# Forest City Brewery — Cleveland, Ohio

> Forest City Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio, United States scores 3.51 out of 5 — Poor, #269 in Ohio. 154 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Forest City Brewery is a brewery in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.51 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #269 in Ohio. Of the 154 beers we track, 31% are IPA and 18% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.51 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #269 in Ohio · #6,715 in United States · #11,067 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 154

## About

An old-school brewery in Cleveland, Ohio - located in an 1865-1915 Saloon and Beer Garden. Cleveland's oldest beer garden and one of it's oldest bars. 10,000 sq. ft. of beer garden remains, and 8,000 sq. ft. of timber-framed brewery await.  Our Head Brewer crafts old-style beer using many different methods.  Brewpub uses a direct fire 3BBL brew system.

The property is located in a small neighborhood, Duck Island, which is nestled in between the Flats District, Ohio City, Tremont, Old Brooklyn and Downtown's Casino and Gateway Districts.  The RTA Transit is a 1 minute walk to the brewery, the West Side Market is a 3 minute walk.  The Redline Greenway Bike Trail, Towpath Trail and Cuyahoga River are all a stone's throw away from the brewpub and beer garden!

## What they brew

- IPA — 31% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 18% of the beers we track
- Other — 18% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 10% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2135 Columbus Road, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates: 41.4832689, -81.7002833
- Website: http://www.forestcitybrewery.com/

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- [Market Garden Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/market-garden-brewery-3620.md) — 3.85, Fine — Cleveland, Ohio — 0.2 mi away
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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Cleveland, Ohio](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/ohio/cleveland.md)
- [Best breweries in Ohio](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/ohio.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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