In a beer town like Cincinnati, it can be easy to forget just how many breweries we've got. Short answer: a lot! Here's our ever-growing list of every craft brewery in the Cincinnati area reaching up to just south of Dayton. Some on the list are labeled as "in the works" meaning, they're not open yet, but are working or building on a specific property. This list will always expand and update as new projects come and go.
3 Points Urban Brewery
3 Points Urban Brewery is now open in Pendleton, headed up by the same group behind Nation Kitchen + Bar and Rhinehaus. In addition to great craft beer, 3 Points showcases local artists with works and videos displayed around the taproom.
Popular Brews: Origami (IPA), Sure Shot (IPA), Easy Ale (Cream Ale)
Follow them on : Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
13 Below Brewery
Founded by 3 cousins and a friend with a passion for craft beer (and 50 years combined brewing experience) 13 Below Brewing is opening this weekend in Sayler Park on the west side of Cincinnati.
Location: 7391 Forbes Rd, Sayler Park.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: River Castle (Amber), Lock & Dam #37 (Scotch Ale), Confused (Special Brown Ale), West Coast IPA, Session IPA, Belgian White, Porter, Brown Ale, & Fall Ale
Follow their progress on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Untappd.
16 Lots Brewing Company
Opened: 2017
Location: 753 Reading Rd, Mason.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: War Horse (IPA), 1803 (Pale Ale), Muddy Creek (Oatmeal Stout)
Alexandria Brewing Company
After launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, Alexandria Brewing Company is now open with a taproom and beer garden at 7926 Alexandria Pike in Alexandria, KY.
Popular Brews: Garden of Heaton (Kentucky Common), Alexandria Amber, Sessions in Black (Session Black IPA)
Follow them on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
Bad Tom Smith Brewing
Opened: 2013
Location: 4720 Eastern Ave, Columbia Tusculum.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Bad Tom Smith (American Brown Ale), Fink Red Rye (Rye), Doc’s Dark Cream Ale.
Banana Hammock Brewing (no set location)
Banana Hammock Brewing is a local micro brewery focusing on making authentic German beers. The company has no taproom to visit, however, their beer is currently being brewed by Cellar Dwellar. In the past, their beer has been tapped at local bars and events, so keep an eye on their Facebook page to see where you may find it next.
Follow their progress on: Facebook.
Bardwell Winery
Opened: 2008
Location: 716 N High St, Mt Orab.
Taproom: Winery with brewpub.
Popular Brews: Golden Buggy (Lager), Bronco (Red Ale) & Orabian (English Mild).
Bircus Brewing Company
Bircus Brewing Company was inspired by a concept from Belgium now open in Ludlow Kentucky. The idea is to combine a craft beer hall with circus performances. Owners are brewing beer with plans to distribute.
Opened: 2017
Location: 322 Elm St, Ludlow, KY.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Alta Via (Altbier), Iron Fest (American Ale), Comic Walrus (American Ale)
Follow them on: Facebook, Twitter, Untappd, Instagram.
Samuel Adams (The Boston Beer Company)
The Boston Beer Company, widely known for Samuel Adams Boston Lager, is a Boston based company that opened a brewery/production facility in Cincinnati in 1997. It opened a Cincinnati taproom in the fall of 2018.
Location: 1625 Central Pkwy, Over-the-Rhine.
Taproom: Yes. (1632 Central Pkwy, Over-the-Rhine)
Popular Brews: Samuel Adams Boston Lager (Lager-Vienna), Samuel Adams Octoberfest (Marzen), Samuel Adams Winter Lager.
Brausch Brewery
Opened: 2015
Location: 1030 S South St, Wilmington.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Wilmington Lager, Golden Belgium Ale (Belgian Blonde Ale), Old Hickory (Dark Ale)
Braxton Brewing Company
Opened: 2015
Location: Main brewery – 27 W 7th St, Covington.
Braxton Labs – 95 Riviera Dr, Bellevue, KY.
NOTE: Braxton Labs is located inside the Party Source, serving Braxton’s core lineup as well as many new and experimental beers you can only find at that location.
Taproom: Yes at both
Popular Brews: Storm (Cream Ale), Dead Blow (Tropical Stout), Blown Gasket (Porter).
Brink Brewing
Opened: 2017
Location: 5905 Hamilton Ave, College Hill.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Debbie Jean Blonde, Fashionably Late Session IPA, J-Boy IPA.
Find them on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
Cartridge Brewing (in the works)
Cartridge Brewing is a newly announced project in Kings Mills, looking to turn the former Peters Cartridge Factory into a fully functioning brewery with a taproom and kitchen.
Owners hope to open in 2019
Follow their progress on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Cellar Dweller Craft Beers
Opened: 2012
Location: 2276 US-22, Morrow.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Eye Opener (Stout), Jeremiah Morrow (IPA), Hopewell’s Oatmeal Milk Stout.
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
Opened: 1853 until prohibition. Reopened in 1981.
Location: Lager House – 115 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown.
Malt House – 1621 Moore St, Over-the-Rhine.
Taproom: Full restaurant/beer garden at lager house.
Taproom at Malt House.
Popular Brews: OTR (Ale), Northern Liberties (IPA), Barbarossa (Dunkel-Lager)
The Common Beer Company
Opened: 2018
Location: 126 East Main Street, Mason.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: My FirstCreamy Blonde (cream ale), Lemonhead Envy (lemon wheat), Come Together (ESB)
Follow their progress on: Facebook, Instagram.
Crooked Handle Brewing Company
Opened: 2015
Location: 760 N Main St, Springboro.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Roadside Peanut Butter Porter, Short Fuze (IPA), Matchstick (Red Ale)
Darkness Brewing
Opened: 2016
Location: 224 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Man on the Moo (Milk Stout), Hop Head Nebula (Black IPA), Bellevue Common (Kentucky Common)
DogBerry Brewing
Opened: 2015
Location: 9964 Crescent Park Dr, West Chester Township
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Bray’s Brown (Brown Ale), Nat’s Nightcap (Stout), Wildfire (IPA)
Esoteric Brewing Company (in the works)
Owners hope to open in 2018
Esoteric Brewing Company has announced plans to open in Walnut Hills, taking over the well-known Paramount building at 900 E. McMillan Street.
Follow their progress on: Facebook
Fibonacci Brewing Company
Opened: 2015
Location: 1445 Compton Rd, Mt. Healthy.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: The Tollhouse (Stout), Earth Daisy (IPA), Dummy Tripel (Belgian Tripel)
Fifty West Brewing
Opened: 2012
Location: 7668 Wooster Pike, Columbia Township.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Punch You In The EyePA (Imperial IPA), Coast to Coast (IPA), Doom Pedal (Witbier)
Fig Leaf Brewing
Opened: 2016
Location: 3387 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, Middletown.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Iso-Trope (IPA), Ponderous Porter, Basmati Cream Ale.
Fretboard Brewing
Opened: 2017
Location: 5800 Creek Rd, Blue Ash
Popular Brews: Rider (Blonde), Jazz (Stout), Improv (American IPA)
Grainworks Brewing Company
Opened: 2017
Location: 7790 Service Center Dr Suite B, West Chester.
Taproom: Yes, with patio
Popular Brews: Farmer’s Daughter (Saison), What Pressure? (IPA), Scottish MISTS (Scottish Ale)
Find them on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Untappd.
Great Crescent Brewing Company
Opened: 2008
Location: 315 Importing St, Aurora IN.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Coconut Porter, Blonde Ale (German Kolsch), Cincinnati Pale Ale.
Happy 2 Brewing (in the works)
No opening date has been announced.
Happy 2 is a nano-brewery working to open inside Mio’s restaurant in Anderson Township. Although no opening date has been set, owners have already completed a test batch and expect to be serving their beer at the taproom inside the restaurant.
Follow their progress on: Facebook
High Grain Brewing (in the works)
No opening date has been announced.
The owners of HighGrain Brewing are currently working to open the first brewpub in Silverton at 6860 Plainfield Road. The project is lead by head brewer Matt Utter who was formerly with Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.
Follow their progress on: Facebook, Instagram.
Hofbrauhaus
Opened: 2003
Location: 200 3rd St, Newport.
Taproom: Full Restaurant/Beer Garden
Popular Brews: Original Lager, Hefe Weizen, Dunkel
Humble Monk Brewing (in the works)
No opening date has been announced.
Formerly known as Rabbit Hash Brewery, the owners of Humble Monk Brewing are currently building up a facility on Blue Rock Street in Northside, with some brewing equipment already delivered.
Follow their progress on: Facebook
Karrikin Spirits Co.
Opened: 2018
Location:3717 Jonlen Drive, Fairfax
Taproom: Full Restaurant/Taproom
Listermann Brewing/Triple Digit Brewing
Opened: 1991
Location: 1621 Dana Ave, Evanston.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Nutcase Peanut Butter Porter, Shamrock Shake (Stout), Don’t Talk Sh!t About Norwood (Pale Ale)
Little Miami Brewing Company
Opened: 2017
Location: 208 Mill St, Milford.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Earth Cookie (Brown Ale), Ruby in the Dust (Red IPA), Buzz Saw (Pale Ale)
Follow their progress on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Untappd.
MadTree Brewing Company
Opened: 2013
Location: 3301 Madison Rd, Oakley.
Taproom: Yes, with cafe.
Popular Brews: PsycHOPathy (IPA), Lift (Kolsch), Happy Amber (Amber Ale)
March First Brewing
Opened: 2017
Location: 7885 E Kemper Rd, Blue Ash.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Craft Lager, Craft Light Lager, Heller Bock.
Mash Cult Brewing
Opened: 2014
Location: Sold at Party Town, 6823 Burlington Pike, Florence.
Taproom: No
Popular Brews: Ramathorn (Stout), Mic Drop (IPA), The Implication (IPA)
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company
Opened: 2005
Location: 4362 Mt Carmel Tobasco Rd, Mt. Carmel.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Amber Ale, Nut Brown Ale, Coffee Brown Ale
Municipal Brew Works
Opened: 2016
Location: 20 High St, Hamilton.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Approachable Blonde (Blonde Ale), Courageous (IPA), Station 2 (Rye)
Narrow Path Brewing
Opened: 2016
Location: 106 Karl Brown Way, Loveland.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Cream Ale, Cherry Tart, Porter.
Nine Giant Brewing
Opened: 2016
Location: 6095 Montgomery Rd, Pleasant Ridge.
Taproom: Yes, with food.
Popular Brews: Uptown Avondale (Stout), SRV (Brown Ale), Instant Crush (Saison)
Northern Row Brewery & Distillery
Opened: 2018
Location: 111 West McMicken Ave., Cincinnati
Taproom: Coming soon
Off Track Brewing (in the works)
Opened: 2018
Location: 227 Stark St., Cincinnati
Taproom: Currently on tap at the Dunlap Cafe
Find them on: Facebook
Old Firehouse Brewing
Opened: 2014
Location: 237 W Main St, Williamsburg.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Flash Point (IPA), Code 3 (Irish Red Ale), Pin Up Girl (Blonde Ale)
Paradise Brewing
Opened: 2007
Location: 7766 Beechmont Ave, Anderson Township.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: All American IPA, Flat Tire Amber Ale, Red Headed Step Child (Irish Red Ale)
Quaff Bros ("Gypsy" Label)
Quaff Bros. a “gypsy” traveling label run by owner Danny Gold. They’ve done many collaboration beers in the past and you can often find their single-barrel brews at the Party Source in Newport.
Opened: 2008
Location: Often sold at the Party Source in Newport.
Taproom: No
Popular Brews: Chicago Style Breakfast Stout, S’More of What (Stout), Blue Melvin (Imperial Stout)
Quarter Barrel Brewing
Opened: 2010
Location: 107 E Church St, Oxford.
Taproom: Yes, with food.
Popular Brews: Unicorn Feathers (Sour), Smoked Porter, Chapeau Gris (Saison)
The Queen City Brewery of Cincinnati
Opened: 2017
Location: 11253 Williamson Road, Blue Ash.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: The Dark Knigh.P.A (Black IPA), James Nut Brown (Brown Ale), Hall of Justice (IPA)
Rebel Mettle Brewery (In the Works)
No opening date has been announced.
The owners of Rebel Mettle Brewery are working to open a brewery with a taproom on West McMicken Avenue in northern Over-the-Rhine. The company is owned by a veteran with a focus on hiring more veterans in the future.
Rhinegeist Brewery
Opened: 2013
Location: 1910 Elm St, Over-the-Rhine.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Truth (IPA), Cougar (Blonde Ale), Pure Fury (Pale Ale)
Rivertown Brewing Company
Opened: 2009
Location: Monroe Barrel House – 6550 Hamilton Lebanon Rd, Monroe.
Lockland Barrel House – 607 Shepherd Dr, Lockland –CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RENOVATION
Taproom: Yes, with food.
Popular Brews: Roebling (Vanilla Espresso Porter), Divergent (Sour), Soulless (Sour)
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery
Opened: 1996
Location: 10 Fountain Square, Downtown.
Taproom: Full restaurant.
Popular Brews: IPA, Red Rocks Red Ale, Kolsch.
Rolling Mill Brewing Company
Opened: Dec. 22nd, 2017
Location: 916 1st Ave, Middletown.
Popular Brews: Two Goldens, Simplicity, Anti-Federalist.
Sonder Brewing
Opened in late October of 2018.
Location: 8584 Duke Boulevard, Mason.
Taproom: Yes
Follow their progress on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
Sons of Toil Brewing
Opened: 2017
Location: 14090 Klein Road, Mount Orab.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Horny Handed IPA, Coffee Porter, English Brown Ale.
Streetside Brewery
Opened: 2016
Location: 4003 Eastern Ave, Columbia Tusculum.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: Alms (Fruit beer), Tea Bags (Blonde Ale), Raspberry Beret (Sour/Berliner Weisse)
Swine City Brewing
Swine City Brewing is set to open to the public on January 27th, 2018.
According to the announcement post on Facebook, Swine City just finished up their first round of beers and also have a wine license, expecting to have ciders and mixed fermentation drinks in the future.
Check out the event page here.
Location: 4614 industry Dr Fairfield, Ohio 45014
Taproom: Yes
Taft's Brewing Company
Opened: 2015
Location: Ale House – 1429 Race St, Over-the-Rhine.
This was the first location for Taft’s, offering a giant restaurant setting in OTR with all their beer on tap.
Taft’s Brewpourium – 4831 Spring Grove Ave, Spring Grove Village.
Opening in September of 2017, Taft’s Brewpourium is a larger production facility with a taproom and pizza options.
Take a look inside with our video tour.
Taproom: Yes, with food available at both.
Popular Brews: Nellie’s Keylime Caribbean Ale (Pale Wheat Ale), Maverick (Chocolate Porter), Cherrywood (Red Ale)
Tap & Screw Brewing CLOSED
NOW CLOSED: On 7/18/18, owners announced that Tap & Screw has closed permanently.
Urban Artifact Brewing
Opened: 2015
Location: 1660 Blue Rock St, Northside.
Taproom: Yes, with live music venue.
Popular Brews: Finn (Sour-Ale), Keypunch (Sour-Gose), Sliderule (Sour-Gose)
Wiedemann's Fine Beer
Opened: Originally opened in 1878, Wiedemann’s was a Cincinnati legacy brand until it closed in 1983. The brand was purchased in 2012, reopening with craft beers and a taproom in 2018.
Location: 4811 Vine St, St. Bernard.
Taproom: Yes, with kitchen.
Popular Brews: Bohemian Special Brew, Royal Amber, Pale Ale.
The Woodburn Brewery
Opened: 2016
Location: 2800 Woodburn Ave, East Walnut Hills.
Taproom: Yes, with food.
Popular Brews: Cherry Chocolate Stout, Cedar IPA, Pineapple Saison.
Wooden Cask Brewing Company
Opened: 2016
Location: 629 York St, Newport.
Taproom: Yes
Popular Brews: 7th Street Runoff (Brown Ale), Reformation (Stout), Pacific Time (IPA).
West Side Brewing
Opened: 2017
Location: 3044 Harrison Avenue, Westwood.
Taproom: Yes
After launching a Kickstarter campaign, West Side Brewing is now open on Harrison avenue right in the heart of Westwood.
Follow them on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
We have no doubt this list of Cincinnati breweries will keep expanding, so keep your eyes peeled for new breweries opening up near you!
