Archive record · Brewery
Brauerei Oerlikon — historical 1885 brewery
Oerlikon, Switzerland
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Closed
- 1885
- Archive ID
- TB-Z3C8KYJA
- 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: Historical Zürich sources distinguish an Oerlikon brewery operating from 1885 to 1905. Brauerei Uetliberg acquired it in 1905 and stopped brewing. Hürlimann's archival property records preserve 'Brauerei Oerlikon, Zürcherstrasse 172/176' files from 1905-1921. Status: CLOSED — ACQUIRED AND SHUT BY UETLIBERG 1905. Uetliberg acquisition Completely separate from the modern Brauerei Oerlikon AG founded in 2015.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Gebrüder Weber1894
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official 1894 Zürich exhibition catalogue explicitly lists 'Weber, Gebr., Brauerei Oerlikon'.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Straight answers
Common questions about Brauerei Oerlikon — historical 1885 brewery
- Who owns Brauerei Oerlikon — historical 1885 brewery?
- Brauerei Oerlikon — historical 1885 brewery is recorded as owned by Brauerei Uetliberg, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- Is Brauerei Oerlikon — historical 1885 brewery still open?
- No. Brauerei Oerlikon — historical 1885 brewery has closed (1885). Type: Historical Zürich sources distinguish an Oerlikon brewery operating from 1885 to 1905. Brauerei Uetliberg acquired it in 1905 and stopped brewing. Hürlimann's archival property records preserve 'Brauerei Oerlikon, Zürcherstrasse 172/176' files from 1905-1921. Status: CLOSED — ACQUIRED AND SHUT BY UETLIBERG 1905. Uetliberg acquisition Completely separate from the modern Brauerei Oerlikon AG founded in 2015.
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