Toast to our history

Cincinnati has a rich brewing heritage centered on the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Join us for a variety of walking tours and programs that bring that history to life!

Mishaps, Malfeasance, and Murder Tour

The dark side of beer brewing in Cincinnati

Offered Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4, 2018
Join us for this ALL NEW 90 minute walking tour that tells the stories behind the beer, including corruption, accidents, and even murder! Your tour starts at Bockfest Hall, and visits multiple sites within the neighborhood, before descending deep in the lagering cellars of a historic brewery. Along the way, you'll learn how the long ago beer drinkers, beer makers, and beer barons made this neighborhood. Upon your return to Bockfest Hall, you will be treated to a complimentary beer (21+ please) and all the fantastic fun of Bockfest.​

Check available times and get tickets HERE.

Brushes and Beer Tour

Celebrating art and beer

Offered Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4, 2017
Join us for this ALL NEW 90 minute walking tour that celebrates the new public art along the Brewing Heritage Trail. Your tour starts at Bockfest Hall and visits multiple public art sites within the neighborhood as well as hidden signs and details that still remain from pre-Prohibition days. Along the way, you'll learn the stories behind the art and artists. Upon your return to Bockfest Hall, you will be treated to a complimentary beer (21+ please) and all the fantastic fun of Bockfest.

Check available times and get tickets HERE.

Dr. Morgan’s Hangover Relief Tour

Offered Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4, 2017 
Join the man that Cincinnati Magazine declared “The God of Bockfest” and the author of “Over-the-Rhine: When Beer Was King” for a personal, behind-the-scenes journey.  This Bockfest-only walking tour through Over-the-Rhine combines the neighborhood’s pre-Prohibition past with stories about the more recent reclamation of Cincinnati’s brewing heritage and the birth and evolution of the city’s most bohemian beer festival.  Tour includes a trip through southern OTR, into Washington Platform’s lagering cellars, the Gerke lagering cellars (four stories below ground), and then a cold bock beer with Mike Morgan.

Check available times and get tickets HERE.

Below Bockfest Tour

Introduction to Cincinnati brewing heritage

Offered Friday March 2 and Saturday March 3, 2018
Join us for this 60 minute walking tour that celebrates how beer was made and consumed in pre-Prohibition Over-the-Rhine. Your tour starts at Bockfest Hall and descends deep into the lagering cellars of a historic Brewery. Along the way, you'll learn how the long ago beer drinkers, beer makers, and beer barons made this neighborhood. Upon your return to Bockfest Hall, you will be treated to a complimentary beer (21+ please) and all the fantastic fun of Bockfest.​

Check available times and get tickets HERE.

Bockfest Heritage & Beer Series

Join us Saturday March 3, 2018 from 11A-5PM in Bockfest Hall for an afternoon of talks, presentations, and displays all about beer and brewing heritage. The event is FREE!
Presenters include:
    TBA
Displays include:
  • Stein and Breweriana displays, free appraisals, and items for sale
  • Brewing Heritage Trail
  • German Heritage Museum
  • Over-the-Rhine Museum​
  • Cincinnati State Brewing Science Class
  • Bloatarian Brewing Club

Want more?

If you can't get enough history, we offer tours all year long along the forthcoming Brewing Heritage Trail. Visit www.BrewingHeritageTrail.org for details!