Columbus, Ohio is the heart of BuckeyeNation and now the home of the first ever highly anticipated craft beer hotel, the DogHouse! The DogHouse opened on 8/27 after a full weekend of concerts and events leading up to the big day.

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Located at the site of its US brewery in Columbus, Ohio, the DogHouse is the world’s first hotel to offer guests a night’s stay inside a brewery. Guests will be able to watch the brewers at work from rooms overlooking the state-of-the-art brewing facility. The 32-room DogHouse will feature beer taps in each room and a built-in shower beer fridge amongst many other features that make for the ultimate immersive beer utopia. 

• In addition to the ultimate craft beer escape, BrewDog USA has also unveiled its on-site, interactive beer museum.

• This 6,000 sq ft space provides a journey through the brewing process, a deep dive into the history of craft beer, and a hands-on experience of ‘the fundamental four’ ingredients that contribute to the creation of a craft beer. 

• BrewDog first announced plans for the DogHouse in March 2017, with a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising $75,000 over 30 days for its construction.

• The campaign launched to huge success, raising $160K in under a week from over 1,000 backers; an impressive $2,083 per hour.

• As a result of the unprecedented demand, BrewDog introduced a stretch goal of $200K, and went on to secure over $300K for the hotel, four times the original goal.

• Those who backed the campaign have had first access to room reservations, and more than 500 nights have already been pre-booked by the craft beer community.

• The DogHouse is an immersive craft beer experience with next-generation hotel features that begin at the door.

• The front desk has been replaced with a lobby bartender who will check guests in while they enjoy a complimentary beer.

• The DogHouse features 32 guest rooms, including a 645-square-foot Brewmaster suite and a 460-square-foot Punk suite.

• Located next to the main lobby, four of the rooms are dog-friendly with easy access to the hotel’s dog park.

• Each room features a fully stocked beer fridge boasting BrewDog’s headliner craft beers, seasonal brews and guest favourites hand-picked from co-founders James Watt and Martin Dickie, accompanied by an en-suite bathroom featuring a built-in shower beer fridge.

• In addition to the built-in beer fridges, the 32 rooms will boast beer taps via a personal keg bar that will be activated as soon as guests purchase a growler of their favourite BrewDog brew at any time during their stay.

• The DogHouse also boasts common areas for guests to relax, including the hotel media room where beer fans can watch the Scottish brewer’s TV show, Brew Dogs, and enjoy a game of ping (or beer) pong, or savor the sites of the brewery from the extensive front patio.  

• Proud of its Central Ohio beginnings, BrewDog USA supports and represents fellow Central Ohio businesses through The DogHouse.

• In addition to the hotel, BrewDog is expanding its brewery to include an all-new, state-of-the-art sour beer facility set to open in late 2018.

• Reservations to BrewDog’s DogHouse hotel can be made at https://www.brewdog.com/usa/doghouse.

• Construction is currently underway for BrewDog’s second DogHouse hotel at the brewery’s headquarters in Ellon, Scotland.

• Scheduled to welcome guests in 2019, the hotel will be built on a 3.25-acre site adjacent to BrewDog’s current 1 million hl brewery.

• As well as a hotel construction, the site will see the expansion of BrewDog’s brewery to include a 300 hl brewhouse and a canning and packaging hall.

More details to come after my walk through this upcoming Friday I can’t wait to share! Congratulations Brewdog on making history.

Photo’s Courtesy of BrewDog