Christian Moerlein to open Biergarten on the banks

As much as i enjoy sitting out @ Hofbrauhaus' Beirgarten with a beer in hand on a nice night, i'm super excited to hear there will be an alternative on the OH side of the river!
Moerlein to open riverfront park beer garden

From the Business Courier of Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Park Board has announced an agreement with Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. to develop a restaurant and beer garden at Cincinnati’s new Central Riverfront Park.
Parks Director Willie Carden said the project will involve a lager house, restaurant and microbrewery of up to 15,000 square feet to be constructed on a development pad across from Great American Ball Park. The restaurant, to be called the Moerlein Lager House, will seat 500 inside and 600 in the beer garden.

The Lager House will be built on Main Street as part of the 45-acre park now under construction next to the Banks riverfront development, according to a news release. Preliminary designs for the two-story building include a green roof, balconies and terraces with views of the river, Roebling Suspension Bridge and the ballpark.

"We were looking for a restaurant concept for the new park that would be completely unique to Cincinnati and inspire feelings of 'Wow!'" Carden said in the release.

Plans call for construction of the Lager House to begin in the first quarter of 2010, with the opening scheduled for spring, 2011. The financial terms of the deal have not yet been finalized.
The restaurant will be on a portion of the new city park that sits atop a parking garage, overlooking the Ohio River. The park board secured Cincinnati City Council authorization Wednesday afternoon to negotiate a preferred development agreement for the restaurant.