Columbus Ale Trail returns for 8th year with new breweries, prizes

Taijuan Moorman, The Columbus Dispatch
Updated ·3 min read
Athens-based Jackie O's Brewery celebrated the grand opening of its long-awaited debut in Downtown Columbus last month.
Athens-based Jackie O's Brewery celebrated the grand opening of its long-awaited debut in Downtown Columbus last month.

The Columbus Ale Trail is back for an eighth year, this time with 35 participating breweries in Franklin County.

The passport program, launching July 1, invites beer-lovers to visit craft breweries around the Columbus area, collecting stamps along the way to earn prizes.

To participate, pick up a free passport at any participating brewery and collect stamps after visiting each brewery. Once 10 stamps are collected, you can claim a die-cut Ale Trail sticker. Visit all 35 breweries to earn a T-shirt, available in sizes S to 2XL. Rewards must be redeemed by June 30, 2024.

Columbus Ale Trail co-founder Cheryl Harrison said that this year's trail features three new breweries: Jackie O's on Fourth, Buzzsaw Brewing Company and Hoster Brewing, which is set to open this summer. The passport booklets for Volume 8 feature an illustration by local artist Natasha Wheeler that depicts the buildings of all the breweries on the trail, as well as some other fun "Easter eggs."

"We're thrilled to have Natasha do it again," Harrison said. "Her design is really, really cool."

Passports can be redeemed at The Ohio Taproom in Grandview Heights, 1291 W. Third Ave.

The following are participating breweries:

  • 2 Tones Brewing Co., 4539 E. Broad St.

  • Barley's Brewing Company, 467 N. High St.

  • Buzzsaw Brewing Company, 951 Robinwood Ave.

  • Columbus Brewing Company, 2555 Harrison Road

  • Combustion Brewery Clintonville, 2971 N. High St.

  • Crooked Can Brewing Company, 5354 Center St.

  • Derive Brewing Company, 2808 North High St.

  • Eastside Brewing Company, 1421 Davidson Dr.

  • Elevator Brewing Company, 161 N. High St.

  • Edison Brewing Company, 785 Science Blvd.

  • Endeavor Brewing & Spirits, 909 W. 5th Ave.

  • Forbidden Root, 4080 Worth Ave.

  • Gemüt Biergarten, 734 Oak St.

  • Grove City Brewing Company, 3946 Broadway

  • Heart State Brewing Company, 750 Cross Pointe Road

  • Hofbräuhaus Columbus Brewery & Restaurant, 800 Goodale Blvd.

  • Hoof Hearted Brewery & Kitchen, 850 N. 4th St.

  • Hoster Brewing Company, 653 N. James Road

  • Jackie O's on Fourth, 171 N. Fourth St.

  • Knotty Pine Brewing, 1765 W. 3rd Ave.

  • Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.

  • North High Brewing Co., 56 N. High St.

  • Ohio Brewing Company, 421 E. 2nd Ave.

  • Parsons North Brewing Company, 685 Parsons Ave.

  • Pretentious Barrel House, 745 Taylor Ave.

  • Random Precision Brewing Company, 2365 West Dublin Granville Road

  • Saucy Brew Works, 443 W. Third Ave.

  • Seventh Son Brewing, 1101 N. 4th St.

  • Sideswipe Brewing, 2415 Scioto Harper Drive

  • Smokehouse Brewing Company, 1130 Dublin Road

  • Somewhere In Particular Brewing Company, 5055 Dierker Road

  • Spires Social Brewing Co., 8757 Sancus Blvd.

  • Taft’s Brewpourium, 440 W. Broad St.

  • Temperance Row Brewing Co., 41 N. State St.

  • Wolf's Ridge Brewing, 215 N. 4th St.

And the following breweries outside of Franklin County are not required to complete the passport, but are encouraged:

  • Combustion Brewery & Taproom, 80 W. Church St.

  • Dalton Union Winery & Brewery, 21100 Shirk Road

  • Henmick Farm & Brewery, 4380 N. Old State Road

  • Ill Mannered Brewing Co., 38 Grace Drive

  • Nocterra Brewing Co., 41 Depot St.

  • Old Dog Alehouse & Brewery, 13 W. William St.

  • Olentangy River Brewing Company, 303 Green Meadows Drive S.

  • Rhetoric Brewing Company, 25420 Claibourne Road

  • Staas Brewing Company, 31 W. Winter St.

  • Walking Distance Brewing Co., 222 E. 8th St.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Ale Trail returns July 1