Rebel Mettle Brewery

After five years of growing a homebrewing hobby into a small business, the co-founders of Rebel Mettle brewery are confident they’ll succeed despite the challenge COVID-19 presents.

FORTUNE FAVORS THE DARING.THAT'S THE MOTTO DRIVING THEFOUNDERS OF A NEW CRAFTBREWERY IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI-- AS THEY PREPARE TO OPEN THESPACE -- IN THE MIDDLE OF THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

W-C-P-O9 NEWS REPORTER BRIAN MAINSHAS MORE.MICHAEL BROWN AND HIS FELLOWCO-FOUNDERS WILL BE LIVINGTHEIR SMALL BUSINESS' MOTTOWHEN THEY OPEN REBEL METTLEBREWERY AT NOON SATURDAY ONWEST FOURTH STREET INCINCINNATI."We're taking a risk.

It's acalculated risk but at thesame time it's a risk.""Bring it.

Bring it.

Let'ssee what we can do.

Let's seewhat we can do."BUT AFTER FIVE YEARS OFGROWING A HOMEBREWING HOBBYINTO A SMALL BUSINESS, BROWNAND FELLOW CO-FOUNDERS ANDFRIENDS ARE CONFIDENT REBELMETTLE WILL SUCCEED DESPITETHE CHALLENGE COVID-19PRESENTS."We started in November of2015.""At the same time we werethrowing around ideas like,'What could we do togetherthat we could do for the restof our lives, come to workwith a smile on your face andworktogether?"OVER TIME, OPENING A BREWERYTOGETHER BECAME THE OBVIOUSCHOICE FOR THE TRIO.AFTERYEARS OF LOOKING FOR A PLACETO OPEN THEIR BREWERY,DEVELOPERS ANNOUNCED A PLAN TOREDEVELOP A PORTION OFHISTORIC WEST FOURTH STREET BYBRINGING IN NEWBUSINESSES"When we got together and sawthis space it just seemed tocome together likeVoltron.""Essentially, we have turned aparking garage into abrewery."A FORMER PARKING GARAGE WITHINWALKING DISTANCE OF EVERYTHINGDOWNTOWN HAS TOOFFER."We've got all of Cincinnatiright here and it's an awesomeplace to come celebrate andhavefun."AND OF COURSE, THERE'S THELINEUP OF BEER REBEL METTLEWILL START SERVING THISWEEKEND."You'll see that a lot ofcraft breweries come to marketheavy on ale production.

Weare actually the reverse ofthat.

We are coming in hot andheavy with lagers, pilsnersand traditional Germanpilsners."YOU CAN LEANR MOREAT WCPO.COM BRIAN MAINS WCPO 9NEWS