Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites, State historic site and brewery ruins in La Grange, Texas.

Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery are two historic sites on a sandstone bluff overlooking the Colorado River, each preserving different chapters of the past. The hilltop features a monument and tomb, while the lower grounds display the stone remains of a major brewing facility.

In 1848, the remains of fallen Texans from the Dawson Massacre and Mier Expedition were buried in a limestone tomb on the hilltop. Later in the 1800s, Heinrich Kreische built his brewery on the lower ground, using the natural sandstone cliff to support the facility's structures.

Heinrich Kreische, a master stonemason from La Grange, built the brewery and ran it until his death in 1882; his family kept the business going for two more years. The brewery's flagship was "Kreische Bluff Beer," also served at his Union Beer Hall downtown. The family leased bluff-edge land to the local Bluff Scheutzenverein marksmanship society for gatherings and competitions.

The sites are located in La Grange and accessible via State Loop 92, with guided tours offered to explore both locations. It makes sense to start at Monument Hill and walk down to the brewery to understand how the two stories connect across the landscape.

The brewery's flagship was "Kreische Bluff Beer," sold at Heinrich Kreische's own Union Beer Hall in downtown La Grange alongside national brands such as Anheuser-Busch. In 1878 the operation recorded 774 barrels, making it the third largest brewery in Texas. The only historic photographs of the ruins were taken by early 1900s picnickers.