Metz Brewery

The Metz Brothers Brewing Company was among the first brewers in the U.S. state of Nebraska, having been established in the city of Omaha in 1859.[1] It was among the earliest manufacturers in the city. After originally opening as the McCumbe Brewery, the facility was sold several times until brothers Frederick and Philip Metz purchased it in 1861.[2] Metz was one of the "Big 4" brewers located in Omaha, which also included the Krug, Willow Springs and Storz breweries.[3]

Metz Brothers Brewing Company
TypePrivate
IndustryBeverages
Founded1856
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska, United States
Key people
Frederick Metz
ProductsBeers, lagers, malt beverages

History

In 1880 the Metz Brewery was located at 1717 South 3rd Street, and was producing 12,400 barrels (390,600 gallons) per year. Later the facility moved to 209 Hickory Street into the former Willow Springs Distilling Company facility. Considered to be modern for the time, the facilities sat on an entire city block. Early brewing equipment included three cooling vaults, two of which were 20 feet wide by 75 feet long; and one smaller vault, being 20 feet wide by 30 feet long. The ice rooms immediately above were of the same dimensions. The mash tun and brewing kettle each had a capacity for holding one hundred 31.5-gallon barrels. Barns for the delivery horses were also located on site. The brewery was said to have "no equal in the country."[2]

The Metz brothers also ran the Metz Brothers Beer Hall, located on 510 South Tenth Street. Beer was supplied in barrels transported by horse-drawn cart from the main brewery.[4]

The Metz Brewery closed because of the Prohibition.[5] The facility was sold to an agriculture company in 1920.[4] The label was brewed until 1961[6] by the Walter Brewing Company of Pueblo, Colorado.

See also

References
  1. Schlüter, H. (1910), The Brewing Industry and the Brewery Workers' Movement in America, International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America, p. 58
  2. "Douglas County". HISTORY of the State of Nebraska. Chicago, Illinois: The Western Historical Company. 1886. Archived from the original on May 11, 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
  3. Larsen, Laurence H.; Cotrell, Barbara J. (1997). The Gate City: A History of Omaha (Enlarged ed.). University of Nebraska Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0803279674.
  4. (nd) Metz Brothers Brewery Archived 2007-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Omaha Public Library. Retrieved 7/1/07.
  5. "Breweries: The recent growth of microbreweries continues Nebraska's long brewing tradition". Made in Nebraska. Nebraska State Historical Society. 28 April 2003. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Metz Brewing Co., Omaha, NE (1896 - 1961)". Retrieved June 24, 2008.
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