Stein of the Day

This half-liter stein is from the former Oldenberg Brewing Co. of Fort Mitchell, Ky. Oldenberg had a huge German-style beer hall and my son Steve played tuba in the German band there while he was a student at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in the late 1980s.

Oldenberg went bankrupt and the brewery closed in April, 2000. Here’s what beercollections.com says about Oldenberg:

The Oldenberg Brewery, founded in 1987 as a private venture, was located 5 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. In 1998 the brewery produced approximately 7,890 barrels of distinctively flavored, high quality beer for distribution throughout the Ohio Valley area. The Oldenberg Brewing Company consisted of the Oldenberg Brewery Restaurant chain, the Holy Grail Brew Pub in Cincinnati, Ohio and the Oldenberg brewery itself. The primary brands were Oldenberg Premium Verum (OPV), Oldenberg Blonde, Holy Grail Nut Brown Ale, Oldenberg Outrageous Bock, Pious Pale Ale
They became a contract brewing company with their bottled beer being produced and bottled by Stevens Point Brewery.
They were know for the large Line dancing hall and their Breweriana display.