GUIDED TOURS
We offer a variety of guided tours along (and under!) the Brewing Heritage Trail that let you experience Cincinnati's brewing heritage up close and personal, led by our personable and knowledgeable guides. Tours are available all year long, though some tours are seasonal. We also have a variety of special events throughout the year. Almost all of our tours start at our Trail Tour Center, with an unique selection of merchandise and history books as well as a rotating exhibit gallery of historic breweriana.
For information about tours, ticketing, where to go, etc, please visit our tour information page.
For information about tours, ticketing, where to go, etc, please visit our tour information page.
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HAUNTED BREWERY TOUR
45 Minute Walking Tour In 1880, brewer John Kauffman sent his brewmaster on a 2 year journey though Europe where he brought back a secret recipe that allowed his brewery to become one of the most successful in Cincinnati. That secret recipe is locked away in a safe, your goal is to survive your trip through the haunted brewery and solve the puzzles to figure out the combination. Your ghoulish tour guide will lead you through the historic Kauffman Brewery and current Christian Moerlein Brewery , including down to the very bowels of the building in cellars long ago abandoned...
The Haunted Brewery Tour: Can You Crack the Safe? will take patrons on a trip back in time to meet actual colorful (and doomed!) characters in Cincinnati brewing history. At each stop along your route, there are clues and hands-on, interactive puzzles to help you crack the safe. Will your group solve the puzzles to find the combination to the brewer's safe correctly? If you do, a prize and your place in history await you. |
CELLARMEN'S TOUR
90 Minute Walking Tour Starting at the Trail Tour Center located at the Moerlein Malthouse Tap Room, we walk along the newly opened Brewing Heritage Trail and share the stories of the men who built and worked in 19th century breweries, exploring dangerous working conditions, grueling hours, and the growing divide between the workers who made the beer and the “Beer Barons” who built fortunes by producing America’s best brews. Tours include a visit deep into the subterranean lagering cellars and tunnels of the historic (non-operating) Schmidt Brothers / Crown Brewery.
Tickets are $25. |
Starting at the Trail Tour Center located at the Moerlein Malthouse Tap Room, we walk along the newly opened Brewing Heritage Trail and witness the evolution of the brewing industry through the size, complexity, & architectural grandeur of our historic breweries. Along the way we share the stories of those who built or doomed these brewing empires during beer’s industrial revolution. Tours include a visit into the vast subterranean lagering cellars of the historic (non-operating) Jackson Brewery.
Tickets are $25. |
BRUNCH, BEER, & BREWERIES
3 Hour Walking & Streetcar Tour Starting at the Trail Tour Center located at the Moerlein Malthouse Tap Room, we hop on the streetcar to the Moerlein Lager House. With our first beer tasting, we take a behind-the-scenes tour of the brewpub and the rich history showcased there. After brunch, we head back to the Brewery District on the streetcar, walking along the newly opened Brewing Heritage Trail and learning about our grand brewing heritage. Back at the Moerlein Brewery, we grab our next round of beer tastings for a tour of the operating brewery and historic malt cellars. Tour includes 6-8 beer samples and brunch. Groupons not valid for this tour.
Tickets are $45. |
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BEER MAKIN' & BEER DRINKIN' TOUR
45 Minute Walking Tour Starting at the Trail Tour Center located at the Moerlein Malthouse Tap Room, this 45 minute walks along the Brewing Heritage Trail and tells some of Cincinnati’s best drinking stories while also showing how beer used to be made with a visit to pre-Prohibition lagering cellars deep under a historic brewery. At the end of your tour, tell your own stories with beers and handmade pretzels at the Moerlein Malthouse taproom (beer and pretzel options vary per ticket).
Tickets are $20, and also include discounted options on beer and food after the tour. |
This collaboration tour with Cincy Brew Bus spans two centuries of Cincinnati beer. Starting at the Trail Tour Center located at the Moerlein Malthouse Tap Room visitors will walk along the newly opened Brewing Heritage Trail and visit into the historic (non-operating) Jackson Brewery lagering cellars and learn about what made those breweries such an important part of our heritage. The tour continues on the Cincy Brew Bus with visits to 3 local craft breweries with a behind the scenes tour and 16-20 ounces of fresh, locally made beer. Groupons and gift cards not valid for this tour.
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PRIVATE & GROUP TOURS
Available all year Private tours can be arranged for your special event, work outing, or just to create a custom experience. Begin by filling out the form HERE or contacting us at tours@brewingheritagetrail.org
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GIFT CARDS
Great gift idea, never expire! Purchase a gift card and pick from any of our tours and select merchandise (in store only)! Great for gifts for your friends and family who love beer and history. Gift cards not valid for "Heritage & Hops" tours.
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