McAvoy Brewing Company

McAvoy Brewing Company

Industry	Brewing
Founded	Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (1865)
Founder(s)	John H. McAvoy, Henry V. Bemis
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Key people	John H. McAvoy (Founder)
Products	Beer

McAvoy Brewing Company was founded in 1865 as McAvoy & Bemis Brewing by John H. McAvoy and Henry V. Bemis in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] In 1889, the brewery was sold to the English-owned investment syndicate, the Chicago Breweries, Limited,^[2] leading the way for continued consolidation of Chicago's breweries under English ownership.

References

1. ^ "His Labors Ended - John H. McAvoy passes the portals of eternity", Chicago Tribune July 25th, 1893
2. ^ Skilnik, Bob. Beer - A History of Brewing in Chicago. Barricade Books, 2006, p. 56.