Gongoozlers Brewery
One place where many Gongoozlers can gather and drink quality, craft beer!
History
Gongoozlers is a term used to describe people who enjoy life in a canal town. Being located in a town that's connected to the Miami-Erie canal, which stretches from Cincinnati to Toledo, it is only fitting to have one place where many Gongoozlers can gather. Come join us at Gongoozlers Brewery, where we can enjoy life and great beer together!
Meet The Owners
James and Diane Gilberg had a wonderful idea to bring a brewery to small town New Bremen, Ohio. James, the Brew Master, started this adventure by making wine. Not long after starting the process, he realized how much time it took to make wine and wasn't pleased with the outcome. Using the same equipment, he brewed his first batch of beer! This was the start of his new found love for brewing craft beer. Not only does he enjoy the finished product, he appreciates the art and science behind developing a new beer.
Beer
Why Garage Beers? Our amateur brewery was in our garage and called Broken Elbow Brewery. This is where many different styles of beers were brewed in small batches to perfect some of the recipes that we use at Gongoozlers today. Many good times were had at Broken Elbow with taste testers not in short supply. We even are serving these beers from the old home made kegerator that we used in the garage. Garage Beers are beers made in small quantities. They won't last long!
On Tap
Oktoberfest
MARZEN | ABV: 4.7% IBU: 22 | A clean, balanced, medium bodied beer. Aroma of Bread and Toasted Bread Crust. Flavors include: Rich Malt, Bread, and Bread Crust.
Pumpkinfest
PUMPKIN ALE | ABV: 5.3% IBU: 23 | A medium bodied, cloudy burnt-orange beer with a creamy white head. Aroma of vanilla, and sweet pumpkin. Flavors include: Vanilla, Cinnamon, nutmeg, wheat, whipped cream, and of course, pumpkin!
Coffee and Cream
COFFEE CREAM ALE | ABV: 5.6% IBU: ? | We take our Lock One Cream Ale and cold brew it with Columbian Vienna Roast beans from the New Bremen Coffee Company. Is it coffee or is it a beer? We don't know but it sure is delicious!
Ol' Smoky
Rauch Bier | ABV: 5.4% IBU: 26 | A clear dark brown colored beer with ruby highlights and a tan head that lasts forever. A subtle smoky yet clean German lager with aromas of beech wood, smoke, grain, and a hint of bacon. Flavors of beech wood, smoke and sweet malt... yum!
Lock One
CREAM ALE | ABV:5.5% IBU:17 | A white fluffy whip cream head, tops a straw yellow beer. It is aggressively light bodied with a citrusy taste and aroma. Brewed partially with Ohio grown hops, and the finest malts and corn. This beer will make you think of summer no matter what time of year you are drinking it!
Loramie Summit
IMPERIAL STOUT | ABV: 6.9% IBU: 74 | Think of a pleasantly thick and richer body than your normal stout. Described as a sweeter smelling beer that's followed with a sweet malt, raisin, plum taste along with hints of cocoa, roast, and earthy hops. This beer has a lot going for it and will WOW your taste buds!
Plank Road
GERMAN PILS | ABV: 5.2% IBU:37 | Hop over to the German beer side... it's light, floral, citrusy, with a hint of rosehips and sweet caramel malt. Pro Tip: just don't call it a pilsner :)
12 Dollars A Ton
IPA | ABV:5.6% IBU:65 | This beer will transform consumers into IPA lovers! It doesn't taste as hoppy as it looks. Prepare to be sent to a tropical paradise from the refreshing taste of pineapple and mango.
30 Cent Wage
DARK CHOCOLATE OATMEAL STOUT | ABV:4.6% IBU:32 | We call this the "breakfast beer": oatmeal, coffee, and dark chocolate are the main flavors. The taste of coffee and cocoa will warm your insides. It's a great way to start your day and/or end it!
Tub Boat
HEFEWEIZEN | ABV:5.4% IBU:10 | Not a hoppy person? This one is for you, especially with its IBU being 10! Deep orange and cloudy are the best words to describe the looks of this refreshing beer! Tub Boat is well carbonated, creamy, and citrusy. It doesn’t let the Hefeweizen style down with its subtle taste of wheat flour.
Egbert's
ALT BIER | ABV: 5.2% IBU: 37 | "Are you calling me old?" is what Jim Egbert asked after he was told an Alt Bier would be named after him ("alt" in German means old). We are remembering him and his love for all things German and craft beer! If the clear and coppery color doesn't draw you in at first, the smell of baked bread and hops surely will! The flavor is rich and complex, full of malty bread crust and grain. It's balanced with a pleasant hop bitterness aftertaste. Prost!
Treaty
BRITISH BROWN ALE | ABV: 4.9% IBU: 24 | Has a delicious sweet, nutty, caramel, and toffee aroma! Imagine all of that when you take a drink plus a hint of dark chocolate. A mild bitterness to balance it out with a touch of earthy hops, and you got yourself a treat with Treaty.
Six Towns
SCHWARZBIER | ABV: 4.1% IBU: 25 | Six Towns is a German Black Lager that is very dark brown with ruby highlights. Don't let the color of this beer fool you! Six Towns is light, smooth, and very easy drinking! It has a sweet malt taste balanced by a roasted coffee or dark chocolate bitterness. German Floral Hops peak through when it warms up.
Garage Beers
N.B.F.D. Fest Bier
HONEY WHEAT | ABV: 4.8% IBU: 10 | An easy drinking, light bodied, cloudy and pale orange beer with a creamy white head. Flavors include: citrus, honey (sweet), clove (spicy), and wheat Prost!
Vogelsangtown
GLUTEN REDUCED KOLSCH STYLE ALE | ABV: 5.1% IBU: 19 | A very delicate style made famous in Cologne Germany. Aromas and delicate flavors of pear. Clean and crisp with a refreshing finish. As an added bonus, this is a Gluten Reduced beer. Made with rice and millet malts. It is made with all gluten free ingredients, but cannot be called gluten free because our facility produces non-gluten free beers. Prost! *Authentically served in stange glassware
Test Batch
AMERICAN LAGER | ABV: 5.7% IBU: 10 | A light bodied clear straw colored lager that is famous in this country. A hint of caramel in the flavor but not much of anything else; just like many people like it. Tangy from being highly carbonated. Or did it go sour? You tell us. Either way, it is good and refreshing and easy to drink.
Events
Invite your friends or come by yourself! Our events bring strangers and friends together in a fun, cheer-filled way.
Visit
- 629 West Monroe Street, New Bremen, OH, USA
- 419-733-2320 - Brewmaster
- info@gongoozlersbeer.com
- Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm Monday-Thursday: Closed Friday: 3:00pm - 11:00pm Saturday: 1:00pm - 11:00pm
F.A.Q.
Have questions that need answering? You're in the right place!
Private Events
Here are some details for renting out the space:
- $55/hour - from set up to tear down
- Available to rent Mon.- Wed. (evenings)
- No bringing in beverages, we can supply it for you
- You can bring in food!
- We'll have a bartender there if anyone wants to buy beer!
- We ask that you please don't take down our decorations but you can put your own decorations (to cover, etc.) with wall/paint safe tape
Cheers!
