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Inside the world's first BrewDog beer hotel, the 'hoppiest place on earth'

Beer taps in the bedrooms, beer fridges in the showers, a museum to the art of brewing on site – it seems that the city of Columbus, Ohio is now officially the “hoppiest place on Earth.”

At least, so says BrewDog, the Scottish ‘punk brewer’, which has now opened its long-awaited beer hotel, the DogHouse, which claims to be the world’s first hotel to offer guests a night’s stay inside a brewery.

Details released so far point to a suitably beer-soaked experience. Guests first enter a lobby dominated by a bar rather than a reception desk, with a bartender to handle check-in while also serving new arrivals with a welcome beer.

Each of the 32 bedrooms (including eight suites) features beer on tap, minibars stocked with BrewDog’s craft brews, and views of the facility’s large wooden foeders. Aside from the aforementioned in-shower beer fridges, bathrooms are stocked with hop-infused toiletries.

Other facilities at the DogHouse include an interactive museum detailing the brewing process and providing a history of craft beer, a media room, a fitness centre and a coffee bar in the lobby.

And while the specifics aren't yet clear, a menu of beer-based spa treatments is also apparently in the works.

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BrewDog co-founder, James Watt, who launched the company in 2007 in partnership with Martin Dickie, has given thanks to the company's fans who, through a crowdfunding campaign, played a vital part in funding the new hotel.

“For many beer fans, the idea of a beer hotel was just a pipe-dream. A beer utopia that was never thought possible. Until now. Thanks to the backing of our global community of beer evangelists, we’ve been hard at work to make that dream a reality.”

Watt and Dickie first floated plans for a beer hotel in March 2017, at the same time appealing for donations to their cause with the aim of raising $75,000.

Since receiving more than $300,000 – four times the original target – from eager beer enthusiasts, the company plans to launch a second hotel at its headquarters in Aberdeenshire, which is slated to open in 2019.

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Rooms feature beer on tap and overlook the brewery's large foeders (vats).