Author: By Hailey Roden – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier
ours are yet to be determined.
Ciolino told me she has very big plans for the space, though she hopes to keep most of the details under wraps until the final reveal.
“It’s one of those things people are going to have to experience. I do have people asking questions, though, because there’s things they want to have in the neighborhood,” she said.
It won’t be your typical brewery, bar or even a restaurant, Ciolino said, but instead she wants it to become a unique, community-centric meeting place, serving food and drinks as a welcoming space for all to enjoy.
“The vibe is going to change as things are going on in the community,” Ciolino said. “But also, it’s going to be a destination that is going to pull people from all over the city and one of those places that when people go to Cincinnati, they’re going to be like, ‘You know what? We have to go check out the Gardens. I’ve heard it’s this amazing place.’”
She plans on maintaining most of Woodburn’s build-out, with changes geared toward making the space feel more like what she is envisioning.
“A few things are going to have to change because the nature of what we’re going to do here is different than a brewery or a taproom,” Ciolino said. “I have this vision. The Drawing Dept is doing our architecture, and even he got excited. He said, ‘Jen, there’s nothing like this in the city.'”
The Gardens will continue utilizing Woodburn’s outdoor patio and beer garden space, converting it into a “garden park,” according to Ciolino.
“I really want 1001 Colors (formerly ArtWorks), to paint a mural on the silo out back, so it can become a fixture in the neighborhood that everyone gets to enjoy and that you can see from the garden park and when you’re out back on the patio or walking around the neighborhood,” she said. “I want to honor that a brewery was here, but we’re not a brewery.”
She also plans to host community and private events both inside the space and within the garden park.
“I really want this to be a place where everyone in the community can come and find something for them,” Ciolino said. “Something peaceful, something exciting, something beautiful, something new that they create, or that they discover, or that they eat, or that they drink, or that they celebrate or that they bring friends to … There are going to be so many different components.”
Woodburn Brewing was founded in 2016. It closed in June 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. March First Brands acquired the brand in December 2020, and reopened the space the following year.
In April 2025, Woodburn closed temporarily as March First had plans to sell the brewery to move its management team to its new bottle shop in the Cincinnati Premium Outlets in Monroe.
Woodburn never reopened, and the building was listed for sale in June 2025. An LLC tied to March First Brands still owns the space.