Capital Brewery
Middleton, USA · Est. 1984
From the record
What we have established
Type: Craft brewery / public company. Ownership as recorded: PUBLICLY_HELD_COMPANY. Company says it was founded March 14, 1984, is publicly held and registered in Wisconsin; first batch brewed in 1986. Pass 09 identity correction: this modern Middleton brewery is unrelated to the 1854–1923 historical Madison Capital Brewery / Hausmann Brewing lineage. [Wisconsin Pass 12]
The People
Behind the beer
WHS confirms 1828-1902 identity; Hoverson traces him from Sprecher co-manager to Capital Brewery proprietor from 1864.
Established bottling works by 1883; joined Joseph, William and Otto in later company incorporation.
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