Platform Beer began as a collaboration between Paul Brenner, a homebrew supply store owner, and Justin Carson, owner of a
draft line servicing company. The Lorain Avenue brewpub, which opened to the public in 2014, occupied a building that previously housed part of the Leisy Brewing Company (est. 1873). Besides its primary aim of producing beer for the Northeast Ohio market, Platform's secondary mission was to educate and facilitate brewing education in the
Greater Cleveland area. In addition to its availability on draught in local bars and in cans via retail, Platform's beers were also served in
Progressive Field and
FirstEnergy Stadium. In 2016, Platform procured a building in
Columbus, Ohio, where a second brewpub opened. On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the doors of the taprooms were closed for the last time. ==References==