The Queen City has always had a love affair with beer. This February, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County opens a new exhibit, Beer Fit for a Queen: The Art of Brewing in Greater Cincinnati, to take a look at the admiration and evolution of the brewing heritage in the region.
Beer Fit for a Queen, on display Monday, Feb. 5–Sunday, May 13 at the Main Library, takes a look at the history of beer and brewing heritage in Cincinnati—dating all the way back to the founding of the very first brewery in 1806 by James Dover, through Prohibition in the early 20th century and all the way up to the modern-day resurgence of craft and micro-breweries.
The exhibit features original memorabilia, photographs, lithographs and advertisements from Bruckmann, Hudephol, Christian Moerlein, John Hauck, Foss-Schneider, Gerke, Jackson, Windisch-Mullhuaser, Kauffman, Lackman and Bellevue brewing companies, among others.
There also is a special presentation about Cincinnati’s brewing history 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, in the Genealogy & Local History event space. Dr. Robert A. Musson is discussing his seven-volume set of books Brewing Beer in the Queen City: A Pictorial History of the Brewing Industry in Cincinnati, Ohio in conjunction with the exhibit. His presentation includes over 100 historic and present-day photos.
Beer Fit for a Queen: The Art of Brewing in Greater Cincinnati coincides with the 26th Annual Bockfest celebration happening March 2-4 in Over-the-Rhine. The exhibit is located in the Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Cincinnati Room in the Main Library and can be viewed 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday; 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Sunday.
The exhibit and presentation are free and open to the public. For more information, visit CincinnatiLibrary.org or call 513-369-6905.
