Archive record · Brewery
Western Brewery
Deer Lodge, Montana, USA
- Founded
- 1874
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-25P4CB10
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Jacob Van Gundy and Robert Fenner established the Western Brewery in spring 1874. Van Gundy bought Fenner's interest in 1881 and expanded distribution to Butte and Anaconda. Later operators included Miller, Gerstacker & Richards and John Gerstacker; specialist chronology carries the line to 1918.
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The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Pilsener Style Beer
RetiredPilsener-style beer
Documented for John Gerstacker/Western Brewery, 1902–1916. (Retired)
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