Taproom and Brewery
Retreat at the edge of town
Enjoy beer straight from the source with a large selection of Jackie O’s drafts, carryout cans, bottles, and select kegs. We offer a variety of merchandise and a spacious, newly updated outdoor patio as well.
Our Jackie O's Bakeshop provides daily specials that are made fresh to pair with your beer! We are happy and grateful to locally source a large portion of the ingredients we use from our friends, local farmers, and producers.
Children are welcome, but they must remain at your party’s table. Pets are welcome, but must be on a leash and remain at your party’s table.
Bagel Street Deli Food Truck
Bagel Street Deli, the Athens, Ohio staple, has it's very own food truck located at our Taproom location. Enjoy a bagel and a brew!
Hours of Operation of the BSD Food Truck:
- Wednesday & Thursday: 3-8pm
- Friday & Saturday: 12-8pm
On Tap & To Go
On Tap
Bottles
Cans
Jackie O's drafts are currently available for pours to enjoy on the patio and select growler fills to carry out. Bring in clean growlers for refills or purchase a new growler for $5.
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout aged for 20 months in bourbon barrels conditioned on Amburana wood and vanilla beans.
Barleywine - English
Bourbon Barrel Brick Kiln is a barley wine style ale aged in bourbon barrels. It was brewed in the English tradition and its deep mahogony hue is accompanied by rich caramel and raisin notes. Light herbal jabs from noble European hops round out this warming brew.
Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition (2024)
Stout - Russian Imperial
Seven malts were used to create deep flavors of coffee, chocolate, caramel, and molasses. A hint of bitterness and herbal character from carefully selected European and American hops help support the monolithic maltiness. After conditioning in stainless steel, the beer was transferred to into bourbon barrels. For 8 to 12 months, Dark Apparition waited patiently…
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
Double Who Cooks is aggressively dry-hopped with carefully selected Mosaic and Citra.
Lager - Dortmunder / Export
Traditional style dortmunder lager. Choice German malts and hops create a clean, crisp drinker.
Stout - Irish Dry
O’Hooley’s Irish Stout was created to honor O’Hooley’s, a 90’s era brewpub, that was purchased in 2005 and became the Jackie O’s Brewpub that we all know and love today.
Oro Negro
Stout - Imperial / Double
Oro Negro is a dynamic beer brimming with layers of complexity and character; our cherished Oil of Aphrodite infused with cacao nibs, vanilla beans, oak staves, habaneros, and cinnamon sticks. A staple at our bottle releases. This refined stout is filled with rich character and a touch of heat.
Lager - Mexican
Brewed in collaboration with the band Caamp, this infinitely refreshing lager features both German and Ohio grown and malted barley with peppery Czech Saaz and citrusy New Zealand Motueka hops.
Porch Sessions
Blonde / Golden Ale - Other
Lemon Lime Golden Ale with Spicebush brewed in collaboration with Nelsonville Music Festival
Farmhouse Ale - Saison
Primary starts as our stainless steel fermented mixed culture saison, MXD FRM. After the initial 2-month fermentation, this mixed culture saison is moved into wine barrels where it rests for 1 year. The long rest in wine barrels allows the beer to take on a deep and developed acid character and lovely oak notes. The…
Wheat Beer - Fruited
Razz Wheat is a classic local favorite originating from the brewpub in Athens, Ohio. Natural raspberry puree is added during fermentation giving this beer a unique and playful personality. The rosy haze and sticky head embody a continuum of sour sweetness held together by a wheat back bone.
Blonde / Golden Ale - Other
In collaboration with Ohio Athletics, this Golden Ale is dry, crisp, and refreshing. It doesn’t get more easy drinking this! Inspired by the industrial brewing legends, Ricky strives to quench your thirst every time.
Song Softly Sung
Wheat Beer - Witbier / Blanche
Belgian-style witbier brewed with coriander and chamomile then conditioned on yuzu zest. Delicately spiced with a light and refreshing finish.
Spooky Season
Pumpkin / Yam Beer
Pumpkin ale brewed with local maple syrup. Fermented with pumpkin purée and conditioned on walnuts, cacao nibs, vanilla beans and our house spice blend.
Sour - Fruited
We teamed up with the Athens County Humane Society to create this Sour Ale, fermented with peaches and apricots and featuring Clyde, our 2024 Underdog Rescue Brew Spokesanimal.
Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
Who Cooks For You is Jackie O’s first packaged hazy pale ale. Brewed and double dry hopped with over 3 lbs per barrel of both Cryo hop powder and hop pellets that were hand selected in Yakima, WA. This little number is full of bright aromas and flavors of mango, watermelon, and lemon. A subtle…
Various Jackie O's bottles - on premise & carry out available.
Stout - Imperial / Double
Named for Athens’s geographic isolation, A Place Between Places was aged in barrels which held bourbon whiskey before aging Athens County maple syrup. After 13 months of aging in these special barrels, this beer was conditioned on maple syrup sourced from the same farm and heaps of coconut carefully toasted by Jackie O’s Bakeshop.
Sour - Fruited
American Sour ale aged in oak barrels for 17 months and refermented with apricots and peaches.
Stout - Imperial / Double Milk
Imperial Stout brewed with honey and lactose and aged in bourbon barrels. After aging in bourbon barrels for 14 months, Abandon the Halogens packs heavy notes of nutty chocolate and perfectly toasted marshmallows. Brewed with an exorbitant amount of Northwestern Meadowfoam honey and the gentlest sprinkle of smoked malt, this decadent stout pairs best with…
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for 16 months. Forged from immense amounts of barley and oat malt, Anvil Chorus annealed from its hardened state in select bourbon casks for 20 months. Tempered notes of brownie batter, dried fig, and toasted honey wait to be released from this leviathan Imperial Stout.
Anvil Chorus (2023)
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for 20 months.
Sour - Fruited Berliner Weisse
American Sour Ale refermented on apricots and conditioned on vanilla beans.
Barleywine - English
Blend of Barleywine Style ales carefully assembled with our friends from Permanent Hangover.
Stout - Imperial / Double
Brewed with heaps of malt, spicy Fireweed honey, and aged in bourbon barrels for 15 months, this collaborative effort, created and blended with Our Mutal Friend Brewing Company, carries notes of chocolate covered toffee, spice cake, and floral honey. Entice Big Snail out of its shell by allowing it to warm slightly in the glass…
Sour - Fruited
American Sour Brown Ale aged in oak barrels for 29 months and re-fermented on local raspberries and blackberries
Bonneville
Barleywine - American
Bonneville is an American style Barleywine that was aged in bourbon barrels for 18 months. Like a wood paneled boss-mobile, Bonneville comfortably seats a family of characteristics: caramel, marmalade, black tea, marzipan, and vanilla. Park this luxurious creation in the driveway because your garage isn’t big enough!
Porter - Imperial / Double
Imperial Porter brewed with maple syrup and aged in bourbon barrels Bourbon Barrel Black Maple was first brewed in 2013 as a one-off batch designed to explore the capabilities of our brewhouse. After its long rest in bourbon barrels, Black Maple quickly became a perennial favorite. Now brewed every year in late summer, Black Maple…
Bourbon Barrel Black Maple (2023)
Porter - Imperial / Double
Imperial porter brewed with local maple syrup and aged in bourbon barrels.
Barleywine - English
Bourbon Barrel Brick Kiln is a barley wine style ale aged in bourbon barrels. It was brewed in the English tradition and its deep mahogony hue is accompanied by rich caramel and raisin notes. Light herbal jabs from noble European hops round out this warming brew.
Stout - Russian Imperial
Seven malts were used to create deep flavors of coffee, chocolate, caramel, and molasses. A hint of bitterness and herbal character from carefully selected European and American hops help support the monolithic maltiness. After conditioning in stainless steel, this beer waited patiently in bourbon barrels for 8 to 12 months.
Stout - Imperial / Double
Oil of Aphrodite is an American double stout brewed with locally harvested black walnuts and Belgian candied syrup. English, German, American, and Belgian malts are accompanied by Pacific Northwest hops, creating a sweet and rich springboard for deep nuttiness. Aged in Bourbon Barrels for 8 to 12 months.
Bourbon Barrel Oro Negro (2022)
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout brewed with walnuts, aged in bourbon barrels, and conditioned on cacao nibs, cinnamon stick, vanilla beans, and habaneros.
Wheat Beer - Other
Belgian-style Witbier aged in oak barrels for 23 months with house cultures.
Strong Ale - American
A blend of bourbon barrels of Dark Apparition and Wood Ya Honey. A carefully blended homage to the first of this series, released in 2009. Our most cherished bourbon barrels of Dark Apparition and Wood Ya Honey combine to gracefully blur the line between Stout and Strong ale. Notes of roasted sugar, pecan, and fig…
Sour - Fruited
Blend of oak aged sour ales fermented with raspberries and conditioned on yuzu zest.
Champion Ground (2023)
Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee
(2023) Around the brewery, we listen to a lot of reggae, drink a fair share of coffee, and are devoted to our barrel aging program. In 2015, we had a one off Imperial Stout aging in barrels for close to a year. These barrels had a rich chocolate and vanilla character, but needed a boost.…
Stout - Imperial / Double
Blend of Imperial Stouts aged for 19 months in bourbon barrels and conditioned on Ancho, Cascabel, Mulato, and Pasilla de Oaxaca Chiles, Cacao Nibs, Hickory Nuts, Cinnamon, and Vanilla Beans.
Farmhouse Ale - Saison
Our talented team of brewers crafted up this simple pleasure to ensure that we can all enjoy a refreshing and well designed sour ale. Livelihood was brewed with pilsner malt, unmalted white wheat, and German hops. The beer was fermented with our proprietary saison blend alongside cherries and bottle conditioned for 6 months.
Bock - Doppelbock
Bourbon barrel aged Doppelbock-style lager. A modern riff on classic style, Convex Refraction adds bourbon barrel aging and carefully crafted malt to the long-standing spirit of Doppelbock. Brewed with caramelized Triticale malt from Haus Malts, this hefty lager aged in bourbon barrels for 14 months after extended lagering. In collaboration with our friends, Burial Beer…
Sour - Fruited
American Sour Ale fermented with grilled peaches and conditioned on lemon basil
Sour - Fruited
American Sour Ale aged in oak barrels and refermented with Cherry Orchards peaches and blackberries
Decorating Pieces of Time (2022)
Barleywine - American
American Barleywine aged patiently in rye whiskey and bourbon barrels for 13 months. Decorating Pieces of Time carries notes of toffee, light caramel, Fuji apples and raisins. The name comes from a Frank Zappa interview, in which he made the statement that "music only exists to decorate pieces of time". Which perfectly correlates to beer.
Stout - Imperial / Double
A blend of imperial stouts aged for 17 months in bourbon barrels and 6 months in rum barrels.
Barleywine - English
Bourbon barrel-aged barleywine, brewed with Maris Otter, Munich, brown sugar, and lots of caramel malt. Ten malts, a long boil, and barrel aging came together to create a complex barleywine with notes of rich caramel, oolong tea, bruleed sugar, and well-aged spirit.
Family Reunion
Farmhouse Ale - Saison
Mixed fermentation Saison style Ale aged in okay barrels. Fermented with Riesling grapes, pears, and pineapples. Bottle conditioned with honey.
Porter - Imperial / Double
Fire on the Coals exudes rich notes of aged brandy, chocolate covered cherry, toasted English walnut, rum-soaked raisins, and German chocolate cake.
Forward Into Yesterday (2023)
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for 20 months and conditioned on Malagasy, Indonesian and Papua New Guinean vanilla beans.
Stout - Imperial / Double
Bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout conditioned on Dominican cacao nibs & Malagasy vanilla beans
Barleywine - English
Barleywine style ale aged in bourbon barrels and conditioned on almonds, tiger nuts, cinnamon, and vanilla
Stout - Imperial / Double
Brewed with our dear friends at Oxbow Brewing Company, Inner Source channels the collaborative and experimental nature of early jazz fusion. This massive stout was fermented with expressive Trappist yeast and aged in bourbon barrels for 16 months. Tones of rye spice and dried fig deftly harmonize with the rich Belgian yeast character.
Iron Furnace (2022)
Barleywine - Other
English Barleywine-style ale brewed with brown sugar and maple syrup. Aged in bourbon barrels.
Altbier - Sticke
Iron Sharpens Iron was aged for 16 months in bourbon barrels, presenting notes of rich oak, toffee, and vanilla.
Barleywine - Other
Bourbon barrel-aged Oat Wine brewed with lactose and conditioned on orange peel, vanilla, and almonds.
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout brewed with meadowfoam and eucalyptus honey, conditioned on vanilla beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, and aged in Bourbon barrels for 15 months. Brewed in collaboration with Brussels Beer Project.
Sour - Fruited
Sour Ale fermented with Barrel Ridge Farm canteloupe, honeydew, and watermelon.
Barleywine - Other
Brewed in collaboration with Pacific Northwest Barleywine legends, Pelican Brewing, Mother Of All Bricks deftly combines Pelican's astute sensibilities with our Appalachian penchant for the ostentatious. This leviathan Barleywine style ale aged for 17 months in extremely rare 19-year Bourbon barrels.
Porter - Imperial / Double
Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Porter conditioned on pecans, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Wheat Beer - Witbier / Blanche
Belgian style Witbier aged in oak barrels for 23 months with house cultures and refermented with peaches.
Prodigality (2022)
Barleywine - English
Churning out complexity through time and heat. The solo grain, Maris Otter, brims the mash tun for a long soak. A portion of the first runnings were boiled and reduced, triggering the Maillard Reaction; through which, the vigorous heating of sugars adds a deeper color and flavor. Continuing on with an extended boil to increase…
Stout - Imperial / Double
After a layover of 17 months in Bourbon barrels, prepare for descent into rich maltiness and flavors of faraway lands. Careful additions of toasted sesame seeds and Szechuan peppercorns bring floral and nutty tones to this decadent Stout.
Sour - Other Gose
Stainless steel conditioned American Sour ale brewed with coriander and sea salt.
Stout - Imperial / Double
A blend of Imperial Stouts aged for 23 months in bourbon barrels.
Sour - Fruited Berliner Weisse
Stainless steel fermented American Sour Ale refermented on pineapple and conditioned on habaneros and ginger, bringing a spirited balance to our bright and lively house sour wheat ale.
Thread Count (2022)
Stout - Imperial / Double Milk
Imperial Stout brewed with honey and lactose, aged in bourbon barrels for 22 months, and conditioned on cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and orange zest.
Sour - Fruited
Mixed-fermentation sour ale refermented with watermelons from Jackie O's Barrel Ridge farm and conditioned on hibiscus
Stout - Imperial / Double
Brewed in collaboration with our friends at Dancing Gnome, this leviathan stout aged for 17 months in freshly emptied Old Fitzgerald barrels, patiently developed notes of vanilla, German chocolate cake, and dried fruit.
Stout - Russian Imperial
Seven malts were used to create deep flavors of coffee, chocolate, caramel, and molasses. A hint of bitterness and herbal character from carefully selected European and American hops help support the monolithic maltiness. This special batch was aged in bourbon barrels and conditioned on vanilla beans and whole coffee beans. A truly decadent brew that…
Wood Ya Honey (2022)
Wheat Beer - Wheat Wine
Wheat Wine Style Ale brewed with honey and aged in bourbon barrels
Various core & seasonal Jackie O's 12oz cans - on premise & carry out available. 4 pack & 6 pack mixers available for $11.99
Brown Ale - American
This brown ale was brewed to commemorate the 2007 Lungevity Everest Expedition. The people of Tibet call Mt. Everest “Chomolungma,” and this exceptional ale carries on the spirit of the climb. Seven Malts, three hops, and 100 pounds of local wild flower honey give this ale an exceptional character. Baked muffins, dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate,…
Stout - Russian Imperial
Seven malts were used to create deep flavors of coffee, chocolate, caramel, and molasses. A hint of bitterness and herbal character from carefully selected European and American hops help support the monolithic maltiness. A truly decadent brew that is intended to be poured into your favorite snifter and given time to warm up from its…
Winter Ale
English-style Holiday Ale: Brewed with robust American, British, and German malt and carefully hopped with UK-grown East Kent Goldings, Deck the Hills presents a rich malt character complimented by delicate floral notes. A gentle sweetness and light bitterness make this celebratory ale the perfect companion for cool fall evenings that turn into brisk winter nights.
IPA - Imperial / Double
A doubled-down riff on our classic West Coast-style IPA, Double Mystic Mama delivers even more aroma and flavor with 50% more dry hops than Mystic Mama. 9% ABV.
IPA - New England / Hazy
A boisterous trio of Pacific Northwest hops bring brilliant fruit tones to this robust yet delicate Hazy IPA. Carefully selected Citra brings candied grapefruit notes, while El Dorado and Idaho 7 bring notes of pineapple, maraschino cherry and grape bubble gum. 7% ABV.
IPA - American
Our flagship West-Coast style IPA is brewed with a tremendous amount of hand-selected American hops, delivering extraordinary tropical and citrus notes alongside a firm but satitating bitterness.
Flavored Malt Beverage
Flavored malt beverage with mango & grapefruit purée.
Wheat Beer - Fruited
Razz Wheat is a classic local favorite originating from the brewpub in Athens, Ohio. Natural raspberry puree is added during fermentation giving this beer a unique and playful personality. The rosy haze and sticky head embody a continuum of sour sweetness held together by a wheat back bone.
Blonde / Golden Ale - Other
In collaboration with Ohio Athletics, this Golden Ale is dry, crisp, and refreshing. It doesn’t get more easy drinking this! Inspired by the industrial brewing legends, Ricky strives to quench your thirst every time.
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
A thoughtful, modern homage to our single-hop DIPAs of years past, Ritual Destruction is a pure expression of our specially-selected lot of Citra hops. Brimming with notes of candied grapefruit peel and tropical fruit, a healthy dose of flaked and malted oats dials in a fruity, fluffy experience.
Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
Who Cooks For You is Jackie O’s first packaged hazy pale ale. Brewed and double dry hopped with over 3 lbs per barrel of both Cryo hop powder and hop pellets that were hand selected in Yakima, WA. This little number is full of bright aromas and flavors of mango, watermelon, and lemon. A subtle…
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Hours
Monday
2pm – 9pm
Tuesday
2pm – 9pm
Wednesday
2pm – 9pm
Thursday
2pm – 9pm
Friday
12pm – 10pm
Saturday
12pm – 10pm
Sunday
12pm – 6pm