COVINGTON, Ky. — Braxton Brewing Company is expanding distribution to Columbus, Ohio. The brewery, based in Greater Cincinnati, will distribute core styles, seasonals, limited releases and Braxton Labs beers beginning on Tuesday, February 6th.
“We couldn’t be more excited to finally head north to Columbus,” said Jake Rouse, Co-Founder and CEO of Braxton Brewing. “Over the past six months we’ve been working with Superior Beverage, as well as bar and retail partners, to open the Buckeye city in a big way. Launch week is going to be a blast!”
The brewing company will initially send its two flagships, Storm Golden Cream Ale and Revamp IPA along with its current seasonal, Spotlight White IPA, in cans and on draft to central Ohio. In addition, the brewery will also send Limited Specialty Releases and Braxton Labs packaged and draft products as they become available.
Braxton Labs, the company’s innovation facility located in Newport, has brewed a Buckeye Stout exclusively for Columbus. This Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout will be available only while supplies last in the Buckeye city.
Braxton is excited to launch with an amazing lineup of events and partners in Columbus. Join these parties and learn more by clicking on the links below:
- COLUMBUS WINTER BEER FEST | Friday, January 19th & Saturday, January 20th | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA
- TAP TAKEOVER AT BOB’S BAR | Tuesday, February 6th | 5PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA, Dark Charge Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Braxton Labs Lemon Meringue Berliner Weisse
- LAUNCH PARTY AT PIN’S I Tuesday, February 6th | 7PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA
- BRAXTON AT BODEGA | Wednesday, February 7th | 4PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA, Braxton Labs Galaxy Dry Hopped Saison with Champagne Yeast, Braxton Labs Buckeye Stout
- TAP TAKEOVER AT ZENO’S | Wednesday, February 7th | 7PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA
- MEET THE BREWERY AT THE DAILY GROWLER – UA | Thursday, February 8th | 7PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Spotlight White IPA, S’mores Dark Charge Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Braxton Labs Lemon Meringue Berliner Weisse
- SAMPLING AT GENTILE’S THE WINE SELLERS | Friday, February 9th | 4PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA
- SAMPLING AT SAVOR GROWL | Friday, February 9th | 4PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA
- TAP TAKEOVER AT THE PINT ROOM | Friday, February 9th | 7:30PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA, Braxton Labs Lemon Meringue Berliner Weisse, Braxton Labs Buckeye Stout
- TASTING AT LUCKY’S MARKET | Saturday, February 10th | 1PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA
- BRAXTON & GIANT EAGLE LAUNCH | Saturday, February 10th | 5PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA, Braxton Labs Buckeye Stout
- SAMPLING AT PALMER’S BEVERAGE CENTER | Friday, February 16th | 6PM | Storm Golden Cream Ale, Revamp IPA, Spotlight White IPA
There’s one more special beer coming to Columbus. Details on this special collaboration will be announced before the launch parties. Be on the lookout for more details coming soon.
Braxton will also launch at select Kroger stores in and around Columbus and Southeast Ohio. Draft beer and cans will arrive at some of your favorite craft beer destinations beginning on Tuesday, February 6th.
“Columbus is one of the cities that I learned to love Craft Beer in. If I wasn’t homebrewing on the weekends, I was visiting friends to find the latest and greatest beers — often times, that meant trips to Columbus,” said Evan Rouse, Co-Founder and CPO of Braxton Brewing, “Now, I’m excited to be sending our diverse lineup of core styles, seasonals and Braxton Labs innovations to Central Ohio!”
Braxton Brewing Company has partnered with Superior Beverage to take their can and draft distribution to Central and Southeast Ohio. Annette Cardenas, a Columbus resident (and yes, a huge Buckeyes fan), will represent the brewery in the new market.
About Braxton Brewing Company
Braxton Brewing Company was born out of a garage on Braxton Drive in Union, Kentucky. It’s there where Evan, at age 16, learned to homebrew. From there, a passion was born and a spark ignited. After years of refining his craft and creativity, he was joined by his brother (Jake), father (Greg) and mentor (Richard Dubé) in launching Braxton Brewing Company. After a record-setting Kickstarter campaign and being named as one of the Top 33 new breweries in 2015 by BeerAdvocate, the Covington-based brewery has continued to expand outside of Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Beginning with only 100 Barrels of fermentation capacity in 2015, the brewery is now home to 1,140 Barrels of capacity and produced more than 15,000 barrels in 2017.
Now, the team is thrilled to #LiftOneToLife in the Columbus!
For more information on Braxton Brewing Company, visit their website. To stay up-to-date on all event details, like the company on Facebook.
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