Know Thy Brewer

We are four Westerville dads united by a love of family, community, and, of course, beer. What started as a fun science experiment and an excuse to hang out on the weekends, has become a full blown passion.

It all started one fateful Saturday morning in 2019 with Dan setting up a homebrew session in his garage. The steaming pots and smell of malt caught the curiosity of his next door neighbors, Eric (a 10 year home brew veteran himself) and Brett (a do-it yourself guru) who stopped over to see if they could help. Prior to that morning, the trio were mostly just “wave and smile” kind of neighbors, but the experience of brewing, watching college football, and, of course, sampling beers in the garage brought them closer. They became the best of friends.

Saturdays soon became a routine of brewing in the morning and then one of the three “sending up a smoke signal” to signify new beers to try by the backyard campfire at night. The campfires were something special. More than a gathering place for the brewers themselves, neighbors from all around the court would bring their families to enjoy the new home-brewed offerings, music and games. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the fires were a safe space for everyone to get out of the house and socialize (outside with proper social distancing).

In 2021, Roland pulled up a chair by the campfire and kick-started the serious idea of starting a brewery. It was clear that this was more than a shared hobby and an endless supply of beer.

For the next three years we studied, purchased better and better equipment, and of course brewed hundreds of gallons of beer. Beer standards, techniques, flavor profiles consumed every conversation. By 2024, our techniques were strong, our flavor profiles were honed, and our wives were on-board (finally!).

We were ready.

In 2024, we will open a brewery and taproom at 6300 Frost Road in Westerville, just 1 mile from the garage where it all started.

Those nights by the campfire with our families and neighbors were some of the best nights of our lives and we can’t wait to recreate that atmosphere and share it with all of Westerville.

So we hope you’ll come pull up a seat and grab a beer with us. Everyone is welcome by the Campfire. Cheers!