At the turn of the 19th Century, Revolutionary War officer Major William Mason relocated his family to Southwest Ohio. Mason surveyed and purchased land — 16 lots — which was platted together on the banks of Muddy Creek. Over the next 200 years the area continued to grow and develop into our beloved city of Mason, Ohio. We are drawn to this area just as the Major was. With a salute to our city’s founder, we have formed the 16 Lots Brewing Company — named after those initial parcels of land joined together to form the heart of Mason. 

Major Mason’s passage to Southwest Ohio and his survey of the land was the inspiration for the logo as well. Through our research we discovered the theodolite, a surveying tool of the time, which not only symbolizes our passion for the precise science and mechanics of beer-making but also for the new direction that the brewery founders are taking. Borrowing a wheel from that theodolite and adding another surveying tool — a plumb-bob — to keep us straight and true in our endeavor, we have the foundation of our corporate mark. With a final nod to Major Mason, we implemented the style and color of the numbered buttons worn on Revolutionary War uniforms to signify military regiments. In that fashion we stamp our symbol and the 16 Lots Brewing Company logo is born.