Guide to Columbus Breweries

Zwanzigz Production Brewing
Winners of national and international awards and home to the coldest craft beer taps in town – the new production facility near downtown doubled capacity.

450 North Brewing Co.
A craft brewery situated on the Simmons family farm – creating some of the finest beers in the country since 2012, specializing in Hazy IPAs and Fruited Berliners.

Hog Molly Brewing Co.
A family-owned-and-operated brewery and taproom – with a passion for quality, full-bodied classic ales. Enjoy food from the weekend food trucks or bring your bring food in.
450 North Brewing Company
8111 E. 450 North, Columbus
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812-546-0091
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450 North Brewing Company is a small craft brewery on the Simmons family farm in Columbus. Since 2012, the Simmons family has been crafting some of the most sought after beers in the country. Beer, wine, and hard cider are produced on site and they offer a full menu, wine tastings, and merchandise all within a state-of-the-art taproom.
Hog Molly Brewing Co.
830 Depot St
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812-374-4542
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Hog Molly is a tap room, not a restaurant – bring your own food or have some delivered while you are there. Food trucks are regularly available in the parking lot.
Hog Molly is focused on traditional beers made with high quality ingredients – beers that have a hefty malt profile with nice depth of flavor, there are no “one note” beers at Hog Molly Brewing Company.
Zwanzigz Production Brewing
315 12th Street, Columbus
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21+ only, opened Spring 2022
The Production Brewery tasting room offers one off, creative beers that are not available at ZwanzigZ Pizzeria.
Voted Best Small Brewpub of the Year in 2016 at The Great American Beer Festival.
Good craft beers & Good food in Columbus
Zwanzgiz Pizza
1038 Lafayette Ave, Columbus
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812-376-0200
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Zwanzigz is a locally-owned pizzeria with their locally brewed craft beers – voted best pizza and best inexpensive lunch in Columbus. Over two dozen beers on tap. Growlers and packaged beer available for carry out. In addition, enjoy a line of homemade sodas – kids will love the root beers, orange and black cherry sodas, and others.
Big Woods Pizza
Indiana Premium Outlets
11622 NE Executive Drive
Edinburgh
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Featuring beers from Quaff On! Brewing Co. and premium craft spirits from Hard Truth Distilling Co., both out of nearby Nashville, Indiana
Upland Pump House
148 Lindsey St, Columbus
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Featuring beers from Upland Brewing Co. in Bloomington – the Columbus Pump House is a landmark of design and experience. It was built in 1903 – after many incarnations, today the Pump House showcases its unique architecture with a laid-back local food and craft beer experience. Enjoy a beer and a bite under the original archways or on the patio with views of the Flatrock River and iconic Robert Stewart Bridge.
Columbus Bar
148 Lindsey Street
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Originally opened in 1939 and one of Indiana’s oldest continually operating restaurant/bars, offering several “guest taps” of great craft and imported beers. Menu items are prepared fresh to order with many local ingredients.
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BEER EVENTS in columbus
- Corn Maze Beerfest, 450 North Brewing
Also of interest nearby
- Hard Truth Hills in Eastern Brown County (15 miles from Columbus)
- Big Woods in downtown Nashville (17 miles from Columbus)
- Bear Wallow Distillery in eastern Brown County (11 miles from Columbus)
simmons winery
8111 E 450 N
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Simmons Winery offers a wide variety of red, white, and blush wines, ranging from dry to sweet dessert wines. Viniferous, French-American hybrids, and Native American grapes are used to produce the wines. They offer processing room tours and wine tasting. Visit the farm market during the summer and fall for fresh fruits and vegetables produced on the 115-year-old family farm.