Just past their first anniversary, Warped Wing Brewery has already made its mark on the Dayton community. Their craft beer is not only sold in their taproom, but in local stores and on tap at numerous bars across the area.
“Our mantra came to us by default, ‘Share a pint, and make a friend,’ because the whole craft category is about sharing, talking about craft beer and ultimately making friends,” Nick Bowman, head of marketing and sales, said.
Warped Wing Brewery has certainly gone through a transformation from when the journey began five years ago. Now with a barrel age program and a canning line, Warped Wing is well on its way to revolutionizing the Dayton beer industry.
“You put bourbon aged on anything and people seem to come. We started with a few barrels in a small project, but we have grown it quite a bit this year. We have a canning line as well. We were the first brewery to can beer here in over 54 years,” Bowman said. “There’s a can revolution going on right now with craft beer, due to the recyclability factor, the lesser weight and lower shipping costs.”
The brewery is housed in the old Buckeye Iron and Brassworks Foundry. Warped Wing has maintained several original features of the old foundry in their current building, as well as numerous features from the building’s days as a nightclub.
“One of the things we’re very proud of is we re-used and repurposed a lot of the materials not only from the old Brass and Iron Foundry, but also from the nightclub and music venue,” Bowman said.
