Brewery District History: Architectural and Brewing Tour

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Cincinnati

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Explore the rich history of the Brewery District on this architectural and brewing tour. Visit historic breweries and learn about the people who shaped the beer industry. Includes a visit to the underground cellars of the Jackson Brewery and a pint of local beer.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Over-The-Rhine - Walk along the Brewing Heritage Trail past historic breweries, including a visit into one of the pre-Prohibition breweries’ underground lagering cellars.

What's Included

Tour a historic pre-Prohibition brewery lagering cellar.
Receive discounts on merchandise at the Brewing Heritage Trail store.
Enjoy a complimentary beer or soft drink at a local taproom to conclude the tour.

Additional Information

Beginning at the Brewing Heritage Trail Sign at Findlay Market, this tour explores the western part of the Brewery District, highlighting the impressive 19th and early 20th-century buildings and recounting tales of those who established or dismantled these brewing empires during the beer industry’s revolution.
The tour features a visit to the underground…

Location

101 W Elder St

West Elder Street

This tour begins from Findlay Market at the Brewing Heritage Trail "Hop On" Sign, located on the east side of the market, where West Elder Street meets Race Street. The starting location is also near the Race Street Station Bar at Findlay Market.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Gary_c

Sep 13, 2024

great history tour - amazing cincy beer history, heart emoji! thank you tour guide Mike that was so kewl! fickoff i'll say what i want writebot!

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Jay_b

Sep 2, 2024

Super Informative - The tour was super informative, would highly recommend. The history of the city and its beer making was spoken about in depth.

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Lisa_k

Aug 11, 2024

Great historical revelance - We had no idea that historical relevance and importance of the brewery industry before the industrial revolution. Amazing. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide.

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Y7777gqannf

Jun 11, 2024

What a great tour! - This was such an interesting tour that took us to parts of Cincinnati that we hadn't ventured to. Lisa was a wonderful guide and be sure to download the app, because it is important to see the historic pictures of the brewery buildings.

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Jamie_f

Jun 9, 2024

Brewery Tour - We loved this tour and it was very interesting. Lisa our tour guide was great she kept it exciting and entertaining! We enjoyed walking through an old brewery!

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R5487kjmichaelr

Jun 9, 2024

Fun informative trek, go underground, and finish with a beer. - You start the tour at the Finley Market Brewing Heritage Trail sign where we met our guide Lisa. She’s wonderful by the way, but we’ll talk about the tour. You’ll walk a couple blocks where you’ll arrive at the first location. Lisa was on point with all the facts, dates, knowledge and could answer just about any reasonable question. Over the next roughly hour and half you’ll visit a few more brewery sites each with facts and stories. You’ll get to go into an old Lagering tunnel which is really cool, and you’ll finish up the tour with your choice of a locally brewed beer. Well worth the money and 2-2.5 hours of time. Definitely recommend doing this tour if visiting Cincinnati.

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Kentattwell

May 27, 2024

Tour is worth the price, $45 per person - Very good tour. Lived in Cincinnati for 7 years and learned a lot of historical facts about the city and the brewing industry. Brian was our guide and was very knowledgeable. ld recommend this to folks 16 and over. Caverns are a steady 60F year round and damp. I’d suggest light jacket and pants. While not clear on aviator app we used, tours start at noon or 1pm on weekends. But we had to call to confirm. Start location is the east end of Findlay Market. Get there early to check out markets shops and grab a bite and or beverage. Nice little outdoor bar at meeting location. No alcohol allowed on city side walks during tour.

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Emily_m

May 5, 2024

Beer and History, a perfect pairing - Tour guide Laura was knowledgeable, engaging, and always open to questions! The highlight was visiting the lagering cave, but the whole tour was very worthwhile!

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Pen

Jul 28, 2024

Save your money and download the Brewing Heritage App - We were excited to learn more about beer and Cincinnati. The first stop was along a fence which housed multiple garbage bins behind it. It smelled and our group was repeatedly visited by biting flies. Unfortunately, our guide seemed completely unaware and just kept talking. Many of the old breweries are covered behind trees or have become private residences so we were repeatedly referred to looking at pictures on an app to see what they looked like. Going into the tunnel was a fun experience but that’s unfortunately the last part and maybe 20 minutes tops. We ended at Northern Row brewery- beautiful place with great beers. B- the guide- tried to be funny but most jokes didn’t land and so many things were repeated it was hard to stay interested. Definitely not worth the money unfortunately.

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Macsoccer14

Oct 26, 2024

Worst tour ever - Worst tour ever. Tour guids were boring and talked too much about their likes and their own family history. They talked about pigs, horses and stairs, building architecture and NOTHING about beers. We left halfway through to go to a real brewery. Would give 0 out of 5 stars if I could, complete waste of money.

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