Brauerei zur Sonne — Altstetten
Zürich-Altstetten, Switzerland
From the record
What we have established
Type: Rudolf Zolliker established the brewery at Neugut am Letzigraben in 1836. It passed to Heinrich Hotz in 1849 and was initially shut; Andreas Rosenberger later operated brewing for roughly two to three years in the early 1860s. Brewing was fully ended by 1863. Status: CLOSED — Brewing ended BY 1863. ZOLLIKER → Hotz / rosenberger Keep this Altstetten Sonne brewery separate from similarly named Swiss breweries, including modern Sonnenbräu in St. Gallen.
The People
Behind the beer
Bought the gasthof/beer house in 1853 and briefly resumed brewing in the early 1860s.
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