Winchester wanderings

  • Stuck with leftover flat beer? Make this spicy, flavorful beer cheese spread

    Erika O’brien

    Beer cheese, which has a cult following in Kentucky, is the perfect spread for burgers and better grilled cheeses By ASHLIE D. STEVENS PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 5:30PM (EDT) There are a few truths inherent to long summer weekends, chief among them being that there will inevitably be a few leftover bottles or cans of beer — you…

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  • BizLex Q&A: Fielding Rogers

    Erika O’brien

    by Tom Wilmes In 1926, George Lee Wainscott, who owned a bottling plant in Winchester, held a contest at the Clark County Fair to name his new soft drink — a carbonated soda spiced with a proprietary blend of fresh ginger and citrus flavors. The winning entry, “A late one,” later adapted as Ale-8-One, reflected the…

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  • These 6 Cincinnati day trips are quite a rush

    Erika O’brien

    STEPHANIE VERMILLIONLonely Planet Writer With tasty restaurants, charming neighborhoods, and serene city parks, Cincinnati’s packed with impressive attractions and activities. But just beyond the Queen City, a host of day trip adventures await. And, the city’s proximity to Kentucky and Indiana means you can cross multiple states and sights off your bucket list, all within two hours. The following…

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  • Mt. Folly Farm owner Laura Freeman launches an inspiring “sequel”

    Erika O’brien

    August 27, 2021 Lucky Laura The entrepreneur behind Laura’s Lean Beef has launched an inspiring second act By KEVIN NANCE  The story of Laura Freeman’s second act begins with a horse. On May 19, 2005, the eponymous founder of Laura’s Lean Beef was out for a ride on her 1500-acre estate, Mt. Folly Farm, when…

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  • 2021 Pioneer Festival!

    Winchester-Clark County Tourism Commission

    Join us in Downtown Winchester for the 42nd annual Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival Saturday, September 4th from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday, September 5th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are a variety of wonderful events throughout Clark County, but no event draws people to the community like the Daniel Boone Pioneer…

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  • Ale-8-One Continues to Shatter Glass-Ceiling, Welcoming Former Wild Turkey R&D Professional, Daphne Phipps to the Team

    Erika O’brien

    NEWS PROVIDED BYHGPR Inc.August 10, 2021, 18:12 GMT WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES, August 10, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Ale-8-One Bottling Co. welcomes former Wild Turkey Distillery R&D Professional, Daphne Phipps, as Innovation Director. Daphne’s hire exemplifies a contemporary pattern for the iconic soda brand that just turned 95, with qualified women representing 50% of the leadership…

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  • Where in the world: Gone but not forgotten, 2 Elm Street

    Erika O’brien

    By Winchester Sun Email the author Published 5:58 pm Thursday, July 29, 2021 By Harry Enoch Contributing Columnist In 1976 the Kentucky Heritage Commission, in cooperation with the Clark County Historical Society, began a historic sites survey of Clark County.  The results were published in a report entitled, Survey of Historic Sites in Kentucky, Clark County.  Copies of…

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  • The Fitchburg Furnace: Kentucky Bucket List

    Erika O’brien

    Taylor Six tsix@richmondregister.com “Everything has its limit — iron ore cannot be educated into gold.” — Mark Twain This is the quote written underneath item number 87: Touch the Walls of the Fitchburg Furnace, featured in the “Kentucky Bucket List” by Michael Crisp.  For my first task for my column, I stayed close to home…

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  • Stock up: Three things to satisfy your urge to snack

    Erika O’brien

    STOCK UPBy C.W. Cameron / For the AJC Cheese spread, an olive-nut mix and crackers — if you decide to turn these into dinner, we’ll never tell. Hall’s Benedictine spread Hall’s Beer Cheese in Lexington, Kentucky, is best-known for its Original Snappy Beer Cheese spread, a mixture of beer and aged Wisconsin sharp cheddar. But Hall’s…

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  • Celebrating 95 years of Kentucky flavor

    Erika O’brien

    By The Interior Journal Email the author Kentucky’s own signature soda brand is celebrating its 95th anniversary. July 13 marked the birthday of Ale-8-One, which calls Winchester home and is colloquially known as “Ale-8.” The ginger and citrus-based soft drink was concocted by George Lee Wainscott, who previously introduced Roxa-Cola in 1906. Roxa-Cola was named after…

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  • Hall’s Beer Cheese Brings Back Fan-Favorite, Benedictine Spread for the Summer

    Erika O’brien

    Hall’s Beer Cheese Deli July 2, 2021 (Lexington, KY) – Hall’s Beer Cheese LLC, the dip and spread company behind every great tailgate and party platter staple, brings back last summer’s must-have essential. Hall’s Beer Cheese launched the Benedictine Spread last year to massive retail success just in time for the Kentucky Derby. The product has returned…

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  • Fort Boonesborough State Park on the road to recovery

    Erika O’brien

    By Dillan Combs Email the author Published 2:55 pm Monday, June 28, 2021 Between Covid, the ice storm and flooding, the last year-and-a-half has been unfortunate for For Boonesborough. The park’s campground isn’t slated to reopen until August of this year; meanwhile the pool is closed for the rest of 2021 and the picnic area…

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