Central Ohio brewery defends child-free policy after 7 p.m. after customer backlash

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus-area brewery is standing by its policy not allowing children in its taproom after 7 p.m., following recent backlash that the brewery said included threats and name-calling.

In an Oct. 15 social media post, Eastside Brewing Company, at 1421 Davidson Drive in Reynoldsburg, addressed complaints from some customers and outlined its reasoning for the policy.

“Although things have been going very well for us, there is one sore sport, that seems to come back again and again. Unsupervised children,” the business wrote. “It’s not that we don’t like kids. We manufacture alcohol.”

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The brewery said it has long intended its taproom to be an adult-centered environment, while still welcoming respectful families earlier in the day…

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