JAFB Wooster Brewery

09/07/2026

Listen up y’all, cause this is it, this b**r that we’re pourin’ is de-lic-ious ✨ Fir Galicious American Pale Ale is on tap and you're gonna wanna try this one

This Pale Ale was brewed with Mosaic, then steeped with Concolor Fir Tips from Sycamore Hallow Tree Farms. Dry hopped with Centennial, Citra & Amarillo for a citrusy, floral sipper with piney old school American hop flavors. It's 5.8% and T-t-t-t-tasty tasty!

09/06/2026

Hopefully your Labor Day Weekend is filled with views like these 🍻🌞

All you need is a good lawn chair & to pick up a few 4-packs in your JAFB tote of course! Luckily we are open regular hours Saturday & Sunday, then moving our hours up to 12pm-8pm Monday. Stop by for a few pints or packs, to go along with your long weekend plans 😎

09/04/2026

In good company 😎

09/03/2026

Labor day weekend is coming up so we have slightly different hours on Monday September 7th 🍻 Noon till 8pm Kelsey will be pouring b**rs, so why not do some day drinking on your holiday off??

09/03/2026

Okotberfest is here 🍺🥨

The heat may be telling a different story, but it's officially Oktoberfest Season here at JAFB 🍻 This clean, balanced L***r has a bready and toasty profile. A traditional style Festbier that pairs well with pretzels and good friends. Próst!

09/02/2026

September Food Trucks just dropped 🥡

We have some great ones coming out this month! Joining us for the first time: Kobo's BBQ & 444 Hibachi 🍛🥩 Can't wait to try out these new trucks alongside our classic favorites!

And don't forget to join us for our Anniversary Party on Sept 19th! Live music, food trucks & more!

08/28/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday James! 🎉

Join us in wishing James a big happy birthday today! His enthusiasm for JAFB is unrivaled & his generosity is unmatched. He always works his hardest to ensure that the taproom shines & that JAFB is pouring at all your favorite local bars & restaurants ✨🍺 Cheers to another year of laughs & great b**rs with James 🍻

08/27/2026

👀 Eye Spy a b**r that hasn't been seen 'round these parts in 2+ years....

That's right, Wayne County Cream Ale is back on tap 🧑‍🌾 🍻 You've been asking, and we are here to give the people what they want.

You may also notice some new additions to our canned offerings: Now serving Sun Cruisers & Downeast C***r along side the High Noons & NA Hazy IPA from Sierra Nevada. So come have a few bevs with your buds, you'll like what you taste 👌🍻

08/26/2026

🛎️ Did you hear that? The Dinner Bell just rang! Holy Lederhosen, LLC is ready to serve you, don't forget the Hefeweizen b**r cheese 🍺🧀

08/24/2026

Our Oktoberfest isn't on tap quite yet, but we are happy to be recognized as the top 5 by Northeast Ohio Craft Beverage News 🍻 Stay tuned to find out when it gets tapped!

🚨🍺 IT’S TIME.

NEOCBN POWER RANKINGS: NORTHEAST OHIO’S TOP 20 MÄRZENS & FESTBIERS — THE TOP FIVE

Twenty rankings.

Fifteen spots are off the board. One tie.

Some of Northeast Ohio’s biggest brewery names are already gone.

Now we’re down to five.

And if you expected this to end with the usual Cleveland heavyweights sitting comfortably at the top…

Keep reading.

🍺 5. Hansa Brewery — OKTOBERFEST/FESTBIER | CLEVELAND

If there’s one place on this list where German b**r isn’t merely a seasonal exercise, it’s Hansa.

Traditional European b**r styles are central to what Hansa does, and its fall l***r delivers the malt character, clean fermentation and drinkability we want from the style.

Hansa makes our Top Five.

🍺 4. JAFB Wooster Brewery — OKTOBERFEST | WOOSTER

Don’t sleep on Wooster.

Toasty. Bready. Clean. Highly drinkable.

JAFB has quietly produced one of Northeast Ohio’s standout Oktoberfest b**rs, and it came awfully close to our podium.

JAFB takes #4.

🥉 3. Lockport Brewery — OKTOBERFEST | BOLIVAR

🚨 SURPRISE.

If Lockport wasn’t on your Oktoberfest radar before this ranking, it should be now.

This is exactly the sort of b**r we hoped to uncover by looking beyond Northeast Ohio’s biggest and most familiar breweries: a beautifully executed Märzen coming out of Bolivar that can stand alongside anything in the region.

🥉 Lockport takes the bronze.

🥈 2. Noble Beast Brewing Co. — OKTOBERFEST | CLEVELAND

This one had a legitimate argument for #1.

Noble Beast has developed one of Northeast Ohio’s most respected l***r programs, and its Oktoberfest shows exactly why.

Clean fermentation. Beautiful malt character without becoming heavy. Exceptional balance.

It also has Cleveland Oktoberfest competition hardware behind it.

On almost any Northeast Ohio Oktoberfest list, this could be the champion.

But we found one b**r we couldn’t put behind it.

👑🥇 1. Wooly Pig Farm Brewery — FESTBIER | FRESNO

THERE’S YOUR CHAMPION.

Not Cleveland.

Not Akron.

Not one of Northeast Ohio’s biggest breweries.

Fresno, Ohio.

And this isn’t an obscure pick simply for the sake of having an obscure pick.

Traditional German-style l***rs are at the heart of what Wooly Pig does, and its Festbier is a showcase of why the brewery has developed such a devoted following.

Clean. Balanced. Exceptionally drinkable. Traditional without being boring.

After working through this entire field, this was the b**r we couldn’t justify putting behind another.

👑 WOOLY PIG FARM BREWERY FESTBIER IS NEOCBN’S #1 MÄRZEN/FESTBIER IN NORTHEAST OHIO.

🏆 THE TOP FIVE

🥇 1. Wooly Pig Farm Brewery — Festbier | Fresno
🥈 2. Noble Beast — Oktoberfest | Cleveland
🥉 3. Lockport Brewery — Oktoberfest | Bolivar
4️⃣ 4. JAFB Wooster — Oktoberfest | Wooster
5️⃣ 5. Hansa — Oktoberfest/Festbier | Cleveland

Take a look at that geography.

Fresno. Cleveland. Bolivar. Wooster. Cleveland.

Three of our Top Five come from outside Cuyahoga County.

And that may be our favorite takeaway from this entire exercise.

Great b**r doesn’t care about the size of the brewery or how famous the logo is.

🔥 Who’s too high?

🔥 Who’s too low?

🔥 Who got robbed?

And most importantly:

👇 WHAT’S YOUR #1 NORTHEAST OHIO MÄRZEN OR FESTBIER?

TOMORROW AT 7 PM: The complete #20-to- #1 ranking in one place — plus our Honorable Mentions.

🍻 PROST!