Brewery Profile

Findlay Brewing Co.

Downtown Findlay’s Crawford Street is now the home base for Findlay Brewing Co., a local brewery with roots that go back to a group of Findlay homebrewers working on a stove-top system around 2006. For visitors, that background helps explain the brewery’s role in the city’s beer scene: it grew out of small-scale local brewing rather than arriving as a polished chain concept. The current “2.0” location followed an earlier North Main Street taproom, where limited brewing capacity kept production very small and Friday-night service was often the practical limit. Today, a visitor walking in can expect a brewery setting centered on house beer, with food service available as part of the experience.

Travelers moving through northwest Ohio often look for stops that feel connected to the town rather than detached from it. Findlay Brewing Co. fits that pattern because its story is closely tied to Findlay itself: local homebrewers, a first public location on North Main Street, and then a move downtown after the original site proved difficult to sustain. The earlier operation dealt with constraints that included small batches, limited supply, floods, and a fire, all of which shaped the decision to seek a larger, more workable space. For beer-focused visitors, the appeal is less about chasing a specific named beer and more about seeing how a community brewery evolved from hobby-scale equipment into a downtown taproom.

For planning purposes, the main confirmed draw is that Findlay Brewing Co. serves both beer and food at its Crawford Street location in downtown Findlay. Specific beer names, daily tap lists, hours, events, and seating details can change, so the taproom is the place to confirm the day’s pours and any current food options. Its downtown setting makes it a straightforward stop for visitors already exploring central Findlay, whether as a brief pint stop or a meal with house beer. Anyone interested in the brewery’s history may also find the move from the limited North Main Street setup to the present location useful context for understanding why the current taproom represents a second chapter rather than just a change of address.

The concept for Findlay Brewing Company originated around 2006 among several local homebrewers in Findlay, Ohio, who initially utilized a stove-top system before upgrading to a shared Sabco Brew-Magic setup. The brewery first opened its doors on North Main Street, operating with limited capacity that restricted production to small batches, often resulting in only a couple of 1/6 barrel kegs per brew, leading to operations primarily on Friday nights. Due to the limited supply and challenges faced at the initial location, including dealing with floods and a fire, the ownership sought a new space and financing for an expansion. Findlay Brewing Company 2.0 is now located on Crawford Street in downtown Findlay, offering both beer and food service.

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213 E. Crawford St., Findlay, Ohio, 45840

Phone: 419-419-2739

Website: http://www.findlaybrewingcompany.com

Hours: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Tues. - Thurs. (Kitchen until 9 p.m.) 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Fri. - Sat. (Kitchen until 10 p.m.) 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sun. (Kitchen until 8 p.m.) Closed Monday