Bienville Brewery, Inc.
Mobile, Alabama, USA · Est. 1901
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Seven years, and the weather got it as much as the law did. Founded in 1901 on what is now Telegraph Road, it took major damage in the 1906 hurricane and went on losing money afterwards; when statewide prohibition legislation came it exited and sold its equipment to a Georgia firm. That last detail is the one worth keeping — Alabama's prohibition did not destroy this plant, it exported it.
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Timeline
- 1901Founded on what is now Telegraph Road
Mobile County.
- 1906Hurricane damage
Major damage, followed by continued financial losses.
- 1908Exits; equipment sold to Georgia
After statewide prohibition legislation.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook), which cited https://mobilebaymag.com/ask-mcgehee-73/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
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Dated events as recorded in Alabama Pass 17: 1901, 1906, 1908.
Source not recorded — this claim needs one.
Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Bienville Brewery, Inc.
- Is Bienville Brewery, Inc. still open?
- No. Bienville Brewery, Inc. has closed. Alabama Pass 17. Closed 1908. Mobile County. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL/CLOSED. Founded in 1901 on what is now Telegraph Road. The brewery suffered major damage in the 1906 hurricane and continued financial losses; after statewide prohibition legislation it exited and sold equipment to a Georgia firm.
- When was Bienville Brewery, Inc. founded?
- Bienville Brewery, Inc. was founded in 1901 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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