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PRIVATE DINING OPTIONS & AVAILABILITY

Welcome to the Moerlein Lager House. We are a spectacular restaurant, brewery and event space in downtown Cincinnati on the banks of the Ohio River in Smale Riverfront Park, next to Great American Ballpark, Heritage Bank Arena, Paul Brown Stadium and adjacent to The Banks lifestyle development. Cincinnati’s brewing heritage comes alive with our renowned Moerlein beers. Our name, our beer, and our menu pay tribute to Cincinnati’s rich German-American brewing traditions. Paired with our fantastic views, an event at the Moerlein Lager House will allow locals and out of town guests to appreciate the wonders of the Queen City.

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BEER BARON HALL

Our most popular room, The Beer Baron Hall, is flooded with natural lighting and overlooks Great American Ballpark and the Reds Hall of Fame as well as the Ohio River and the hills of Northern Kentucky.  It can accommodate seated events for up to 104 guests or cocktail receptions for 125 guests.  This room has a projector and drop down screen or two 65” wall mounted TVs plus a wireless microphone and sound system that can be utilized at no additional cost.  In the middle of the Hall, there is a floor to ceiling dividing wall that can be closed to separate this space into two smaller rooms, East and West.  The East Room can seat up to 48 guests or host receptions for up to 60 guests. The West Room can seat up to 40 guests or host receptions for up to 50 guests.

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JOHN HAUCK ROOM

Our most picturesque room, the John Hauck Room has floor to ceiling windows overlooking Great American Ballpark, Smale Riverfront Park, the Ohio River, and the hills of Northern Kentucky.  It has a boardroom style table for up to 20 guests with a 65′ wall mounted TV for presentations.  Groups have the flexibility to choose a plated dining package or order from our restaurant menu. 

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COMMUNITY TABLES

Seats 24 guests, in the heart of our restaurant, at 3 high-top tables in our first floor dining room. Great for small happy hours and casual get-togethers; this space offers a great view of the Roebling Suspension Bridge, Smale Riverfront Park, and Paul Brown Stadium. These tables are in view of multiple TVs. Guests may order from our regular restaurant menu in this space.

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FIRST FLOOR BUYOUT

Our first floor dining room overlooks the beautiful Smale Park, the Ohio River, and the hills of Northern Kentucky.  It can be reserved for larger groups and set up to suit your needs.  It flows into our Beer Garden to create an even larger space to accommodate groups of up to 300.

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FOUR SEASON BEER GARDEN

Our four-season Beer Garden is our fully enclosed patio space with retractable floor to ceiling windows for an indoor or covered outdoor space.  It offers amazing views of Smale Park, the iconic Roebling Suspension Bridge, and Paul Brown Stadium. It’s gorgeous! This area has a fun, laid back, yet sophisticated atmosphere and is made up of rows of high-top tables.  It can be reserved by rows, half the room, or the entire space for up to 140.  It can also be reserved with the event lawn.

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HOPS GARDEN

Our Hops Garden provides a perfect outdoor space to relax and mingle with a private bar across from Great American Ballpark.  This event space comes with a private pavilion bar, right off the Moerlein Lager House Brew House kettles with beer served fresh from the tap directly from our brewery.  We also offer full bar packages. This space is reserved in conjunction with our interior rooms in case of rain or heat, so you can feel confident knowing your guests will be comfortable. 

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SCHMIDLAPP EVENT LAWN

The spectacular Schmidlapp event lawn and stage can handle your large-scale events for 200 to 3,500 people. The space can handle both public and private events. Moerlein Lager House provides all of the food and beverage to the event lawn and can coordinate all of your set-up needs for any size event in this space. We work with the Cincinnati Parks on reserving the Schmidlapp Event Lawn and Stage.

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THE GRAND MOERLEIN BEER GARDEN

Munich, the Sister City of Cincinnati is known for its beer gardens. The Moerlein Lager House’s outdoor beer garden will not disappoint. With its seasonal water and fire features along with a combination of hi-top tables, traditional beer garden picnic tables, family size dinner tables, Adirondack chairs, and benches a combined seating area can handle 150. Adding in additional standing cocktail tables throughout can increase capacity to 300. It’s a space that is unique as Cincinnati.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • To confirm your reservation of the space, we will need a signed contract and valid credit card authorization form.
  • All private events will have a room minimum charge. This is the minimum food and beverage purchase required to waive any room charge. Room minimums may vary seasonally, on holidays, and on special event dates.
  • All minimums are prior to prevailing tax, a 5% administration fee, a 1% New Community Authority, and an automatic gratuity of 18%.
  • The menu prices include house table linens, china, flatware, napkins and glassware. If you would like to customize any part of your event, we will be happy to arrange specialty items for an additional fee.
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