If you didn’t know, Swine City Brewing in Fairfield is not just a brewery—they make all sorts of cool stuff. You can walk in and get a beer, sure, but if you’ve never tried their seltzer or mead programs, you’re not even scratching the surface of who they are. They aren’t afraid to hit on super traditional stuff, and they also aren’t afraid to lean as far away from that as they can, either.
In fact, one of the big sides of their personality that way too many folks don’t know about is their wine progam… which is what we gotta talk about.
It’s Part Of The Soul
Swine City’s owner and founder, Dan Ebben, got his start in booze-making when he stumbled across an old wine-making kit when he was a youngster. In that way, Swine City was always destined to do something a little broader than just your standard “beer-making” like most of our craft breweries. It’s in their blood.
The brewery quickly started making wine after they opened their doors in 2018. Not because they had to, not because it’s trendy or “punk rock” or because that’s what you have to do to get people into your taproom. They did it because it’s part of who they are, and they knew they could put their own stamp on it and create something that is good.
With all that being said it’s been a while – and the new revamped wine program is back!
The Return Of Swine Wine
On 2/1/25 (we’ll talk about that date in just a second) Swine City is bringing back their wine program. It’s rebranded, it’s reimagined, and I’m really excited to see how it tastes. They’ll have a bunch of new stuff available:
- Pink Sangria
- White Sangria
- Red Sangria
- Chardonnay
- Cabernet
They aren’t pulling punches with this program. They’re taking it really seriously and from what I can gather are looking not just to provide something for the “non-beer-drinkers” in their taproom, they’re wanting to create a product that has the ability to live outside of their space as well.
When you look back historically at Cincinnati’s role in American wine production – it’s absurd that there aren’t more places making wine, locally (not to take away from any of the great places that are).
I’m here for it.
Anniversary Party Time
If you were thinking to yourself… “Self… 2/1… I feel like there was something that we were doing on the first!” – you’re right. There is. Swine City’s Anniversary Party.
The brewery is celebrating their seventh anniversary that day, and they’re doing it in typical Swine-Style releasing a bunch of beers that start in normal fashion before heading into the absurd (in the best way possible). Most of these releases are going to be in fun, limited, anniversary cans, too!
- Black Limo – Stout
- Double Party – Imperial Golden Sour
- Dripping With Alchemy – Citra Hopped IPA
- Extreme Cheese Nuke Ohio – Cincinnati Chili Style Imperial Brown Ale
- Fine All The Time – Peach Belini Imperial Sour
- Permanant Vacation – Tropical Double Sour
- MALORT AGED No Fun Or Funds (I’m sorry… WHAT?!)
- Welcome To Smallwood Forest – Brown Ale with Spruce Tips and Juniper Berries
Be there. Be there with your drinking shoes on.
