Archive record · Brewery
Capital Brewing & Ice Company
Montgomery, Alabama, Alabama, USA
- Founded
- 1905
- Closed
- 1915
- Archive ID
- TB-GMVNNJWD
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Separate Montgomery beer-and-ice manufacturer proven by a 1912 Alabama Supreme Court case, which states the company manufactured and sold beer in Montgomery and held a malt-liquor manufacturer license. Contemporary/collector evidence also appears under the spelling 'Capitol Brewing & Ice Co.' Specialist brewery records treat Artesian Brewing Co. As an alias. Approximate 1905-1915 operating span comes from brewery-history/collectibles sources; exact incorporation date, address, owners and relationship to the earlier Montgomery Brewing Company remain held.
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Where it brewed
- Exact address UNKNOWNca. 1905-1915Montgomery, Alabama
Beer + ice production brewery
Operated by Capital Brewing & Ice Company
Site detail
1912 Alabama Supreme Court case proves Montgomery manufacturing; exact plant address and relationship to older Montgomery Brewing site remain held.
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Beers
Highlife Beer
RetiredUNKNOWN
A surviving U.S. Beer-advertising opener catalogue records: 'KEY TO CAPITAL'S BREWING CO. (MONT.) Highlife beer.' Product name is accepted as object evidence; style, ABV and exact production dates remain UNKNOWN. (Historical / advertising-object evidence)
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Common questions about Capital Brewing & Ice Company
- Is Capital Brewing & Ice Company still open?
- No. Capital Brewing & Ice Company has closed (1915). Separate Montgomery beer-and-ice manufacturer proven by a 1912 Alabama Supreme Court case, which states the company manufactured and sold beer in Montgomery and held a malt-liquor manufacturer license. Contemporary/collector evidence also appears under the spelling 'Capitol Brewing & Ice Co.' Specialist brewery records treat Artesian Brewing Co. As an alias. Approximate 1905-1915 operating span comes from brewery-history/collectibles sources; exact incorporation date, address, owners and relationship to the earlier Montgomery Brewing Company remain held.
- When was Capital Brewing & Ice Company founded?
- Capital Brewing & Ice Company was founded in 1905 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
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