Ohio Pint Day Fundraiser Grows in Second Year

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 150 breweries across the state are joining forces to participate in Ohio Pint Day on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Now in its second year, Ohio Pint Day is an opportunity for craft beer enthusiasts to support Ohio’s craft brewing industry by purchasing a limited-edition collectible pint glass available exclusively at participating brewery taprooms.

This year, more than 15,000 glasses will be available at breweries across the state, up from approximately 11,000 in 2020. In partnership with the participating breweries and glass manufacturer Boelter Beverage, $1 from every glass will be donated to the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, the non-profit organization that represents Ohio’s independently-owned craft breweries.

Each participating brewery will create their own promotion around the Ohio Pint Day glasses, selling them individually, offering them at a discounted price with a beer purchase, or given away for free. All promotions begin on Tuesday, Sept. 28: breweries that are not normally open on Tuesdays have the option to open for Ohio Pint Day or to offer the glasses on the next day they are open to the public.

The Ohio Craft Brewers Association commissioned artist Jessica Greving to design this year’s Ohio Pint Day glass after seeing the can designs she had produced for Homestead Beer Company.

“Since I grew up with a love of the “I Spy” books by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick, I found enjoyment in the challenge of hiding things in my artwork,” Greving explains in her artist’s statement. “This group of beer drinking, fun-loving animals is all about that feeling you get when you’re people-watching and suddenly see something cool or funny.”

Tuesday, Sept. 28 was chosen as the date for the 2021 Ohio Pint Day as it coincides with National Drink Beer Day, an occasion to celebrate and enjoy the world-class beer made right here in the state of Ohio.

Users of the Ohio On Tap brewery passport app will be able to receive a bonus passport stamp by purchasing an Ohio Pint Day glass. Users will be able to submit selfies with their glass from Sept. 28 through Oct. 3 to receive the stamp.

“Last year’s inaugural Ohio Pint Day was a huge success, not just as a fundraiser for our organization, but also as a promotion for our member breweries struggling with the effects of the pandemic,” said Ohio Craft Brewers Association executive director Mary MacDonald. “We’re so grateful that fans of Ohio craft beer have gotten behind this program and continue to support our state’s independently-owned breweries.”

A complete list and map of participating breweries can be found at https://ohiocraftbeer.org/ohiopintday/

Founded in 2007, the Ohio Craft Brewers Association is a nonprofit guild that exists to promote, preserve and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry. We aspire to be recognized as the industry leader at both state and national levels for preserving the art of making high-quality, unique craft beer; to serve as the unified voice for craft brewers across the state; to advocate on behalf of the Ohio craft beer industry; to contribute to systemic, local community development by driving economic and job growth, while creating experiences that bring people together; to promote safe, responsible enjoyment of Ohio craft beer; and to serve as a beacon for local production and manufacturing through craft beer, resulting in diverse choices for consumers.

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11 breweries combine for 13 medals at Great American Beer Festival

DENVER – Ohio craft breweries showed off their mettle at the 2021 Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony, held on Friday, Sept. 10. After bringing home a total of nine medals last year, the Ohio delegation scored a total of 13 honors at the nation’s most prestigious brewing competition.

JAFB Wooster Brewery and Hoppin’ Frog Brewery paced the field of Ohio entrants with two medals each at the 2021 competition. JAFB’s Hefeweizen struck gold in the German Wheat Ale category. The brewery’s JAF IPA earned a silver medal in the American-style India Pale Ale category, the beer’s second award after earning a bronze medal in 2019. JAFB brewer Paul Fryman has now earned a total of five medals at the annual competition.

Akron’s Hoppin’ Frog Brewery picked up a gold medal for Pentuple in the Belgian-style Strong Specialty Ale category, the beer’s second award after earning bronze in 2019. The brewery also scored a bronze medal this year for Frogichlaus Swiss-style Celebration Lager in the German-style Doppelbock or Eisbock category. Brewer Fred Karm’s Great American Beer Festival medal count increases to eight with this year’s wins.

Cincinnati’s Brink Brewing continued their medal streak with a gold for Father G’s Bees in the Honey Beer category. The brewery has won at least one medal in each year of competition since its founding in 2017.

Wolf’s Ridge Brewing from Columbus earned a third consecutive medal for Daybreak, scoring a silver in the Coffee Beer category. The beer won gold in 2020 and silver in 2019.

Masthead Brewing from Cleveland won the silver medal for Midwest Red IPA in the Strong Red Ale category. The beer has now earned a gold, silver and bronze at the competition, and Masthead’s brewery medal count increases to four overall.

Six Ohio breweries scored their first medal wins in 2021. Third Eye Brewing from Sharonville won gold for Higher Purpose in the Sweet Stout or Cream Stout category. Port Clinton’s Twin Oast Brewing becomes the first northwest Ohio brewery to earn a Great American Beer Festival medal, a silver for Oast House Reserve: Meet Your Maker in the Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Stout category. Eighty-Three Brewery brings a silver medal home to Akron for Berliner Nice! in the Specialty Berliner-style Weisse category. The Brew Brothers Eldorado Scioto Downs Racino and Gemüt Biergarten – both of Columbus – and Mason’s Sonder Brewing each earned bronze medals at this year’s competition, which featured 9,680 entries from 2,192 breweries across the nation.

Since 1987, 56 Ohio craft breweries have combined to win 175 medals – 57 gold – at the Great American Beer Festival.

“THIRTEEN!” exclaimed Mary MacDonald, executive director of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association. “With all that our state’s breweries have had to endure in the past year and a half of working through the pandemic, a result and return to form like this is a real triumph in the face of adversity. Ohio’s reputation as a truly great beer state continues to grow due to their tireless effort to the craft.”

2021 medal-winning Ohio craft beers:
JAFB Wooster Brewery:
• Hefeweizen – Gold, German Wheat Ale
• JAF IPA – Silver, American-style India Pale Ale

Hoppin’ Frog Brewery:
• Pentuple – Gold, Belgian-style Strong Specialty Ale
• Frogichlaus Swiss-style Celebration Lager – Bronze, German-style Doppelbock or Eisbock

Brink Brewing:
• Father G’s Bees – Gold, Honey Beer

Third Eye Brewing:

• Higher Purpose – Gold, Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

Eighty-Three Brewery:
• Berliner Nice! – Silver, Specialty Berliner-style Weisse

Masthead Brewing:
• Midwest Red IPA – Silver, Strong Red Ale

Twin Oast Brewing:
• Oast House Reserve: Meet Your Maker – Silver, Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Stout

Wolf’s Ridge Brewing:
• Daybreak – Silver, Coffee Beer

The Brew Brothers Eldorado Scioto Downs Racino:
• Toasty – Bronze, English Mild or Bitter

Gemüt Biergarten:
• Golem Czech Pils – Bronze, German-style Pilsener

Sonder Brewing:
• French 75 – Bronze, Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

Founded in 2007, the Ohio Craft Brewers Association is a nonprofit guild that exists to promote, preserve and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry. We aspire to be recognized as the industry leader at both state and national levels for preserving the art of making high-quality, unique craft beer; to serve as the unified voice for craft brewers across the state; to advocate on behalf of the Ohio craft beer industry; to contribute to systemic, local community development by driving economic and job growth, while creating experiences that bring people together; to promote safe, responsible enjoyment of Ohio craft beer; and to serve as a beacon for local production and manufacturing through craft beer, resulting in diverse choices for consumers.