Cincinnati Brewing Heritage: Historic Distilling Tour

Experience the Cincinnati Brewing Heritage on this engaging tour. Explore historic and modern brewing and distilling, sample beverages, and visit a 19th-century underground lagering cellar. Don’t miss out!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Northern Row - We learn about the history of the pre-Prohibition fermentation house where the brewery & distillery is located, followed by a behind the scenes tour of their distilling operations. The tour then concludes with a spirit tasting in their taproom.
  • Rhinegeist Brewery - Guests will take a behind the scenes tour, where we learn how the Rhinegeist Brewery produces their beer, along with some history of the pre-Prohibition structure that houses their operations and taproom. We conclude this portion of the tour with a flight of their winter beers.
What's Included
  • Beer flight tasting experience
  • Spirit sampling session
Additional Information

Join the Brewing Heritage Trail on this mostly indoor tour to learn about modern and historic brewing and distilling, but that’s not all, we’ll get to sample beverages and visit a 19th century underground lagering cellar along the way! The first stop on the tour is Northern Row Brewery and Distillery, where we’ll get a close-up look at their distilling process, followed by a spirit sampling. Next stop are the lagering cellars of the historic Jackson Brewery, where beer was fermented and cold stored dating back to the 1850s! We then head to the Rhinegeist Brewery, located inside a pre-Prohibition brewing structure, where we’ll take a behind the scenes tour of their modern and historic facility (stairs are required for part of the tour), concluding with a flight of their seasonal beverages. No other tour in the city offers historic and modern brewing and distilling, with an underground cellar exploration, so don’t miss out on this unique tour offered only by the Brewing Heritage Trail!

Location
111 W McMicken Ave
West McMicken Avenue
This tour begins at Northern Row Brewery & Distillery, please head inside the taproom and look for the Brewing Heritage Trail "Tour Check-in" sign near the main entrance. Your tour guide will be there approximately 15 minutes before the tour is scheduled to begin.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Brent_l
May 26, 2024
Perfect for History Buffs - Laura was knowledgeable and good at making the history interesting and understandable. Great tour. The beer at Northern Row is delicious.
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460kayeh
May 5, 2024
Great tour! - This tour was great! Lisa was VERY informative & we loved getting to know Cincinnati better. Will definitely do more of these tours in the future.
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Mamie2003
Feb 21, 2024
Lisa is a Gem!! - We had a fantastic experience with Lisa as our tour guide!! She was so knowledgeable and fun too!! She took her time and answered all of our questions, while making our experience fun!! I loved that when we ended at Rhinegeist she joined us for a beer too!! We will absolutely ask for her tours again!!
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April_h
Nov 7, 2023
Great tour, definitely recommend - great tour of historical buildings and learning about the brewing and distilling processes. Going down in the underground tunnels was really cool. We had a fun group, great conversation. The beer is good. The spirits are great. it was a thoroughly enjoyable day.
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J460wasusank
Oct 2, 2023
Great all around time! - Had a great time on the tour and met fabulous people. Andrew did a great job as our guide and was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend!
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Jennifer_e
Jul 16, 2023
Great tour! Alex was a... - Great tour! Alex was a great guide and had so much information that he shared. I appreciated the casual environment and historical information throughout the tour.
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Maryho3506ky
Jul 3, 2023
Would do it again! - Jim did a great job making this a terrific experience. Great cooperation from the local brew houses.
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Steven_m
Jun 23, 2024
Beer tour - We were worried when we were joined by a bachelorette party but Jim made it work for all of us. The beer cellars provided a unique opportunity to view Cincinnati brewery history
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Smauricio64
Jun 23, 2024
Beer tour - We were worried when my wife and I were joined on our tour with a bachelorette party but Jim made it a good experience for all of us. The beer cellar was unique and worth the visit to explore this aspect of Cincinnati history
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Valerie_f
Feb 18, 2024
Just ok - I think with a different tour guide, this would have been a more enjoyable experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Cincinnati, but because of that, would digress to stories regarding other breweries or historical figures or locations that did not relate to the specific locations on tour, and would often repeat things or talk in circles. Perhaps for someone native.to the city, this would have been more interesting The tour went over a full 40 minutes, so by the time we made it to Rhinegeist, I felt very rushed for time. I didn't want to ask any questions I actually had about the brewery because I feared a long winded answer and more time hold up. I would recommend the guides implement a stricter tour script. The flight sampling at Northern Row included 3 spirits, but not much information regarding flavors or how they are made, which I was intrigued to hear. The flight at Rhinegeist had very little introduction or information regarding the 4 sample beers, and it was very loud in the brewery sitting are, without any sort of reserved room for tasting, so it was disappointing. You're better off visiting on your own, booking a tour directly with rhinegeist when you arrive, and picking your own flight afterward
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