Archive record · Brewery
Niagara Falls Brewing Company
Niagara Falls, New York, New York, USA
- Founded
- 1882
- Closed
- 1920
- Archive ID
- TB-PRY02REJ
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Period directory fixes the plant at 3rd and Pine; a translated contemporary German-community profile identifies Albert Sigel and two incompletely named organizing partners. The official 1931 Supreme Court record verifies beer production through Oct. 1919, subsequent nonintoxicating beverages, and the Prohibition-obsolescence dispute. 1878 organization vs 1882 operating chronology, exact numbered premises, partner given names, later owners, and corporate dissolution remain held. All useful source types remain eligible with transparent labels. Licence class: Historical production brewery. Niagara County. Owner as recorded: Albert Sigel and organizing partners (early); later ownership UNKNOWN. Relocation: A period Niagara Falls business directory lists the brewery at 3d and Pine. Later community references to numbered premises remain unverified and are held. Status as recorded: Closed - prohibition ERA.
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The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Spray Lager Beer
RetiredLager
Pass 118: 1900 Niagara Falls Gazette advertisement names Niagara Falls Brewing Co. Spray Lager Beer; recipe and ABV UNKNOWN. (HISTORICAL / NEWSPAPER-VERIFIED) [New York Pass 140]
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RetiredLager / holiday release
Pass 118: 1916 Niagara Falls Gazette advertisement names Special Spray for the holiday; exact formulation and ABV UNKNOWN. (HISTORICAL / NEWSPAPER-VERIFIED) [New York Pass 140]
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Straight answers
Common questions about Niagara Falls Brewing Company
- Is Niagara Falls Brewing Company still open?
- No. Niagara Falls Brewing Company has closed (1920). Period directory fixes the plant at 3rd and Pine; a translated contemporary German-community profile identifies Albert Sigel and two incompletely named organizing partners. The official 1931 Supreme Court record verifies beer production through Oct. 1919, subsequent nonintoxicating beverages, and the Prohibition-obsolescence dispute. 1878 organization vs 1882 operating chronology, exact numbered premises, partner given names, later owners, and corporate dissolution remain held. All useful source types remain eligible with transparent labels. Licence class: Historical production brewery. Niagara County. Owner as recorded: Albert Sigel and organizing partners (early); later ownership UNKNOWN. Relocation: A period Niagara Falls business directory lists the brewery at 3d and Pine. Later community references to numbered premises remain unverified and are held. Status as recorded: Closed - prohibition ERA.
- When was Niagara Falls Brewing Company founded?
- Niagara Falls Brewing Company was founded in 1882 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA.
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