Over-The-Rhine in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hudepohl Brewing Co.
Brewing Heritage Trail
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1. Hudepohl Brewing Co. Marker
Louis Hudepohl II and George Kotte sold their liquor business and reopened the dormant Koehler Brewery in 1885. The brewery was so successful that they built new facilities and quadrupled capacity over the following nine years, becoming one of the largest breweries in the state.
In 1900, following Kotte's unexpected death, Hudepohl became the sole owner of the newly incorporated Hudepohl Brewing Company. A Cincinnatian from birth, Hudepohl became the city's first American-born “beer baron.” Sons-in-law Pohl and Schilderink took over following Hudepohl's death in 1902. The brewery was one of the few in the city to survive Prohibition. It gradually moved all operations to W. 6th St. during the 1950s and 1960s.
1860s Louis Hudepohl II sold both liquor and real estate from the same storefront.
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Hudepohl Brewing Co.
• Established: Circa 1852
• Original name: Gottfried Koehler Co. Brewery
• Operated as brewing facility: 1852-1967
• Prohibition: Made soft drinks & near beer, then distributed for others. Narrowly avoided arrests for full-beer production.
• Post-Prohibition: Resumed production in 1933.
Captions Top 1891 map of Hudepohl brewery footprint bottom Hudepohl & Kotte drawing
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Location. 39° 6.937′ N, 84° 30.941′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Over-The-Rhine. Marker is on East McMicken Avenue south of East Elder Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 E McMicken Ave, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Keeping Beer Flowing into Glasses and Growlers (within shouting distance of this marker); Findlay Market Opening Day Parade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anti-German Hysteria (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cincinnati Public Markets / The Northern Liberties (approx. ¼ mile away); Mr. Dynamite (approx. ¼ mile away); The Kroger Co. / Over-The-Rhine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Expanding and Renovating Washington Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); The American Classical Music Walk of Fame - Cincinnati Music Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
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