Place Over Scale
We'd rather make 100 gallons of beer that tastes like somewhere than 10,000 that tastes like anywhere. Small is the point.
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Why we're called Fibonacci.
A nano-brewery that's also an urban micro-farm. The only one of its kind in the country. Here's the story.
The short version
Spiral in, spiral out.
The Fibonacci sequence is the pattern beauty takes in nature — the spiral of a sunflower, the curl of a fern, the geometry of a hop cone. It's the math art has been chasing forever.
We think a good beer works the same way. Start with a place. Add a few honest ingredients. Pay attention. Let one thing lead to the next. What comes out the other side is somehow more than the sum of the parts.
That's what we're trying to do here: make beer that tastes like somewhere, in a space that feels like something, for people who notice the difference.
The farm isn't a gimmick. The music isn't an afterthought. The goats aren't props. Everything is connected — one thing leading to the next, spiraling outward, growing in proportion.
What guides us 01 02 03 04
Four beliefs.
Honest Ingredients
If we can grow it, forage it, or source it from someone we know, we do. Our supply chain is measured in miles, not continents.
Music That Belongs
Underground bluegrass, folk, acoustic — music that sounds right in a barn, on a farm, with a beer in hand.
Open Doors
The farm isn't a backdrop; it's part of the taproom. Walk around, pet the goats, ask questions. This is meant to be shared.
The long version
How we got here.
2015
Bob and Betty Bollas open the primary taproom.
2019
Fib Farm expansion, second taproom, beer garden, and urban farm open. Fibonacci brings a summer farmers market to Mt. Healthy.
2020
Airbnb opens for booking.
2021
Beer garden upgrades with a stage and firepits.
2022
Fibonacci named as a finalist in the Samuel Adams National Brewers Experienceship Competition.
2024
Brewers Philanthropy Award from Cincinnati Toolbank given to Fibonacci Brewing Company for local impact collaboration.
2025
Fibonacci celebrates its 10th anniversary.
2026
Jon Pischl and Willie Caldwell purchase Fibonacci Brewing Company and begin bringing new life back to the brewery and the community.
The people
Who's here.
Four full-timers, a handful of regulars, and one very opinionated goat named Franklin.
Matt Reynolds
Founder · Head BrewerFormer engineer, backyard brewer, accidental farmer. Started Fib in a garage; now tends goats, bees, and 12 rotating taps.
Sarah Chen
Operations · EventsKeeps the lights on and the calendar full. Previously ran events for Cincinnati's indie music scene.
Daniel Obi
Assistant Brewer · CellarUC grad, homebrew obsessive, the one who remembers which barrel has what in it.
Emma Hartley
Farm ManagerTends the goats, the chickens, the bees, and the garden. Ohio State sustainable ag. Gets up earlier than everyone.
Recognition
Press & Awards
Cincinnati Magazine Best Brewery 2024
Ohio Craft Beer Guild Rising Star
CityBeat "Best Taproom Vibes"
Enquirer "Hidden Gem" Feature
(We don't enter many competitions. We're too busy tending goats.)
Proudly independent.
100% family-owned, no outside investors, no corporate parent. Just a farm brewery doing its own thing.Come see it yourself.
The best way to understand what we're doing is to walk through the doors. The goats are friendly. The beer is cold.
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