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**Originally founded in 1853 and re-started in 2004.

Come and see how Cincinnati's award winning craft brewery's beers are made. Sample the latest styles and freshest Moerlein beers available in our original 1860's malt house taproom! The architecture and beer is amazing.

Enjoy our world famous Pretzels and beer cheese or our variety of drink options.
Along with our regular hours we offer taproom rentals to those looking for a more private affair! Message us here if you'd like to know more.
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Admin Note: In December 2020, parent company CinBev closed and ceased all production at Christian Moerlein production facility in Over-the-Rhine. Going forward all CM beers will be contract brewed at another facility.
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Bitterbill (4395) reviewed
Barbarossa Double Dark Lager from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
8 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
From Aug 2008

I got this bottle in a trade with zapata. Thanks Ben!

This pours a clear red brown with a 1finger head of foam. Some lacing here and the foam is not shrinking very fast at all. 1 lovely brew in my glass.. The colour, I think, is spot on for a Dunkel.

The smell has notes of roasted malt, some sweet malt, and some good hoppiness that smells very fruitlike.

The taste is very nice. Some nice sweet malt notes with a touch of roasted malt, some light nutty flavour, and a decent amount of hop bitterness in the background to take the edge off the sweetness and put this in a very nice balance. Yum. There's also a touch of earthiness right before the finish which itself is slightly sweet. Again. Yum, and a very nice brew to sit with and session with.

Imo, this is a great example of the style, a style that I don't have a lot of experience with but the ones I have tried generally are too light in the flavour department. Not so with this one. Highly recommended!
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2017 at 10:07
Bitterbill (4395) reviewed
Lager House Original Golden Helles from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From Aug 2008

I got this in a trade with zapata. Thanks Ben!

It pours a clear light orange with a small head of foam that quickly settled down to a fine broken layer.

The smell is on the sweet side with notes of biscuit and caramel but I also get a bit of citrus.

The taste is of grain, roasted malt, some caramel, some biscuit, and a slight bit of citrus bitterness. Interesting flavours and I feel it's pretty true to the style.

Lightish mouthfeel and the carbonation is medium, it finishes on the bitter with a slightly tart side. Pretty good stuff and it's an easy drinker.
Tried on 07 Dec 2017 at 10:05
theisti (5637) reviewed
FC Cincinnati Blood Orange IPA from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
16 oz willebecher draft at the Moerlein Lager House in Cincinnati, Ohio. The pour is a clear golden orange with a small foamy white head. The aroma is citrus and sweet apple fruit malt. The taste is the Blood Orange citrus and sweet fruit malt. The palate is medium to light bodied with soft carbonation and a pleasant Blood Orange fruit in the finish with some mineral.
Tried from Draft on 17 Nov 2017 at 15:59
Weihenweizen (7507) reviewed
Altered Pale Ale from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can poured into a cup. Hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is light herbal hops, low body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is light herbal hops.
Tried from Can on 12 Oct 2017 at 18:50
Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
Twelve/163 from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
8 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample at the DBLDP on 09/03/2017. Hazy amber color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Aroma of yeast, dark fruit, oak and malt. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, earthy yeast, brandy and sweet fruit. The finish is fruity with a brandy aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried on 08 Oct 2017 at 20:34
Drake (22980) reviewed
Third Wave IPA from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
9 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
12 ounce can. Clear amber, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toasted malts and floral hops. The taste is pine, grapefruit, pale malt. Medium bodied, juicy, tinny, and jammy. Weird. Not terribe.
Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2017 at 22:45
Drake (22980) reviewed
Over-The-Rhine (OTR) Ale from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
9 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. AMber, thin foamy tan head, decent retention. Aroma of toasted malts and floral hops. The taste is toasted malt, cherry, stone fruits, floral hops. Medium bodied, decent balance. Solid.
Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2017 at 21:46
patrickctenchi (4986) reviewed
Beautiful View Russian Imperial Stout from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
9 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Pours black with a dark tan head. Chocolate, molasses, hay scent. Taste is slightly tangy/lactic.....chocolate malt, earthy/woody caramel malt. Drinks pretty lightly for the ABV. Pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2017 at 15:36
patrickctenchi (4986) reviewed
Beautiful View IPA from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
9 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle: Hazy golden-yellow, with a chunky, off-white head. Orange-peel, grapefruit-peel, lemon.....old musty citrus scent. Taste is bitter....lime, citrus-peels, grain malt. Almost a sour, unpleasant bittering....Maybe I got a bad bottle....just seemed off.....sad to say, it wasn’t much to my liking.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2017 at 17:55
Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
Pacer from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
9 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at the CCBW Six One Pour festival on 05/20/2017. Clear orange-amber color with a medium thin white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Citrus, hops and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of grapefruit, floral hop and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried on 18 Jun 2017 at 21:50