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Originally posted by Wallyum

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Originally posted by Sandy Thruthegarden

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Originally posted by Wallyum

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Originally posted by Sandy Thruthegarden

Other Cincinnati beers I remember my elders drinking were "Bavarian" and "Burger". I think they both went by the wayside in the ’60’s.

Do any of you Cincy folks remember, or know the story of, a cheap but effective local beer called "Top Hat" that was available in this area in the ’80’s? The taste wasn’t much; the attraction was definitely the "cheap" part. I think it was supposed to be a revival of an earlier Cincy brand, supposedly named after the bar that used to attached to the Cincinnati Music Hall.

Like my husband, BillC, I have beer in my background. According to family history, my great grandfather was the burgermeister for Hauck’s Brewery that existed in the late 1880’s. I’d be interested in knowing more about Hauck’s if anyone has information.

Top Hat. WOW! Was that a nasty beer! Top of the Hat, bottom of the barrel.
I’ve got quite a bit of stuff on Cincinnati’s brewing history. What do you want to know about Hauck’s?

Wallyum – I’d be interested in knowing where the Hauck’s Brewery was located and what years they were in business. I’d also like to verify that my great grandfather Luzius Christoffel was indeed the braumeister, or at least one of the brewers. I have a book called "Yesterday’s Cincinnati" (by Luke Feck) with a picture of Hauck’s employees posed in front of the brewery with a few kegs of their product. My late mother told me that one of the men in the front row was my great grandfather, so I’m curious to know if there is any record of his name. Thanks for any info.

Sorry this took so long, but we’re in the process of moving and I just uncovered my beer books yesterday.
From what I can tell, the Hauck Brewery was in business from 1863-1919 and located on Dayton Street in downtown Cincinnati. Several of the brewery buildings appear to still be standing on Dayton Street, but I don’t know what that part of town is like. The books I have on the subject "Cincinnati Breweries" by Robert J. Wimberg and "Over The Barrel" bu Timothy J. Holian, don’t mention your grandfather. Sorry.
BTW, we stumbled onto the summer home of the Hauck family up in an industrial park off of Mosteller Road last weekend. It’s a beautiful house and barn, but it’s in a lousy location. (That was probably country at one time.)

Wally –

Thanks for the information about Hauck’s. I ordered "Over the Barrel" from the Covington library and then forgot to pick it up. I guess I may never know about my great grandfather. I ran across an old tintype picture of him the other day, wearing a vaguely Teutonic-looking uniform and standing next to a keg, hoisting a stein. Whatever else may be a true of him, he sure seems to have liked his beer.

Good luck on your move!