Peoples Brewing Company - Oshkosh
Oshkosh, USA · Est. 1913
From the record
What we have established
Type: Historical cooperative-origin production brewery. Ownership as recorded: HISTORICAL. Cooperative-origin rival to Oshkosh Brewing. Theodore Mack purchased it in April 1970. National 'first Black-owned brewery' language is not used canonically because contemporary/historical comparison shows Sunshine Brewing preceded it. [Wisconsin Pass 14]
The People
Behind the beer
Led Milwaukee investor group that purchased Peoples in April 1970. Historical reporting often called Peoples the first Black-owned U.S. brewery, but later research identified Sunshine Brewing in Pennsylvania as earlier; Tally preserves the corrected comparison.
Tavern keeper and former Oshkosh Brewing retailer who helped organize Peoples in opposition to tied-house pressure.
Experienced former Oshkosh Brewing office employee central to Peoples organization; died in 1915.
Peoples brewmaster who added management duties after Kargus died; WHS preserves a house associated with him.
Straight answers
Common questions about Peoples Brewing Company - Oshkosh
- Is Peoples Brewing Company - Oshkosh still open?
- No. Peoples Brewing Company - Oshkosh has closed (1972).
- When was Peoples Brewing Company - Oshkosh founded?
- Peoples Brewing Company - Oshkosh was founded in 1913 in Oshkosh, USA.
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