Rhinegeist Brewery
Cincinnati, USA · Est. 2013
From the record
What we have established
Type: Production brewery + taproom. Ownership as recorded: INDEPENDENT / ESOP TRANSITION. Tally ID: OH-BRW-0002 | Region: Southwest Ohio | Legacy owner_group_type: ESOP / FOUNDERS | Identity: Founded from a 2012 planning effort by Bob Bonder and Bryant Goulding; opened in 2013. | Ownership/evidence: Rhinegeist announced its ESOP transition in 2021 and said employees would eventually own a majority of shares. 2025 reporting identifies founders Bryant Goulding and Bob Bonder as the board. Available evidence does NOT support calling Rhinegeist 100% employee-owned. | Verified: 2026-09-08 | Pass added: 6 [Ohio Pass 22]
The Beer Library
Beers
On the record
Awards
- 2026
Silver — English Mild or Bitter
World Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Straight answers
Common questions about Rhinegeist Brewery
- Who owns Rhinegeist Brewery?
- Rhinegeist Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Cincinnati, USA.
- Is Rhinegeist Brewery independent?
- Yes. Rhinegeist Brewery is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Rhinegeist Brewery founded?
- Rhinegeist Brewery was founded in 2013 in Cincinnati, USA.
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