Built on Beer Tour
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
Starting at the Brewing Heritage Trail Sign at Findlay Market, this brewing history and architecture tour walks the western portion of the Brewery District, marveling at the many remaining 19th and early 20th century structures and sharing stories of those who built or doomed these brewing empires during beer’s industrial revolution.
Tours include a visit into the subterranean lager cellars of the historic (non-operating) Jackson Brewery, as well as outdoor visitation to the Sohn/Mohawk Brewery, several Christian Moerlein sites, and the location of the Bellevue Incline. The Jackson Brewery cellars were excavated from the hillside under the brewery, so we enter from street level and there are no stairs to climb going in or out, making these cellars very accessible and the total walking distance of this tour is less than a mile.
At the tour conclusion, we stop in at a neighborhood taproom for a pint of local beer, included with each ticket!
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Over-The-Rhine
Walk along the Brewing Heritage Trail past historic breweries, including a visit into one of the pre-Prohibition breweries' underground lagering cellars.
What‘s Included
Visit into a historic pre-Prohibition brewery lagering cellar.
This tour concludes at a local taproom for a beer or soft drink, which is included with the tour.
Discount on merchandise in the Brewing Heritage Trail store.
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Built on Beer Tour
Reviews
68 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Awesome experience
autumnd229,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rowan was an amazing tour guide! He was super informative. We had the best time and learned lots of brewery- Cinci history 🍺
Fun tour
F3733DJnickd,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great time, even being from Cincy I learned a lot. Rory was funny and engaging.
The tour guides were...
Michael H,Feb 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The 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.
Great Tour
Peggy M,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great walking tour Alot of History. Would definitely recommend Lisa was a great tour guide. Cold but worth it
Great tour and guide!
lakewoodoh,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great tour. There were only 2 couples and that made it special. Plus we had a great tour guide. The rain didn’t even bother us! Haha Would definitely take the tour again. Well worth it!
See where so much of Cinci heritage started!
douglask655,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00hey - we did the Built on Beer tour on Friday the 31st and had a great time. The guide, Kanah was extremely knowledgeable and fun and we learned so much! highly recommend it!
Walking tour in the area...
Robert P,Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Walking 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.
Just do it yourself
Meander782963,Sep 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00About 45 mins of info stretched into 2 hours. Spent way too much time standing in one place listening to over-dramatized accounts of iffy information. Husband/wife combo of tour guides was awkward at times with them either correcting each other, trying to fill info the other one hadn't yet, or just plain taking at the same time. Best to just get the free Brewing Heritage Tour app and do it yourself. Then you can go to Ghost Baby in downtown Cincy and have a drink inside a giant lager storage bunker instead of the dilapidated one on this tour.
History of Cincinnati Brewing
Odyssey302739,Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Lisa led us on a great tour of the history of brewing in Cincinnati, including a visit to lager tunnels and a current brewery. She has extensive historical knowledge of brewing as well as of Cincinnati. Definitely recommend this tour.
Built on Beer Tour
ericrD7263PZ,Aug 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lisa was our tour guide and she provided a highly detailed and personal tour. This tour provided a history of the brewery business in OTR, and what it was like for the residents to live and work in there. Lisa kept us engaged and used humor to lighten the mood and heighten our interest. Thank you Lisa!
From US$45.00
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