On the Dark Side

If you like your Halloween chills with a murderous local twist, take a trip with “The Darkside of Brewing Tour – Tales of Cincinnati’s Haunted and Gruesome Past.”

This limited-edition seasonal guided walking tour from the Brewing Heritage Trail, which continues through Nov. 5, offers tales of macabre events – grave robbing, a serial killing saloonist, and other murderous and deadly mayhem. The tour also includes a visit to an abandoned city street overtaken by nature, as well as a flashlight tour of the underground cellar complex of a historic abandoned Cincinnati brewery.

Tours begin at the Brewing Heritage Trail Tour Center, 1939 Race St., and end at the same location.

The non-profit Brewery District CURC organizes historic brewery tours and started the first large-scale heritage tour program in Over-the-Rhine in 2006. It is a non-profit organization committed to making Cincinnati’s historic Brewery District a healthy, balanced, and supportive neighborhood economy by preserving, restoring, and redeveloping our unique brewing history and historic urban fabric through projects like the Brewing Heritage Trail.

In addition to the limited-edition seasonal tour, the Brewing Heritage Trail offers a wide range of tours throughout the year such as “Built on Beer”, “Brewers & Barons”, and “Brunch, Beer, & Breweries” tours. For a complete schedule of tours, times, and tickets, visit brewingheritagetrail.org.