Wooly Pig: How a rural Ohio brewery stays low key while earning prestigious honors (photos)

Updated: May. 12, 2025, 5:41 a.m.
Published: May. 12, 2025, 5:30 a.m.

Kevin Ely, a cerebral brewer and transplant from out West, is making some incredible beer in a rural part of the state. — Wooly Pig Farm Brewery

Marc Bona, cleveland.com

FRESNO, Ohio – Drive almost exactly 100 miles south of downtown Cleveland and you’ll hit the burg of Fresno. Just south of its metropolis – if you can call it that – are rolling hillsides of Coshocton County. Keep winding your way through the quiet area and you’ll be greeted by a sign showing a pair of red pigs dancing over a hop cone.

Welcome to Wooly Pig Farm Brewery.

Marc Bona

As a features writer on cleveland.com's life and culture team, I primarily cover food, restaurants, beer, wine, sports entertainment and sports history. I have written four books, all on sports including "Not...

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