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It all began with a boy, a deck and a dream. The Mahoning Valley Flight Crew can trace its humble beginnings back to the summer of 2009. It was then when our founder and club president, Jason Jugenheimer, summoned a few neighbors to join him on his deck one evening to enjoy a beer, after he had just finished manicuring his lawn. Jason had just signed up for a “Craft Beer Challenge” with a local retailer, whose mission was to get patrons to try 100 different craft beers, by the end of the year. So, with the recruitment of a few neighbors, and the addition of a few friends, our local neighborhood beer club took root.

Mahoning Valley Flight Crew members are David Anderson (Canfield), Jim Cyphert (Austintown), Roger Gillespie (Austintown), Jason Jugenheimer (Canfield), Joe Sanfilippo (Austintown) and Dave Shively (Austintown). Watch for future blog posts featuring bios of each Flight Crew member.


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North High Brewing, Barrel 33 Team Up for One Incredible Pairing

When the Mahoning Valley Flight Crew was invited to participate in Barrel 33’s December beer dinner, were immediately intrigued. When we found out the pairing partner was North High Brewing out of Columbus, we hopped …

A Beer Forged for Youngstown

Penguin City Beer 5.5% Youngstown has a history of being a hard-nosed blue-collared town. What the Yo has lacked since Renner Brewery chained its doors and after the steel mills shuttered operations along the Mahoning …

State #50: Flight Crew Tackles Elusive Craft Beer from Kansas

*By Jim Cyphert, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew* Craft beer lovers across the Mahoning Valley have a great new option. Tallgrass Brewing Co.’s beers are now available here through Premium Beverage Supply. The Flight Crew took …

Fat Head’s Keeps Serving Up Award-Winning Craft Beer

*By Jim Cyphert, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew* A little quality time at Youngstown’s OH WOW! Children’s Museum resulted in something the Mahoning Valley Flight Crew truly cherishes: A personalized tour of one of Northeast Ohio’s …

Cincinnati’s MadTree Beer Now Available in the Mahoning Valley

*By Jim Cyphert, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew* MadTree Brewing Co. has arrived in Northeast Ohio. The Cincinnati-based brewery’s craft beers are now available at retailers, bars and restaurants right here in the Mahoning Valley. MadTree …

Bucket List Brewery

by Jason Jugenheimer, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew http://www.vindy.com/users/photos/2017/aug/13/113821/ Vacations have a way of warping your thoughts of long travel times into something totally normal. Two plus hour one way trips at home give you pause. …

Eastwood Field Serves Up Big League Craft Beers

*By Jim Cyphert, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew* One thing every member of the Mahoning Valley Flight Crew has in common is a true love for craft beer. Another … a huge passion for sports. More …

A Happy Afternoon at Cincinnati’s MadTree Brewing Company

*By Jim Cyphert, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew* Our mission was clear when the Mahoning Valley Flight Crew departed our regular session June 27. Travel plans and the fact that the Fourth of July fell on …

Magical Things are Happening at Magic Tree

By Jason Jugenheimer, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew While you could argue he isn’t Houdini, Phill Reda keeps putting on his regularly scheduled magic show at Magic Tree. Each week he seems to pull another brewery …

Only Tapping the Best

By Jason Jugenheimer, Mahoning Valley Flight Crew When you think about craft beer in the Valley, one of the first names you should think of is Phill and Sandy Reda. These guys really love craft …