This is news that came out a couple weeks ago, but I hadn’t written about yet, so forgive me if you have read it already. Brewery X is the brewery scheduled to open in the old Eden Park pump station by Father/Son team of Jack and Bryan Martin. Scheduled is the key word here, but plans have recently been put on hold…again.
The problem is with the city, who after granting the duo an agreement to purchase the property once it opens, has fears that they will not control the property if the venture should eventually fail. The many terms of the deal can be read about in detail on BizJournals, so I won’t go into all the details here.
A new council, and a new mayor have stalled yet another project to revitalize this city… depressing, and a shame. They may have valid concerns, but as a beer drinker, and a Cincinnati fan its a shame to see a brewery that has been in the works since 2012 run into yet another roadblock.