Cincinnati, OH – Greg Hardman, who revived the longtime Cincinnati beer brand Christian Moerlein in 2004, is now reintroducing another local brewing tradition – beer tokens - with the help of another Cincinnati company – Osborne Coinage Company. The tokens mark a return to a Moerlein tradition that dates back to the 1800’s when the company produced beer tokens which could be redeemed for a Moerlein beer in Over-the-Rhine saloons which carried it. The new tokens are redeemable for one draft beer at the soon-to-open Moerlein Lager House – a restaurant and brewery located in Cincinnati’s Smale Riverfront Park, overlooking the picturesque Ohio River and Great American Ballpark, home of the Cincinnati Reds.
“We’re delighted to bring back this tradition” said Hardman, CEO of the Christian Moerlein Brewing Company. “Now people can give out beer tokens to their friends, colleagues and business associates – just like they did over a hundred years ago.”
Hardman, who has resurrected more than 60 beer brands original to the Cincinnati area, was considering reviving tokens when he received a Christian Moerlein beer token from 1881. “That sealed the decision” recalls Hardman who contacted Cincinnati’s Osborne Coinage Company to begin the process.