Platform Beer began as a collaboration between Paul Brenner, a homebrew supply store owner, and Justin Carson, owner of a draft line servicing company.

[2] The Lorain Avenue brewpub, which opened to the public in 2014, occupied a building that previously housed part of the Leisy Brewing Company (est.

[3] Besides its primary aim of producing beer for the Northeast Ohio market, Platform's secondary mission was to educate and facilitate brewing education in the Greater Cleveland area.

[4] In addition to its availability on draught in local bars and in cans via retail, Platform's beers were also served in Progressive Field and FirstEnergy Stadium.

[5][6] In 2016, Platform procured a building in Columbus, Ohio, where a second brewpub opened.