Archive record · Brewery
G. Heileman Brewing Company
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
- Founded
- 1858
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-0YS8ARQQ
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
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 production brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL. Historic La Crosse brewery site is preserved in the modern City Brewing lineage. Full corporate chain remains open. [Wisconsin Pass 12]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd.1987
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Contemporary report describes $1.22B friendly buyout and preservation of Wisconsin operations/headquarters.
- Acquired by Stroh Brewery Company1996
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
1999 transaction reporting identifies Heileman-derived brands in Stroh portfolio; exact 1996 deal should be further supported with dedicated corporate source in a historical depth pass. Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stroh-to-sell-beer-brands/
- Acquired by The Stroh Brewery CompanyJuly 1996
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Federal appellate record gives exact completion date and scope: assets and liabilities.
- Controlled by Bank lenders / creditorsDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Federal Reserve history says Australian ownership led to bankruptcy in 1991 and bank lenders owned brewery from 1992 to 1993.
- Acquired by Hicks, Muse & Co. investment groupDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Acquisition announced Nov. 1993; other institutional history places sale/effective ownership in 1994. Date range preserved.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1000-1100 S 3rd StLa Crosse, Wisconsin
HISTORICAL_PRODUCTION_CONTINUITY
Operated by G. Heileman Brewing Company
Site detail
Historic brewery fabric remains; modern operator is City Brewing.
The People
Behind the beer
Surviving objects
1 object 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.
Archival Ephemera
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