FT ’S ALE HOUSE

Mooly wooly ABV 4.6% • IBU 26 $8/pint • $20/growler Milk stout made with oats and locally roasted Coffee Emporium coffee.

Stout

Bottles 5 0 W EST

BR A XTON

Mooving Violation

Dead blow

ABV 7.5% • IBU 70 $6/bottle

ABV 7.2% • IBU 27 $5/bottle

EI GHT BAL L

LI STER M A NN

home alone

lateral

ABV 7.8% • IBU 40 $5/bottle

ABV 5.0% • IBU 12 $7/bottle

M ADTR EE

R I V ERTOW N

black forest

death

ABV 4.9% • IBU 25 $6/bottle

ABV 11.7% • IBU 19 $5/bottle

Bitter ends, bright beginnings In 1919, the Prohibition permanently closed most

of

the

city’s

breweries,

including

Wielert’s Beer Gardens which was located here at 1410 Vine Street. In 1933, a number of breweries were able to reopen, but the changing

market

breweries

such

as

and

rise

Anheiser

of

national

Busch

and

Miller hastened their end. The Red Top Brewing

Company

was

the

14th

largest

brewery in the country around 1950, but had gone out of business by 1957, thus closing the last operating brewery in OTR. Over the years, most of the city’s brewery buildings were torn down or left to ruin.

Approximately forty seven buildings from fourteen breweries still remain in Over-theRhine and the West End today.

There is still hope to restore Cincinnati’s heritage. Current revival efforts and the craft beer renaissance combined with the uprise of local breweries gives hope to restore the culture and traditions that beer once brought to the city. It is time to tap into our roots and leverage craft beer to make Cincinnati great once again.

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