Archive record · Brewery
Brauerei im Weissen Wind
Zürich-Altstadt, Switzerland
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Closed
- 1836
- Archive ID
- TB-Y103A6MP
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
From the record
Summary
Type: Official Zunfthaus history says Johann Rudolf Koller acquired the property in 1836 and established an inn with its own brewery in 1855. The brewery was acquired by Felsenkeller Lenzburg in 1867 and by Brauerei am Uetliberg in 1873, after which the site operated as a beer-local rather than an independent house brewery. Status: CLOSED AS Independent house brewery — ACQUIRED 1867; Uetliberg from 1873. KOLLER → Felsenkeller lenzburg → UETLIBERG Oberdorfstrasse 20 remains a historic restaurant/zunfthaus; present hospitality use must not be counted as current brewery production.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Johann Rudolf Koller1836 – 1867
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Koller owned the property and established its own brewery in 1855.
- Acquired by Brauerei zum Felsenkeller, Lenzburg1867 – 1873
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official Zunft history says the brewery was acquired by Felsenkeller Lenzburg in 1867.
- Acquired by Brauerei am Uetliberg1873 – 1921
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Uetliberg acquired the brewery in 1873 and developed the site as a beer-local; Uetliberg later merged with Hürlimann in 1921.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
Bought the property in 1836 and established the inn with its own brewery in 1855.
Straight answers
Common questions about Brauerei im Weissen Wind
- Who owns Brauerei im Weissen Wind?
- Brauerei im Weissen Wind is recorded as owned by Brauerei zum Felsenkeller, Lenzburg, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- Is Brauerei im Weissen Wind still open?
- No. Brauerei im Weissen Wind has closed (1836). Type: Official Zunfthaus history says Johann Rudolf Koller acquired the property in 1836 and established an inn with its own brewery in 1855. The brewery was acquired by Felsenkeller Lenzburg in 1867 and by Brauerei am Uetliberg in 1873, after which the site operated as a beer-local rather than an independent house brewery. Status: CLOSED AS Independent house brewery — ACQUIRED 1867; Uetliberg from 1873. KOLLER → Felsenkeller lenzburg → UETLIBERG Oberdorfstrasse 20 remains a historic restaurant/zunfthaus; present hospitality use must not be counted as current brewery production.
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