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Lexington Brewery — early lineage

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Status unconfirmedOwnership unknown
Founded
1793
Archive ID
TB-NK3W8AGN
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From the record

Summary

Type: Historical brewery lineage. Ownership as recorded: PARTIAL — SITE CONTINUITY UNRESOLVED. Avoid 'first in Kentucky' canonical claim until statewide claim test is complete. [Kentucky Pass 13]

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

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The People

Behind the beer

John Nancarrow
Key person

Thomas Carneal
Key person

John R. Cleary
Key person

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