Fretboard Brewing combines brewers' love for music with beer in Blue Ash
Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. A flight of beers that include Rider Blonde Ale, S23 Session IPA, El Jefe Heffeweizen and Jazz American Stout.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. The pool table in the taproom was donated by Joe Sierra and used to belong to his brother, police Sgt. Eric Sierra, who died suddenly of a brain anuerysm in 2014. The brewery had a new etched felt installed and has named one of their beers the S23 Session IPA in his honor. S23 was Sgt. Sierra's badge number.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Amble tables and chairs fill the spacious taproom.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. The brewery's soundboard and stage show they are serious about music.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. The taproom has a stage for bands to play on.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Tanks receive regular maintenance from an employee.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. The brewery's logo graces a glass lid on a brewing tank.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. A line of taps behind the bar reveal a large selection of available beers.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Wires that run along the ceiling in the taproom are meant to mimic instrument strings.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. One of the company partners, Jim Klosterman, stands by the taproom bar.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. The bar in the tap room is made to look like a giant guitar fretboard.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. A view of the bar shows some of the beer choices available at the moment.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Partner and brewer Brad Plank checks on some boiling brew.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Kegs fill the refidgerated tank room, some attached to taps in the taproom.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. An overview of the taproom.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. A drum kit sits in one of the rooms reserved for rehearsal studios.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Tap handles are reflected off the bar surface.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Spent grain fills a bin beneath the brewing tank awaiting disposal.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. A Fretboard Brewing Co. truck sits in the parking lot outside the brewery.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. A sign marks the door to the lab.
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Fretboard Brewing Co., located at 5800 Creek Road in Blue Ash, will host its grand opening celebration on Nov. 4. Kegs sit stacked near the bar.
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