Fat Head's Brewery

Brewmaster Matt Cole partnered with Glenn Benigni, owner of Fat Head's Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to open Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon in Cleveland, Ohio in 2009,[1] with Cole supplying beer to the Pittsburgh location. A production brewery opened in Middleburg Heights, Ohio in March 2012[2] and another brewpub location opened in Portland, Oregon in November 2014, which has since closed.[3] Fat Head's is known for their signature beers Head Hunter IPA and Bumble Berry Honey Blueberry Ale.

Fat Head's Brewery
Opened2009
Key people
  • Matt Cole
  • Glenn Benigni
Active beers
Name Type
Goggle Fogger German-Style Hefe-Weizen
Güdenhoppy German-Style Pilsner
Head Hunter India Pale Ale
Starlight Helles Lager
Sunshine Daydream Session IPA
Trail Head Pale Ale
Seasonal beers
Name Type
AlpenGlow Weizenbock
Battle Axe Baltic Porter
Bean Me Up Imperial Coffee Stout
Black Knight Schwarzbier
Bone Head Imperial Red Ale
The Boogaloo Belgian Blonde
Bumble Berry Honey Blueberry Ale
Head Trip Belgian-Style Tripel
Hippy Sippy Imperial Stout
Holly Jolly Christmas Ale
Hop Juju Imperial IPA
Hop Stalker Fresh Hop IPA
Kohlminator German-Style Smoked Bock
Oompa Loompa Chocolate Cream Stout
Pimp My Sleigh Belgian-Style Christmas Ale
Prohibition Pauly Robust Porter
Sorcerer Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
Shakedown Imperial American Stout
Spooky Tooth Pumpkin Ale
Up In Smoke Smoked Porter
Zeus Juice Belgian Strong Golden Ale
Other beers
Name Type
Duke of Lager Lager
Pseudo Pils Pilsner
Rocket Man Red Ale
Ultra Pils North German-Stlyle Pilsner
Zoobomb Dortmunder Dortmunder Export

Background

Fat Head's Saloon opened in the historic South Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1992 and grew to be known for its selection of craft beer and large sandwiches, called "headwiches."[1]

Brewer Matt Cole apprenticed at Baltimore Brewing Co., then worked at Penn Brewery and Great Lakes Brewing Company before joining Rocky River Brewing Company. Cole spent more than a decade there, winning several awards at both Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup.[1][4]

Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon

Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon opened in North Olmsted, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, on April 7, 2009. The brewpub has a 35-seat bar and a 200-seat dining room. There are 30 rotating tap handles that serve beers from Fat Head's as well as guest breweries. There is also a game room with a video games, a vintage bowling machine, pool tables, and dart boards. Derek Wilson, formerly of Great Lakes Brewing Company, heads the kitchen. In addition to the signature headwiches, a staple at the Pittsburgh Saloon, Wilson added stone oven pizzas, smoke house wings, and pulled pork to the menu.[5][6]

Fat Head's Brewery opened in March, 2012 in a warehouse in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. The production brewery supplies beer for the Fat Head's restaurants in Pittsburgh and North Olmsted, as well as bottles and kegs for distributes. As of 2013, the brewery has a BrauKon brewhouse that was purchased from Tröegs Brewing Company. A tasting room and retail shop opened on October 18, 2013.[2][7]

Fat Head's Portland
Fat Head's Brewery in Portland

Fat Head's opened in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon on November 3, 2014. (Now closed) The brewpub had 278 seats throughout the bar and dining room and 42 rotating tap hands that served beers from Fat Head's as well as guest breweries. The brewery featured a 10-barrel JVNW brewhouse with 13 fermentors and 12 bright tanks. Matt Cole was the brewmaster, with Eric Van Tassel who served as the head brewer. They served Fat Head's signature beers, including Bumble Berry Honey Blueberry Ale and Head Hunter IPA, as well as some of their own creations, including Zoobomb Dortmunder and Ultra Pils North German-Stlyle Pilsner.[3][8][9]

Awards
Date Beer Name Award Category Competition
200900 Head Hunter IPAGoldAmerican-Style India Pale AleWest Coast IPA Fest[10]
200900 Up In SmokeSilverSmoked BeerGreat American Beer Festival[11]
201000 Head Hunter IPASilverAmerican-Style India Pale AleGreat American Beer Festival[12]
201000 Head Hunter IPAGrand ChampionAmerican-Style India Pale AleNational IPA Challenge[13]
201100 Battle Axe Baltic PorterGoldBaltic-Style PorterGreat American Beer Festival[14]
201100 Head Hunter IPAGoldAmerican-Style India Pale AleDenver International Beer Fest[15]
201100 Head Hunter IPABronzeAmerican-Style India Pale AleGreat American Beer Festival[14]
201200 AlpenglowSilverGerman-Style Wheat AleGreat American Beer Festival[16]
201200 Battle Axe Baltic PorterSilverBaltic-Style PorterWorld Beer Cup[17]
201200 Head Hunter IPAGoldAmerican-Style India Pale AleWest Coast IPA Fest[10]
201200 Head Hunter IPAGrand ChampionAmerican-Style India Pale AleNational IPA Challenge[18]
201200 Head Hunter IPASilverAmerican-Style India Pale AleWorld Beer Cup[17]
201300 Black KnightSilverGerman-Style SchwarzbierGreat American Beer Festival[19]
201300 Hop JuJuGoldImperial India Pale AleGreat American Beer Festival[19]
201300 Trail HeadSilverFresh Hop AleGreat American Beer Festival[19]
201400 AlpenGlowGoldGerman-Style Wheat AleGreat American Beer Festival[20]
201400 Battle Axe Baltic PorterSilverBaltic-Style PorterDenver International Beer Fest[21]
201400 Black KnightGoldGerman-Style SchwarzbierDenver International Beer Fest[21]
201400 Bone Head Imperial Red AleSilverImperial Red AleWorld Beer Cup[22]
201400 Head Hunter IPASilverAmerican-Style India Pale AleWorld Beer Cup[22]
2015 Black Knight Silver German-Style Schwarzbier Great American Beer Festival[23]
2015 Hop Juju Gold Imperial India Pale Ale Great American Beer Festival[23]
2015 Bone Head Red Gold Double Red Ale Great American Beer Festival[23]
2015 Midnight Moonlight Gold American-Style Black Ale Great American Beer Festival[23]
2015 Blitzkrieg Bock (Portland) Gold Rye Beer Great American Beer Festival[23]
2016 Hop Juju Gold Imperial India Pale Ale World Beer Cup[24]
2016 Midnight Moonlight Bronze American-Style Black Ale World Beer Cup[24]
2016 Hop Juju Bronze Imperial India Pale Ale Great American Beer Festival[25]
2016 IBUsive IPA Bronze Fresh or Wet Hop Ale Great American Beer Festival[25]
2016 Black Muddy River Imperial Black IPA Silver Other Strong Beer Great American Beer Festival[25]
2016 Midnight Moonlight Black IPA Silver American-Style Black Ale Great American Beer Festival[25]
2016 Alpenglow Gold German-Style Wheat Ale Great American Beer Festival[25]
2017 Sunshine Daydream Session IPA Grand Champion Session IPA National Session IPA Challenge[26]
2017 Alpenglow Gold German-Style Wheat Ale Great American Beer Festival
2017 Midnight Moonlight Bronze American-Style Black Ale Great American Beer Festival
2018 Alpenglow Gold South German-Style Weizenbock World Beer Cup
2018 Midnight Moonlight Silver American-Style Black Ale World Beer Cup
2018 Midnight Moonlight Bronze American-Style Black Ale Great American Beer Festival

See also

References
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  2. Susan Ketchum (15 February 2013). "Fat Heads in Middleburg Heights to open tasting room". Sun News. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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