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Lexington Brewing Company

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Closed · 1941Ownership unknown
Founded
1897
Closed
1941
Archive ID
TB-YGW3F1YP
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From the record

Summary

Type: Historical brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL MULTI-OWNER TIMELINE. Separate from modern 1999 revival. [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

Frederick C. Lang
Key person

J. Henry Zitt
Key person

John C. Schrain
Key person

Theodore Lassig
Key person

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The Beer Library

Beers

Blue Grass Export

Lager / export beer

[Kentucky Pass 13]

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Standard Lager

Lager

[Kentucky Pass 13]

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Extra Pale Lager

Pale lager

[Kentucky Pass 13]

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Bock Beer

Bock

[Kentucky Pass 13]

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Dixie Beer

Pilsner / lager

[Kentucky Pass 13]

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Old Heidelberg

Lager / exact style UNKNOWN

[Kentucky Pass 13]

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Dixie Beverage

Near beer / non-alcoholic under Prohibition standard

ABV0.5%

[Kentucky Pass 13]

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Surviving objects

2 objects catalogued here so far, held by Lexington History Museum / source compilation and Commercial collector listing — provenance not institutionally verified. 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.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Lexington Brewing Company

Is Lexington Brewing Company still open?
No. Lexington Brewing Company has closed (1941).
When was Lexington Brewing Company founded?
Lexington Brewing Company was founded in 1897 in Lexington, USA.

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