Joseph Schlitz Beverage Co. opened in 1920 and closed in 1933 it was open for 13 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. Joseph Schlitz Beverage Co. was in an active brewing city. Milwaukee, WI was listed as having 74 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 Notes: L-91 during prohibition
- Other Names Used by this Brewery: aka: Schlitz-Milwaukee; Schlitz Brewery
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Breweries listed under Milwaukee, WI 316 | |||
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Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
WI 316a | August Krug Brewery | 1949 | 1958 |
WI 316b | Chestnut Brewery | 1858 | 1874 |
WI 316c | Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co | 1874 | 1920 |
WI 316d | Joseph Schlitz Beverage Co. | 1920 | 1933 |
WI 316e | Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. | 1933 | 1981 |
Breweries listed under Milwaukee, WI | |||
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74 breweries were found for Milwaukee, WI, showing 10 listings nearest to Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. | |||
Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
WI 311a | Independent Milwaukee Brewery | 1901 | 1920 |
WI 312a | Phillip Knippenberg Brewery | Unknown | 1860 |
WI 313a | Weiss Beer Brewery | 1893 | 1893 |
WI 314 | Anton Korb Brewery | 1860s | Unknown |
WI 315a | Weiss Beer Brewery | 1901 | 1911 |
WI 316a | August Krug Brewery | 1949 | 1958 |
WI 317a | Weiss Beer Brewery | 1859 | 1859 |
WI 318a | John B. Maier & Lorenz Winkler Brewery | 1860 | 1862 |
WI 319a | A. H. Manske Brewing Co | 1896 | 1897 |
WI 320 | Weiss & Syphon Beer Brewery | 1860 | 1868 |