Prohibition Resistance Tour 2010

March 6-7, 2010

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

Each tour will start at Bockfest Hall, where participants will learn about the Brewery District and then travel to the Clyffside Brewery (also known as the Mohawk, Sohn, and Red Top Brewery). Here, a multimedia presentation will take participants back to 1888, when Cincinnati was one of the brewing centers of the country and beer was the backbone of Over-the-Rhine. We'll continue our tour past the remaining breweries on Brewer's Boulevard with such storied names such as Jackson, Moerlein, Lafayette, and Hudepohl. The next stop will be the Kauffman Brewery, where we'll hear about Cincinnati's beer barons and explore the massive subterranean lagering cellars under the building. A brief walk past the typical working class Italianate tenements will explore the typical Over-the-Rhine resident's life in 1888. The final stop will be the Crown Brewery (also known as the Schmidt Brothers Brewery). Here we'll learn how Prohibition closed most of the Cincinnati breweries and dealt a devastating blow to Over-the-Rhine. This tour will include a visit to the recently rediscovered and reopened lagering cellars and tunnel underneath McMicken Avenue, which have been sealed off for 50 years and never before opened to the public.

At the end of the Tour, participants will receive beer tickets to continue the festivities at Bockfest Hall!

All tours are the same, will be approximately 2 and half hours, and will start and end at Bockfest Hall (located at 1621 Moore Street in the historic Kauffman Brewery).

This year's tour has sold out. Please sign up for our email list or follow us on Facebook as we will be doing additional tours throughout the year!

There are no physical tickets being mailed to participants this year. Everyone should come to Bockfest Hall (located at 1621 Moore Street) to check in and sign waivers. We would recommend showing up at least 10 minutes before the tour starts to ensure you don't miss anything. For parking information, please visit www.bockfest.com.

To volunteer, please go HERE.

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

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 (available HERE). Complimentary beer tickets will only be provided to those with proof of legal drinking age.

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