FigLeaf Brewing Co. in Middletown to offer house-made wine

There's something fermenting at FigLeaf Brewing Co. in Middletown — and it's not beer.

It’s not wine, either — at least not yet. But the brewery applied last week to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control for a license to make wine on-site.

That application “is just a part of ongoing effort to broaden our offerings and appeal to different types of customers,” FigLeaf co-founder Jeff Fortney said.

The plans are relatively small in scale and nothing is imminent.

RELATED: New brewery with Dayton ties coming to Middletown (May 2016)

“We’re definitely taking a crawl-then-walk-then-run approach,” Fortney said. “We hope to have all of the logistics in place in the near term to offer wine in our taproom in addition to our solid lineup of craft beer.”

And there are also some enhancements coming on the beer front as well, the brewery’s co-founder said.

“We will also be releasing our first cans in the semi-near future,” Fortney said. “Further down the road, we will have a barrel-aged release. We are also discussing the possibility of small limited-run special releases in bottles.”

FigLeaf Brewing, which opened in October 2016, is located at 3387 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, just north of Monroe.

In Other News

The history of Tank’s: An all-hours bar and dining favorite for decades...

Country music artist Scotty McCreery coming to Fraze in August

Dayton Food Truck Association to host rally at Montgomery County...

Jump start gardening by making a plan

Izakaya, an Anime-themed restaurant in Beavercreek, opens Friday

About the Author

Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.