Reisch Beer

Reisch Beer, Reisch Brewing Co was a brewery established in the city of Springfield, Illinois by Franz Sales Reisch in 1849.

Reisch Beer
LocationSpringfield, Illinois, USA
Opened1849
Closed1966
Key peopleFranz Sales Reisch

History

Founding

Franz Sales Reisch was born in 1808 in Baden, Germany.[1] At the age of 17, he apprenticed at a brewery. Reisch emigrated to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1832.[1] Unsatisfied with the water quality of New Orleans, Reisch moved to Cincinnati and eventually settled in Springfield, Illinois in November 1833.[1]

Resich bought a parcel of land on Kelley Branch in 1847. He began selling beer in 1849.

Prohibition

The Reisch brewery operated until 1920 when it was forced to close because of Prohibition. It reopened in 1933 and stayed open until it shut its doors permanently in 1966. Reisch Charities resurrected the Reisch Gold Top Beer brand in March 2019 using the original recipe brewed by George Reisch and Patrick Reisch. Reisch Charities was founded November 2018 by board members George Reisch, Daryl Ponder, Vince Salvo, Jim Reisch and Jeff DeGeal. All of the beer proceeds will be used for Springfield charities focusing on preserving Springfield heritage sites.[2]

See also

Notes
  1. "Reisch Brewing Co". SangamonLink. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. "117-Year-Old Brewing Co. Closes". Chicago Tribune. August 8, 1966. p. C6. Retrieved 10 March 2007 – via ProQuest.


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