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2021 Year In Review

As per usual, I end the year with a pictorial review of the breweries and taprooms that I have visited during the previous twelve months. While the situation with respect to COVID-19 did improve during 2020, the virus did hang around, restricting my travel for significant parts of the year. While personal travel was a little easier this year, professional travel to academic conferences continued to be highly restricted. With respect to visiting breweries and taprooms, I did visit 22 in 2021, slightly less than the 26 that I visited in 2020. In a non-COVID 19 year I typically visit over 60 breweries/taprooms.

Before providing more statistics on my 2020 visits, let me explain the difference between a brewery and a taproom. The difference is quite simple. A brewery is an establishment where beer is produced, whereas a taproom is an establishment owned by a brewery that sells but does not produce beer on-site.

Of the 20 breweries that I visited, 10 were in my home state of Ohio and 10 were in other states. Outside of Ohio I visited breweries in Indiana (4 visited), Michigan (3), Colorado (2), and Texas (1). Most of the Ohio breweries that I visited were in the northwest Ohio region, the two exceptions being in Cincinnati. Both of the taprooms that I visited were in northwest Ohio. Of the 12 Ohio establishments that visited, six were ones that I visited for the first time. Of the 10 non-Ohio breweries that I visited, all but one were new visits – the exception being Hop & Sting Brewing Co. in Grapevine, TX. In the lists below, establishments that I had visited before are indicated in italics.

As per usual, I have posted one photograph from each of the breweries/taprooms that I visited during 2021. I hope you enjoy them. At the time of writing, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu , Director-General of the World Health Organization , is optimistic that COVID-19 will be “beaten in 2022“. I hope that his optimism is well-founded and that we can all look forward to a happy and healthy New Year.

Ohio Breweries (10)

Non-Ohio U.S. Breweries (10)

Ohio Taprooms (2)

Buffalo Rock Brewing Company, Waterville, OH
Wynkoop Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Sun King Brewing (downtown), Indianapolis, IN
Dead Low Brewing, Cincinnati, OH
Metazoa Brewing Company, Indianapolis, IN
Denver Chop House & Brewery, Denver, CO
Wild Side Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, OH
HOMES Brewery, Ann Arbor, MI
Neon Groundhog Brewery, Grand Rapids, OH
Hop & Sting Brewing Co., Grapevine, TX
Inside The Five Brewing Company, Sylvania, OH
Ellison Brewery + Spirits, Indianapolis, IN
March First Brewing, Cincinnati, OH
Maumee Bay Brewing Company, Toledo, OH
Dead Bear Brewing Co., Grayling. MI
American Brewery, Wauseon, OH
60cc Brewing, Toledo, OH
Paddle Hard Brewing, Grayling, MI
St. Joseph Brewery & Public House, Indianapolis, IN
HEAVY Beer Co., Toledo, OH
Inside The Five Brewing Company, Perrysburg, OH
Earnest Brew Works (downtown), Toledo, OH