Brink Is Cincinnati's Award Winning Brewery For A Good Reason

Summary: <br> You can’t talk about Cincinnati beer without mentioning Brink Brewing company. They’ve won <a href="https://www.thegnarlygnome.com/cincinnatis-brewery-awards/">more medals at GABF</a> than any other local brewery, and have done it on the back of some amazing beers. To me, they have personified what it means to be a neighborhood brewery.<br> <br> <br> <br> It hasn’t been easy, and with their head brewer/co-owner recently making the jump to a bigger brewery with the newly opened <a href="https://www.thegnarlygnome.com/third-eye-brewing-company/">Third Eye Brewing</a> in Sharonville… it seemed like a good time to touch base and talk about the last couple of years.<br> <br> <br> <br> I sat down with Brink’s owner Andy McCleese to talk about how they’ve gotten to this point and how you direct and push forward a brewery like Brink without losing the parts that seem to make it so special to it’s legions of fans who fill the taproom with smiling faces.<br> <br> <br> <br> Guests This Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> * Andy McCleese – Brink Brewing<br> <br> <br> <br> From The Beer Fridge<br> <br> <br> <br> * Shisler Bros – Cream Ale<br>