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Lineage Brewing is 1 Year Old!

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A Year in Review

It is hard to believe that it’s been a whole year already for our brewery. The year flew by so fast for us. We’ve put it all out there and are thrilled that Columbus has had such a thirst for more. In total, Lineage Brewery has produced 37 different beer styles this year, not to mention some fun casks every Thursday.

Where did we start?

With 8 taps, 2 beer engines, 4 fermenters, and one brewer.

Where are we now?

14 taps, 2 beer engines, 5 fermenters (plus 1 more on its way), a brewer and assistant brewer.

We’ve been excited to bring a larger food menu and brunch hours to the brewery in 2016 and we plan to bring even more delicious beers to the table as well.

A Full Year Beer List

1) Spaceship # 6 :American IPA

2) Grab It by the Husk: Coconut Porter

3) Shoot-the-Chutes: Cream Ale

4) Bricky Briffon: English Bitter

5) Ole Willy McClane: Scottish Ale

6) Scàrale: Blackberry American Wheat

7) Arm Buster: American Stout

8) Ryemora: Rye Pale Ale

9) Aunt Bernice: Berliner Weisse

10) Mr. Manager: American Pale Ale

11) Touche De Gris: Grisette

12) Allumé: French Farmhouse Saison

13) Exosphere: Double IPA

14) Benrath: Düsseldorff  Altbier

15) Eldrax: Foreign Extra Stout

16) Beechwold Brown: English Brown Ale

17) Strunk & Witte: Belgian Style White Ale

18) Fiddle & Fife: American Style Bitter

19) Trail Day APA: American Pale Ale

20) Ombres Noir: Black Saison

21) Peter’s Propensity: Pumpkin Ale

22) Mrs. Baylock: Robust Porter

23) Kimmy Gibbler: San Francisco Lager

24) The Utah: English Mild

25) Midnight Sickle: Russian Imperial Stout

26) FestCbus: Holiday Ale

27) Vilkati: Baltic Porter

28) Wholly Cran: Citrus Cranberry Wheat

29) Loughran’s: Dry Irish Stout

30) Rory’s Rayge: Red Irish Ale

31) Walhalla at Me: American Pale Ale

32) Going Ham: DIPA

33) Passionate Bernice: Berliner Weisse with Guava and Passion fruit

34) Stop 18: German Pilsner

35) The Mother of Summer: American Wheat with Lemon, Coriander, and Peppercorn

36) Bertok: Oatmeal Stout

37) Anniversary Brett Beer

Check out our year in review…

The Brewery

The Brewery

Third Thursdays with the Clintonville-Beechwold CRC

Third Thursdays with the Clintonville-Beechwold CRC

Beer Festivals and great volunteers

Beer Festivals and great volunteers

Homebrew competitions and beer judging

Homebrew competitions and beer judging

Helping our neighbors celebrate milestones

Helping our neighbors celebrate milestones

Sharing some Kimmy Gibbler with the real Kimmy Gibbler

Sharing some Kimmy Gibbler with the real Kimmy Gibbler

Freshly roasted just for the beer

Freshly roasted just for the beer

Ray Ray's hogs enjoying our spent grain

Ray Ray’s hogs enjoying our spent grain

Our brewery spokesdog

Our brewery spokesdog

The brewery's new van

The brewery’s new van

Beer documentary series

Beer documentary series

A silver medal for our English Mild

A silver medal for our English Mild

Barrel Aging

Barrel Aging

Celebrating St. Paddy's Day at the brewery

Celebrating St. Paddy’s Day at the brewery

A visit to Anderson Farms

A visit to Anderson Farms

Bikes and beer, COMBO brew day

Bikes and beer, COMBO brew day

Beer classes at the brewery

Beer classes at the brewery

International Womens' Collaboration Brew Day

International Womens’ Collaboration Brew Day

Lineage Brewing brew pub storefront rendering by Tim Lai Architect.

Brew Pub Under Construction

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Oh the sweet sounds of jack hammers… With designs and permits in hand, it is full speed ahead here at Lineage Brewing. Demo is underway in our brew pub and construction is right on its heels. Soon enough we will have a wonderful new space to brew our craft beer, celebrate happy hour, and share pints and grub with friends.

Our plans include a 60-seat brew pub, a 20-seat patio, kitchen, and 7-barrel brewhouse. We have been working closely with Tim Lai ArchitecT and Compton Construction in order to make our vision a reality.

Follow Lineage on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for photos and progress updates. You can also look for more information about our 2015 opening date on our website.

We are looking forward to trading in those sweet sounds of construction for the buzz of good conversation over some delicious brews.

Design and construction of our brand-new brew pub.

Design and construction of our brand-new brew pub.

Bikes and Beers

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Bikes and beers are a staple of Columbus, Ohio.

Bikes and beers are a staple of Columbus, Ohio.

My bike story started around the same time that I started brewing beer at home. It began when I bought a Kona mountain bike and did the occasional trail ride. It wasn’t until I did my first tour on a borrowed road bike that I started to catch the cycling bug. The idea that I could travel under my own power for miles felt liberating. I also gained a different perspective from the seat of my bike. It made me aware of things that I would have never noticed had I been driving. Soon after getting into doing tours, I started doing organized rides with Yay Bikes! and going to the weekly Tuesday Night Ride.

I started to realize that a bicycle is an instrument of connection with my Clintonville community. When I rode from point A to point B, I could feel the transition between different neighborhoods, seeing the change in styles of houses, and feel the differences between different geographical regions of Columbus.

So what does this have to do with craft beer? Cycling as a form of transportation means experiencing your community around you. You leave that insulated bubble of a car and start observing everything in your environment. You can stop and smell the roses or the sewer gas or a particularly ripe trash can on some side street. It also means interacting with people whom you would otherwise pass by. A local craft brewery represents a part of the fabric of your local community, too. Its beer names may relate to where you are. The ingredients and flavors of beers can also be specific to the place they are brewed. Both bikes and beers allow you to slow down and enjoy life and meet new people. Otherwise, life speeds past too quickly.

With so many great reasons to cycle, it is hard to think of a reason not to. In Columbus, there are many occasions where bikes and beers pair well. There’s the Tour de Fat sponsored by New Belgium, traveling festivals, and the Bike the Cbus event right here in town. You can’t swing a classic steel-lugged bicycle without hitting something or someone that has the “bikes and beers” bug.

At Lineage Brewing, we support cycling in our community because we believe that riding your bike is a better way to connect with the environment around you. Lineage is located right off the Olentangy bike path and we will be installing bike racks in the new lot. We encourage you to jump on the saddle, work up a sweat, and quench your thirst by taking life in a bit slower. We’ll see you out there, riding bikes, experiencing the community, and looking forward to a pint of Lineage-brewed beer. -Carey

Drink responsibly.

Bike responsibly.

Ride on.

 
We at Lineage Brewing do not condone riding bicycles under the influence of alcohol. We encourage everyone to drink responsibly as well as bike responsibly, which means NOT operating a bike while intoxicated and always wearing a helmet and obeying the rules of the road. We are also pro-public transportation, so… grab COTA when you need to and load your bike on the front of the bus.

 

There is no other industry quite like CRAFT BEER

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The craft beer industry is like none other.

What other industry links up “competitors” to collaborate and build a culture TOGETHER? The craft beer industry is such an incredible business. It’s the only industry where your competitors are also your colleagues and support system. Everyone encourages each other to push the envelope and set the bar just a bit higher.

Across Ohio, 90+ and counting breweries have been established. Many of these are now nationally recognized and are bringing home medals at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. Cheers! Columbus, Ohio is just starting to catch up to other parts of the country like: San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; Portland, OR; and Grand Rapids, MI. The energy, pride, and camaraderie in these communities inspire us all at Lineage. 

December 2013 marked the first time that the U.S. surpassed the number of breweries that existed in the 1870s. Ohio is just starting to make a name for itself in the industry. We hope that Lineage will help Ohio jump from a 33rd ranked per capita beer state to the top 10 list. We are definitely on our way! Recently, Columbus received recognition as one of the Top 10 emerging beer towns.

Across brewpub, nano, or production brewery business models, we know that we can get there by pulling together. Ohio-proud brewers collaborate and support each other with the help of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association. We are already thankful for the support given by our predecessors. We can’t wait to work together to build an Ohio-proud craft beer scene. Michigan is currently ranked 14th. Since when does Ohio let Michigan beat us!?! 

For more, check out some of these inspirational stories:

Suds County USA – The story of the San Diego beer scene http://youtu.be/MtZIYkB3_5Y

The Michigan Beer Film http://youtu.be/1XjCG3R7zLs

Special thanks go out to all the central Ohio breweries that have been so supportive of our journey.