DENNISON, Ohio – Gary McCullough worked a variety of jobs for Timken Co. over 30 years. When he started his brewery, he knew he was retiring to something.

“This is my retirement gig,” he said, “and I am working way harder than I did.”

January will mark three years for Holy Moley Brewing Co. in the village of Dennison south of Dover. It’s McCullough’s first professional brewing gig. Holy Moley also makes wine.

He spent 25-plus years as a home brewer, learning the craft and sharing his beer.

“Early on I knew this is what I wanted to do when I retire,” he said. “I love the craft-beer folks, I love taste in my beers. Thirty years ago there weren’t craft-beer bars in Ohio. All the bar scenes were smoky, full of cigarette smoke. I just knew I had a passion for the beer itself and then the

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