Platform Beer Co

 

 

 

 

A long bar sits in a long open space with some beer equipment against one wall and a hidden back room. Aside from the bar are a line of tables, allowing for quite a few people to gather. There is also some outside space with a couple picnic tables for even more seating. Basic industrial utility to the space that I think could handle a decent crowd well when staffed properly.

When we visited there was not yet much business, as they had just opened for the evening. A very laid back atmosphere at this time, the difficult thing was closing which beers to try. There was a large selection of beers, though not a huge variance in style. IPAs and sours of various sorts (Gose mainly) and stouts. The linked place in Cleveland supposedly has the beers, for reference. The beers we had we're quite tasty, but nothing jumped out. Solid alternatives to the styles they did showcased the different ingredients used, but each had similarities to the next beer in the same style.

Service was friendly and helpful in steering us to some options we might enjoy. We might have enjoyed some more time here going through the beers if we didn't have a prior engagement. While we were there, what seemed like people getting off work we're stopping in to sample a few beers before moving on, but again, I'm not sure if that's normal. The staff was just as helpful with them when I noticed.

I like the Columbus outpost of this Cleveland brewery a lot. Awesome rooftop, nice big taproom. The bartenders are really nice and can make suggestions that actually make sense. I love several beers from them and they do some killer collabs. They make just about any style you can think of and usually do it very well.