Opening Brewery in Ohio

[aceinthehole]

Just found and read thru this whole thread. Best of luck.

x2

From a new homebrewer in NE Ohio, I wish you the best of luck. Hopefully I can get good enough at this to open a brewery here in Wadsworth!

 

[unionrdr]

I was just thinking,if some of us could get together (& had the $$$),we could get something going. I know I only do my "recombinant extracts",but you'd be surprised at how good they're getting. Especially the second bottle of Whiskely Ale I'm on now. 5.9%,feelin mellow. I need it lately,never mind why...:cross:

 

[ChickenBeer]

After reading many Ohio Laws, I dont see why you could not simply purchase "beer supplies" grains, extracts, etc and selling them to your potential customers. The twist being that for a nominal fee you will apply your expertise and brew it, ferment it, and bottle it for them. Obviously, this would not work well if you do want to distribute large amounts to bars and such. However if you wanted to sell some "supplies" to get that start up capital going you would most likley avoid most problems. Of course for a small fee or maybe even some beer you could trade an attorney to check your state laws and make sure it is kosher.

 

[pola0502ds]

So whats the update on this thread? Just read the whole thing.

 

[brewgineers]

Alright time to revive an old thread. Kasich has passed the law that breweries in Ohio can now have a tasting room at no additional charge. Which is killer because it used to be an additional $4000 for that permit. We do have most of our paperwork in order but one of our guys just got shipped out to duty and we are waiting for his leave in a few months to figure out what the future holds. Government has approved a great portion of our applications and just some more good ol' paperwork to go. Thanks everyone for all the support and lets get this thread going daily again!!!

 

[MechaJeff]

Have you talked with the Toxic Brew guys working on a brewery and tasting room in the Oregon District?

 

[brewgineers]

I have not actually I've been swamped with school and work. I really need to set up a time that I can get with them and talk brew. Can't wait for their building to be ready.

 

[TheBreweryUnderground]

Any helpful tips for someone looking to open a brewery in Columbus. For a while I thought that the taxes were too steep but this new law makes it much more appealing. What's the planned brewery set up? Any weird hang ups?

 

[Swilldog]

From what I've read in the Dayton paper, there's a new brewery under construction in Kettering. I wonder if this the same person? Also I read there's brewery/distillery in the planning stages in Yellow Springs. I haven't been to the Toxic Brewing Company yet, I guess I'm going have pay them a visit.

Since I started homebrewing in the late 80's I've seen a few brewerys/brewpubs in the Dayton area go under - Growler's, The Chickery, Thirsty Dog, Miami Trails, and Hops.
There's alot of reasons why these places failed and it wasn't becaused of the beers. Just because you can brew a good beer and have enough capitol to backup your brewery doesn't your going to be sucessful.

I enjoy reading about homebrewers who take their hobby to the next level, because I was one of these people (The Chickery). To many homebrewers who try to take it to the next level are not fully prepared what they have to accomplish to get their brewing license. The OP needs to update his status so the rest of the readers don't get the same opinion as two_one_seven.

Cheers Allan

 

[dayday]

Only a week now until The Dayton Beer Co. in Kettering is due to open its doors. It's pretty exciting to see the craft beer movement gaining momentum in Ohio and more importantly Dayton. I'm wishing them the best of luck.

As a Govt. contractor at WPAFB due to be unemployed come Oct. 1st, I have to admit my added interest in this emerging market here in Dayton. I would be very interest in becoming more involved in the current microbrewery openings or even those in the planning phase. I really feel it's time to do something I'm passionate about and to stop treading water working for someone else. From everything I've come across in my research of opening a microbrewery or brewpub it's becoming obvious its not something easily done alone.

Again, good luck to these new breweries in our area.

 

[Yeahman99]

I am looking to open something on the nano scale in Cincinnati and would love to know how things are progressing with this.

 

[unionrdr]

A lil FYI,Thirsty Dog is running over in Akron now. My son got us some glasses & their Cerberus triple last month. Good stuff.

 

[bad67z]

I am looking to open something on the nano scale in Cincinnati and would love to know how things are progressing with this.

Ohio or Kentucky side of the river?

 

[McRoth]

Any new updates on this? The new law is good, but not good enough I think. They really need to get the licensing down to a reasonable level for a microbrewery. I've been thinking for a long time about this & would like to start off small by selling to just a couple of local pubs & grow slowly into a brewpub. That kind of licensing makes this type of start-up a no-go.

Thanks!

 

[McRoth]

OK, just did some more digging & found an A-1C permit for manufacturers under 31 MILLION gallons/year. This one is only $1000, much better. Looks like it was just adopted on 7-30-13.
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4303.022

 

[spudsuds]

This is a bit off subject but I would like to start selling homebrew supplies out of my garage. At some point I would like to have a brick and mortor for a LHBS that I can have beer samples and maybe sell a few brews as well. I was curious if anyone had any ideas on how to obtain a wholesale account at a place like LD Carlson or other wholesale suppliers without having a store front. Im ok with the minimum purchase amount but I don't want to take on the cost of a store front right out of the gate.

Thanks

 

[bad67z]

This is a bit off subject but I would like to start selling homebrew supplies out of my garage. At some point I would like to have a brick and mortor for a LHBS that I can have beer samples and maybe sell a few brews as well. I was curious if anyone had any ideas on how to obtain a wholesale account at a place like LD Carlson or other wholesale suppliers without having a store front. Im ok with the minimum purchase amount but I don't want to take on the cost of a store front right out of the gate.

Thanks

I looked at LD Carlsons requirements on their website here, what you intend to do "selling homebrew supplies out of my garage" is prohibited in their wholesaler requirement crietera.

That being the case, another option is to find a retailer with a brick and mortar location that is willing to partner with you until you get established in your market. Perhaps a local bottle shop you may frequent, a hometown hardware store or local pharmacy.

 

[Newsman]

I looked at LD Carlsons requirements on their website here, what you intend to do "selling homebrew supplies out of my garage" is prohibited in their wholesaler requirement crietera.

That being the case, another option is to find a retailer with a brick and mortar location that is willing to partner with you until you get established in your market. Perhaps a local bottle shop you may frequent, a hometown hardware store or local pharmacy.

Good idea. Find a local place that will lease you some space in their storefront or something.

 

[spudsuds]

Great ideas... Thank you