Built on Beer Tour
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Cincinnati, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
See Cincinnati from a whole new perspective on this group walking tour that uncovers the city's brewing history and architecture. Walk the western portion of the historic Brewery District, and hear tales of beer empires from centuries gone by. Head underground to the cellars of Jackson Brewery, visit the Sohn/Mohawk Brewery, and see several Christian Moerlein sites. Conclude your tour with a refreshing pint of local beer.
- Enrich your visit with entertaining histories of the city’s historic Brewery District
- Your tour includes a pint of locally-brewed beer
- Explore a part of Cincinnati that many travelers miss
- The perfect tour for history buffs and beer lovers alike
What's Included
- Visit into a historic pre-Prohibition brewery lagering cellar.
- Discount on merchandise in the Brewing Heritage Trail store.
- Alcoholic BeveragesThis tour concludes at a local taproom for a beer or soft drink, which is included with the tour.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 101 W Elder St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA
This tour begins from Findlay Market at the Brewing Heritage Trail "Hop On" Sign, located on the east side of the market, where West Elder Street meets Race Street. 101 West Elder Street is the nearest physical address using Google Maps, however, the meeting point is just north of this location.
End points
This activity ends in a different location. See details below:
Itinerary
1
Over-The-Rhine
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 70 reviews
Michael_H, Feb 2026
The tour guides were great, it would have been better if they had a “Bullhorn” because of the traffic. Overall, our experience was Great. Thanks to Jack and Rory.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thanks so much for taking a tour with us and we're glad to see you had a great time with Jack and Rory!
Peggy_M, Jan 2026
Great walking tour Alot of History. Would definitely recommend Lisa was a great tour guide. Cold but worth it
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thanks for taking a tour with us and we're so glad to see you had a great time! I'll be sure to let Lisa know and hopefully we'll see you again on one of the other experiences we offer!
Robert_P, Sep 2025
Walking tour in the area around Findlay Market. Stops at one former brewery and ends with a beverage at a local brewery. Most of the tour is spent viewing area around Findlay Market. Overall distance walked over 2 hours was less than 1 mile.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thanks for taking a tour with us and I'm glad to see you enjoyed learning about the neighborhood and its brewing history!
MIKE_T, May 2025
Very informative tour with history of city, architecture and how cinci was so popular for beer. Mike was great tour guide. The one negative is i think it would be better if the beer at the end was from a cincinnati brewery like rhineguist.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thanks for taking a tour with us and I'm glad to see you had a great time with Mike. Our beverage location at the end of the tour switches depending on the day of the week, as we like to work with a variety of local businesses. The Thursday tour goes to Rhinegeist, the Friday and Saturday to Northern Row, and the Sunday to the OTR Stillhouse. Thanks again for joining us and we hope to see you again soon!
Tama_P, Apr 2025
Loads of great information on the early days of brewing. Lisa was a wonderful guide and we enjoyed the tour.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you so much for taking a tour with us and I'll be sure to let Lisa know you had a great time!
Laura_D, Jan 2025
Great tour! Laura was very knowledgeable and accommodating. She answered our questions very well and made the tour enjoyable. The tour itself is a nice route.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thanks for taking a tour with us and I'll be sure to let Laura know you had a great time!
Rick_s, Dec 2024
There are periods of standing on concrete during the walk on frequent stops while the guide provides interesting information.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
We appreciate you taking the time to post a review of your experience and are so glad to see you had a great time on the tour!
Cathy_W, Dec 2024
Our tour guide was excellent and shared a lot of history!!! Interesting history and tie ins of CincinnT history
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thanks for taking a tour with us and I'll be sure to let your guide know you had a great time!
macsoccer14, Oct 2024
Worst tour ever. Tour guids were boring and talked too much about their likes and their own family history. They talked about pigs, horses and stairs, building architecture and NOTHING about beers. We left halfway through to go to a real brewery. Would give 0 out of 5 stars if I could, complete waste of money.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thanks for your feedback and I'm sorry to see this tour didn't meet your expectations. However, since this is a neighborhood historic brewery architecture tour, rather than a pub crawl or production tour, it sounds like our tour guides were discussing the content of the tour described in our listing.
gary_c, Sep 2024
amazing cincy beer history, heart emoji! thank you tour guide Mike that was so kewl! fickoff i'll say what i want writebot!
Response from Host, Sep 2024
I'm so glad to see you had a great time with Mike on your tour! I'll be sure to let him know and hopefully we'll see you again on one of the other great experiences we offer throughout the year!
Jay_B, Sep 2024
The tour was super informative, would highly recommend. The history of the city and its beer making was spoken about in depth.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thanks for taking a tour with us and I'm so glad to see you had a great experience!
lisa_k, Aug 2024
We had no idea that historical relevance and importance of the brewery industry before the industrial revolution. Amazing. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
I'm so glad to see you had a great time on your recent tour! Thanks so much for joining us and I'll be sure to pass along your compliment to the tour guide!
Jamie_F, Jun 2024
We loved this tour and it was very interesting. Lisa our tour guide was great she kept it exciting and entertaining! We enjoyed walking through an old brewery!
Emily_M, May 2024
Tour guide Laura was knowledgeable, engaging, and always open to questions! The highlight was visiting the lagering cave, but the whole tour was very worthwhile!
ROBERT_V, Feb 2024
Our guide Laura was super knowledgeable and patient with us. Even came into the brewery at the end and had a beer with us continuing to share her knowledge of the history of Cincinnati.
Definitely would recommend.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review and I'm glad to see you had a great time on your tour with Laura! I'll be sure to pass along your compliment to her and hope we see you again on one of our other great tours!
Sara_B, Jan 2024
Lisa was a great guide who is clearly passionate about Cincinnati and its history. Even my fiance who is a brewer learned a lot about the city and its beer history.
Lori_B, Nov 2023
Touring the old brewery underground caverns & ending the whole experience with a beer! Tour guide was very friendly, knowledgeable & accommodating.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
I'm so happy to see that you and your guests had a great time on the tour! Thanks for taking the time to post a review and hopefully we'll see you again on one of the other great experiences we offer!
AJ_B, Aug 2023
Our tour guide Lisa was awesome! A true local and had a lot of information to share. We had a small group so it was easy to hear her talk and ask questions. The walk was short and never felt rushed. Definitely doable for those more physically challenged. We'll be doing more in the future.
Bruce_B, Jan 2023
Parking was tricky as the Bengals were playing in the play offs against the birds. Really enjoyed the tunnels under the old brewery and the pint at the end!
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Hi Bruce, so glad to see you enjoyed taking a tour with us and hopefully we'll see you again in the future!
Amy_B, Nov 2022
We enjoyed this tour! We’ve always known about the German influence In Cincy- this brought it to life!
Ended with a great Kolsch beer which is kinda hard to find. We first had it in Cologne Germany!
Lisa the guide was excellent.
Jerome_B, Jul 2022
Our guide was very good. Her descriptions made it easy to visualize what the Cincinnati Brewing Industry and OTR was like in their heyday.
Kelly_F, Jul 2022
Guide was very knowledgeable! The naturally cool storage areas in the brewery were amazing!
Great tour and I would recommend it!
Response from Host, Jul 2022
So glad to see you had a great time on our tour! I'll be sure to pass along the compliment to your guide and thanks so much for joining us, we hope to see you again soon!
Sue_A, Apr 2022
It was great to learn all about beer making during prohibition.
Great last stop on the roof top bar.
Response from Host, May 2022
Glad you all had a great time and got to check out the rooftop bar at the Rhinegeist Brewery at the end of the tour! Hopefully we'll see you again sometime and get to show you some other cool places we visit!
Dawn_M, Nov 2021
A fun way to learn more about the city. I had no idea Cincinnati had such a strong German / beer community
Isiah_C, Nov 2021
The beer tunnels and the history of the city made enjoyable experience. The architecture was really cool.
Rebecca_F, Sep 2021
We enjoyed walking back in history to actual breweries and having the history explained by knowledgeable guides. What a great tour!
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