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= Rhinegeist =

Rhinegeist is a craft brewery based in Cincinnati, Ohio founded by Bob Bonder and Bryant Goulding in 2013. The brewery’s 250,000 square foot taproom and production facility is located in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, and occupies the former, pre-Prohibition bottling plant of Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. Rhinegeist operates an additional shipping, storage and innovation brewing facility in Cincinnati’s Camp Washington neighborhood.

As of 2017, Rhinegeist was the 33rd largest independent craft brewery in the United States and the 2nd largest in Ohio by sales volume. Rhinegeist currently distributes its products in Ohio, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Indiana and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Products
Rhinegeist offers three beers, two fruited ales and one cider in cans year-round. Additionally, each year the brewery releases dozens of seasonal and limited canned, bottled and draft-only products.

Year Round Brands

 * Truth (IPA) — recognized as one 100 best beers in the world by Men's Journal
 * Knowledge (Imperial IPA)
 * Cheetah (Lager)
 * Bubbles (Rosé Ale)
 * Wowie (Ale with Pineapple and Passionfruit)
 * Semi Dry (Cider)

In 2018, Rhinegeist launched Outer Reaches, a series of sour and barrel aged beers.

Rare Beer Fest
Rhinegeist hosts an annual, invitational beer festival called Rare Beer Fest. Participating breweries are asked to bring their rarest products, which are sampled by ticket holders over the course of two sessions. Past participating breweries include 21st Amendment Brewery, Allagash Brewing Company, Bell’s Brewery, Brooklyn Brewery and Mikkeller.

Ownership
In August of 2016, Bonder and Goulding announced via Facebook that, despite persistent rumors, Rhinegeist was not for sale. They have stated that their goal is for the brewery to be employee-owned.