60cc Brewing | TheBeerProfessor

Between 2017 and 2021, at the end of each year, I posted a blog entry documenting all the breweries I had visited during the calendar year. Included was one photograph from each brewery. In 2022, I did not post such an entry. I can’t quite remember why this was the case. However, I also failed to make an end-of- year posting in 2023. Anyway, 2024 is almost over and I thought I’d get back into the habit of documenting the breweries I visited.

During 2024, I visited a total of forty-five breweries. Before going any further, I should define what I am counting as a brewery. Any establishment owned by a brewery, whether beer is brewed on-site or not, is included in my list. For example, Inside The Five Brewing Company has three locations in northwest Ohio. At only one of those locations is beer brewed. However, all three locations are included in the list of breweries I visited in 2024.

Of the forty-five breweries I visited in 2024, eighteen were in my home state of Ohio, seventeen were located elsewhere in the United States, and ten were outside of the United States. Of the seventeen breweries I visited elsewhere in the United States, four were in the neighboring state of Michigan. Toledo, where I live, is located just south of the Ohio/Michigan border, so visits to Michigan breweries are fairly routine. Trips to California, Indiana, Nevada, and Pennsylvania afforded me the opportunity to visit breweries in those states. In terms of breweries outside of the United States, two trips to Canada, as well as trips to Armenia and Slovakia, meant that I visited more non-US breweries than I normally do.

Of the forty-five breweries I visited, sixteen were repeat visits. This meant there were twenty-nine breweries that I visited for the first time (indicated in bold font in the list below).

I hope you enjoy the photographs below. I wish every one a Happy New Year and hope that 2025 is a wonderful year for you.

OHIO (18)

60CC Brewing, Toledo, OH
Arlyn’s Good Beer, Bowling Green, OH
Brewing Green, Bowling Green, OH
Earnest Brew Works, Toledo, OH (Downtown Location)
Earnest Brew Works, Toledo, OH (Westgate Location)
Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
HEAVY Beer Co., Toledo, OH
Inside the Five Brewing Co., Perrysburg, OH
Inside the Five Brewing Co., Sylvania, OH
Inside the Five Brewing Co., Toledo, OH
Juniper Brewing Co., Bowling Green, OH
Maumee Bay Brewing Company, Toledo, OH
Oncore Brewing, Swanton, OH
Patron Saints Brewery, Toledo, OH
Quenched and Tempered Brewing Company, Toledo, OH
Twin Oast Brewing, Port Clinton, OH
Upside Brewing, Sylvania, OH
Wild Side Brewing Company, Toledo, OH

REST OF UNITED STATES (17)

Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA (Little Italy Location)
Blake’s Brewing Company, Almont, MI
Blake’s Brewing Company, Armada, MI
Brewery Saint X, New Orleans, LA
Chicago Brewing Company, Las Vegas, NV
Crescent City Brewhouse, New Orleans, LA
Evil Czech Brewery and Public House, Mishakawa, IN
GOAL. Brewing, San Diego, CA
Gordon Biersch Brewery, Romulus, MI (Airport Location)
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant , Phoenixville, PA
Jolly Pumpkin, Romulus, MI (Airport Location)
Red Hook Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT (Airport Location)
Triple 7 Restaurant and Brewery, Las Vegas, NV
Stone Brewing, San Diego, CA (Airport Location)
Sun King Brewery, Mishakawa, IN
TapRoom Beer Co., San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach Location)
Seek Beer Co., San Diego, CA

INTERNATIONAL (10)

379 Torch & Brew, Yerevan, Armenia
Banded Goose Brewing Company, Kingsville, ON, Canada
Dargett Brewpub, Yerevan, Armenia
Fairweather Brewing Company, Hamilton, ON
Grain & Grit Beer Co., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Hostinec Brewery, Košice, Slovakia
Shawn & Ed Brewing Company, Hamilton, ON, Canada
The Beerded Dog, Harrow, ON, Canada
The Grove Brewing Company, Kinsgville, ON, Canada
The George Hamilton Restaurant & Brewery, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA (Little Italy Location)

Banded Goose Brewing Company, Kingsville, ON

Crescent City Brewhouse, New Orleans, LA

Earnest Brew Works, Toledo, OH (Downtown Location)

Earnest Brew Works, Toledo, OH (Westgate Location)

Evil Czech Brewery and Public House, Mishakawa, IN

Fairweather Brewing Company, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Gordon Biersch Brewimg, Romulus, MI (Airport Location)

Grain & Grit Beer Co., Hamilton, ON, Canada

Inside The Five Brewing Co., Perrysburg OH

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Phoenixville, PA

Jolly Pumpkin, Romulus, MI (Airport Location))

Quenched and Tempered Brewing Company,Toledo, OH

Red Rock Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT (Airport Location)

Shawn & Ed Brewing Company, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Stone Brewing, San Diego, CA (Airport Location)

TapRoom Beer Co., San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach Location)

The Grove Brewing Company, Kingsville, ON, Canada

Triple 7 Restaurant and Brewery, Las Vegas, NV

The George Hamilton Restaurant & Brewery, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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)