New brewery opening soon

There’s something starting to brew near Lunken Airport.

After searching for a site for several months, Mt. Washington resident Scott LaFollette is getting ready to start production at his new Blank Slate Brewing Co. business.

With help from friends and family, LaFollette has renovated a space on Airport Road in the East End and plans to start brewing two seasonal beers in April.

LaFollette has been brewing beer at home for years, usually 10 gallons at a time. Now, with his new equipment, LaFollette can brew more than

200 gallons.

LaFollette said he’s excited to start his own brewery and the name is very appropriate for where he is in life and his views on brewing.

“I’ve leveraged most of what I own and sunk my savings into this and am moving on with my life,” said the former polymer chemist. “It’s also a fitting philosophy with my beer. I start with a blank slate and no misconceptions … and try to brew a lot of classic styles of beer, but change one or two things to make it different than what the expectation would be.”

He plans to brew seasonal beers and with spring around the corner LaFollette said he opted for lighter beer with a crisper palate. Blank Slate Brewing Co. will have different blends throughout the year and rotate its beers seasonally.

Columbia Tusculum resident Matt Ackermann said he’s happy there will be another local brewery in the area.

“It’s really interesting and kind of a great way to bring back the history of Cincinnati,” he said. “Having this one open in our area and to have more local brews being produced here, I’m all for it.”

Even as craft brewing gains more traction across the country it’s still a small portion of all beer sales with a lot of room for growth and he’s happy to join the handful of other local breweries in Cincinnati.

“There is a lot of room for everyone, and it’s a great community with lots of camaraderie,” he said. “We help each other and that keeps us all together to compete against the big brewers (like Anheuser-Busch).”

At first, the beer will be distributed to area bars and restaurants, but LaFollette said he hopes to start bottling this fall and selling the beer to local shops and specialty stores. If everything goes well he may expand into the adjacent space next year and open a taproom for tasting.

LaFollette said he might also make custom brews for businesses or organization.

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What’s on tap?

Blank Slate Brewing Co. will start with two different seasonal blends. • The first is an America session ale called Movin’ On. Brewery owner Scott LaFollette explained that session ale is an English term for a beer that has lower alcohol content so you can drink a couple pints in a “session.” • The second beer is called Pour ...Wait ... Repeat. LaFollette said it’s an American wheat beer with a little more hops than standard wheat beers, but the hops will be added later in the brewing process to add more flavor and aroma instead of bitterness.

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