Breweries
A. Fitger & Co.
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Bartholomay Brewing Co.
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 c.1900-1910 Villeroy & Boch |
 1911 Villeroy & Boch |
Bartholomay Brewery lithograph c. 1890s
Cold Spring Brewing Co.
Lawrence, MA
1905 'Made in Germany'
The Cold Spring Brewing Company was located at 609 S Union Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It operated from 1895 to 1918, closing with the onset of Prohibition. It resumed brewing in 1933, and in 1950, changed its name to the Hacker Brewing Company. It operated for two more years, finally closing in 1952.
Fred Krug Brewing Co.
Omaha, NE
c.1900-1910 W/ Striker
The Fred Krug Brewery was located at 2435 Deer Park Boulevard in Omaha, Nebraska. It was founded in 1859, and was the first brewery to open in the city. Krug was considered one of the "Big Four" breweries in Omaha, which included Storz, Willow Springs, and Metz. The brewery was later sold to the Falstaff Brewing Company in 1936, and closed in 1972.
Galveston Brewing Co.
Galveston, TX
c.1900-1910 Villeroy & Boch
The Galveston Brewing Company operated from 1895 to 1918. Adolphus Busch and William J. Lemp of St. Louis were major stockholders in the venture. The brewery survived the Galveston hurricane of 1900 with only minor damage. Its principal product prior to Prohibition was High Grade Beer. For a short time during Prohibition, the brewery unsuccessfully produced “Galvo,” a near beer. It then turned to producing soft drinks under the name XXX Company. Following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the brewery reopened in 1934 as the Galveston-Houston Breweries, Incorporated. It closed in 1955.
Joseph Herb Brewing Co.
Milan, OH
c.1900-1910 W/ Striker
John Scholl original began brewing in Milan in 1850. Anton Herb purchased the brewery in 1870. In 1905, his son, Joseph Herb built a new and larger brewery. The Joseph Herb Brewing Company continued operating until Prohibition in 1919. It reopened as the Milan Brewing Corp. in 1934 and operated until 1951.
Independent Brewing Association
Chicago, Ill
c.1900-1910 No Striker "Thuemler Manufacturing Co."
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In 1842, the Jacob Roos Brewery, was founded between Hickory and Pratt Streets in Buffalo. It was purchased by Leonard Burgwerger in 1892. The old brewery was torn down and a new brewery was built on the site, which became the Iroquois Brewing Company. During Prohibition, Iroquois produced soda and near beer. It reopenedshortly after repeal in April 1933. The brewery eventually became the largest brewer in Buffalo, and for a time, operated multiple breweries in the greater Buffalo area. Iroquois merged with a group of other regional brewers during the 1950s, which formed the International Brewing Company. The merged companies attained only regional success. Iroquois was reorganized as an independent brewery in 1965 and finally closed in 1971.
Metz Brewing Co.
Omaha, NE
c.1900-1910 W/ Striker
In 1856, the McCumbe Brewery became one of the first breweries to open in Nebraska. It changed hands several times until 1861, when brothers Frederick and Joseph Metz purchased the brewery and reopened it as the Nebraska Brewery & Malt House, which was also known as the Metz Brothers Brewing Company. It survived Prohibition and became one of the "Big 4" brewers in Omaha, alongside Krug, Willow Springs, and Storz breweries.
Soo Falls Brewery
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Canada
1912 Villeroy & Boch
In 1900, Andrew J. Short and Casimir Kocat established the Soo Falls Brewing Company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. The plant produced lager and porter with a capacity of 15,000 barrels. The brewery was purchased by J.J. Doran and his business partners Mackey and Fee in 1911. Teh Soo Falls Brewery eventually became part of the employee owned Northern Breweries Ltd. in 1960. Northern breweries went through numerous changes over the years and eventually closed in 2006.
Sudbury Brewing & Malting Co.
Sudbury, Ont., Canada
1911 Villeroy & Boch
In 1907, three families including the Doran family, the Mackey family and
the Fee family, pooled together to form the Sudbury Brewing & Malting Company in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The organizer and head of the Company was J.J.
Doran. Its principal product was Silver Foam Beer.
Doran, together with co-founders J.J. Mackey and Richard Fee expanded their operations throughout northern Ontario. Their company began to expand in 1911, with the purchase of the Soo Falls Brewing Co. in Sault Ste. Marie. In 1913, they acquired the Kakabeka Falls Brewing Co. in Fort Williams.
In 1919, the company established its Doran's Brewery division in Timmins, and in 1948 it acquired the Port Arthur Beverage Co. in Port Arthur.
All of the individual breweries operated under their original names until 1960. In that year, all of the brewing operations were consolidated under one management, relinquishing their previous names and becoming known as Northern Breweries Ltd. which eventually closed in 2006.
Doran, together with co-founders J.J. Mackey and Richard Fee expanded their operations throughout northern Ontario. Their company began to expand in 1911, with the purchase of the Soo Falls Brewing Co. in Sault Ste. Marie. In 1913, they acquired the Kakabeka Falls Brewing Co. in Fort Williams.
In 1919, the company established its Doran's Brewery division in Timmins, and in 1948 it acquired the Port Arthur Beverage Co. in Port Arthur.
All of the individual breweries operated under their original names until 1960. In that year, all of the brewing operations were consolidated under one management, relinquishing their previous names and becoming known as Northern Breweries Ltd. which eventually closed in 2006.
John F. Trommer Brewing Co.
Brooklyn, NY
c.1900-1910 W/ Striker
John F. Trommer immigrated from Hersfeld, Germany in the 1840s and settled in Portland, Maine where he worked in a small ale brewery. He later moved to Boston and worked in several breweries there before moving to Brooklyn's Bushwick district. At some point Trommer became brewmaster for William Ulmer. In 1897 he bought an interest in a new company called Stehlin & Breitkopf and changed the name to J.F. Trommer's Evergreen Brewery. In 1898, Trommer died and his son George took over the brewery.
The brewery survived Prohibition by producing a near beer called White Label. George began loaning money to hot-dog vendors to open "tied houses," on the condition that they only sell Trommer's product. By the time Prohibition ended the brewery was supplying about 950 vendors in New York.
In 1934, Trommer's purchased the Orange Brewing Company in Orange, New Jersey. With two plants going full time Trommer's became a popular brand. The brewery claimed that its Malt Beer was the world's largest selling malt beer.
Trommer's continued to brew beer at the Orange location through the 1940's. In November, 1950 the facility was sold to Liebmann Breweries, Inc. of New York, which bottled Rheingold Beer at the Orange facility until the 1970's.
In 1951, Trommer's Brooklyn brewery was purchased by the Piel's Brothers Brewing Company. It remained open through 1955 before closing its doors.
The brewery survived Prohibition by producing a near beer called White Label. George began loaning money to hot-dog vendors to open "tied houses," on the condition that they only sell Trommer's product. By the time Prohibition ended the brewery was supplying about 950 vendors in New York.
In 1934, Trommer's purchased the Orange Brewing Company in Orange, New Jersey. With two plants going full time Trommer's became a popular brand. The brewery claimed that its Malt Beer was the world's largest selling malt beer.
Trommer's continued to brew beer at the Orange location through the 1940's. In November, 1950 the facility was sold to Liebmann Breweries, Inc. of New York, which bottled Rheingold Beer at the Orange facility until the 1970's.
In 1951, Trommer's Brooklyn brewery was purchased by the Piel's Brothers Brewing Company. It remained open through 1955 before closing its doors.
Washington Brewery Co.
Washington D.C.
c.1900-1910 W/ Striker
c.1900-1910 W/ Striker
During the late 1850s, Prussian-born George Juenemann began operating a brewery in Washington D.C.. From 1858 through 1863, city directories referred to it as Humphrey & Juenemanns. Juenemann became sole owner of the brewery in or around 1864. It was later called Juenemann's Mount Vernon brewery. In 1886, another German by the name of Albert Carry purchased Juenemanns Brewery and by 1890, changed its name to the Washington Brewery. The brewery continued in operation until its closing in 1917.
