Esser Brewery - Cross Plains historical
Cross Plains, USA · Est. 1863
From the record
What we have established
Type: Historical production brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL. WHS verifies 1863 brewery Site and surviving ruins. George Esser's family memoir and later histories trace brewing into the early twentieth century; the family then shifted to distribution. Exact production-end year remains approximate rather than forced. [Wisconsin Pass 12]
The People
Behind the beer
Founder/operator of Cross Plains brewery established in 1863; memoir is a family historical source and WHS independently verifies the 1863 Site.
Joined family brewery enterprise; exact ownership transfer date not forced.
Straight answers
Common questions about Esser Brewery - Cross Plains historical
- Is Esser Brewery - Cross Plains historical still open?
- No. Esser Brewery - Cross Plains historical has closed (1910).
- When was Esser Brewery - Cross Plains historical founded?
- Esser Brewery - Cross Plains historical was founded in 1863 in Cross Plains, USA.
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