COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After launching “the world’s first” beer hotel in Canal Winchester, a Scotland-based brewery and pub chain has opened its first U.S. airport location in Columbus.
BrewDog’s new bar is now open inside Concourse B of John Glenn Columbus International Airport, the brewery announced this month. The location took over the space next to Bob Evans Express and is servicing passengers flying with Air Canada, American Airlines, Spirit and United airlines.
“While we continue planning for our new terminal, we are proud to continue to provide new offerings to our passengers, and we are pleased to be home to BrewDog’s newest Central Ohio location,” said Joseph R. Nardone, President & CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.

The 16-seat counter bar serves BrewDog’s classic headliner brews, including Elvis Juice and Hazy Jane, with a menu featuring specials like the giant soft pretzel, buffalo chicken bites, and classic cheeseburger.
BrewDog’s new bar will mark the brand’s first airport location in the U.S. and its third overall, the first operating in Edinburgh Airport since 2018 and the second soon to open inside London Gatwick Airport.
BrewDog’s John Glenn location is coming five years after the brand invested big in the central Ohio market and launched Doghouse Columbus Hotel, “the world’s first hotel inside a craft brewery” in Canal Winchester. The 42-acre site features a 6,000 square-foot interactive craft beer museum and 32 beer-themed rooms with draft beer on tap in each.
The brand faced criticism in 2022 following a BBC report that spoke with a dozen current and former U.S. employees who said Watt has behaved “inappropriately” in numerous ways, including at the Franklinton location. Watt’s lawyers, both in the program and in an accompanying article, denied the allegations against him.