Before closing its doors in 1919 as result of prohibition, Christian Moerlein was among the ten largest American breweries by volume.

Hardman also led the opening of the Christian Moerlein Lager House at The Banks development in February 2012.

In part due to the COVID-19 pandemic and reports of slipping product quality the company closed the Moore Street brewing facility and fired Greg Hardman in early December 2020.

The Christian Moerlein Select Lager was the first American beer to certifiably pass the Reinheitsgebot, the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516, shortly after the brand's revival.

[9] Since the purchase, Christian Moerlein has reintroduced several classic Cincinnati brands including Hudepohl and Burger.

Food featured on the menu replicates 19th-century German cuisine prominent in Over-the-Rhine's historic beginnings.

[14] Since Greg Hardman's ownership of Christian Moerlein Brewing Co., they have acquired all remaining brands of the Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Company, and Moerlein is the first American craft brewery of the current era to gather a city's heritage beer brands under one ownership.

[15] In 2015 Brad Thomas, a member of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority board, convinced four different brewers with breweries near the streetcar's route to each brew a new specialty beer to honor the delivery of the first five vehicles.

A great variety of more rotated beers was frequently featured at the Lager House, which has its own brewing facilities.

[16][17] In December 2020, it was announced that the company would halt production at their OTR facility, in part due to the financial stresses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the same time, the ownership group undertook a complete rebrand of the lineup of beers provided by Moerlein.