Archive record · Brewery
Charles W. Gelbke Brewery
Mobile, Alabama, Alabama, USA
- Founded
- 1865
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-XZPR8VFG
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Mobile County. Founder: Charles W. Gelbke. Status as recorded: Historical/closed. Earliest currently verified brewery listing in Mobile. In 1865 Gelbke operated a brewery on Springhill Avenue near Broad Street alongside his residence and saloon. By 1869 sources describe his lager beer saloon on Royal Street; exact brewery closing date remains UNKNOWN.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The earliest verified brewery in Mobile, and a working illustration of what a brewery was in 1865: Charles Gelbke ran his on Springhill Avenue near Broad Street with his residence and his saloon alongside it. Brew it at the back, live above it, sell it out the front. By 1869 the sources describe a lager beer saloon on Royal Street instead. The closing date of the brewery itself is unknown and stays unknown.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1865Brewing on Springhill Avenue
Brewery, residence and saloon on one site near Broad Street.
- 1869A lager beer saloon on Royal Street
Sources describe the saloon; the brewery's closing date is not established.
The People
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Sources
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Brewery record compiled in Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook), which cited https://mobilebaymag.com/ask-mcgehee-73/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Dated events as recorded in Alabama Pass 17: 1865, 1869.
Tally's Alabama master, Pass 17 — Blount and outer north-east reconciliation (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Charles W. Gelbke Brewery
- Is Charles W. Gelbke Brewery still open?
- No. Charles W. Gelbke Brewery has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Mobile County. Founder: Charles W. Gelbke. Status as recorded: Historical/closed. Earliest currently verified brewery listing in Mobile. In 1865 Gelbke operated a brewery on Springhill Avenue near Broad Street alongside his residence and saloon. By 1869 sources describe his lager beer saloon on Royal Street; exact brewery closing date remains UNKNOWN.
- When was Charles W. Gelbke Brewery founded?
- Charles W. Gelbke Brewery was founded in 1865 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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