List of defunct breweries in the United States
At the end of 2017, there were a total of 7,450 breweries in the United States, including 7,346 craft breweries subdivided into 2,594 brewpubs, 4,522 microbreweries, 230 regional craft breweries and 104 large/non-craft breweries.[1][2]
The following is a partial list of defunct breweries in the United States.
Defunct breweries alphabetical
[edit]A
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- A. Gettelman Brewing Company
- Abner-Drury Brewery
- Albion Brewery
- American Brewing Company (New Orleans)
- American Brewing Company (Providence, Rhode Island)
- Angeles Brewing and Malting Company
- Arcadia Brewing Company
- Ashland Brewing Company
B
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- Bachmann's Brewery
- Bavarian Brewing Company
- Beverwyck Brewery
- Bosch Brewing Company
- Big Al Brewing
- Brown's Brewery
- Buckbean Brewing Company
- Bunker Hill Breweries
C
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- Charles D. Kaier Company
- Celis Brewing Company
- Christian Heurich Brewing Company
- City Park Brewery
- Class and Nachod Brewery
- Covington Brewhouse
- Cream City Brewing Company
D
[edit]E
[edit]F
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- Falk Brewing Company
- Falls City Brewing Company
- Falstaff Brewing Corporation
- Fish Brewing Company
- Fitger's Brewing Company
- Fred Koch Brewery
- Fuhrmann & Schmidt Brewing Company
G
[edit]- G. Heileman Brewing Company
- Goebel Brewing Company
- Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company
- Green River Brewery
- Geyer Brothers Brewery
H
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- Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
- Haffen Brewing Company
- Haffenreffer Brewery
- Hale's Ales
- Hamm's Brewery
- Hilliard's Beer
- Hinchliffe Brewing
- Hot Springs Hotel and Brewery
I
[edit]- Independent Brewing Company of Pittsburgh
- Independent Milwaukee Brewery
- Iroquois Beverage Corporation
J
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- Jackson Brewing Company (New Orleans)
- James Page Brewing Company
- John F. Betz & Sons Brewery
- Jordan Brewery Ruins
- Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
- Philipp Jung
K
[edit]L
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- La Brasserie Brewery
- The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company
- Littig Brothers/Mengel & Klindt/Eagle Brewery
- Lone Star Brewing Company
M
[edit]- Manhattan Brewing Company of New York
- Mayfield Brewery
- Metz Brewery
- Michigan Brewing Company
- Minneapolis Brewing Company
N
[edit]- Narragansett Brewing Company (original incarnation)
O
[edit]- Jacob Obermann
- The Old Brewery
- Oldenberg Brewery, a defunct brewery and pub, and in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky – and The American Museum of Brewing Arts[3] part of a Greater Cincinnati tourist expansion.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
- Olympia Brewing Company
- Optimism Brewing Company
P
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- P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company
- Pabst Brewery Complex
- Paterson Consolidated Brewing Company
- Pearl Brewing Company
- Periolat brewery
- Pete's Brewing Company
- Pyramid Breweries
Q
[edit]R
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- Rainier Brewing Company
- Rheingold Brewery
- Reisch Beer
- Reymann Brewing Company
- Rio Salado Brewing Company
- Rochester Brewing Company
S
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- San Diego Brewing Company
- Schaefer Beer
- Schoenhofen Brewing Company
- Southwestern Brewery and Ice Company
- Standard Brewing Company
- Standard-Rochester Brewing Company
- Stroh Brewery Company
- Sugar Loaf Brewery
- Sweetwater Brewery
T
[edit]- Tennessee Brewing Company
- E. M. Todd Company
- Triaca Company
- Triangle Brewing Company
- Traveler Beer Company
V
[edit]W
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- Walter Brewing Company
- Washington Brewery Company
- Weinhard Brewery Complex
- White Squirrel Brewery[18][19][20] - Bowling Green
Y
[edit]Z
[edit]See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ "National Beer Sales & Production Data". Brewers Association. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Brewers Association: Craft Growth Outpacing Overall Beer Market". Brewbound. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Gelbert, Doug (1994). Company museums, industry museums, and industrial tours: a guidebook of sites in the United States that are open to the public. United Kingdom: McFarland & Company. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780899509167.
- ^ "Goodbye to the Drawbridge Inn: Heyday Expansion". June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
In January 1984, public discussion began related to a "small brewery". This was a hybrid of the previous dinner theater concept and represented visionary planning (at least for Greater Cincinnati) on Jerry Deters' part. In the 5 years since president Jimmy Carter had deregulated home brewing no one had tried the microbrewery concept in the region. The complex was planned to host a microbrewery, an entertainment center, a restaurant, and a festhaus.
- ^ "Oldenberg Brewing Company". The Gnarly Gnome. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
Oldenberg is often considered the start of Cincinnati's "craft" breweries.
- ^ "Oldenberg Brewery". The National Culinary Review. United States: American Culinary Federation: 32. 1993.
- ^ Morgan, Michael D. (2019). Cincinnati Beer. United States: American Palate. pp. 163–164, 168. ISBN 9781467140898.
Despite a brewing pedigree richer than that of Milwaukee or St. Louis, Cincinnati's role in American beer history is quite often underappreciated.
- ^ Stephens, Sarah (2010). Cincinnati's Brewing History. United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 9780738577906.
According to Timothy Holian, by the early 1990s Oldenberg beers had earned so much acclaim that the brewery began the self-promotional campaign of 'America's Most Awarded Microbrewery.'
- ^ "Oldenberg's Brewery Eatery". Night Club & Bar. 11. United States: Opportunities Publishing: 6, 35. 1995.
- ^ Hunter, Dave (1997). Along the I-75: A Unique Driving Guide for the I-75 Between Detroit and the Florida Border (1998 ed.). Canada: Mile Oak Publishing, Incorporated. pp. 18, 75. ISBN 9781896819068.
- ^ Clark, Dave (2019). Phoenix Beer: A History Rising to New Peaks. United Kingdom: Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 10, 68. ISBN 9781439668573.
- ^ Rhodes, Christine P. (2014). The Encyclopedia of Beer: The Beer Lover's Bible - A Complete Reference To Beer Styles, Brewing Methods, Ingredients, Festivals, Traditions, And More). United States: Henry Holt and Company. p. 105. ISBN 9781466881952.
- ^ "Oldenberg – Great Hall". Cincinnati Magazine: 73. January 1988.
- ^ "Oldenberg Brewery". Untappd.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021..
- ^ "Oldenberg Beer Camp March 24-26, 2000 - Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States". Beer Hunter. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ Demeropolis, Tom (September 24, 2013). "Commercial Real Estate: Neyer Properties buys former Oldenberg Brewing property: EXCLUSIVE". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Brenna R.; Schroeder, Cindy (April 8, 2014). "Drawbridge Inn demolition underway". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ Chritchlow, Andrew (2 September 2015). "White Squirrel Brewery: Crafting Bowling Green's Nightlife". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Mason, Chuck (13 May 2015). "Craft Beer Movement Grows in Bowling Green". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew (23 March 2015). "White Squirrel To Open As Community Brewery". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016.