Duvel Green Draft!!!!
Thursday June 25th 5pm-???
The rumors are true…..the Bier Markt will be the first bar in Ohio to have Duvel Green, the new flagship golden ale, on draft.
Come out for the kickoff party hosted by Duvel featuring a one night only kickoff price

4th Annual Bier Markt 5k Run & Pub Crawl was a blast!
Thanks again to the over 500 runners and pub crawlers who made it out last Saturday.
Check out this link to see the photo gallery from the race and after party…
http://cleveland.metromix.com/events/photogallery/cleve-lens-4th-annual/1272032/content

Host your fundraiser at the Bier Markt and Bar Cento
Just pick a date any Sunday through Wednesday and invite as many people down as you can.
We will then donate 15% of every dollar spent for the fundraiser…including dinners and drinks….to your group.

The fundraisers are held at both Bier Markt and Bar Cento from 4:30pm until 2am
To date, we have donated over $10,000!

Fourth of July – July 4th (…duh)
I’m sure it comes as no surprise to you that in honor of our great country’s birthday, we will be celebrating all day and night.
12noon - 2am
Open 365…and we mean it!

Local celebs Coach Chuck Kyle of St. Ignatius and USA football and Maureen Kyle of Channel 3 News shout out to Bar Cento and Ohio City as their favorite place to eat…
Read the whole article here….http://www.cleveland.com/mycleveland/index.ssf/2009/06/chuck_kyle_and_his_daughter_ma.html

Did you know that our napkins are 100% recycled paper and are compostable/biodegradable…..and our to-go containers are made from biodegradable sugar cane fiber?

Bier Markt Mojitos voted #1 by Bacardi
For the 4th year in a row, our fresh muddled mojitos have been voted #1 in Cleveland by Bacardi
Summer is here so stop by and mix it up!

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. –Ernest Hemingway

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Cleveland Restaurant Lives: Obsessively covering Cleveland’s Restaurants and Culinary Scene.
posted June 19, 2009

…After the Brewing Company, we walked to Bar Cento, where we’d only been once before for a quick nightcap. Bar Cento is super cool. Totally hipster & modern and very New York. Walking into the restaurant, which shares it’s space with Bier Market, presents patrons with an instant vibe of trendy, in a good way. The first thing one sees is a huge lobby where you can actually dine and drink, before you even walk into the main space. The walls and light fixtures are very artsy, and the wine, beer and cocktail list was thorough. After a drink each, we realized that they actually had Christmas Ale on their menu. It’s the middle of June, and we were slightly disapopinted in the Brewing Company, so this was a competely pleasant surprise. My boyfriend ordered one, but I didn’t want to begin consuming beers with 8% alcohol at 3pm. However sampling his was pretty amazing in the summer. We ordered an arugula white pizza with pine nuts, garlic, onion and olive oil. We actually got to see the ingredients being carried in by the chefs, who’d obviously just gone shopping at the West Side Market. It’s always reassuring to know that you’re being given fresh ingredients. Apparently Bar Cento is titled for it’s 100 wines that pair palatably with their traditional Italian recipes. One of the most unique things about this place is that it’s open every night of the year until 2:30am. I’d imagine that they draw quite a service industry crowd late night. Our service was exceptional and for a few hours of cocktailing and one pizza, our bill only totalled around $60.
Read full article. http://www.clevelandrestaurantslive.com/

Thanks everyone for making our 4th run a HUGE success! Here’s the link to the photos on Metromix…
http://cleveland.metromix.com/events/photogallery/cleve-lens-4th-annual/1272032/content

And here’s what DRAFT MAGAZINE wrote about the run…

A run and a beer
By Noah Davis • Jun 18th, 2009 •

We have a friend who’s currently training to run, bike, and swim in an Ironman Triathlon. She does things like wake up at 5 a.m. to swim two miles, goes to work all day, then runs 20 miles as a nightcap. To us, this seems intensely insane.

This weekend’s 4th Annual Bier Markt Ohio City Run & Crawl is much more our style. The 5K race kicks off this Saturday in the lovely town of Cleveland, OH — at night. Racers at the post-run pub crawl receive $1 off their first draft. All the proceeds from the event go to the “Ohio City Near West Corporation, the non-profit agent that helps keep Ohio City a great place to live, work and play.”

Or you could get up at 5 a.m. Your call.

Chuck Kyle and his daughter Maureen share bond with the city: My Cleveland
By Sarah Crump/Plain Dealer Reporter
Posted June 21, 2009 08:03AM

Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer
WKYC Channel 3 reporter Maureen Kyle and her dad, Chuck Kyle, head football coach at St. Ignatius High School.

For Father’s Day for “My Cleveland,” Maureen Kyle and dad Chuck asked that their photo be taken by the stage at St. Ignatius High School. Maureen, 29, a reporter at WKYC Channel 3, trod its boards as a student at Magnificat High School in Rocky River when the Cleveland all-boys school needed a female actor for its plays.

Chuck, 58, the school’s longtime head football coach, danced with Patricia, his future wife, in the former student center where the stage is when they were teenagers at Ignatius and Nazareth Academy. (They raised Maureen, Dan, Anne and Bridget in Westlake.)

The Kyle family might have to postpone toasting Chuck on his day. He’s preparing USA Football’s Junior National Team for world championship games that start Saturday at Canton’s Fawcett Stadium.

Maureen, tell us a childhood memory.
When I was about 6, my dad would sneak upstairs before bedtime and dress our stuffed animals in our pajamas. When we discovered the toys dressed in our clothes, my dad would tell us the stuffed animals must have tried to steal our pj’s! We fell for it hook, line, sinker.

Chuck, tell us about Maureen as a little girl.
It is a fact that her first steps as a baby were to grab the microphone on our video recorder. We still have the video as proof.

Maureen had a vivid imagination; she loved pretending. She loved the story “Sleeping Beauty” — we had the album from the Walt Disney movie. We would put the record on the stereo and pretend. Obviously, she was Sleeping Beauty, but I had the challenge of playing the character of Prince Charming. Thank God my players did not witness this! It would have ruined my career.

Maureen, what life lesson have you learned from your dad?
My dad is the person I want to be, with his patience, humility and constant thirst for knowledge. But what impressed me most growing up was his work ethic. Hard work doesn’t fit into eight hours, and it doesn’t always guarantee success. But he showed me that hard work is not only the root of our accomplishment but also our character.

Chuck, what has Maureen taught you?
Maureen has seriously helped me to be more health-conscious — especially with the foods we consume. It is not enough just to get proper exercise. A healthy, informed diet is essential.

Maureen, how did your dad react when you brought home a date for the first time?
My first date isn’t as memorable as my sophomore dance at Magnificat. I asked a guy friend of mine who ran track for my dad. ONE week before the dance, he called to let me know “Coach” was sending him to Indiana for a track meet that same weekend. My dad swears he didn’t do it on purpose, but he follows up with a good laugh every time.

Maureen, tell us a about a funny on-the-job incident.
Nothing in Cleveland yet, but when I was in Louisville, Ky., I was standing outside of a crime scene. A guy walked up the street to see what was going on and asked, “Hey, are you Maureen Kyle?” I was flattered that I had a fan — until he said to me, “I thought that was you, but on TV your face looks really fat.”

Chuck, what’s your favorite place in Cleveland?
My favorite historical place is the art museum. It is a major gift to this city. Not enough people take advantage of it.

Maureen, what’s yours?
I’ve always loved the West 25th Street area and Ohio City. I only went to the West Side Market once or twice as a kid, and I love rediscovering it as an adult.

Restaurants you like to go to as a family?
Chuck: Bar Cento on Lorain Avenue. It has a great menu and is conveniently located for us to meet up after work.

Maureen: Brio (Tuscan Grille in Westlake)! My parents are their best customers. We tease my mom about it all the time, but we always ate Italian growing up.

Father’s Day gifts you can find only in Northeast Ohio
by Michael Heaton / Plain Dealer Reporter
Tuesday June 16, 2009, 3:09 PM

Draft Magazine voted the Bier Markt as one of the Best Beer Bars in America in 2009!

Looking for something to do for your dad Father’s Day weekend? Here are a few ideas:

Beer: Does your dad remind you of Homer Simpson when it comes to beer? Except that he likes the handcrafted suds rather than pedestrian Duff? The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel has partnered with Great Lakes Brewing Co. and McNulty’s Bier Markt for the Beer Connoisseur Experience, an ongoing event this year. It includes hotel room, complimentary self-parking at hotel, cab transportation to Great Lakes and McNulty’s and back to hotel, buffet breakfast for two in the Brasserie, $25 gift card to Great Lakes, $25 gift card to McNulty’s. Rates are from $209 per room per night. Call 1-800-228-9290, and ask for promotional code CUE.
Read more. http://www.cleveland.com/goingout/index.ssf/2009/06/fathers_day_gifts_you_can_find.html

ALSO…JOIN US FOR OUR FATHER’S DAY BRUNCH & BARBECUE–Sunday June 21st 10am – 3pmBecauseDads love brunch, but they love barbecue even more.
Make reservations online @ www.barcento.com/contact. Or email us at barcento@gmail.com and we will send you a copy of the menu!

Put on your running shoes cause here we crawl again!
Date: Saturday, June 20
Place: Market Square Park
West 25th & Lorain Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Start Time: Registration - 5:30 PM; 5K - 7:00 PM

Distance:5K Night Run/Walk
Registration: Pre-registration ($20.00 before June 12; $25.00 after June 12)
All mailed entries must be received by Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Make checks payable to HERMES and mail entries to: Hermes Sports & Events
1624 St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Race Day Registration ($25.00)

Awards: Top man and top woman overall and three deep in the following age categories:
20 & Under, 21-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & Over
What You Get
Pre-registered participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt
Day of race participants will receive a shirt based on availability
Post race refreshments
Post race pub crawl

More Information
For more information, contact Hermes Sports & Events at (216) 623-9933
http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/events/ohiocity.asp

Friday, May 29, 2009

CLEVELAND, May 29, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —-Does your dad like beer? I mean, really like beer? If so, the Renaissance Cleveland, Ohio Hotel has created the perfect package for this Father’s Day. The brand new Beer Connoisseur Experience Package is just what dads across Cleveland have been waiting for.

Brewing up the perfect combination of beer and bravado, this thirst-quenching Cleveland hotel deal offers the men in your life the perfect opportunity to experience two of the greatest beer bars in America.

Both the Great Lakes Brewing Co. and McNulty’s Bier Markt are located only one block away from the Renaissance Cleveland, making the hotel the ideal location for an impromptu Father’s Day getaway.

The Beer Connoisseur Experience includes:

– Deluxe Cleveland hotel room
– Complimentary self-parking at hotel
– Cab transportation to Great Lakes Brewing/McNulty’s Bier Markt and
back to hotel
– Buffet breakfast for two in the Brasserie
– $25 gift card to Great Lakes Brewing (walking distance from the Bier
Markt)
– $25 gift card to McNulty’s Bier Markt (walking distance from Great
Lakes Brewing)
– Rates from $209 per room, per night
– Valid Thursdays through Sundays, until December 30, 2009

MAY 21ST–BIER MARKT & BAR CENTO FIRST ANNUAL HOPFEST, BEGINNING THURSDAY AND RUNNING ALL WEEKEND…
Sated to be poured include:
Bell’s Hopslam
Founder’s Double Trouble
Stone Ruination
Dogfish Head Aprihop
Troegs Nugget Nectar
Stone Ruination
BearRepublic Hop Rod Rye
Hop Chouffe
Two Brother’s Cain & Ebel
Southern Tier Unearthly IPA
And more!

JUNE 1ST, BIER MARKT/BAR CENTO 2ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN JUNE!
Featuring everyone’s favorite….Great Lakes Christmas Ale….. as well as Corsendonk Christmas Ale, St. Bernardus Christmas Ale & Breckenridge Christmas Ale. Last year it only lasted hours….

JUNE 3RD, COTURRI WINE TASING DINNER, 6-9PM
Join us for fine food and wine with wine maker Tony Coturri, from Coturri Winery in California, an all organic and biodynamic winery.
We will be sampling current vintages of Tony’s fine wines, as well as select library wines from his own collection.

These wines will be paired with Roman-style dishes prepared using local ingredients from some of Ohio’s best organic farms.
There will also be a rare treat from Italy; Sesonette Italian Saison, a great summertime ale brewed with the chinotto fruit.

All food and wine included for $45, $40 for Slow Food members!
Reservations online @ www.barcento.com/contact

JUNE 7TH, CENTO KIDS, 2PM-5PM
The kids cook, you chill, we clean

JUNE 20TH, 4TH ANNUAL BIER MARKT OHIO CITY 5K RUN & PUB CRAWL
Have you been training?…we have…at least for the pub crawl portion. To register please call Hermes Sports & Events at 216-623-9933 or visit http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/events/ohiocity.asp

Proceeds to benefit Ohio City Near West Corporation, the non-profit agent that helps keep Ohio City a great place to live and visit.

JUNE 21ST, FATHER’S DAY BRUNCH & BARBECUE, 10AM-3PM
Our first Mother’s Day Brunch went so well that we didn’t want the Dads to get jealous…. we wanted to reward them too….but with a little twist… Because, although Dads love brunch, they love barbecue even more.
Make reservations online @ www.barcento.com/contact

Midwest Tips for Dining, Eating, and Food Shopping in OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, KS, OK, ND, SD and NE

May 20, 2009
What a great weekend! Thanks to all of the Cleveland Chowhounds that have posted some delicious recommendations and made my research easy as pie. We spent the weekend in a delightful B&B in the Ohio City neighborhood and had everything we wanted right at our fingertips! Here are a few things that made our trip memorable.

Bar Cento/Bier Markt - Delish. And very comfortable we actually stopped here twice. Once was just to take a break and sit on the patio for a glass of wine and share a pizza. Then we opted to introduce friends to the Bier Markt side while stopping between a wedding and full reception that provided a few hours of downtime. We shared several of their lovely pizzas and pomme frites with dipping sauces as a group. The Bianco (garlic, cheese and olive oil) and Apple & Prosciutto were my two personal favorites because of the sharp flavors, but all of the pizzas our group sampled were on a delightfully simple crust. And the pomme frites were much bigger than your average frites, which made them even more special. But so did covering them in sea salt, garlic and rosemary. The Bier Markt’s beer options made the rest of our group quite happy, but I opted for a glass of wine. I think I just should have gone with the flow and ordered a beer. Lesson learned. Their beer list really is impressive and has some of my favorites, and so I’m not sure why I deviated from the group. http://barcento.com/menu/

Read the rest of review…http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/621361

With new job comes fresh hopes for Jose Morales: Help Found
by Robert L. Smith/Plain Dealer Reporter
Sunday May 17, 2009, 12:15 AM

Jose MoralesWith a new haircut and wearing a new blue apron, Jose Morales stood in the rising steam of a dishwashing machine Wednesday and all but whistled while he worked. Employment never felt so good.
Morales, laid off from a Cleveland factory Feb. 12, recently landed a full-time job in the kitchen of a lively Ohio City restaurant. He washes dishes, prepares ingredients for the cooks and smiles a lot at Bar Centro on West 25th Street.

The job pays $8 an hour, more than he was making packing car parts at Voss Industries. Most importantly, it pays.

Morales, who is one of a handful of the participants in The Plain Dealer’s “Help Wanted” series to find a job in the past month, supports a wife and two young daughters. The Lakewood family depleted its savings while he looked for work. There was little food at home when he walked into Bar Centro one afternoon in early April and asked to see a manager.

His timing was good. The restaurant is expanding into a basement lounge to be called Speakeasy. Business is brisk at its adjoining bar, Bier Markt. Manager and co-owner Sam McNulty was looking for good workers.

“He came in and I was impressed right away,” McNulty said. “You could tell his attitude was positive. He was flexible. He said, ‘I’ll do anything.’ ”

Morales, who is studying toward a GED and likes to cook, had been hoping to find work in a restaurant. He opened his first paycheck last week. His plan now, he said, is to impress his bosses and move up in the organization.

He appears to be on his way.

“He’s been working out fantastically,” McNulty said.