Krug Brewery

Infobox Company
company_name = Fred Krug Brewery
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1859
location = Omaha, Nebraska, United States
key_people = Frederick Krug
industry = Beverages
products = Beers, lagers, malt beverages
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The Fred Krug Brewery was located at 2435 Deer Park Boulevard in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1859, Krug Brewery was the first brewery in Omaha. [Schlüter, H. (1910) "The Brewing Industry and the Brewery Workers' Movement in America." International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America. p 58.] Krug was one of the "Big 4" brewers located in Omaha, which also included the Storz, Willow Springs and Metz breweries. [Larsen, L.C. and Cotrell, B.J. (1997) "The Gate City: A History of Omaha." University of Nebraska Press. p 144.]

History

In 1859 Frederick Krug established the Krug Brewery with an original output of one and a half barrels a day. [Schlüter, H. (1910) "The Brewing Industry and the Brewery Workers' Movement in America." International Union of United Brewery Workmen of America. p 58.] In 1878 the brewery was located on Farnam between 10th & 11th Streets in Downtown Omaha, and by 1880 it was brewing approximately 25,000 barrels a year. In 1894 the brewery moved to 29th & Vinton Street near South Omaha. It cost $750,000 and was reportedly one of the best equipped breweries in the country. [ [http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/earlyomaha/buildings/krug.html "Krug Brewery"] . Omaha Public Library. Retrieved 9/8/07.]

Krug brewed beer under several labels, including Fred Krug Beer, Cabinet Beer and Luxus Beer. [Stanley, J.R., Kaye, E.R., and Bull, D.A. (2007) " [http://www.just-for-openers.org/Handbook-Listings.pdf The 2007 Handbook of United States Beer Advertising Openers and Corkscrews] ." John Stanley.] Krug supported an amateur baseball team called Luxus, taking them as far as the Amateur Baseball World Championship in 1915.

In 1904 Krug Brewery bought a park in the Benson neighborhood, built a beer garden there, added amusement rides, and renamed it Krug Park. The park was successful, until 1930 when a roller coaster accident killed four people. Soon after the park folded. [ [http://www.ketv.com/150thbirthday/3243422/detail.html "Survivor recalls Krug Park tragedy,"] KETV.com. Retrieved 9/8/07.]

The brewery stopped operating during the Prohibition, [ [http://www.ninetyninebottles.us/american_beer_history_x "American Beer History X"] . Retrieved 9/8/07.] and resumed operations in fall 1933 after Prohibition. In 1936 the company was sold to Falstaff Brewery, making Falstaff the first major brewer to operate separate plants in different states. [http://www.breweriana.com/history/historyfalstaff.html "Falstaff Lemp Brewery History".] Retrieved 9/8/07.] The plant ceased operations in 1972, and several buildings were demolished in 1996.

ee also

* History of Omaha

References

External links

* [http://a-falstaff-collector.com/Breweries/Resources/plant36.jpeg "Advertising aerial picture"]
* [http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/krug.shtml Advertisement] for Krug's Cabinet label beer.
* [http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/_borders/Omaha_NE_1986.jpg"Later advertising picture"]
* [http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/falstaff_omaha_14.shtml "Exterior picture"]
* [http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/falstaff_omaha_4.shtml "Aerial picture of the brewery"]
* [http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/falstaff_omaha_9.shtml "Inside brewery office"]
* [http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/falstaff_omaha_8.shtml "The Brew Kettle"]
* [http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/falstaff_omaha_13.shtml "Inside the cellars"]
* [http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/falstaff_omaha_3.shtml "Inside the bottling plant"]