Matt Cole At A Glance
Years brewing: 20
Go-to beer from another brewery: Firestone Walker Pivo Pils
Beer that inspired him to brew: Baltimore Brewing Co. DeGroen’s Pilsner
Couldn’t live without: My dogs
Favorite place to have a beer: Bavaria
Wishes he could buy a round for: Our country’s founding fathers
Biggest passion besides brewing: Mountain biking
Keeping him up at night: Expanding the business and all that comes with it
Brewery Profile
Fat Head’s Brewery
North Olmsted, OH; Middleburg Heights, OH; Portland, OR
fatheadsbeer.com
Founded: North Olmsted brewpub in 2009; Middleburg Heights production brewery in 2012; Portland brewpub in 2014
Annual Production: 2,000 barrels at each brewpub and 25,000 at production brewery
Availability: FL, IN, OH, OR, PA