Two Cincinnati area breweries expand their distribution areas

Local craft breweries Braxton Brewing and Old Firehouse Brewery recently announced expansions of their distribution areas. For Braxton, that means crossing the river from its Covington base, while Old Firehouse can now offer its beer throughout Ohio.
 
Braxton Brewing
Braxton beer will be available in Cincinnati starting Sept. 10. It was previously available only in Northern Kentucky, with the exception of Great American Ball Park. The brewery will remain focused on brewing operations and its taproom in Covington but will be able to expand into new bars and restaurants via draft in Ohio as well.
 
Now that local production and distribution have taken off, further expansion into other Midwest states is the goal.
 
Braxton is kicking off Ohio distribution at the annual Cincinnati Summer Beerfest Sept. 11-12 on Fountain Square. The event will feature its first Braxton Beergarden, where Braxton products will be on tap.
 
The Rouse family, which owns Braxton, have also partnered with a number of Cincinnati bars and restaurants for launch events — the first is at Jungle Jim’s Fairfield and Eastgate locations on Sept. 12. For an up-to-date list of Cincinnati bars and restaurants with Braxton on tap, check out the brewery’s new mobile app in the iTunes App Store.
 
Braxton also partnered with Neltner Small Batch, which designed the brewery’s branding, for a short documentary film about the business titled Born in a Garage (find more details here).
 
Old Firehouse Brewery
As of Sept. 1, Williamsburg-based brewery Old Firehouse, which opened less than a year ago, started selling its beer throughout the state of Ohio.
Old Firehouse Brewery owners Adam Cowan and Lori Ward 
The brewery’s core beers (Pin-Up Girl, an American blonde ale; Code 3, a red ale; Flash Point, an East Coast-style IPA; Probie Porter, a chocolate and coffee porter; and Hoser Gose, a wheat gose) are now widely available, as will seasonal and limited-edition beers as production allows.
 
Old Firehouse is also expanding its brewery, located at 237 Main St. in Williamsburg. Husband-and-wife owners Adam Cowan and Lori Ward are in the process of purchasing buildings adjacent to the current space in order to expand production and meet demand.
 
Also in the works is the brewery’s one-year anniversary party, scheduled for Sept. 26. Keep tabs on the Old Firehouse website for more information.