Sheffield Brewing Company
Sheffield, Alabama, USA · Est. 1891
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Incorporated on 9 July 1891, with a near-contemporary newspaper reporting the masonry contract for the brewery foundations that August — a brewery documented from its footings up. By 1903 the veteran brewer William Meyer had briefly taken over the Sheffield Brewing & Ice Co. operation, and a separately indexed Sheffield Brewing & Ice Co. corporation was registered in 1905, most likely a reorganisation rather than a second physical brewery; the archive holds that lineage open rather than deciding it. Brewing is ended at 1909 because Alabama's statewide prohibition took effect on 1 January that year. That is the end of the beer, not necessarily the end of the company — later ice or non-alcoholic activity is explicitly not ruled out.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1891Incorporated
9 July 1891; an August 1891 newspaper reports the masonry contract for the foundations.
- 1903William Meyer takes over
The veteran brewer briefly runs the Sheffield Brewing & Ice Co. operation.
- 1905Sheffield Brewing & Ice Co. registered
Likely a reorganisation or succession rather than a second brewery; lineage held.
- 1909Brewing ends with prohibition
Statewide prohibition took effect 1 January 1909. Later ice or non-alcoholic activity is not ruled out.
The People
Behind the beer
Named in the July 1891 incorporation; the full clean roster of the incorporating group is still held.
Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record from Tally's Alabama master, Pass 24. Sheffield Brewing Company.
Tally's Alabama master, Pass 24 — west-central and Black Belt batch · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-20Reviewed 2026-08-20
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Sheffield Brewing Company
- Who owns Sheffield Brewing Company?
- Sheffield Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Sheffield, Alabama, USA.
- Is Sheffield Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Sheffield Brewing Company is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Sheffield Brewing Company still open?
- No. Sheffield Brewing Company has closed. Alabama Pass 24. Sheffield Brewing Company. Imported 2026-08-20 from the west-central and Black Belt batch.
- When was Sheffield Brewing Company founded?
- Sheffield Brewing Company was founded in 1891 in Sheffield, Alabama, USA.
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