Nine Giant Brewery

Can I say enough nice things about nine giant? Nope. Came here for the first time today, got there around 4:30 and stayed until 7:30 with friends. First, it is extremely clean. Second, the food is extremely good. Third, it's a brewery so I was ready not to like the "beer", however I had something delightful with skeleton 🦴 in the name, it was deliciously fruity. Fourth, all the food was amazing. They have a small and seasonal menu, we had the Mexican street corn, nachos, and pretzel for the table. Fabulous. I had the chicken tikka masala which was perfect, better than I've had at actual Indian restaurants. Perfectly spicy without going overboard. Portions were generous. Their staff is efficient and clean, they cleaned up anything needed super fast and were friendly. We loved it. Exceeded any expectations I had for a place we just stopped into.

Cincinnatians are fortunate to have dozens of fine breweries to sample. Most have outstanding beer and a few have excellent food. Nine Giant might be the best combination of the two. They offer a wide range of styles (lagers, ales, sours) that are always on the mark. But visiting only to drink beer is missing half the point as the kitchen serves a solid selection of food choices. A recent visit coincided with a Lenten Friday and we had the best fish lunch I can recall: Panko Haddock and pom frites.

Small little brewpub with 6-10 tap selections. Grab a menu, find a seat or table and order at the bar. Beer served promptly and food brought to your table. Food was delicious; try the BBQ pork Sammy, NG burger or pesto mac and cheese. Rotating beer menu with a variety of styles to fit most beer palates.

Stopping through Cincy and this place has good ratings. Will say, I looked at review and saw wings so that was a draw for my teenager, yet they didn't have them when we were there. Tried two beers - an IPA and a brown ale. That one was very very good. Food decent as well. Grilled cheese yummy. Only complaint is that for the price, the burger and other sandwich should come with fries. Overall, a good stop for us.