10 Facts About Christian Moerlein

Christian Moerlein was a Bavarian immigrant born in Truppach, Bavaria, in 1818.

Christian Moerlein traveled to America in 1841 after becoming an apprentice brewer and blacksmith.

Christian Moerlein settled in the neighborhood of Cincinnati Ohio known as Over-the-Rhine, a heavily populated neighborhood of mostly Germans and German-Americans.

When production reached its peak, Christian Moerlein beer was being shipped to places as far as Europe and South America and was the only Cincinnati beer exported internationally.

In 1890, Christian Moerlein purchased the Nashville Brewing Company in Nashville, Tennessee, which was managed by Christian Moerlein's apprentice William Gerst, who "assumed sole operations" in 1893, changing the name to the William Gerst Brewing Company.

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Christian Moerlein never recovered from Prohibition, and the brewery sat idle until the brand was reintroduced in 1981 by the Hudepohl Brewing Company.

In 2004, the Christian Moerlein brand was purchased by Greater Cincinnati resident Greg Hardman.

Christian Moerlein purchased not only those, but 65 other long-forgotten brand names, such as Top Hat, Hauck, and Windisch-Muhlhauser, bringing many of the historical Cincinnati Brands under the same roof.

Since the purchase, Christian Moerlein has reintroduced several classic Cincinnati brands including Hudepohl and Burger.

Christian Moerlein did announce that a handful of the former beers would be kept available seasonally at the Moerlein Lager House.