Archive record · Brewery
Esser Brewery - Cross Plains historical
Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA
- Founded
- 1863
- Closed
- 1910
- Archive ID
- TB-WXGWW62Z
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
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Summary
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]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by George Esser1863
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
WHS verifies 1863 Site; memoir/family history supplies founder context.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
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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