Archive record · Brewery
City Brewery / Becker New London Brewery historical lineage
New London, Wisconsin, USA
- Founded
- 1876
- Closed
- 1920
- Archive ID
- TB-XGJHSTBY
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Type: Historical brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL_CLOSED. WHS says Edward Becker built the City Brewery here in 1876, producing beer and soda water; Bernard Becker bought the business in 1899; the property later operated as New London Bottling Works. Brewery operations ended in the late 1920s and the building was converted to apartments in the early 1930s. Current physical status after the 1981 survey is unresolved. [Wisconsin Pass 17]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Bernard Becker + John Herter1903
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
WHS dates the partnership to 1903.
- Owned by Bernard Becker1911
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
WHS says Becker became sole proprietor in 1911.
- Owned by Bernard Becker + Mr. Steingraver / New London Bottling Works1913
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
WHS says Becker partnered with Mr. Steingraver in 1913 and the bottling plant was called New London Bottling Works; Steingraver's given name remains UNKNOWN.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 327 E Wolf River AveNew London, Wisconsin
BREWERY_PRODUCTION_THEN_BOTTLING_THEN_RESIDENTIAL
Operated by City Brewery / Becker New London Brewery historical lineage
Site detail
WHS identifies 1876 City Brewery origin, later bottling use, brewery closure in late 1920s and apartment conversion in early 1930s. Survey said not demolished in 1981; no 2026 survival/access claim is made.
The People
Behind the beer
Straight answers
Common questions about City Brewery / Becker New London Brewery historical lineage
- Is City Brewery / Becker New London Brewery historical lineage still open?
- No. City Brewery / Becker New London Brewery historical lineage has closed (1920).
- When was City Brewery / Becker New London Brewery historical lineage founded?
- City Brewery / Becker New London Brewery historical lineage was founded in 1876 in New London, USA.
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