The craft brewery scene is all the rage these days. And luckily for us, there are dozens of the beer-soaked spots right here in the Cleveland area. These 20 places are truly worthy of you time, stomach space and Uber/Lyft ride (if need be).
In 2017, Terrestrial opened, bringing the first brewery to the Battery Park neighborhood. In addition to having fantastic beers, they’re very dog friendly, so be sure to bring your furry friend (just don’t give him/her any beer.)
This brewery, located in Duck Island, between Tremont and Ohio City, recently updated its beer hall and started hosting live music nights in addition to their story club, improv group and cinema group. Try a flight so you can sample all of their delicious beers.
Joining the bustling Ohio City brewery scene, this brewery, started in Cincinnati, was a welcome addition to the scene when it opened in late 2017. Located in the former Weenie a Go Go space, the taproom has up to 18 beers on tap and serves food from their neighbors Ohio City Burrito and Pizza Whirl.
This Cleveland Heights brewery feels more like a community gathering place than a bar. Live music, board games, community tables and no televisions gives it more of that living room feeling. And the beer is delicious.
Two sets of brothers, who are also cousins with each other, and their fathers, decided to open a brewery in Westlake in 2016, which just is so quintessential Cleveland. While this place is fun to eat and drink at all year round, the patio in the summer, being dog-friendly, with live music, corn hole, food trucks and more, is a huge draw here. And their summertime beers are perfect for the occasion, like their Lavender Wit, a Belgian-style white ale, and their Tangelo Fruit Haze, a tasty hazy fruit IPA that blends grapefruit and tangerine.
Established in 1998 as a premier brewpub and restaurant, Rocky River Brewing Company was founded on creating world-class handcrafted beers, an award-winning menu, and a great dining experience. Over the past 10 years, Rocky River Brewing Company has won more than a dozen national and international medals for its beers and numerous Silver Spoon awards for its food.
If you love railroads and trains and you love beer, there’s no better brewery around. Beer comes out of old railroad spikes and their two signature beers, the Red Caboose amber ale and the Coal Train stout, are worth the ride.
The Ohio City-based brewery owned by Justin Carson and Paul Benner debuted with a wee 3-barrel system in the summer of 2014. Six months later the team upgraded to its current 10-barrel system, supported by a battery of new 15-barrel fermentation and conditioning tanks. It’s a microbrewery that feels like a bar you just want to chill at for hours.
In 2013, Thrillist named this local brewery’s burger as one of the best 33 burgers in America. If that’s not enough of a reason to hit up this microbrewery, pair one of Nano Brew's award-winning burgers (or sliders) with any of their 24 draft beers — they've got you covered until 2:30 a.m.
If it's true (please let it be true) that man can survive on a diet of just pizza and beer, then Masthead Brewing Co. has all the requirements necessary to sustain life. But more than that, this two-year-old brewery has injected a much-needed jolt of life into an area of downtown Cleveland that desperately needed it.
