Our doors first opened to the Wooster community in 2012. Since then we have grown in order to further our mission to serve delicious beer. We brew all our beer on site and have a frequently rotating selection of 16 taps. Our beers styles differ by the season and are inspired by American, Belgian, German, British and New World styles alike.
For those who don't drink beer, we have a selection of wine, hard seltzer & cider, as well as Coca-Cola products, hot coffee & seltzer water. Since we do not have a kitchen we welcome our guests to enjoy BYOF (Bring your own food) style dining. On weekends we have food trucks park next to the taproom, so check out our food truck schedule to see what we have coming up! There are also plenty of nearby dining options customers can order from that will deliver right to our taproom. We kindly ask that you clean up after yourself if you choose to bring food.
Dogs cannot come inside the taproom, but they are welcome to sit on our outdoor patio with their owners!
If you didn't get your beer fix in the taproom, why not take some to go? We sell 4-packs of 16 oz cans and fill Growlers & Crowlers (32 oz cans) with any of the beers we have on tap.
About JAFB
Meet the owner
Like many college students, Paul Fryman developed a true appreciation for beer during his four years on campus at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Unlike a lot of college students, the Wayne County native wasn't satisfied with merely consuming it in large quantities. He had bigger ideas... He wanted to brew it.
It was after spending a semester abroad in Germany -- where beer-making is a centuries-old art form -- that Paul decided to dedicate his senior thesis to the impact of microbreweries on the American beer industry. The thesis was brilliant, Paul earned his degree, and it finally came time to head out into the world and make a living... Brewing beer, naturally.
He started at Great Divide Brewing in Denver.
Then he moved to Lake Placid, N.Y., to join the team at Great Adirondack Brewing.
Before long, though, he was back out West -- Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to be specific, where he mixed hops and grain for Snake River Brewing.
But then Great Adirondack called. They needed a head brewer, and so Paul headed back East.
Thousands of miles and thousands of barrels later, he returned home to Wooster in 2011 and opened JAFB in 2012 with his father, Jerry, and brother, Tony.
JAFB Wooster Brewery has been open for 11 years and has made several award winning beers along the way. After all, the people of Wooster deserve great beer too.
Paul Fryman
Owner
"A brewery where people can gather, meet their neighbors and be comfortable is a real cool thing. Wooster is perfect for that type of vibe and brewery."
AWARDS
2025 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze (South German Style Hefeweizen)
Hefeweizen
2025 Fatheads celebration of the hop IPA Festival
Silver (IPA Category)
Rain Delay IPA
2025 Fatheads celebration of the hop IPA Festival
Bronze (IPA Category)
Outlaw Cold IPA
2024 ohio craft brewers cup
Gold (American IPA)
JAF IPA
2024 ohio craft brewers cup
Silver (American IPA)
Rain Delay IPA
2024 ohio craft brewers cup
Bronze (Imperial IPA)
Face Melter DIPA
2024 ohio craft brewers cup
Silver (Stout)
Wooster New Stout
2024 ohio craft brewers cup
Bronze (Wheat Beer)
Hefeweizen
2024 wOOSTER cHAMBER OF cOMMERCE
Small Business of the Year Award - Under 15 Employees
2021 Great American Beer Festival
Gold (German Wheat Ale)
Hefeweizen
2021 Great American Beer Festival
Silver (American-Style India Pale Ale)
JAF IPA
2019 Great American Beer Festival
Bronze (American Style Strong Pale Ale)
JAF IPA
2018 Angels on the avenue
Best Stop of the Decade
2017 Fatheads IPA Festival
Celebration of the Hop Grand Champion
Summer Forever IPA
2016 Butcher and the brewer
Stout It Out Loud Best in Show
Wooster New Stout