Illinois-based Beerhead to open Downtown craft beer restaurant next year.

An Illinois-based craft beer chain is looking at Ohio for growth.

Beerhead Bar and Eatery is planning three new stores in Ohio, including one in Downtown Columbus next year. The Columbus location would be at 250 S. Civic Center Dr., the home of developer Casto and across the street from Bicentennial Park.

The other Ohio locations are in Avon and Concord Township in northeast Ohio. Beerhead already has a location in the Flats area of Cleveland.

Beerhead touts one of the widest selections of craft beers in its bars (the company does not brew its own beer) from local brews to odd foreign brands, as well as a full-service restaurant featuring pizzas and sandwiches with a signature item being a giant Bavarian-style pretzel.

There are eight Beerhead locations now, spread from the Chicago suburbs to Rochester, N.Y., and the company hopes to add 30 more in the next four years.