Cincinnati Brewing & Distilling Tasting Tour
Overview
2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Join the Brewing Heritage Trail on this mostly indoor tour to learn about modern and historic brewing and distilling, but that’s not all, we’ll get to sample beverages and visit a 19th century underground lagering cellar along the way! The first stop on the tour is Northern Row Brewery and Distillery, where we’ll get a close-up look at their distilling process, followed by a spirit sampling. Next stop are the lagering cellars of the historic Jackson Brewery, where beer was fermented and cold stored dating back to the 1850s! We then head to the Rhinegeist Brewery, located inside a pre-Prohibition brewing structure, where we’ll take a behind the scenes tour of their modern and historic facility (stairs are required for part of the tour), concluding with a flight of their seasonal beverages. No other tour in the city offers historic and modern brewing and distilling, with an underground cellar exploration, so don’t miss out on this unique tour offered only by the Brewing Heritage Trail!
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
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
Northern Row Brewery & Distillery
We learn about the history of the pre-Prohibition fermentation house where the brewery & distillery is located, followed by a behind the scenes tour of their distilling operations. The tour then concludes with a spirit tasting in their taproom.
Rhinegeist Brewery
Guests will take a behind the scenes tour, where we learn how the Rhinegeist Brewery produces their beer, along with some history of the pre-Prohibition structure that houses their operations and taproom. We conclude this portion of the tour with a flight of their winter beers.
What‘s Included
Beer Flight and Spirit Sampling
Options
Cincinnati Brewing & Distilling Tasting Tour
Reviews
31 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best of the best!
Curiosity689689,Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lisa, our guide, was friendly and knowledgeable. Enjoyed the distillery, tunnels tour, and brewery. Would definitely recommend!
Last day in Cincinnati
John P,Aug 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00On a hot day the cool cellars and the cool beer were welcomed. Great history from Jim. We had a great few hours. It was worth every cent.
We had a really great tour!
Lisa K,May 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great historic information given during this tour. Lots of great details and overall fun tour. The distillery and brewery were both great and seeing the tunnels were very cool too. Very glad we did this tour, it was a great time.
Great Tour
E8192XSkatien,Apr 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved my brewery tour. The guide Lisa was very knowledgable and entertaining. The only downside was one of the guest was acting obnoxious and arguing with the tour guide. I will be recommending this tour to my friends and family.
Shut down by Lisa
C4330MQsw,Apr 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00The tour guide Lisa was rude to the attendees. Particularly if someone offered an incorrect answer, she did not manage that well. It is ok to offer a wrong answer or not know an answer, but at least acknowledge the person for trying and offering a good answer. Then redirect to what is correct. Don’t shame people or shut them down or call them out with wrong answers. We’ve joined this tour once before and the tour guide we had did a nice job. This was very disappointing. I would not want someone like Lisa doing anything customer facing.
Cincy Beer Tour Review
PATTY D,Mar 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was educational and enjoyable. Our hosts are very good at their job and made the tour fun. They were extremely knowledgeable about the beer industry and Cincy. My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
It was fun informative...
Charles R,Jan 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was fun informative tour great tour guide and would do another tour through them again. Lisa was awesome at this.
Great Tour
Janet K,Nov 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Lisa was excellent! Knew her Material and clearly enjoyed sharing it Will sign up for another on our next trip to Cincinnati
Great Guide, But the Tour Dragged On
Jamie S,Nov 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00The tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the subject. He was funny and time and well-prepared, but the tour was far too long—it should have been capped at 1.5 hours. There was a lot of standing around and listening to lengthy explanations, which felt more like a lecture. A little less talking and more engagement would have made the experience better. Offering something interactive, like a local beer to sample during the talks, could help break up the monotony.
Cincinnati Brewery Tour
S8888EZdianej,Oct 27, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Tour was very informative and fun. Lots of great info. Only downsides- your got a little drug out and one more tasting would have made the day perfect. Would definitely recommend if you have never been on a brewery tour.
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