- Heurich Brewery
Heurich Brewery was a
Washington, D.C. , brewery founded byChristian Heurich in 1894 and closed in 1956, [cite news |title=Old Heurich Brewery To Close January 31 |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/121243009.html?dids=121243009:121243009&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JAN+10%2C+1956&author=By+John+Briney+Staff+Reporter&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Old+Heurich+Brewery+To+Close+January+31&pqatl=google |work=The Washington Post |date=1956-01-10 |accessdate=2008-08-30 ] after which production was moved toNew York State . [cite news |title=Last Call for The District's Hometown Beer |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/03/AR2006030301853_pf.html |work=The New York Times |date=2006-03-04 |accessdate=2008-08-30 ] The brewery was located along thePotomac River at 26th and D streets where theJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts now stands. The brewery was capable of producing 500,000 barrels of beer a year and 250 tons of ice daily.References
External links
* [http://www.heurichhouse.org/ The Brewmaster's Castle]
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