Start with Greater Cincinnati’s passion for and appreciation of locally made authentic German brats, metts, and other great craft sausages including Italian, Andouille, and Chorizo. Add in the region’s best-selling independent sausage maker, Queen City Sausage. Invite the area’s best local food vendors and bring back Cincinnati’s historic brewing traditions: Christian Moerlein, Hudy Delight and Hudepohl Amber Lager beer. Provide a scenic view of the Cincinnati skyline, offer free admittance, live lite-rock music, games, rides and plenty of relaxing shade and seating. The result: The Queen City Sausage Festival!
Dates: July 11, 12, 13, 2014. Location: Newport’s Riverfront Levee
Friday: 5PM to 11PM. Saturday: Noon to 11PM. Sunday: Noon to 9PM.
Authentic Recipes, Small Batch Production, Best Ingredients!
“Queen City Sausage is a local “craft” sausage maker whose recipes are authentic with only the finest ingredients used including hand mixed spices.” According to Mark Balasa, Queen City’s marketing manager. Since 1965, Elmer Hensler, founder and president, still employs old world sausage craftsmanship and real wood smoke flavor in the company’s sausage production. Queen City Sausage is the Official bratwurst and mettwurst of the Cincinnati Reds.
The Queen City Sausage Festival will offer over 27 delicious ways Queen City sausages can be enjoyed in most any recipe. Each festival food vendor will offer their very own specialty dishes using Queen City sausages including Super Brats, Munich Hot Metts, Bierwurst, Smoked Beef, Swiss and Cheddar Mett Pizza, Cincinnati-Style Big Dog (Loaded), Mett and Brat Coneys, Gyro Metts on Pita Bread and much more. Queen City Sausage Co. produces brats, metts, Italian, Andouille, Chorizo and more. Other festival fare includes roasted corn, potato pancakes, pizza and strudel. Newport’s Riverfront Levee is the perfect setting for this outdoor celebration!
Stop by the Christian Moerlein Bier Garten, a relaxing oasis with a scenic Cincinnati Skyline view and live acoustic music from the area’s emerging young talent at the Queen City UnPlugged entertainment event as well as continuous live entertainment on the main stage. Check out the Brat Eating Contest on Saturday night!
Local Food, + Music+ Charity + Levee =Fun!
Admission to the Queen City Sausage Festival is free including live, light-rock musical entertainment, rides for the children, and fun games appealing to all ages hosted by local charities. For more information contact: Mark Balasa, marketing manager @513-541-5581, www.queencitysausage.com.
Queen City Sausage and Provision, Inc. was founded 1965 by Elmer Hensler. Authentic, German crafted sausage making is a hallmark of the company. The company is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, privately owned and remains in the Hensler family. Queen City brats and metts are the best-selling sausages in the region. Queen City Sausage and Provision, Inc. 1136 Straight Street, Cincinnati, OH 45214
Source: Queen City Sausage and Provision, Inc.
