Horlacher Brewing Co. opened in 1933 and closed in 1978 it was open for 45 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. Horlacher Brewing Co. was in an active brewing city. Allentown, PA was listed as having 8 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.
- Other Names Used by this Brewery: aka: Hofbrau Brewing Co. 60-64 67-72; Old Dutch Brewing Co. 60-76; Hampden-Harvard Breweries; Dawson Brewing Co.; Cerveceria San Juan
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Breweries listed under Allentown, PA 2 | |||
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Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
PA 2a | Allentown Brewing Co. | 1897 | 1902 |
PA 2b | Horlacher Brewing Co. | 1902 | 1921 |
PA 2c | The Horlacher Co. L-75 Brewery | 1921 | 1933 |
PA 2d | Horlacher Brewing Co. | 1933 | 1978 |
Breweries listed under Allentown, PA | |||
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Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
PA 2a | Allentown Brewing Co. | 1897 | 1902 |
PA 3 | Daniel Deily Brewery | c1860 | Unknown |
PA 4a | Leopold Kern Brewery | 1860 | 1879 |
PA 5a | Henry Koenig & Co. Brewery | 1869 | 1876 |
PA 6 | Anthony Anton Loder Brewery | c1873 | 1874 |
PA 7a | Germania Brewery | 1875 | 1891 |
PA 8a | William Oberly Brewery | 1845 | 1864 |
PA 10a | James Wise Brewery | 1864 | 1865 |