Prohibition Resistance Tour 2008

April 12-13, 2008

Join us as we explore Cincinnati's rich brewing heritage, both above and below ground.

We will start our tour at the Cincinnati Museum Center, where your the tour cost will include an admission voucher (good for one year) to the Cincinnati History Museum's special exhibit on Cincinnati's brewing history. We'll hear from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company's CEO Greg Hardman, as he tells us the amazing story of how Christian Moerlein left his native Germany and started one of the biggest breweries in the country, a story that mirrors the history of Cincinnati. The bus tour will include many of the remaining brewery buildings in Cincinnati, including the John Hauck Dayton Street Brewery, the Clyffside Brewery, the Jackson Brewery, and the Christian Moerlein Brewery. We will explore the life of another of Cincinnati's great brewers at the John Hauck House Museum, where this restored mansion on Cincinnati's original "Millionaire's Row" contains original antiques, furnishings and brewing memorabilia. Our final stop is at another of Cincinnati's great breweries, the Kauffmann Brewery. Here we will journey to the sub-basements and tunnels of the brewery, spaces unused since Prohibition.

The tour will take place on both Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13, with start times of 10AM SOLD OUT, 10:30AM SOLD OUT, 11:30AM SOLD OUT, 12PM SOLD OUT, 1:30PM SOLD OUT, 2PM SOLD OUT, and 3PM SOLD OUT on Saturday and 11AM SOLD OUT, 11:30AM SOLD OUT, 12:30PM SOLD OUT, 1PM SOLD OUT, 2:30PM SOLD OUT, and 3PM SOLD OUT on Sunday. Tours will be approximately 2 and half hours, and will start and end at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.

There will be a complimentary Christian Moerlein beer tasting at Findlay Market after the tour, as the OTR Ale Haus is reopening that weekend.

Parking is available at the Museum Center (not included in ticket cost) and near Findlay Market. There will be a free shuttle from Findlay Market to the Museum Center from 1PM until 7PM each day.

Tickets are $30 and available online here. If you already have purchased tickets for the original dates in March, they are still good for the same day and time.

For any questions please email or call (513) 604-9812.

If you are interested in volunteering for this year's event, please go here to sign up.

Note that there is some walking on this tour, including spaces not usually accessible to the public. Children or persons having difficulty with steep stairs are not encouraged to attend. Participants will be required to sign a waiver before beginning the tour. Complimentary beer tickets will only be provided to those with proof of legal drinking age.

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