Toast to our history

Cincinnati has a rich brewing heritage centered on the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Join us for a number of special events

Bockfest Brewhouse Tour

Exclusive guided tour of long unseen Sohn/Clyffside brewhouse.

Offered Saturday March 4 and Sunday March 5, 2023
Join the Brewing Heritage Trail on this unique tour of the 19th century Sohn/Clyffside Brewhouse! Inside visits to this site has been unavailable to the public for many years and this weekend is the only time guests will be allowed inside before a major restoration and construction project kicks off!

Don't miss out on this very limited opportunity, available exclusively through the Brewing Heritage Trail. Tickets include a beer at Bockfest Hall at the conclusion.

​Bockfest Heritage Series

Enjoy a cold bock beer while learning about Cincinnati's rich heritage from a variety of local historians and community activists. This event is FREE.
Saturday March 4, 2023 1P-4P @ Bockfest Hall
1P-1:30P         Dann Woellert (The Food Etymologist) - Want to populate your mancave or she-shed with cool artifacts of Cincinnati’s brewing heritage?  Learn and see examples of ten of the main types of Cincinnati brewery collectibles and learn the places you can still find them.
1:30P-2P         Michael Morgan (Queen City History) - Cincinnati Breweries during Prohibition
2P-2:30P         Christian Huelsman (Spring in Our Steps) - Cincinnati Alleys and Stairs
2:30P-3P         Fred Krome (University of Cincinnati) - Beer instead of distilled spirits: Prohibition in International Context
3P-3:30P         Paul Abrams - Slow Brewed: America's Path to Better Beer
Sunday March 5, 2023 1P-4P @ Bockfest Hall
​1P-1:30P         Chelsie Hoskins & Sean Andres (Queens of the Queen City) - TBA
1:30P-2P         Deqah Hussein-Wetzel (Urban Roots Podcast) - "Lost Voices of Cincinnati" an Urban Roots podcast (and Urbanist Media) docu-short.
2P-2:30P         Ann Senefield (Digging Cincinnati History) - The History of The Apotheke Building
2:30P-3P         Anne Steinert (Over-the-Rhine Museum) - 150 Stories in One Building

Over-the-Rhine Museum

Our neighbors at the Over-the-Rhine Museum have a storefront exhibit right around the corner from Bockfest Hall. Stop by anytime all weekend at 3 West McMicken Avenue and learn about some of the past residents of Over-the-Rhine and the amazing project the Museum is working on.

Want more?

If you can't get enough history, we offer a wide variety of tours all year long along the Brewing Heritage Trail.

​Visit www.BrewingHeritageTrail.org for details!