Scottish craft brewery BrewDog will build its first production facility outside the UK in Canal Winchester in Columbus, US.
The company plans to invest a total of $30.4m for the construction of a 100,000ft2 facility spread over 42 acres at 96 Gender Road by August next year.
Offering a restaurant, taproom and visitor center on-site, the Canal Winchester facility will be the main brewing site for all BrewDog beer production in the US.
The project is expected to create 115 jobs initially.
In the first year, BrewDog USA will have production capacity of more than 85,200 barrels and will initially serve the US market with potential to export to other countries. It will have a peak production capacity of 852,000 barrels.
The project's economic development partners include city of Canal Winchester, Columbus 2020, and JobsOhio.
Canal Winchester Mayor Michael Ebert said: "We look forward to working with them and are very happy they chose Canal Winchester as their U.S. Headquarters and their first production facility in the U.S.
"This project is not only a great manufacturing project for our community, but also will prove to be a major draw for tourism that will benefit the entire region."
In support of the project, the city of Canal Winchester has agreed to provide 15-year 100% property tax exemption on the building improvements cost as well as waive more than $325,000 in utility capacity and building permit fees.
Image: BreewDog to build its first brewery in Columbus, Ohio. Photo: Courtesy of BrewDog.
