CRAFT BEER AND WINE DESTINATIONS
MICROBREW STOPS
- 450 North Brewery at Simmons Winery – 8111 E. 450 North, 812-546-0091
- Zwanzigz Pizza Craft Brewery – 1038 Lafayette Ave, 812-376-0200
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450 North Brewing Company
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Zwanzigz Pizza and Brewing
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Voted Best Small Brewpub of the Year in 2016 at The Great American Beer Festival. In 2017, their Ghost Pepper Imperial Stout received a gold medal in the Chili Beer category.
Zwanzigz is a locally-owned pizzeria with craft brewery on site. Voted best pizza and best inexpensive lunch in Columbus. Over 18 beers on tap, from chocolate and blueperry ale to Scotch Ale to Fulcrum Imperial Stout. In addition, enjoy a line of homemade sodas – kids will love sampling root beers, orange and black cherry sodas, and others. Over 50 styles of beer brewed in the last two years, and home to the coldest craft beer taps in town! Growlers and packaged beer available for carry out.
The podcast “Out Here Having a Beer” visited Zwanzigz in April 2018, and said, “Zwanzigz is the gem, the hidden gem.”
photos by blogger Amy Lynch
CRAFT BEER
- Columbus Bar – 322 Fourth Street, 812-375-8500
- Joe Willy’s – 1034 Washington Street, 812-379-4559
- Upland Pump House – 148 Lindsey Street, 812-799-3587
BEER EVENTS!
- Columbus Craft Beerfest, Mill Race Park downtown, May
- Corn Maze, 450 North Brewing, September
WINE
- 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.
WINE
- SAVORY SWINE
410 E Washington
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The Savory Swine offers cutting-edge wine tasting stations. Wine vending machines preserve and properly temper both red and white wines, so your glass will always be fresh. By using a preloaded wine card, you can choose one, three, or six ounce pours, so you have the freedom to sample several selections.
Photo by of Upland Columbus by Carlos Ferran, Flickr
RELATED
- Zwanzigz named best small brewpub brewer at 2017 Great American Beer Festival in Denver
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- Bloggers write about the Columbus craft beer scene
- Nearby: Bear Wallow Distillery in eastern Brown County
- Downloadable dining guides
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BEER VLOGGER ANTHONY BLAIR
Columbus vlogger Anthony Blair has tons of fun meeting up with area beer makers and exploring a wide variety of beers – check out his library of videos on YouTube.
Zwanzigz has opened a $3 million facility
450 North Brewing is set in a picturesque, rural setting
Powerhouse Brewing Co. is the oldest microbrewery in Columbus
