List of defunct breweries in the United States

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At the end of 2017, there were total 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]

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The following is a partial list of defunct breweries in the United States.

Defunct breweries alphabetical

A

Abner-Drury Brewery, 1910. Abner Drury.jpg
Abner-Drury Brewery, 1910.

B

serving tray, Beverwyck Beer Beverwyck beer tray.jpg
serving tray, Beverwyck Beer

C

Christian Heurich Brewery at Foggy Bottom in 1910 Heurich Brewery.tif
Christian Heurich Brewery at Foggy Bottom in 1910

D

E

F

Falstaff Brewery building, New Orleans Falstaff Building New Orleans 2012.jpg
Falstaff Brewery building, New Orleans

G

H

Brewery overlooks Swede Hollow in St. Paul Hamms2.JPG
Brewery overlooks Swede Hollow in St. Paul

I

J

Jackson Brewery, 1976 Jax Brewery New Orleans 1976 by Leon Winer.JPG
Jackson Brewery, 1976

K

L

Lone Star Brewery 2006 SecondLoneStarBrewery.JPG
Lone Star Brewery 2006

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N

National Capital Brewing Company Building National Capital Brewery - Washington, D.C..jpg
National Capital Brewing Company Building

O

P

The former Pabst Brewery Former brewery Pabst Brewing Company in Milwaukee Wisconsin.jpg
The former Pabst Brewery

Q

R

Reymann Brewing Company (1889) ReymannBrewery.jpg
Reymann Brewing Company (1889)

S

The original Stroh brewery at right, with the Stroh family home in foreground. Circa 1864 Stroh Brewery Company.jpg
The original Stroh brewery at right, with the Stroh family home in foreground. Circa 1864

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V

W

The Washington Brewery Company 1910 Early 20th-century Washington, D. C. detail of Washington Brewery LCCN2016825704 (cropped).tif
The Washington Brewery Company 1910

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Z

See also

Notes

  1. "National Beer Sales & Production Data". Brewers Association. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. "Brewers Association: Craft Growth Outpacing Overall Beer Market". Brewbound. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Oldenberg Brewing Company". The Gnarly Gnome. Retrieved June 6, 2021. Oldenberg is often considered the start of Cincinnati's "craft" breweries.
  6. "Oldenberg Brewery". The National Culinary Review . United States: American Culinary Federation: 32. 1993.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.'
  9. "Oldenberg's Brewery Eatery". Night Club & Bar. United States: Opportunities Publishing. 11: 6, 35. 1995.
  10. 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.
  11. Clark, Dave (2019). Phoenix Beer: A History Rising to New Peaks. United Kingdom: Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 10, 68. ISBN   9781439668573.
  12. 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.
  13. "Oldenberg – Great Hall". Cincinnati Magazine : 73. January 1988.
  14. "Oldenberg Brewery". Untappd.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021..
  15. "Oldenberg Beer Camp March 24-26, 2000 - Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States". Beer Hunter. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  16. Demeropolis, Tom (September 24, 2013). "Commercial Real Estate: Neyer Properties buys former Oldenberg Brewing property: EXCLUSIVE". Cincinnati Business Courier . Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  17. Kelly, Brenna R.; Schroeder, Cindy (April 8, 2014). "Drawbridge Inn demolition underway". Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  18. Chritchlow, Andrew (2 September 2015). "White Squirrel Brewery: Crafting Bowling Green's Nightlife". College Heights Herald . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  19. Mason, Chuck (13 May 2015). "Craft Beer Movement Grows in Bowling Green". Bowling Green Daily News . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  20. Henderson, Andrew (23 March 2015). "White Squirrel To Open As Community Brewery". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

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