Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
| Founded | 1853, Reintroduced 1981 |
| Founder | Christian Moerlein |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
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Key people
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Greg Hardman (owner) |
| Products | Craft Beer Christian Moerlein Lagers & Ales |
| Subsidiaries | Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Company |
| Website | www.christianmoerlein.com |
Coordinates: 39°6′50.07″N 84°30′53.07″W / 39.1139083°N 84.5147417°W
Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. is a private beer company that began production in 1853 in Cincinnati, Ohio by German immigrant Christian Moerlein. Before closing its doors in 1919 as result of prohibition, Christian Moerlein was among the ten largest American breweries by volume. In 1981, the brand was revived by the Hudepohl Brewing Company as a "better beer" a precursor to the current craft beer category and is considered a pioneer craft beer of today's craft beer movement. In 1999, Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Co. sold to a group of out-of-town owners, which included the famed Christian Moerlein craft beer brand. In 2004, Greg Hardman a Cincinnati resident purchased Christian Moerlein, as well as 65 other historic Cincinnati brands, returning local ownership back to Cincinnati that included a four phase plan to return Cincinnati's grand brewing traditions. The four phase plan was, 1) return the local ownership of Cincinnati's great beer brands back to Cincinnati; 2) build their base of sales to; 3) open local brewing operations in the heart of Cincinnati's historic Brewery District and; 4) open a World-class Moerlein Lager House on the banks of the Ohio River to act as a beacon that beer is back in Cincinnati.
In 2010, Hardman obtained the former Husman Potato Chip factory at 1621 Moore Street and the site of the pre-prohibition John Kauffman brewery's malt house and underground lager cellars. The location is just blocks from the original site of Christian Moerlein in Over-the-Rhine. The first beer brewed in the new location was the Christian Moerlein Arnold's 1861 Porter, which was made available on New Year's Eve 2010, in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Cincinnati's longest continuously running bar, Arnold's Bar and Grill. In March 2013, full production began at the brewery with all Christian Moerlein beers brewed in the historic brewery.
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