Full Circle Moment: Beer #5000 at Fifth Street Brewpub
From the Desk of JT, the Beer Logger (B-Logger)
Mission: Celebrate Beer #5000 where the journey quietly began
Beer #: 5000 ✅
Location: St. Anne’s Hill Historic District → Fifth Street Brewpub
Beer: 50th Anniversary St. Anne’s Hill (oak barrel-aged pilsner)
Vibe: Full circle magic with a side of bourbon barrels
Mood: Grateful, fired up, and soaking in every second
🍺 The Trilogy Finale (And Yeah… It Delivered)
Some moments you try to plan.
Others just show up and say, “Relax, I got this.”
Beer #5000?
Oh, it showed up.
And it delivered.
After telling the origin stories — of Fifth Street Brewpub and of this whole 50 Beers to 5000 journey — the Beer #5000 will happen right here. Back where a random idea, a phone call, and a co-op concept turned into something real.
So I flew to Ohio for the moment.
No shortcuts. No substitutions.
Full circle or nothing.
🎉 The Beer Wasn’t Just Good… It Was Perfect
Let’s start with the headline:
The beer name alone deserves a standing ovation:
50th Anniversary St. Anne’s Hill
I mean… come on.
- 50th anniversary of the neighborhood
- My 50th beer in the 50 Beers to 5000 journey
- Beer #5000 overall
That’s not planning (because it wasn’t planned).
That’s the universe having a little fun.
And then there’s the beer itself.
This wasn’t just a “hey, nice job, here’s a commemorative pint.”
This was crafted.
Thoughtfully.
Locally.
Intentionally.
Head brewer Jon Nagshki built this one on the house pilsner — clean, crisp, dependable — and then took it somewhere special:
- Oak barrel-aged in Detrick bourbon barrels
- Barrels supplied by Belle of Dayton Distillery
- Aged for five months — one month for each decade of St. Anne’s Hill history
That’s not just brewing.
That’s storytelling in liquid form.
🛢️ Drink Local. Support Local. Barrel-Age Local.
This beer checked every box that matters:
- Local base beer
- Local barrels
- Local history baked into the aging process
- Local community still showing up 14 years later
The same neighborhood that rallied to fund this place?
They never left.
They didn’t just build Fifth Street Brewpub, they sustained it.
And this beer tasted like that kind of loyalty.
🍻 The Rating: Earned, Not Given
Let’s talk numbers for a second.
Because this one matters.
Rating: 4.5
Yeah, I know — technically outside my usual “JT scale.”
But here’s the thing:
This wasn’t handed out because of the moment.
It was earned.
The balance. The depth. The very subtle bourbon character layered over that pilsner base. The way it carried weight without losing drinkability.
And the meaning behind it?
That doesn’t inflate a rating.
It completes it.
For me, 4.5 is perfection.
And this one hit it.
🎥 The Moment (And Yes, We Documented It)
This wasn’t a quiet sip-in-the-corner kind of milestone.
This was a moment.
And we captured it the right way.
Jon walking through the beer — the concept, the barrels, the five-month aging story
🎥 A proper Sniff. Sip. Chug. with the OG crew
Because if you’re going to hit Beer #5000…
You don’t just sip it politely.
You celebrate it properly.
👊 The People Who Made It Matter
Having Brian Young there?
Non-negotiable.
This doesn’t happen without him.
Full stop.
But we didn’t stop there.
Brian pulled in a couple more OGs to round out the moment:
- Tobin Denney
- Joe Dierkers
We swapped stories.
Talked about the “old days.”
And then did what any responsible group of brewery founders and beer nerds would do:
Sniff. Sip. Chug.
History, but make it fun.
🍺 And Then… We Did What Beer People Do
You didn’t think we stopped at one beer, did you?
Come on.
We turned it into a weekend.
A proper one.
A few more beers at Fifth Street.
A little brewery crawl energy.
And here’s the twist:
No beer logging.
None.
For once, it wasn’t about the number.
It was just about the beer.
The people.
The moment.
Pure enjoyment.
Which, ironically, is probably the most “Beer #5000” thing you could do. Drink local. Support local!
🔁 The Full Circle (That Actually Feels Real)
Let’s connect it all:
- 2012 → I walk into a co-op brewery in Austin
- 2012 → I call Brian with an idea
- 2012 → Fifth Street Brewpub becomes real
- 2012 → I log Beer #1 on Untappd
Fast forward:
- Beer #5000 → Back at Fifth Street Brewpub
- With Brian
- With the OGs
- Drinking a beer built around the number 50
That’s not just a milestone.
That’s a loop closing perfectly.
🍻 Final Thought from the Bar
You don’t get many true full-circle moments in life.
This was one of them.
A beer, a place, a group of people.
All tied together across 14 years and 5,000 check-ins.
50 Beers to 5000 ✅
And somehow…
…it all made sense in that one glass.
Having a blast, with beer.
Always.
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Key Takeaways
- Celebrated Beer #5000 at Fifth Street Brewpub with the 50th Anniversary St. Anne’s Hill, an oak barrel-aged pilsner.
- This milestone marked a full-circle moment, capturing the essence of 14 years and 5,000 check-ins.
- The beer was locally crafted, aged in Detrick bourbon barrels for five months, embodying community loyalty.
- Rated 4.5 for its balance and depth, this beer represented more than just a number; it told a story.
- The celebration turned into a weekend of enjoyment, focusing on the experience rather than the beer count.
