About
Rhetoric Brewing Company is a locally owned and operated establishment on a multi-generation family farm in rural Union County, Ohio, specializing in high-quality hard cider, wine, mead, and craft beer. They produce red and white wines from fresh pressed Chilean or California grapes, wine cocktails, ciders from Ohio apples, and small-batch beers using local malts and hops when available. The taproom offers snacks, soda, coffee, with food trucks, live music, and an outdoor patio for guests who can bring their own food.
Wines from fresh pressed Chilean/California grapes
Hard ciders from Ohio apples
Small batch craft beers with local malts/hops
Outdoor patio and food trucks/live music
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What They Make
Button Shiner
Chilean Sangiovese, floral aroma, subtle cherry, earthy/mineral body, dry finish
Bashful Doll
Chilean Petite Sirah, earthy, tart cherry body, lightly oaked
Splifficated
Chilean Carmenere, fruit/oak nose, berries/plums, medium body
Hotsy Totsy
Chilean Light Red blend (Merlot, Cabernet, Syrah), fruit forward, plum/cherry, smooth finish
Gold Digger
Unoaked Chilean Chardonnay, apple/pear hints, crisp finish
Lucidity
California Chardonnay (unoaked), fruity nose, subtle honey finish
Schlawiner
Semi-sweet Gerwurztraminer, sweet fruity nose, stone fruit, lychee, dry finish
Sweet Patootie
Semi-sweet Chilean Riesling, floral nose, white peach, bright finish
Lilly
Riesling based wine cocktail, subtle sweetness/tartness, cranberry, lime
Mango Margarita
Chardonnay based wine cocktail, lime and mango notes
Virtuous C
Cherry cider from Ohio apples, crisp tart, hints of cherry, slightly carbonated, dry finish
Peachy Keen
Peach cider from Ohio apples, crisp tart, hints of peach, slightly carbonated, subtle sweetness
Culchie
Irish Stout, dark brown, cocoa, coffee, subtle bitterness, dry finish, on Nitro
Toad Strangler
American Stout, dark brown, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, caramel, earthy finish
Rooster's Comb
Red Rye IPA, dark copper, rye, malt, caramel, citrus, slightly dry