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Things to keep in mind:
BREWERIES
Columbus Brewing Company
525 Short St. Columbus / Mon-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm / columbusbrewingco.com
Their Pale Ale, IPA and usually a rotating seasonal (Summer Teeth, Festbier & Winter Warmer) can be found in bottles easily around town at grocery stores or bottle shops. Bodhi DIPA (tap only) is almost always available somewhere for a growler fill. The brewpub is family friendly, has a great Cuban burrito and often a one-off or two on tap. No bottles available at brewpub.
Seventh Son
1101 N. 4th St., Columbus / Thur-Fri 5pm-2am, Sat-Sun 11am-2am / seventhsonbrewing.com
A fairly new brewery operated by some of the folks who own the bar Bodega and operate the bottle shop Barrel & Bottle. The brewery is also a bar with a nice patio, food trucks and a wide selection of house beers and guest taps. Growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Elevator
171 N. 4th St. / Sat 11am-5pm / elevatorbrewery.com
Small tap room located at brewery with pints or growlers available. They also operate a restaurant right in the middle of downtown. They bottle a large assortment of beers that can be found at most grocery stores and bottle shops and they recently started canning their Bleeding Buckeye Red Ale in 16oz/4 packs. No bottles available at tap room.
Four String
985 W. 6th Ave. Columbus/ Thur-Fri 4pm-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm / fourstringbrewing.com
Newly opened tap room open. Growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Wolf's Ridge
215 N. 4th St. Columbus / Open 7 days, hours vary / wolfsridgebrewing.com
Newly opened in September 2013. Full restaurant menu with a vegetarian menu coming soon. Solid list of guest taps. Growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Zauber
909 W. 5th Ave. Columbus / Thur-Sat 4pm-8pm / zbeers.com
Currently working on opening a full bar/brewery for Fall 2013 but for now you can stop by and fill up a growler of any of their beers for $10. No bottles at this time.
Barley's Ale House
467 N. High St. / Mon-Thur 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Sun 12pm-11pm / barleysbrewing.com
A selection of house beers and guest taps. Every Friday they tap a cask of something special. They also operate a BBQ place called Barley's Smokehouse in the Grandview neighborhood West of Downtown.
North High Brewing
1288 N. High St. Columbus / Open 7 days, hours vary / northhighbrewing.com
A large bar with a solid list of guest taps and an assortment of house beers. They also have a brew on permises operation where you can work with them on a schedueled day to make your own 15 gallon batch.
Actual Brewing
actualbrewing.com
Currently producing at a location not open to the public. Beer has begun showing up on tap and there is talk of bottles available in October 2013.
Land-Grant
landgrantbrewing.com
Currently in the licensing and planning stage. Looking to start brewing and canning their kölsch, brown ale, pale ale and imperial IPA in mid-January. Located in the Grandview neighborhood but not currently open to the public.
Semi-Local
Jackie O's
24 West Union St. Athens / Mon-Fri 11am-2am, Sat-Sun 11am-2am / jackieos.com
It's about a two hour drive to Athens (and completely worth it!) but Jackie O's kegs have been all over town lately and are often available for growlers. They also recently started canning and you can usually find six packs of Firefly Amber, Mystic Mama IPA and Chomolungma Brown Ale. Bottle releases are brewery only and event based. They also recently opened a tap room at 25 Campbell St. with limited hours.
Rockmill
5705 Lithopolis Rd. NW, Lancaster / Fri-Sun 12pm-8pm /rockmillbrewery.com
Located half an hour South-East of Columbus. Specializing in Belgian styles, you can find their Witbier, Saison, Dubbel, Tripel and Cask Aged Tripel in bottle shops and some grocery stores around town. They recently opened a tasting room on a horse farm where they have small dinner pairing events and live music on occasion. They do not regularly serve food but they encourage bringing a picnic and if you email them ahead of time they will give suggestions as to cheeses you can find locally that will pair well with their beer. Check their blog before driving out to make sure they aren't closed for a private event.
Granville Brewing Company
facebook.com/thegranvillebrewingcompany
Based out of Granville, half an hour East of downtown. There is currently no location available for visits. At this time they are bottling three Belgian style ales that can be found at some bottle shops in Columbus. Most often spotted at Blacklick Wine & Spirits.
Weasel Boy
126 Muskingum Ave. Zanesville / Tue-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat 3pm-12am / weaselboybrewing.com
Zanesville isn't all that close to Columbus (an hour drive) but their beers do pop-up on tap around town. The brewpub has pizza and growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Buckeye Lake
5176 Walnut Rd. Buckeye Lake / Open 7 days, hours vary / buckeyelakebrewery.com
If you're headed out to Zanesville, Buckeye Lake is on the way. On Sundays they offer a flight of their six beers for $5. Growlers available. No bottles available at this time.
Homestead
811 W. Irving Wick Dr. Heath / Tue 3pm-7pm, Fri 3pm-8pm / homesteadbeerco.com
About 15 minutes North of Buckeye Lake. Growlers available. Two beers were recently bottled.
Hoof Hearted
hoofheartedbrewing.com
Based about an hour North in Marengo, but currently don't have a location you can visit. Their beers appear sporadically on tap but they are often at Columbus brew fests. No bottles available at this time.
Yellow Springs Brewery
305 N. Walnut St. Suite B, Yellow Springs / Closed Mon-Tue, hours vary / yellowspringsbrewery.com
Closer to Dayton but their beer has started to show up on tap around town. Growlers available and food trucks in the lot. No bottles available at this time.
Other Ohio beer to look for when visiting Columbus:
Fat Head's / Cleveland / fatheadscleveland.com / bottles available
Brew Kettle / Cleveland / thebrewkettle.com / botles available
Rheingeist / Cincinnati / rhinegeist.com / tap only
Great Lakes / Cleveland / greatlakesbrewing.com / bottles available
Hoppin' Frog / Akron / hoppinfrog.com / bottles available
Thirsty Dog / Akron / thirstydog.com / bottles available
Rivertown / Cincinnati / rivertownbrewery.com / bottles available
Mead
We get mead from B. Nektar and have a local meadery called Brothers Drake. Both of their products can be found all over town. Brothers Drake has a bar in the Short North neighborhood. They have a few taps with some good local Ohio brews and they also make a lot of cocktails with their mead (many with spirits from Columbus' Middle West Spirits, a distillery literally next door). A food truck is often parked outside. The bar is open 7 days a week and is located at 26 E. 5th Ave.
- Ohio has a 12% ABV cap.
- High St. is packed on weekend evenings. Avoid driving on it and take side streets.
- Saturday's during football season are a mess. Expect longer drives.
BREWERIES
Columbus Brewing Company
525 Short St. Columbus / Mon-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm / columbusbrewingco.com
Their Pale Ale, IPA and usually a rotating seasonal (Summer Teeth, Festbier & Winter Warmer) can be found in bottles easily around town at grocery stores or bottle shops. Bodhi DIPA (tap only) is almost always available somewhere for a growler fill. The brewpub is family friendly, has a great Cuban burrito and often a one-off or two on tap. No bottles available at brewpub.
Seventh Son
1101 N. 4th St., Columbus / Thur-Fri 5pm-2am, Sat-Sun 11am-2am / seventhsonbrewing.com
A fairly new brewery operated by some of the folks who own the bar Bodega and operate the bottle shop Barrel & Bottle. The brewery is also a bar with a nice patio, food trucks and a wide selection of house beers and guest taps. Growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Elevator
171 N. 4th St. / Sat 11am-5pm / elevatorbrewery.com
Small tap room located at brewery with pints or growlers available. They also operate a restaurant right in the middle of downtown. They bottle a large assortment of beers that can be found at most grocery stores and bottle shops and they recently started canning their Bleeding Buckeye Red Ale in 16oz/4 packs. No bottles available at tap room.
Four String
985 W. 6th Ave. Columbus/ Thur-Fri 4pm-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm / fourstringbrewing.com
Newly opened tap room open. Growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Wolf's Ridge
215 N. 4th St. Columbus / Open 7 days, hours vary / wolfsridgebrewing.com
Newly opened in September 2013. Full restaurant menu with a vegetarian menu coming soon. Solid list of guest taps. Growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Zauber
909 W. 5th Ave. Columbus / Thur-Sat 4pm-8pm / zbeers.com
Currently working on opening a full bar/brewery for Fall 2013 but for now you can stop by and fill up a growler of any of their beers for $10. No bottles at this time.
Barley's Ale House
467 N. High St. / Mon-Thur 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Sun 12pm-11pm / barleysbrewing.com
A selection of house beers and guest taps. Every Friday they tap a cask of something special. They also operate a BBQ place called Barley's Smokehouse in the Grandview neighborhood West of Downtown.
North High Brewing
1288 N. High St. Columbus / Open 7 days, hours vary / northhighbrewing.com
A large bar with a solid list of guest taps and an assortment of house beers. They also have a brew on permises operation where you can work with them on a schedueled day to make your own 15 gallon batch.
Actual Brewing
actualbrewing.com
Currently producing at a location not open to the public. Beer has begun showing up on tap and there is talk of bottles available in October 2013.
Land-Grant
landgrantbrewing.com
Currently in the licensing and planning stage. Looking to start brewing and canning their kölsch, brown ale, pale ale and imperial IPA in mid-January. Located in the Grandview neighborhood but not currently open to the public.
Semi-Local
Jackie O's
24 West Union St. Athens / Mon-Fri 11am-2am, Sat-Sun 11am-2am / jackieos.com
It's about a two hour drive to Athens (and completely worth it!) but Jackie O's kegs have been all over town lately and are often available for growlers. They also recently started canning and you can usually find six packs of Firefly Amber, Mystic Mama IPA and Chomolungma Brown Ale. Bottle releases are brewery only and event based. They also recently opened a tap room at 25 Campbell St. with limited hours.
Rockmill
5705 Lithopolis Rd. NW, Lancaster / Fri-Sun 12pm-8pm /rockmillbrewery.com
Located half an hour South-East of Columbus. Specializing in Belgian styles, you can find their Witbier, Saison, Dubbel, Tripel and Cask Aged Tripel in bottle shops and some grocery stores around town. They recently opened a tasting room on a horse farm where they have small dinner pairing events and live music on occasion. They do not regularly serve food but they encourage bringing a picnic and if you email them ahead of time they will give suggestions as to cheeses you can find locally that will pair well with their beer. Check their blog before driving out to make sure they aren't closed for a private event.
Granville Brewing Company
facebook.com/thegranvillebrewingcompany
Based out of Granville, half an hour East of downtown. There is currently no location available for visits. At this time they are bottling three Belgian style ales that can be found at some bottle shops in Columbus. Most often spotted at Blacklick Wine & Spirits.
Weasel Boy
126 Muskingum Ave. Zanesville / Tue-Fri 4pm-12am, Sat 3pm-12am / weaselboybrewing.com
Zanesville isn't all that close to Columbus (an hour drive) but their beers do pop-up on tap around town. The brewpub has pizza and growlers available. No bottles at this time.
Buckeye Lake
5176 Walnut Rd. Buckeye Lake / Open 7 days, hours vary / buckeyelakebrewery.com
If you're headed out to Zanesville, Buckeye Lake is on the way. On Sundays they offer a flight of their six beers for $5. Growlers available. No bottles available at this time.
Homestead
811 W. Irving Wick Dr. Heath / Tue 3pm-7pm, Fri 3pm-8pm / homesteadbeerco.com
About 15 minutes North of Buckeye Lake. Growlers available. Two beers were recently bottled.
Hoof Hearted
hoofheartedbrewing.com
Based about an hour North in Marengo, but currently don't have a location you can visit. Their beers appear sporadically on tap but they are often at Columbus brew fests. No bottles available at this time.
Yellow Springs Brewery
305 N. Walnut St. Suite B, Yellow Springs / Closed Mon-Tue, hours vary / yellowspringsbrewery.com
Closer to Dayton but their beer has started to show up on tap around town. Growlers available and food trucks in the lot. No bottles available at this time.
Other Ohio beer to look for when visiting Columbus:
Fat Head's / Cleveland / fatheadscleveland.com / bottles available
Brew Kettle / Cleveland / thebrewkettle.com / botles available
Rheingeist / Cincinnati / rhinegeist.com / tap only
Great Lakes / Cleveland / greatlakesbrewing.com / bottles available
Hoppin' Frog / Akron / hoppinfrog.com / bottles available
Thirsty Dog / Akron / thirstydog.com / bottles available
Rivertown / Cincinnati / rivertownbrewery.com / bottles available
Mead
We get mead from B. Nektar and have a local meadery called Brothers Drake. Both of their products can be found all over town. Brothers Drake has a bar in the Short North neighborhood. They have a few taps with some good local Ohio brews and they also make a lot of cocktails with their mead (many with spirits from Columbus' Middle West Spirits, a distillery literally next door). A food truck is often parked outside. The bar is open 7 days a week and is located at 26 E. 5th Ave.
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