Our Story

Why Goodwood

Goodwood opened in 2012 in a renovated warehouse on East Main — close enough to downtown that office workers walk over after five, far enough that the rent let us buy a real brewhouse instead of a pilot system.

The name is literal: Kentucky wood shows up in our barrel program, and “good wood” is what coopers used to call clean oak. We liked that better than naming ourselves after a dog or a joke only the founders understood.

How we operate

• Brewed here. No contract brewing. Mash to package happens at 636 E Main.
• Honest ABVs. What is on the tap list is what is in the glass.
• Local first. Kentucky accounts get priority before we chase out-of-state vanity distribution.
• Taproom as HQ. The same people who brew also hear what guests say about the beer — every week.

Leadership

Chris Harlan — Founder & Head Brewer. Former homebrewer, spent five years at a regional lager plant before opening Goodwood.

Megan Ortiz — Managing Partner, Taproom & Sales. Built the account list that put our lager in package stores from Paducah to Ashland.