Brewery Profile

Staas Brewing Company

For visitors following the beer scene in Delaware, Ohio, this stop has a specific historical marker: Staas Brewing Company was the city’s first brewery established after the Prohibition era. Liz and Donald Staas relocated to Delaware in 2012 with the intent to open the brewpub, drawn by the town’s historical character, and that local setting remains part of how the brewery presents itself. A visitor should expect a small-batch, family-owned operation rather than a large production brewery. The tap lineup is built around variety, with twelve taps and two English beer engines used for a rotating selection. The brewery also maintains a group of signature beers while bringing out seasonal and experimental recipes through the year.

Travelers in central Ohio often look for breweries that give a sense of place, especially in towns with older downtowns and a visible local history. Staas fits that kind of stop by tying some recipes to Delaware’s past while keeping its brewing focus on established beer traditions. The house approach is described as “classic styles, true to style,” with particular attention to traditional Belgian and English profiles. That means visitors are more likely to encounter beers shaped by yeast character, malt structure, restrained hopping, or cask-style presentation than by extreme additions. When herbs, spices, or fruits appear, they are used to support the base beer rather than dominate it. For someone comparing brewery visits across the region, this makes Staas a useful contrast to places built mainly around modern American hop styles or heavily adjuncted beers.

Practical planning should start with the day’s list, because the brewery’s selection changes and the taproom is the place to confirm current pours. The known setup includes the twelve standard taps and two English beer engines, so visitors interested in cask-conditioned or English-style service may want to ask what is available on the engines when they arrive. Food service, seating details, events, parking, and outside-beverage policies are not specified here, so those are best verified directly before making plans around a longer visit or a group stop. The most reliable expectation is a Delaware brewery with a rotating board, a traditional-style emphasis, and a local-history thread running through part of its recipe program.

Staas Brewing Company became Delaware, Ohio's first brewery established since the Prohibition era. Founders Liz and Donald Staas relocated to Delaware in 2012 specifically to open the brewpub, driven by the town's historical character. Operating as a small-batch, family-owned establishment, the brewery focuses on "classic styles, true to style," specializing primarily in traditional Belgian and English beer profiles. The facility utilizes a rotating selection across twelve taps and two English beer engines, often featuring over twenty seasonal and experimental recipes annually alongside ten signature beers. Staas Brewing incorporates adjuncts like herbs, spices, or fruits only to accent the natural yeast, malt, or hop profiles of the base beer, rather than overpowering them. Many of the recipes draw inspiration from Delaware's local history.

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31 W Winter St, Delaware, Ohio, 43015-1948

Website: http://www.staasbrewing.com

Hours: THURS: 4-10pm FRI: 4-10pm SAT: 2-10pm HOLIDAY HOURS: THURS 12/21: 4-10pm FRI 12/22: 4-8pm SAT 12/23: 5-9pm CLOSED: DECEMBER 24th-JANUARY 3rd NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS RESUME ON JANUARY 4TH