![]() With fresh concrete laid, brewery owner Ryan Tipton and brewer Jennifer Hermann plan to bring in brewing equipment later this month. This room was originally a gymnasium attached to the church the building formerly housed. Construction workers prepare to lay concrete in the future brewing room at Bell Tower Brewing Co. After considering multiple prospects, they bought their building, which was designed to be a church but was previously used as an office space, Bridget said. With the help of Bridget, Ryan’s wife, who is an architecture graduate, they formed a three-person team to start their brewery. Over the years, they slowly made the dream of bringing their own brewery to Kent a reality. “I think, together and separately, we realized that fresh beer was something Kent was lacking,” Ryan said. Ryan and Hermann shared this thought and expressed their passion for bringing a brewery to Kent. Hermann said by showing people how beer is made in her driveway, she was trying to make a point that even though Kent is a college town, there was no fresh beer. The idea started when Jennifer Hermann, a Kent resident and passionate home brewer, met fellow Kent resident Ryan Tipton at a brewing demonstration that Hermann was conducting in her driveway. Michael Indriolo/The Portagerīell Tower Brewing Co., a soon-to-come brewery in Kent, has been in the works since 2011. Hermann and Tipton said they look forward to bringing together locally brewed beer and locally sourced food while preserving the historic Kent building that will house their brewery. entrepreneur Ryan Tipton poses for a portrait with brewer Jennifer Hermann in what will be the brewery’s main seating area. To get a better look at what it’s like to own a brewery in Portage County, we spoke with some of the local brewers. (coming soon) and Garrett’s Mill and Brewing company. ![]() ![]() In total, the county has about five breweries: MadCap Brew Co., North Water Brewing, West Main St Winery & Brewery, Bell Tower Brewing Co. However, compared to surrounding counties, Portage County’s craft beer industry is still gaining traction. Ranked fourth in craft beer production and home to 290 breweries, Ohioans seem to know what they’re doing. He’d been to small-town breweries all over and wanted to bring one to Kent, he said. after traveling around the states and internationally. Don Schjeldahl founded North Water Brewing Co. ![]()
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