Platform Beer Company
Regional Brewery
in
Cleveland,
Ohio,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch InBev USA
Associated Venue: Platform Beer Company
- Out of business
Established in 2014
Closed in 2023
Contact
Description
Platform was founded in 2014 on the premise that collaboration should be at the cornerstone of everything that we do. Whether it be with pro brewers, the home brewing world or a variety of other industries, beer is special and should be shared.
From humble beginnings, brewing on a 3 bbl brewhouse in Cleveland, Platform has expanded to a second Tasting Room in Columbus, a Production Facility in Cleveland, a Cincinnati Tasting Room named LOCOBA and a Sour Beer Facility named Phunkenship
We brew high-quality craft beers for sale in our tasting rooms and distribute throughout Ohio. Expect a mix of ever-changing styles inspired by beer trends.
From humble beginnings, brewing on a 3 bbl brewhouse in Cleveland, Platform has expanded to a second Tasting Room in Columbus, a Production Facility in Cleveland, a Cincinnati Tasting Room named LOCOBA and a Sour Beer Facility named Phunkenship
We brew high-quality craft beers for sale in our tasting rooms and distribute throughout Ohio. Expect a mix of ever-changing styles inspired by beer trends.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a can this smells like a good sharp saison. Slight haze on pale, thick head. Nice big bold saison flavor with a touch of tartness. It's the kind of tartness that is lacking in many domestic saisons today. Good co2, and almost refreshing. A little bit of medicinal bitterness lingers in the middle but its just barely. An even keel fun farmhouse ale. Very much like many of the real saisons I've had form the old country. In the end, you can't really detect the ginger so I guess its well balanced. Finish is much better than expected. Not as good as De Garde Petit Desay, Tired Hands HandFarm, Butler Brew Works Saison Terrior or even Jolly Pumpkin Bam Bière, but pretty darn good!
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2018
at 21:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 7/9/2018. Pours slightly hazy golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big apricot, peach, pear, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, melon, passion fruit, papaya, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel/nutty, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. A bit too malty/muddy on aromas. Taste of big apricot, peach, pear, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, melon, passion fruit, papaya, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel/nutty, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of apricot, peach, pear, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, melon, passion fruit, papaya, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is a very nice session IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink, despite the increasingly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Not too aggressive. Full hop bill is Callista, Galena, El Dorado, Centannial; but the huge stone fruit/berry notes from the Callista are most prominent. Very unique profile as was with the Ariana hop Kolsch I had from them previously. Nice balance of juicy, dank, and earthy hop complexity; nice bready pale/munich malt backbone, minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Grew on me through the glass.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2018
at 21:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at The Olde Towne Tavern during the "Sippin' on Sours 2nd Anniversary " event on 05/14/2018. Clear pale golden color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Citrus, cucumber and wheat aroma. Light-bodied with flavors of tart lemon, cucumber, wheat and biscuit malt. The finish is tart with a citrus and cucumber aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2018
at 20:44
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1
From a can this is a big pine-like sharp nose, bright and brittle. Looks pretty good in the glass, all creamy pale and such. Big rocky head. After first taste there is a pine gaseous burp. So much flavor, overwhelming. Big large charge of nasty nellie rude ass hops. SO auspicious, its suspicious. Almost makes you have a gag reflex but then the alky medicine mental impact don't let yah. So big, so large, so in charge. Whew, leaves you with a feeling of mouth coated volatile purgatory. 1.4 is too high for this IPA, so....it must be great?
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2018
at 20:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Man, when I saw this pounder can I couldn't wait to taste it. Sampled slightly below room temp. Pour is a thinner hefe-looking brew, cloudy and all. First taste is as expected, even when warm, it leaves a tart light feel on the tongue, pretty good. This stuff is refreshing at warm temp, I bet an ice cold one couldn't be beat. Easy, friendly with very little if any ill ale attributes, Lust for a nice well behaved simple civilized brew-yea. Can't really pick out the bl'orange thing in this one, must be quite muted. Very little fruit in the forefront of this beer, more like clean, straight-up, untouched berliner. Thanks!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2018
at 21:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 7/8/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy mediujm golden/amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, lemon, orange, cherry, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, mint, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, lemon, orange, cherry, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, mint, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, lemon, orange, cherry, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, mint, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance; mild lingering hop astringency after the finish, but not overwhelming. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness/carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 5%. Overall this is an excellent hoppy kolsch style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink, despite the increasingly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Not too aggressive. Should have just called it an IPA, but I enjoyed the experimental aspect. The hop profile from Ariana/Calypso is one of the most unique things I have ever tasted. Great balance of juicy, dank, earthy hop complexity; nice bready pils/munich malt backbone, minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable and unique offering.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2018
at 20:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Man In the Moon. Almost clear reddish/orange with a small white head. Quite tart with raspberries, some citrus and yeast. Also some funk in the finish. The body was light.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2018
at 07:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours moderately hazy deep golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of grapefruit, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, papaya, guava, berry, citrus zest, slight pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, papaya, guava, berry, citrus zest, slight pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very minimal pine, zesty, herbal, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, papaya, guava, berry, citrus zest, slight pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and bready malt flavors; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. No warming alcohol for 6.2%. Overall this is a delicious NEIPA! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and bready malt flavors; extremely smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the very minimal bitter/drying finish. Perfectly soft feel. El Dorado, Citra, Centennial hops. Extremely juicy hops and Kviek yeast; perfectly balanced wheat/oat/malts, not overly sweet. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2018
at 00:35
6/10
Finish is meh
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2018
at 21:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can. A- Berry, mild apple. A- Purple color, hazy liquid, off white head. T- Berry, apple. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- Sorta bland honestly. Expected more blueberry but got a mixed berry feel and really not too sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2018
at 16:57