INNOVATIVE AND APPROACHABLE BEERS & Ciders IN A COZY, Historic taproom

voted one of Cleveland’s best breweries!

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HOURS

Mon 4-9
TUE 4-9
WED 4-10
THU 4-9
FRI 3-11
SAT noon-11Pm
SUN 2-7PM

Phone: 216-862-4048

ADDRESS

1526 W 25th ST
CLEVELAND, OH

parking

lot at the Corner of W 25th ST and Church Ave (under the mural)

Some spots are restricted - please check for signage when you park!

BEERS & CIDERS BREWED IN-HOUSe

brewer Vaughn Stewart aspires to brew beers that foster community and conversation.

“We want to make beers that show our passion for the eclectic, the unusual and the historical. At the same time, we also want to have something for everyone, from the casual beer fan to the hardcore beer geek. We’re all about curiosity and fun.”

In addition to beer, we also make cider; our goal is to source apple juice as locally as possible, and to allow each vintage of cider to be an expression of a time and place. minimal intervention is used in our cider production, and the result is often wild, dry, and acidic.

Our taproom offers Cocktails, spirits, wine, and a robust selection of non-alcoholic options. Sometimes we feature guest beers from other breweries on draft or in package.

RENTALS

host your event at bookhouse!

ONE OF OUR GOALS AT BOOKHOUSE IS TO BE A USEFUL SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WHETHER YOU’RE PLANNING A PARTY, FUNDRAISER OR PERFORMANCE, WE’D LOVE TO TALK!

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 EVENTS

We keep it interesting around here

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Trivia is every wednesday at 7PM - prizes of Bookhouse gift cards go to the top 3 teams!

Find us near you

find bookhouse near your house!

we distribute a limited quantity of our beer to fine purveyors in the Cleveland area and (occasionally) beyond.

Interested in carrying our beer? Reach out to sixth city distribution for statewide availability.

built in 1866

our building originally housed the Jacob Baehr Brewery.

founders JAcob and magdalena baehr were german immigrants who maintained a strict moral code in their establishment: they only employed churchgoing men and only served temperate drinkers.

seven years after opening the brewery, jacob passed away, leaving magdalena with eight children to raise and a brewery to run. she did both admirably: she carried on as “cleveland’s widow brewer,” growing the business considerably over the course of twenty-eight years before selling the business in 1901. one of her sons, herman baehr, became mayor of cleveland.

the cleveland & Sandusky brewing company continued operations here until 1907. for the next several decades, the building was occupied by the reister & thesmacher Co., a metalworks. From mid-century onward, the building saw alternating periods of use and disuse. it was on the verge of being demolished before renovations began in 2014.

we are very fortunate to have many surviving features of this history in our taproom, including original brick, wallpaper and tin. we are honored to return this building to its original use and to share its story (over pints, of course)!

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