Whiner Beer Adding Ohio Distribution

“We plan on bringing a bunch of our rare barrel-aged beers to a couple beer-focused bars and restaurants in each city,” says Whiner Beer co-founder Brian Taylor. “We hope to make a splash in the community with what’s possible when mixing wild cultures in beer. My partner Ria and I will be along for the ride, educating, sampling, and discussing our beers and what makes us different from every other craft brewery.”

Whiner will release more information regarding special launch events in the coming weeks.

Building off strong success in Chicago, Whiner’s move into Ohio aims to capitalize on each city’s similar market structure and strong craft beer base. It has chosen to work with Cavalier Distributing, a leading craft and import beer distributor in the country.

“We are doing awesome in Chicago but wanted to test an outside market,” Taylor continues. “Strategically, Ohio is a great craft beer market and since it’s still in the upper Midwest, it replicates the Chicago market in many ways. Many craft beer drinkers there are willing to explore something other than IPAs. Cavalier Distributing was visiting the Chicago market and stopped in Whiner Beer for a tour. We absolutely loved their entire team. It made for an easy decision.”

Aaron Spoores, State Sales Manager at Cavalier Distributing – Ohio, adds: "We at Cavalier are committed to education and quality, but also ‘culture’. We’re excited to share those core values with Whiner Brewing Co., and we look forward to sharing their vision and products with the great Buckeye State. Join us as we jump in ‘Le Tub.’"

Along with Whiner’s strong distributor relationship, Taylor also recognizes a place in the Ohio market for a brewery that thinks outside of the box.

“We are a unique brewery in that we offer several mixed fermentation beers, without making a single IPA. Ohio has a few mixed fermentation breweries, but it’s certainly not a crowded market. That makes it a great opportunity for us to educate consumers and show the state what we can do with alternative yeast cultures and barrel-aging.”—-

Yeast/Bacteria: Saison / Lactobacillus

Barrel-Aged Percentage: 10% Total Volume

ABV: 6.6%

IBU: 23

Rubrique a Brac – A Dry-Hopped Wild Biere de Garde.

Malt: Munich, Vienna

Hops: Fuggles, Hull Melon

Yeast: Brettanomyces Bruxellensis

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: 26

Miaou – A Blended Barrel-Aged Dry-Hopped Belgian Wheat

Malt: Wheat

Hops: Hallertau Blanc

Yeast: Belgian Wheat

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: 26