Urban Artifact

Microbrewery in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Urban Artifact Brewing

Established in 2015

Contact
1660 Blue Rock St, Cincinnati, OH, 45223, United States
Description
Urban Artifact is Ohio’s home for sour beer; located in the historic St. Patrick’s church in Cincinnati. With a special emphasis on fruit beers, they have created a niche with their signature overfruited Midwest Fruit Tart style focusing on balance, drinkability, and real fruit. Brewing a bevy of different sour beers, from the standard German style gose, to the exotic spontaneously fermented barrel aged sour with a wide variety of different fruits, there is sure to be something new and exciting to explore. We are currently on pace to use over 400,000 lbs of real fruit this year alone!

Our Northside, Cincinnati taproom is open seven days a week, with food service provided by Wildfire Pizza Kitchen. We host live music five nights a week at the Radio Artifact Live stage, and make the historic church sanctuary, The Reliquary, available for receptions and events.

Radio Artifact, the Urban Artifact hosted independent music radio, can be listened to on 91.7FM HD2 in Cincinnati or live streaming online at radioartifact.com

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7.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Can.

A- Pale yellow color, clear liquid, no head.

A- Light mango, tropical fruits.

F- Light mango, faint tartness, juicy.

T- Light body, slightly prickly texture, medium high carbonation, refreshing finish.

O- Really good for a NA. Almost tasted more cider like honestly. Light mango flavor, very refreshing. I could chug this all day long on a hot summer day and not think twice about it.
Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2026 at 16:59

5.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 5
Cloudy golden yellow with no head. Raspberry, pear, fig, biscuit malt, and isopropyl alcohol aroma. Very sweet raspberry, pear, fig, biscuit malt, and mild bitter alcohol and grass flavor. Good body. The fruit and alcohol combination isn't very pleasant.
Tried from Can on 25 Apr 2026 at 00:31


6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can.

A- Light purple color, hazy liquid, light pink head.

A- Grape, blueberry, bright.

F- Grape, blueberry, tart.

T- Light body, average texture, medium carbonation, slightly sour finish.

O- Basically tasted like grape kool-aid with a hint of blueberry. Fairly sweet. Almost cider like. I didn't love it but I suppose I could see people being a fan of this one.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2026 at 02:18

4.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 3.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5
Can shared by Danne N, thanks.
Very roasted malty aroma and the roasted is also dominating the taste.
Tried from Can on 21 Apr 2026 at 19:14

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 8.5
When I bought this tick, I was cringing a little; thinking oh no, another stupid ass fruited ale and spice combo. Now that I look at the label closer I see its a tart and my spirits are immediately uplifted. It pours a somewhat artificial cloudy orange color almost like orange soda. How often do you get orange flavored beers that actually look real orange? Nose is an odd, but attractive orange sour aroma. Wow, the first taste is quite yummy, suspecting I'd get a bitter ass fruit ale, I get a pleasant taste of sour tart with what can be said to be orange. Not sure about the vanilla but the tartness is sure enjoyable and this also combines with the co2 for a pleasing wild ale sensation blast. For a 6.7%, you'd never know it had any alky. Its so well hidden that I just spend this time enjoying this brew. Oh my, the end of the can? Balderdash, should have got more of this puppy. Thanks UA! Good over beer tasting session.
Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 17 Apr 2026 at 18:12

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can thanks to TBW shared at the Chapel Hill tasting: Poured a carbonated orange with bubble head. Aroma is very pungent and boosty, fruity, pears. Taste is juicy, fruity, pear, tart and sweet.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2026 at 01:07

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Canned 3/2/26, drunk 4/13/26.
Nose is a mix of pretty deep malt (cookie, caramel, white bread) and rich mango. Hops are in here too, thankfully and the mango plays nicely, but is quite forward (yet authentic).
Sweet maltiness up front quickly joined by a healthy hop bitterness. Has the hop and malt profile of an older WC IPA style, but the mango softens and enlivens everything here. Robust bitterness balances nicely, as pine and grapefruit float about with fruity, sweet mango and rich malts. Could be a bit more polished; it's rather rough around the edges, and there's a lot more caramel (and slight oxidation?) than I'd prefer.
Tried from Can from Half Time on 14 Apr 2026 at 13:28

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours hazy purple with a very small head. smells of concord grapes and blueberries. The flavor is mildly tart and quite sweet. Grapes. Definitely grapes.
Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 11 Apr 2026 at 06:17

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cloudy yellow with a medium sized foamy white head. Tangy and sweet with spiced pear. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2026 at 23:25