Darkside of Brewing Tour: Cincinnati's Haunted History

Explore Cincinnati’s haunted history with the Darkside of Brewing Tour. Discover eerie tales, hidden streets, and historic sites. Includes a beer!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Over-The-Rhine - Embark on the Brewing Heritage Trail’s exclusive seasonal tour to uncover Cincinnati’s dark and eerie history. Delve into tales of grave robbing, a murderous saloon keeper, and other deadly events. This unique tour also features a visit to a deserted city street reclaimed by nature, along with a flashlight tour of the Imperial Theater and the historic 19th-century Jackson Brewhouse.
What's Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Join us on a seasonal exploration of the Brewing Heritage Trail to uncover the frightening and horrifying history of Cincinnati. Discover stories of grave snatching, a murderous bar owner, and other lethal chaos on this unique tour. You’ll also get a chance to visit a deserted city street reclaimed by nature and take a flashlight tour of the Imperial…

Location
111 W McMicken Ave
West McMicken Avenue
This tour begins and concludes at Northern Row Brewery & Distillery. Public parking can be found for free along McMicken Avenue and there is also a paid lot next door to the brewery.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Michael_h
Dec 1, 2024
Date night - Wonderful experience. Guide was great with a wealth of knowledge. Will definitely do more of the available tours
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Midwestfoodietoo
Nov 30, 2024
Really interesting tour that enlivens the past - Highly recommend this really interesting tour of abandoned theatre and brewery in Cincinnati. Tour guide Lisa was especially good with history and extensive details from past to present. Her enthusiasm distracted us all from bitter cold. It was well worth enduring the cold for the in-person experience. Inspired me to research more history, having seen & felt the sites. And the Northern Row Brewery where it starts and ends is terrific repurposed building with cool huge bar setting.
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Anthonyfv5939ud
Oct 20, 2024
Fun Saturday Evening! - Lots of fun!!Going to the hidden street and inside the theater and brewery were very interesting. Lisa was a great tour guide.
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Janicewj7458al
Oct 6, 2024
Cool & creepy historical experience - The most interesting and unique tour! This was fascinating - we greatly enjoyed the access to what would otherwise be “forbidden” sites. Learning about the brewing history, the restoration efforts of historically significant buildings, and the creepy past of Cincinnati was so much fun. I highly recommend this tour! Aaron’s story telling and passion really brought the experience to life.
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Mattpu2797ya
Oct 5, 2024
10/4/24 tour with linda - Very interesting- access to the buildings and touring the abandoned streets was very cool. Lots of information and linda our guide was great and well-informed
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Karen_m
Sep 22, 2024
Fun, educational, great sites - Our guide was very cool, had a ton of great info and was open to going in depth with questions. Lots of fun!
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Ron_u
Sep 21, 2024
Highly recommended! Fun and filled with fascinating Cincinnati history - I learned a lot about my hometown. It surprised me how much much history is condensed in that part of Cincinnati. It made me love my city even more. I enjoyed all of it, particularly the imperial theater tour. Our tour guides, Robert and Marcha knew so much about Cincinnati history, and their enthusiasm was contagious.
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Joe_a
Nov 5, 2023
Great tour with Aaron - A fun tour to do when visiting Cincinnati or if you just want to learn more about the city’s history. Aaron was the man
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Leigh_b
Oct 30, 2023
Unique & Interesting - Our tour guide, Lisa, was very knowledgeable, super informative & wonderfully friendly. Had a great first time experience. Thank you!
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Arlan_h
Nov 4, 2023
Great experience - Aaron was very knowledgeable, he did a great job. Need to make sure you start on time. We had a good time.
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