{"id":16932,"date":"2025-02-02T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dennygibson.com\/blog\/?p=16932"},"modified":"2025-02-01T21:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T02:20:09","slug":"beer-and-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dennygibson.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/beer-and-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer and Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Descriptions of Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery<\/a> often mention the size of the taproom. It is housed in the former Christian Moerlein packaging plant, and it is big. Knowing that whiffle-ball tournaments have been held there should give you some idea of just how big. Events I’ve attended here include the library’s Maker Fair and a birthday party that was one of about a half dozen that were happening simultaneously, but Saturday’s Garage Brewed<\/a> motorcycle show was a first for me.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>I had breakfast at nearby Dunlap Cafe, then dawdled until just a few minutes before the scheduled noon opening. A block-long line of attendees who hadn’t dawdled as long as I did greeted me when I arrived. The doors soon opened, and the line started moving, but there was a lot of sidewalk and three flights of stairs to cover, so the taproom was already hopping by the time I entered.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>The FAQ on the show’s website said 55-60 bikes were expected, but I think the count was well above that. I won’t claim that I’m showing a representative sample, but it is a sample.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Putting two engines in a motorcycle involves some pretty impressive engineering in addition to some very impressive craftsmanship. There is a closer look at the Triumph from the other side here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>There were some bikes on an upper level I don’t believe I’d ever seen before. I snapped an “overhead” shot from the landing on the way there.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>All those heavily modified motorcycles were pretty cool, but I liked the vintage stock entries — even those showing some patina — at least as much.  Of course, some of those vintage bikes looked even better than they did when brand new. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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