United States Brewing Co. of Chicago – IL 52e

United States Brewing Co. of Chicago opened in 1890 and closed in 1927 it was open for 37 years. Items from breweries of this age tend to be more common and less valuable than some breweries. Early items can still be valuable as can rarer types of items. This listing was active during Prohibition which makes it an oddity. Some breweries were able to stay in business by producing "near-beer" which was very low alcohol, some switched over to bottling sodas or other beverages, some became Ice-houses or other related businesses. United States Brewing Co. of Chicago was in an active brewing city. Chicago, IL was listed as having 166 breweries, which is quite a few. Sometimes a large number of breweries can lead to an active collecting community that will be willing to pay more for breweriana items than other collectors.

• Address Information: Elston Ave & Snow St
• Other Names Used by this Brewery: aka Michael Brand Brewing Co. 1890-1915, aka: United States Beverage Co. 1920-1924
• Brewery Owner: Milwaukee and Chicago Breweries Ltd.

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