Archive record · Brewery
Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Founded
- 1868
- Closed
- 1966
- Archive ID
- TB-DHEE2JP1
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
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Summary
Type: Historical production brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL. Peter leased the brewery in 1868 and purchased the business in 1880. Maria carried the business after Peter's death until incorporation in 1890. The 2005–2009 revival is modeled separately as brand/company activity, not a reopened Madison brewery. [Wisconsin Pass 12]
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Where it brewed
- 651-653 Williamson StMadison, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_PRODUCTION_TAVERN
Operated by Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery)
Site detail
Production ended 1966; City preservation plan says complex demolished December 1967. Not a current brewery destination.
The People
Behind the beer
Leased Williamson Street brewery in 1868; purchased it in 1880; ran it until death in 1886.
Business conducted in her name from Peter's 1886 death until incorporation in 1890.
Surviving objects
5 objects catalogued here so far, held by Wisconsin Historical Society. That is what the archive has recorded, not the extent of what the holder keeps — follow each link for the institution's own finding aid or catalogue. The archive links to each record rather than reproducing its photograph; the images belong to the holding institution and are licensed object by object.
Low-alcohol beer label / trademark record
- Fauerbach Brewery Exterior1931-08-12
Historical photograph
Historical photograph / event evidence
Bottle / product photograph
- Fauerbach and Blatz Beer Signs1933-08-27
Historical photograph / distribution-advertising evidence
Straight answers
Common questions about Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery)
- Is Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery) still open?
- No. Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery) has closed (1966).
- When was Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery) founded?
- Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery) was founded in 1868 in Madison, USA.
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