Shauna Steigerwald

ssteigerwald@enquirer.com

The Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. is hosting its first-ever cask festival this Saturday.

Featuring one-time cask creations from Christian Moerlein and other Ohio craft breweries, it will take place from 2-6 p.m. in the Moerlein Malt House tap room, 1621 Moore St. in Over-the-Rhine.

As examples of the types of beers to be featured, Moerlein will offer a Dry-hopped Big Piney IPA, Winter IPA with blood orange, Crimea River Russian Imperial Stout with coffee and Crimea River Russian Imperial Stout with boysenberry.

"Firkins are a great expression of the brewer’s mind," said Eric Baumann, vice president of brewing operations for Christian Moerlein. "It is great to be able to take any beer and infuse it with any combination of ingredients, let them steep in the firkin and serve."

Other breweries featured at the event will be MadTree Brewing Co., Fat Heads Brewing Co., Land Grant Brewing, Warped Wing Brewing Co., Listermann Brewing Co., Dayton Beer Co., Taft’s Ale House, Blank Slate Brewing Co., Cellar Dweller, Mt. Carmel Brewing Co., Ei8ht Ball Brewing, Fifty West Brewing Co., Great Lakes Brewing Co. and West Sixth Brewing Co.

Brewery representatives, as will representatives from nonprofit groups including Brewhaus Dog Treats and the Over-the-Rhine Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corp., will be on hand.

Speaking of non-profits, $1 from each pint sale at the tap room during the festival will be donated to the Patrick Wolterman Roger Bacon Scholarship Fund. The Hamilton Firefighter, a 2005 graduate of Roger Bacon High School, died in the line of duty in December.

Admission to the event is free. Tickets for firkin pours will be sold at five for $10, with each ticket good for a 4-ounce pour. Beers will be limited. Food from Wienerwurst Mike’s Frankfurtary will be available.

For more information, visit the event's Facebook page.