Warped Wing Brewing Company at 26 Wyandot St. in downtown Dayton has made such an impact in our community, it’s hard to believe it’s just now celebrating it’s first year in business. Since they’ve opened here are a few of the highlights:
1/18/14: Tasting room doors open for the first time
2/14: First 1/2 barrel dock sale, just in time for the Superbowl!
3/14: introduce Maa Durga Red IPA
3/14: Black Pirogue released, made with coffee from Press Coffee Bar
4/14: Warped Wing featured breweries for the Friday Night Tappings at Great American Ball Park
5/14: first ever wedding at Warped Wing Brewery! Congratulations Mike & Nicole!
6/14: First Dayton brewery to can beers in 64 years
7/14: Warped Wing went on tap at Fraze Pavillion
8/14: Mikesell’s Snack Food Company releases Beer Can Chicken potato chips during Beer Week.
9/14 Brewmaster John Haggerty takes a wife and creates Warped Wing Wedding Beer to celebrate!.
11/14: Teamed up with The Century Bar to produce a Russian imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels
12/14: Collaborated with Esther Price Candies to create a special holiday ale called “Esther’s Lil Secret,”
To commemorate their first year, the brewery will host the 1st annual “Beer Bash” this Saturday, January 17th . The celebration will consist of limited release draught and cask tappings, live music and food trucks. The celebration kicks off at noon with new tappings on the hour leading up to the Grand Finale tapping of their latest limited release, “Baltic Argonaut”, a Baltic Porter weighing in at 11.5% ABV.
“It’s been a great first year and we’ve received so much support from the beer community. We want to throw a party to celebrate and say ‘Thank you’.” states Nick Bowman, head of Sales & Marketing. President Joe Waizmann goes on to add “We’ve been fortunate to pack a decade of learning, enjoyment, & modest success into our first year. Can’t wait to see how the next several years evolve.”