Welcome to the Bell Tower Brewing Co.’s blog. We started this blog with the goal of giving you all a peek behind the curtain to see firsthand what it takes to start both a small craft brewery and a small business in the great city of Kent, OH. We’ve had many grand ideas of what to write about and some that we will explore but in general, the plan is to write short and frequent weekly updates about our process of starting our brewery, our passion for handcrafted beer and food, and all the wonderfully difficult things we have experienced to get us to where we are today.
Our team decided long ago that Kent is the perfect place to start a neighborhood brewery. We are all residents of Kent and have lived here for many years. We care deeply about our city and are committed to making it a better place for all so naturally starting a business here made complete sense.
After deciding to start our brewery we spent several years pursuing the right location and building for our idea to come alive. The big questions we had to begin to answer through this process were; how big of a space do we really need, do we want to offer food to our guests along with our delicious craft beer, how big of a brewhouse do we want and need to start with, what do we want the interior and guest experience to be like, how are we going to pay for all of this and so on and so forth. Answers to these questions and more will be found in future posts.
Check back weekly to journey with us through this process, see progress photos, hear about exciting updates, and hopefully be entertained along the way. Cheers!