QC/D on "Explore Cincinnati," Temporary Leave of Absence and "Can You Guess It?"

-Emily and Travis in the University of Cincinnati Bearcast Studio.

Hudepohl Brewing Company: Tour 3

Years ago the Busch Gardens theme parks in Williamsburg, VA and Pasadena, CA offered tours of their respective nearby Anheuser-Busch brewery's via a monorail. The tours took you through the brewery process and ended in a sample of free beer. Those attractions have long since closed (The Pasadena, CA park is gone entirely), but here in Cincinnati brewery tours still exist...kind of.




- A view of the Cincinnati skyline from the overgrown roof of the abandoned Hudepohl Brewing Facility.

A Super Villian's Secret Laboratory

Again, Zach took an opportunity in New York. Who can blame him though? Great pay, great experience and all in a great city. The main downside was he would be missing out on any further Queen City exploring for awhile. We wanted to send him off the right way, by exploring/photographing something new in the area, something none of us had previously seen.




-Was this former distillery a front for the secret laboratory of a super villian?

Exploring Duck Creek

Photographs and text by: Luke Field
On behalf of Queen City Discovery.

Not too long ago a former classmate and I had a chance to explore about a mile stretch of Duck Creek - a relatively unknown waterway in the Oakley area. While the Mill Creek on the west-side of town and Deer creek on the east are perhaps better known, Duck creek rarely seems to draw much attention.




- The earliest mention of the creek I've come across is its inclusion in a 1860 railroad map of Cincinnati.

Brewtiful Cincinnati checks out Hudepohl.

The abandoned Hudepohl Brewery on the west side of the city is one of the QC/D crew's favorite places to explore. We've explored it multiple times, but recently had the chance to share it with Sarah from Brewtiful Cincinnati.

Fourth of July

At my place of employment, the Fourth of July is a busy day. In the five years I have worked there, I've never had that day off. This year was the first time. I worked half a day on Friday, July 3rd then went down to see the fireworks that would follow the Red's game as part of their "Fireworks Friday" promotion.