The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company

The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company was founded in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1869 by Henry B. Lembeck and John F. Betz. The brewery, bounded by 9th, 10th, Grove (Manila Avenue) and Henderson (Marin Boulevard) streets in downtown Jersey City, developed into one of the most famous, best-equipped and financially successful breweries on the East Coast of the United States. In 1889, Lembeck started producing lager beer in addition to the traditional pale ale they had been brewing. [ [http://www.united-nations-of-beer.com/new-jersey-breweries.html The United Nations of Beer - The history of New Jersey breweries] , accessed December 29, 2007] The brewery grew through the later part of the 19th century eventually occupying seventeen city lots. [ [http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/L_Pages/Lembeck.html Jersey City - Past and Present] , accessed December 29, 2007] The company was incorporated in May 1890. Since 1869, the brewery grew to become the fourth largest brewery in New Jersey. [ [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?pp/hh:@field(TITLE+@od1(Lembeck+++Betz+Eagle+Brewery,+164-190+Ninth+Street,+515-519+Luis+Munez+Marin+Boulevard,+Jersey+City,+Hudson+County,+NJ)) Historic American Buildings Survey] , accessed December 29, 2007]

Lembeck died in 1904 and his son's Gustav and Otto took over running the brewery. The brewery closed during Prohibition. The facility was later sold and converted into a refrigeration plant. In 1984, the area was designated the Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company District on the National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Hudson/districts.html National Register of Historic Places] , accessed December 29, 2007] The brewery buildings were demolished in 1997. [ [http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/L_Pages/Lembeck.html Jersey City - Past and Present] , accessed December 29, 2007]

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* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/hhhtml/hhTitles199.html Pictures of Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewery]
* [http://brucemobley.com/beerbottlelibrary/nj/jersey%20city/lembeck.htm Picture of embossed beer bottle]