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August 2024 by Carly Warren
Pedro is a fantastic host. He gave us a lot of knowledge and amazing bourbon.
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December 2023 by Steve V
Excellent quality whiskey and a unique and fun blending experience. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. Big Brain is my favorite distillery!
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November 2023 by Gretchen
We enjoyed an evening full of great tasting whiskey and wonderful conversation. Peter and Mackenzie are so very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. I learned so much about whiskey in general and their own unique process. Although we didn't take the make your own blend tour, we were able to answer questions online and have the AI blend our perfect whiskey. We decided to stick with the pros, however, and took home a few bottles! Tall Stacks is a three wood smoked bourbon that is complex with a long lasting taste. It's wonderful.Highly recommend the experience if only for the wonderful hospitality.
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November 2023 by Steve Vice
Excellent quality whiskey and a unique and fun blending experience. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. Big Brain is my favorite distillery!
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March 2023 by Marissa Craig
This is such a unique experience! Get to make your own bottle of bourbon based on what you like! The barn is full of wonderful one of a kind pieces and Knick knacks to explore. This is such a good deal for only $35 to taste 6 nationally ranked bourbons, make your own custom flavor and try and 3 tier whiskey or cocktail flight. $45 to order a custom bottle and it gets made right in front of you. The best part is trying to name your new flavor. This is a great family owned business to support.
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March 2023 by Calvin Holloway Sr
Really a Great experience. Highly recommend! Very knowledgeable staff and cool introduction to finding your pallet for bourbon.
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March 2023 by Milan Doshi
Very cool experience. A really fun place with a super kind staff. Definitely check it out!
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January 2023 by Melissa Hornsby
Is this place still in business??? I bought my bf a gift card for his birthday last year, called Brain Brew reserved a date/time. Brain Brew called me to cancel as they had a water main break. I have been calling/texting...no response from anyone....
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December 2022 by Chris B.
Very interesting place. VERY interesting. They have a tasting and teach you the art of mixing. Make your own unique bourbon blend. You've probably been tasting bourbons for along time.....time to make your own! Stop in and see Pete. He's very knowledgeable on bourbons.
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September 2022 by Tim Meyers
Do not go for the guided tasting. All video driven and very little customer service. Not worth the cost!
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September 2022 by Jeff Cronley
Cool place, Peter was a great bourbon teacher!
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August 2022 by Shawn McGregor
Delivered to them today. All distilleries and brewery's could learn from them. If you want big trucks to deliver to you make it friendly for them. The staff was extremely friendly. Might have to check them out over the weekend
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August 2022 by Nanette B.
If you have a bourbon fan at home, Brain Brew Custom Whiskey's Custom Distillery Experience should be on your radar. Brain Brew, located in a fabulous airy building on a lake in a quiet corner of Newtown, offers in person and virtual experiences that cover the golden age of whiskey, the craft age of whiskey and a master bourbon blending session. Our experience took place in person and our knowledgeable guide, a certified bourbon professional, told us the history of bourbon in the region. Who knew Cincinnati was home to 600,000 when Chicago only had 6000 residents and Louisville 600? Not I. We got a quick lesson in how to taste bourbon before sipping at three great oak bourbons from the golden age - 200 year old oak, European oak and American oak. Our tray came with small ladles so we could add water if we wished and taste the difference it made as it pushed the natural oils in the bourbon to the top of the shot glass. We took notes rating the taste, aftertaste and anything else that struck us about each bourbon. Next, we entered the craft age and those sips included cherry wood, maple wood and smoked oak bourbons. After that, we learned how to blend the different bourbons to come up with our own custom recipe. Brain Brew bottles these to take home, if you wish. While you wait for your custom bottle, you can enjoy a small flight of Brain Brew's three award winning bourbons, Dexter, Paddle Wheel and Deckhand, or three tasters of 1800s inspired craft cocktails, the Dickens Sour, Whiskey Daisy and Kon-Tiki. Brain Brew encourages participants to bring food and the event runs about three hours. Despite all the bourbon, food and time worked their magic and I can attest that I was nowhere near inebriated. Prices are super reasonable, too, with the experience priced at $35 and your own custom bottle at $45. Recommended!!
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July 2022 by Joe Frank
We had a great experience. Might possibly have found my new favorite brand of bourbon! I love high end expensive bourbons, and this place goes head to head with the big brand names for a much better value. Most importantly, my wife only drinks seltzers, and this experience converted her to really enjoy whiskey. Big win for me, thank you!!!
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March 2022 by Steve Miller
What a fantastic experience!! Ryan was absolutely outstanding. It was my second time doing this. I had my daughter and her friend (both very novice to the whiskey world) and they LOVED it. Highly recommend!!
