Everyday things matter
Objects & collections
A bottle, a coaster, a brewing note, a faded photograph. Beer history is not only names and opening dates — and for a brewery whose paperwork is gone, a label in a museum drawer can be the only proof it ever existed.
This is a beginning, not a collection
165 objects across 69 breweries. The archive records what an institution holds and what the object proves — it does not host the photography, because those rights belong to the holding institution. If you are a collector, a curator, or you have a shoebox of labels in a loft, that is exactly what the archive wants to hear about.
By kind of object
The breweriana taxonomy: the categories collectors and dealers already sort by, applied to what the archive holds. Every object keeps the holding institution's own description; the type is the archive's, and it is set only where the description plainly supports it. Objects as evidence first; the trade in them, later, and never allowed to change a record.
- other (as described) · 30
- photograph · 29
- label · 21
- document · 20
- bottle · 18
- advertisement · 16
- tap handle · 7
- map plan · 4
- uniform textile · 3
- equipment · 3
- glass · 3
- plaque marker · 3
- can · 3
- sign · 2
- tray · 2
- building site · 1
What is recorded
- Allagash Brewing Company
Portland, Maine, Maine, USA
Allagash Brewing t-shirt, Portland — MMN #116240
TEXTILE / T-SHIRT · circa 2000
Held by Maine Historical Society — Costume collection
What it proves
Collection identity is explicitly Costume collection.
- Anchor Brewing Co.
San Francisco, California, California, USA
Anchor Brewing Company steam beer barrel
Wooden barrel, six iron hoops, "STEAM BEER BREWING CO. SAN FRANCISCO" carved along the bottom ring · c. 1880–1900
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Brewing Company hop scoop
Brewhouse tool
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Steam Beer On Tap sign
Trade sign
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Steam Beer
Bottle · 1989–1990
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Steam Beer beer bottle
Bottle · 2000
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Steam Beer yeast
The house strain, kept as an object
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Brewing Co. tasting glass
Glassware — dated to the month the brewery closed · July 2023
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Liberty Ale banner
Banner
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Steam Beer tap handle
Tap handle
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Old Foghorn tap handle
Tap handle
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Porter tap handle
Tap handle
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Anchor Brewing Co. Christmas Ale tap handle
Tap handle · 1995
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Steam Beer tap handle
Tap handle
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
The Great American Beer Festival medal
Award · 1983–1997
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
Glass slides, microscope
Laboratory glass, from Fritz Maytag's brewing science
Held by National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · 2023.0113
- Associated Bahamian Breweries (GoldStar brewery)
Nassau / New Providence, Bahamas
Gold Star Beer label
Beer label · Date UNKNOWN; pre-1966 context
Held by Library and Archives Canada · William J. Stapleton fonds, Vol. 94, File/Dossier Item 326
What it proves
National archive catalog states the label was produced by Stapleton Advertising for Associated Bahamian Breweries, a subsidiary of Canadian Breweries Ltd.
- Atlantic Company — Orlando brewery
Orlando, Florida, USA
Utility plant, ice plant and brewery - Orlando, Florida
PHOTOGRAPH · 1939-03-28
Held by State Archives of Florida / Florida Memory · RC18757; shelf 12323; Collection ID 11
What it proves
Black-and-white 10 x 8 photoprint catalogued under breweries, public utilities and ice industry. Secondary historical sources identify the pictured brewery landscape as the Atlantic Company near Lake Ivanhoe/Lake Highland; the archive catalogue itself does not name Atlantic.
Atlantic Ale and Beer advertisement — Florida newspaper
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT · 1946-10-11
Held by University of Florida Digital Collections / digitized newspaper repository · 1946-10-11 issue
What it proves
Period advertisement states Atlantic Ale and Beer and lists Atlantic Company breweries including Orlando.
- Bixel Brewery
Columbia, California, California, USA
Bixel Brewery
Object record for the brewery itself — the source of the 1854 build, the 1856 transfer to Joseph, the 1869 remodelling and the c.1914 close · Brewery built 1854
Held by Tuolumne County Historical Society / Tuolumne County Museum
Columbia, Bixel Brewery
Photographic print of the brewery on Italian Bar Road at Pine Log, Matelot Gulch at upper left. The original is held by Columbia State Historic Park and the back is stamped as reproduced courtesy of the Bancroft Library · From a daguerreotype of 1862
Held by Tuolumne County Historical Society / Tuolumne County Museum — Barbara Eastman Collection · TP18397
Joseph Bixel
Studio portrait of the proprietor, born 1 December 1818, taken at Sewell's Art Gallery, Sonora · 19th century
Held by Tuolumne County Historical Society / Tuolumne County Museum · TP3711
Columbia Brewery — Bixel
Photograph of the arch over the driveway reading "Columbia Brewery", taken long after brewing ended. The catalogue description attached to this record includes collectibles-market text rather than archival description, and the 1891–1910 dates in it are not adopted by this archive · circa 1960
Held by Tuolumne County Historical Society / Tuolumne County Museum · TP13609
Six keys from the house on the Columbia Brewery site
Three house keys and three safe keys on a ring, from the house on the brewery property — the house Ethel Nelson lived in until it burned in 1944
Held by Tuolumne County Historical Society / Tuolumne County Museum · TO1353
Spring scale used at the Columbia Brewery
Spring scale, weights and measures. On display in the museum's Columbia Exhibit
Held by Tuolumne County Historical Society / Tuolumne County Museum — Columbia Exhibit
Bixel Ranch, Matelot Gulch
Photograph
Held by Tuolumne County History Center
Prosper Rocher Brewery
Plaque
Held by E Clampus Vitus, Matuca Chapter 1849
- Boston Beer Company (historic 1828 corporation)
Boston / South Boston, Massachusetts, USA
The Boston Beer Company, chartered 1828
Chromolithographic poster · c. 1880
Held by Boston Public Library — Print Department
What it proves
Official BPL record identifies the poster, approximate date, medium and Print Department location; no known restrictions stated by source. Recorded from the library's Flickr commons (https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2357997626/); the Digital Commonwealth permalink was supplied by BPL Special Collections on 2026-09-14.
- Burkhardt Brewery
Boston / Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
G. F. Burkhardt's bock beer
Lithographic beer poster · 1877
Held by Boston Public Library — Print Department
What it proves
Official BPL record identifies an 1877 poster for Burkhardt Brewing Co.; directly supports the historical Bock product association. Recorded from the library's Flickr commons (https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2357159935/); the Digital Commonwealth permalink was supplied by BPL Special Collections on 2026-09-14.
- Burton Brewery
Boston / Roxbury-Mission Hill, Massachusetts, USA
Burton Brewery, Brewery Corner Parker & Heath St.
Chromolithographic brewery poster · 1877
Held by Boston Public Library — Print Department
What it proves
Official BPL record identifies the brewery, date and Parker/Heath location. Recorded from the library's Flickr commons (https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2357161649/); the Digital Commonwealth permalink was supplied by BPL Special Collections on 2026-09-14.
- Caledonia Brewery
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Receipt / ephemera · Historic
Held by Prince Albert Historical Society — Bill Smiley Archives
What it proves
Historical article identifies a Caledonia Brewery ale delivery receipt from the Bill Smiley Archives; accession/direct catalogue record still required.
- Calgary Brewing & Malting Company
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jim Kerr fonds — Calgary Brewing & Malting Company management records and brewery photographs
ARCHIVAL FONDS · 1949-1972 records; broader fonds 1889-2002
Held by Glenbow Archives / University of Calgary
What it proves
Contains records kept by Kerr as accountant, general manager and president plus extensive brewery photographs and hotel-system records.
Calgary Brewing and Malting Company Limited — Molson fonds file
ARCHIVAL FILE · 1946
Held by Library and Archives Canada
What it proves
LAC Molson finding aid explicitly lists Calgary Brewing and Malting Company Limited as a 1946 file.
A.E. Cross family fonds — Calgary Brewing & Malting correspondence
ARCHIVAL FONDS · 1892-1906 brewery correspondence within broader 1836-1987 fonds
Held by Glenbow Archives / University of Calgary
What it proves
Primary archival route to A.E. Cross and early Calgary Brewing & Malting business correspondence.
- Capital Brewery
Middleton, Wisconsin, USA
Capital Brewery Photograph
Historical photograph · 1873
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
State/Gorham brewery, workers, barrels and malt-house sign; strong Site and workforce evidence.
- Casco Brewery
Portland, Maine, USA
McGlinchey's Brewery, Portland — MMN #6677
IMAGE / INK ON PAPER · circa 1850 (catalog metadata)
Held by Maine Historical Society
What it proves
IMPORTANT: catalog title/date and description conflict with stronger brewery chronology (Casco founded 1860). Do not use this object's circa-1850/1858 metadata to set brewery founding date.
- Catamount Brewing Company
White River Junction / Windsor, Vermont, USA
Catamount Gold bottle
Bottle · 1987
Held by Vermont Historical Society · 1987.6.1a
What it proves
Museum object tied to Catamount Gold.
Ethan Allen Ale six-pack
Beer six-pack / packaging · 1991
Held by Vermont Historical Society · 1992.28.3
What it proves
Six-pack of Ethan Allen Ale specially brewed for the Vermont Bicentennial; direct historical beer and packaging evidence.
Catamount Gold six-pack holder
Beer packaging · 1987
Held by Vermont Historical Society · 1987.6.1b
What it proves
Cardboard Catamount Gold six-pack holder distributed by Catamount Brewing Company.
Catamount beer bottle-label group
Beer labels · circa 1995
Held by Vermont Historical Society · 2022.14.1–2022.14.4
What it proves
Four labels document Catamount Octoberfest, Pale Ale, Gold and Porter; product identity evidence, not current availability.
- Cedarburg Brewery (Engels & Schaefer / Weber Brewery)
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA
Cedarburg, Wisconsin 1882 bird's-eye map
Map / historical image · 1882
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Bird's-eye map includes an inset illustration of Cedarburg Brewery and an index to local industrial buildings.
- Central Consumers Company
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
South East corner 26th & Magazine storefront/saloon
Photographic print · 1909-04-16
Held by University of Louisville Photographic Archives
What it proves
Shows one Louisville cafe carrying visible advertising for Senn & Ackerman Lager Beer, Phoenix Common Beer and Frank Fehr's, documenting competing/combined brewery brands in retail space.
Louisville Storefronts & Saloons Album
Photographic album / property records · ca. 1909-1912
Held by University of Louisville Photographic Archives
What it proves
Preserves commercial buildings, property forms, former owners, tenants and beer advertising connected to the Central Consumers market/property network.
- Consumers Brewery
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Consumers Brewing Co. launch-era matchbook
Advertising / matchbook · c.1911
Held by Private collection reproduced in Breweriana Collector
What it proves
Matchbook promotes the new Consumers Brewing Company name and corresponding beer brands around the 1911 transition.
Consumers/What Cheer brewery Prohibition raid evidence
Newspaper-described enforcement event · Prohibition era
Held by Breweriana Collector citing Providence Journal coverage
What it proves
Federal agents and Cranston police reportedly seized beer, empty barrels and brewery assets after the plant had been renovated, showing illicit or resumed brewing activity after legal brewing had supposedly ceased.
- Consumers Brewing Company — Hillsgrove
Warwick (Hillsgrove), Rhode Island, USA
Consumers Ale repeal-era bottle
Bottle / label · 1930s
Held by Private collection — current holder not recorded (sold at auction) · Source: Morean Auctions
What it proves
Surviving bottle identifies Consumers Brewing Co., Hillsgrove, Rhode Island and Consumers Ale; label wording includes repeal-era full-strength cues.
1933 Hollenbrü Ale Consumers Brewing matchcover
Matchcover / advertising · 1933
Held by TavernTrove auction archive
What it proves
Consumers Brewing Company, Hillsgrove advertising for Hollenbrü Ale 'In Bottles On Draught,' proving brand use before the Hollen Brewing Company name.
- Dissent Craft Brewing
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Dissent installed brewery-system auction listing
EQUIPMENT AUCTION / DIGITAL CATALOG · 2025-11
Held by Bay Area Auction Services
What it proves
Auction listing for former Dissent installed brewing/distilling system including control station, tanks and chiller.
- Dominion Brewery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dominion Brewery Beer Bottle
BEER BOTTLE · ca. 1914
Held by City of Toronto Archives · Fonds 1488, Series 1230, Item 1222
What it proves
Direct material-culture evidence for Dominion Brewery; object identifier source-locked. Recorded from the Archives' online exhibit "Made in Toronto — Whiskey and Beer"; the item reference and record link were supplied by the City of Toronto Archives on 2026-09-14.
- Don Brewery (Toronto)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Don Brewery Invoice
BREWERY INVOICE · 1890-02-07
Held by Larry Sherk Collection — Toronto brewery ephemera
What it proves
Invoice gives historical Don Brewery commercial identity and Toronto address context.
Davies Brewing & Malting Co. Invoice
BREWERY INVOICE · 1893-04-13
Held by Larry Sherk Collection — Toronto brewery ephemera
What it proves
Evidence for the Davies Brewing and Malting Co. historical operating/company identity.
Davies Brewing XXX Porter Label
BEER LABEL · late 19th century
Held by Larry Sherk Collection — Toronto brewery ephemera
What it proves
Label proves XXX Porter beer/brand identity; artwork alone is not ownership or exact production-date proof.
- Eagle Brewing Company
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Eagle Brewing Company — 1899 Sanborn map
Sanborn fire-insurance map · 1899
Held by Library of Congress Sanborn map, surfaced via Wikimedia Commons
What it proves
Sanborn map explicitly labels Eagle Brewing Company in Providence, proving brewery/site existence by 1899.
Eagle Sugolo Co. — former Eagle Brewery
Prohibition-era successor business evidence · 1921
Held by Beverage Journal quotation preserved in National Register nomination
What it proves
July 1921 trade-journal survey states Eagle Sugolo Co., formerly Eagle Brewery, manufactured syrup. Preserved as successor/non-beer evidence rather than brewery production.
- Empire Brewery
Visalia, California, California, USA
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Photograph · ca. 1884
Held by Moose Jaw Public Library Archives Department
What it proves
High-value surviving visual evidence of an early Moose Jaw brewery and site.
- Faubourg Brewing Company / Dixie Brewing
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Dixie Brewing Co., New Orleans, Louisiana
ARCHIVAL_PHOTOGRAPH · 1977-03
Held by Smithsonian NMAH Archives Center
- Fauerbach Brewing Company (Madison historical brewery)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Badger Club Special Label
Low-alcohol beer label / trademark record · 1931
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Label explicitly states <0.5% alcohol and Fauerbach Madison attribution.
Fauerbach Brewery Exterior
Historical photograph · 1931-08-12
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
View of Fauerbach brewery at 651-653 Williamson Street; physical Site evidence.
Fauerbach Repeal-Era Brewery Evidence
Historical photograph / event evidence · 1933-04
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
WHS search surface includes Fauerbach brewery/repeal-era imagery. Preserve as archival-object lead; individual image rights vary.
Fauerbach F.B.C. Lager Bottle
Bottle / product photograph · 1941
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Bottle photograph proves named lager product and packaging.
Fauerbach and Blatz Beer Signs
Historical photograph / distribution-advertising evidence · 1933-08-27
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
WHS collection search identifies dated Madison fair photograph with Fauerbach exclusive-service signage and Blatz branch advertising.
- Frank Fehr Brewing Company
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Brew tanks installation, Frank Fehr Brewing Company
Photographic print · 1933-06-28
Held by University of Louisville Photographic Archives
What it proves
Documents installation of new 600-barrel capacity holders during reconstruction before renewed production.
- G. Heileman Brewing Company
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
G. Heileman Brewing Co. Memohead
Archival Ephemera · 1890s
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Letterhead showing labeled brewery complex and trademark.
- Golden Lion Brewing Company
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-golden-lion-brewery-photo
Photograph · Historic
Held by Prince Albert Historical Society — Bill Smiley Archives
What it proves
Prince Albert historical article reproduces/cites a Golden Lion photograph courtesy of the Bill Smiley Archives; accession number not yet established.
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Beer label · c.1904-1918
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Printed label, 8 x 9.5 cm; high-value pre-Prohibition Prince Albert object.
- Gritty’s
UNKNOWN, Maine, USA
Gritty for governor t-shirt, Portland — MMN #112049
TEXTILE / T-SHIRT · 1994
Held by Maine Historical Society — Costume collection
What it proves
Story premise is cultural/political promotion; the object itself does not prove broader brewery-history claims.
- Hand Brewing Company
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Hand Brewing Export Pilsner Lager bottle
Bottle / paper label · Pre-Prohibition
Held by Private collection — current holder not recorded (sold at auction) · Source: Morean Auctions
What it proves
Rare Pawtucket Hand Brewing bottle retaining its paper neck label; auction description identifies Export Pilsner Lager and brewery bottling.
Hand Brewing Company factory-scene serving tray
Serving tray / breweriana · c.1910
Held by Private collection / Antique Advertising Expert
What it proves
Factory-scene serving tray explicitly associated with Hand Brewing Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, circa 1910.
- Hoeschen and Wentzler Brewing Company Ltd.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Research file / breweriana · 1900s-1910s subject coverage
Held by University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections
What it proves
Finding aid explicitly identifies Hoeschen-Wentzler Brewing Co. material.
- Hollen Brewing Company
Warwick (Hillsgrove), Rhode Island, USA
Hollen Crown Pale Ale label
Bottle label · 1930s
Held by Breweriana.com
What it proves
Vintage label explicitly identifies Hollen Brewing Co., Warwick, Rhode Island and Crown Pale Ale.
Hollen Brewing Co. 1936 newspaper advertisement
Newspaper advertisement · 1936-09-18
Held by Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association — digitised Jewish Herald volumes (rijha.org) · Source: Rhode Island Jewish Herald
What it proves
Advertisement names The Hollen Brewing Co. and its Hollenbru Pale Ale and Hollenbru Canadian Ale.
- Honolulu Brewing & Malting Co.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii, USA
HI-OBJ-004
beer bottles / private collection evidence · documented 1977; object dates earlier
Held by Loewenhardt private collection (1977)
What it proves
Historic Hawaiʻi publication captions three beer bottles from Honolulu Brewing & Malting in the Loewenhardt collection. Do not invent current holding institution.
- Indianapolis Brewing Company
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis Brewing Company Bottle
ARCHIVAL_OBJECT · Circa 1933
Held by Indiana Historical Society
What it proves
Use statement permits low-resolution personal/study/research/classroom use; commercial/high-res requires IHS ordering/permission path.
Indianapolis Brewing Company bottling line / production imagery
PHOTO_COLLECTION_LEAD · Mid-20th century
Held by Indiana Historical Society
What it proves
Separate image records exist in IHS collections; exact image ID should be captured in image-rights pass.
- Jabez Rogers Brewery
Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Jabez Rogers Reparation Lottery handbill
Lottery handbill / industrial-recovery document · 1792-10-31
Held by Vermont Historical Society · Handbill dated Oct. 31, 1792; exact accession UNKNOWN
What it proves
Early Lotteries notes a handbill copy at Vermont Historical Society, with copies also at Dartmouth College and New York Public Library. It documents the lottery granted after Rogers' brewery/distillery fire and explicitly references encouraging strong-beer manufacture.
- Jackson Brewery
Jackson, California, California, USA
Former Jackson Brewery stables / Wilkinson Row
HISTORIC_ANCILLARY_SITE · historical use; reuse documented 1981
Held by The Historic New Orleans Collection — Vieux Carré Survey
- Jackson Brewing Company
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
JAX beer mug
MUSEUM_OBJECT · circa 1980
Held by The Historic New Orleans Collection
Jackson Brewing Company bottles in Rebellious Spirits
EXHIBITION_OBJECT_GROUP · 2024-03-01 to 2025-01-05
Held by New Orleans Museum of Art
- Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA
The Leinenkugel Brewery photograph
Archival Photograph · 1898
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Historic elevated winter view of brewery.
- James Hanley Brewing Company
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Hanley's Pale and Porter advertising signs
Breweriana / advertising · 1915-1919
Held by Private collection reproduced in Breweriana Collector
What it proves
Surviving signs distinguish Pale and Porter by label color and provide evidence of historical beer names.
1953 Hanley Special Ale flat-top can
Beer can · 1953
Held by TavernTrove auction archive
What it proves
Surviving 12oz flat-top can explicitly identifies Hanley Special Ale, James Hanley Company, Providence, Rhode Island.
1951 Hanley Export Lager Beer flat-top can
Beer can · 1951
Held by TavernTrove auction archive
What it proves
Cataloged 12oz flat-top can explicitly identifies Hanley Export Lager Beer, Providence, Rhode Island.
1952 Hanley Extra Pale Ale can/bank
Beer can / breweriana · 1952
Held by TavernTrove auction archive
What it proves
Cataloged Hanley Extra Pale Ale 12oz can/bank from Rhode Island.
1934 Hanley's Peerless Pale Ale bottle cap
Bottle cap / crown · 1934
Held by Tavern Trove breweriana archive
What it proves
Unused cork-backed crown explicitly reads Hanley's Peerless Pale Ale and identifies James Hanley Company, Providence.
James Hanley Half Stock Ale Houdini challenge letter
Letter / archival ephemera · Early 1900s
Held by Boston Public Library, Rare Books & Manuscript Department
What it proves
James Hanley Brewing Company letter challenged Houdini to escape from a cask filled with the company's famous Half Stock Ale. First recorded from a Boston Globe feature on the scrapbook (https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2014/03/19/treasure-hunt-boston-public-library/Huu5UBMLDJIczkS7uLtGYP/story.html); catalogue record, holder wording and the page reference were supplied by BPL Special Collections on 2026-09-14.
Hanley Bock figural tap marker
Tap marker / breweriana · Post-Repeal
Held by NABA Breweriana Collector
What it proves
Collector reference depicts a figural 'Hanley Bock' tap marker for James Hanley Brewing Co., Providence, RI, 1934-57.
Hanley Beer figural tap marker
Tap marker / breweriana · 1934-1957 era
Held by NABA Breweriana Collector
What it proves
Figural tap-marker reference identifies 'Hanley Beer' for James Hanley Brewing Co., Providence.
- John F. Oertel Butchertown Brewery
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Oertel's '92 packaging machinery
Film negative · 1956-07-24
Held by University of Louisville Photographic Archives
What it proves
Shows boxes of Oertel's '92 beer on packaging machinery, supporting product identity and industrial process.
Oertel's delivery trucks
Film negatives · 1944-10-25
Held by University of Louisville Photographic Archives
What it proves
Documents Oertel's '92 delivery fleet and 1400-1408 Story Avenue address.
- Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA
Schlitz Brewing Company Memohead
Letterhead / ephemera · circa 1900-1909
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Period memohead with brewery-complex imagery, trademarks and slogans.
Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition
Historical photograph · 1933-04-07
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Photograph of train departing with first Schlitz beer after Prohibition at 12:01 a.m.; powerful dated event/object evidence.
Workers at Schlitz Brewery
Historical photograph · 1947
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Bottling-line workforce image preserving labor/production history.
Portrait of Joseph Schlitz
Portrait / engraving · Date unknown
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Historical portrait of the brewery namesake/successor.
Schlitz Export Beer Label
Beer label / trademark record · 1934
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Trademark label reading Schlitz with globe and 'Export'; supports dated beer/brand/packaging evidence.
Schlitz Palm Garden Photograph
Historical photograph / hospitality venue evidence · after 1886-07-03
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Photograph of Schlitz Palm Garden, which WHS says opened July 3, 1886; supports brewery hospitality/brand-culture history.
- Kent Brewing Company, Inc.
West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Kent Ale bottle with neck label
Beer bottle / label · 1935
Held by Breweriana.com
What it proves
Vintage bottle identifies Kent Brewing Co., Inc., West Warwick, Rhode Island and Kent Ale.
- Labatt Brewing Company
London, Ontario, Canada
Labatt Bottle & Neck Label Corpus
ARCHIVAL LABEL CORPUS / HISTORICAL OBJECT GROUP · [ca. 1885]–2007
Held by Labatt Brewing Company Collection (AFC 101), Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western University — as described in the collection's finding aid
What it proves
Series includes bottle and neck labels for more than 1,000 Labatt, partner and competitive brands, plus specialized sponsored-event and commemorative labels.
- Labatt's Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Saskatoon
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-labatt-1907-blueprints-docs
Blueprint / construction documents · 1907 documents; preservation request 1993
Held by UNKNOWN — City/Labatt archival transfer request
What it proves
Council record documents the preservation request. Do not equate this automatically with the separate City Archives fonds drawings dated mainly 1912 onward.
sk-obj-cityarchives-labatt-architectural-drawings
Architectural drawings / technical plans · 1912-1954; 1973; 1986
Held by City of Saskatoon Archives
What it proves
MemorySask fonds description explicitly confirms architectural drawings across these periods.
sk-obj-sweet-saskatchewan-labels
Beer labels / breweriana · Historic
Held by University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections
What it proves
Sweet finding aid includes Saskatchewan labels/copies and broad brewery paper useful for label/brand and visual-history ingestion.
sk-obj-western-labatt-sask-brewery-subseries
Archival subseries · Historic; finding aid series 1893-1988
Held by Labatt Brewing Company Collection (AFC 101), Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western University — as described in the collection's finding aid
What it proves
Pass 9 direct-retrieval target. Named Saskatchewan brewery subseries; item-level contents should be requested from Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries.
sk-obj-western-labatt-sask-division-subseries
Archival subseries · Historic; finding aid series 1893-1988
Held by Labatt Brewing Company Collection (AFC 101), Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western University — as described in the collection's finding aid
What it proves
Pass 9 direct-retrieval target. This subseries is especially valuable for post-acquisition Saskatchewan divisional structure and potential site/corporate evidence.
sk-obj-western-saskatchewan-benchmark-study-1970
Market research / archival report · 1970-11-01
Held by Cited in Bellamy, Brewed in the North (2019) as held in the Labatt Brewing Company Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries — the archive has not inspected the box
What it proves
Brewed in the North cites the exact Labatt Collection box for the Saskatchewan Benchmark Study. Original archival document has not yet been directly inspected in this pass.
sk-obj-western-pilsener-share-trends-1959-1967
Market research / archival report · 1959-1967
Held by Cited in Bellamy, Brewed in the North (2019) as held in the Labatt Brewing Company Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries — the archive has not inspected the box
What it proves
Published Labatt history cites this exact archive box in support of Pilsener/Blue market-share history. Direct archival inspection remains pending.
sk-obj-western-prairie-region-marketing-plan-1988
Marketing plan / archival report · 1988
Held by Cited in Bellamy, Brewed in the North (2019) as held in the Labatt Brewing Company Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries — the archive has not inspected the box
What it proves
Exact box citation identified in published Labatt history. High-value direct retrieval target for late-1980s Saskatchewan/Prairie brand and market strategy.
sk-obj-western-labatt-blue-marketing-plan-1988
Marketing plan / archival report · 1988
Held by Cited in Bellamy, Brewed in the North (2019) as held in the Labatt Brewing Company Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries — the archive has not inspected the box
What it proves
Exact box citation appears in the published history alongside Saskatchewan market-share evidence. Direct archival inspection remains pending.
- Lethbridge Brewery
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Lethbridge brewery historical plaque
PLAQUE · historical object; exact creation date in catalogue context
Held by Galt Museum & Archives
What it proves
Catalogue record preserves detailed Sick lineage including 1912 brewery, 1926 Edmonton control, and later history.
Lethbridge Beer one-dozen cardboard case
PACKAGING · 1959
Held by Galt Museum & Archives
What it proves
1959 Sick's Lethbridge Brewery Ltd. packaging for Premium Lager / Lethbridge Beer.
Associated Breweries Ltd. fonds — indexed scrapbooks
ARCHIVAL FONDS · 1928-1944 core; broader operational coverage
Held by Glenbow Archives / University of Calgary
What it proves
Six indexed scrapbooks covering brewery operations, politics and finances in Lethbridge, Edmonton, Regina, Prince Albert, Vancouver and Washington.
- Lexington Brewing Company
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Lexington Brewing Company brewery wrecking image
Historical photograph / collection image · 1941
Held by Lexington History Museum / source compilation
What it proves
Documents demolition of the East Main brewery complex after vacancy.
Lexington Brewing Company stock certificate
Breweriana / stock certificate · circa 1898
Held by Commercial collector listing — provenance not institutionally verified
What it proves
Discovery evidence of surviving corporate breweriana with brewery vignette.
- Madison Brewing Company
Bennington, Vermont, USA
Madison Brewery Advertisement
City-directory advertisement / print ephemera · 1858
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Period advertisement explicitly identifies Madison Brewery operated by John Rodermund.
Yahara River Mill / White-Rodermund Brewery View
Historical photograph / Site image · 1850 attribution
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
WHS identifies brewery buildings on right as owned in 1852 by White and Rodermund and later sold to Hausmann for malt-house use.
- Miller Brewing Company
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA
Miller Brewery Photograph
Historical photograph · 1977
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
1977 view of Miller brewery; useful for industrial-Site change over time.
Miller Delivery Wagon with High Life Advertising
Historical photograph · Date unknown
Held by Wisconsin Historical Society
What it proves
Horse-drawn delivery wagon loaded with barrels and painted 'Drink Miller High Life'; supports distribution and brand evidence.
- Molson Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd. — Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-galt-sick-brewing-plaque
Plaque / museum object · Historic
Held by Galt Museum & Archives
What it proves
Museum catalogue object documents Associated Breweries expansion and Molson's 1958-59 acquisition of Sick brewery assets, including Regina and Prince Albert.
sk-obj-fisher-sicks-old-style
Beer label · c.1944-1959
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Printed label, 8.5 x 12 cm; useful corporate-name transition object after Regina Brewing.
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Newspaper article · 1954-11-18
Held by Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan — Newspapers & Publications
What it proves
Original page survives and records duration, workforce size and contract settlement terms.
- Moose Jaw Brewing and Malting Company Ltd.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-moose-jaw-brewing-photo-1910
Photograph · 1910-1913
Held by Moose Jaw Public Library Archives Department
What it proves
Archival photograph provides direct visual/site evidence for the historical brewery complex.
- Moose Jaw Brewing Company Limited
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-sweet-moose-jaw-american-file
Research file / breweriana · 1920s-1930s subject coverage
Held by University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections
What it proves
The Sweet collection finding aid groups Moose Jaw Brewing Co. and American Brewing Co. research together, making this a Priority-A direct archive target for the unresolved corporate/name transition, labels, directories and land-title evidence.
- Narragansett Brewing Company — Cranston production site
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Narragansett Banquet Ale full-page advertisement
Newspaper advertisement · 1935-08-09
Held by Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association — digitised Jewish Herald volumes (rijha.org) · Source: The Jewish Herald, Providence
What it proves
Full-page period advertisement presents The Famous Narragansett Banquet Ale as a fine old ale, with 'rich, creamy, mellow' branding.
Narragansett Pale 'A Worthy Companion' advertisement
Newspaper advertisement · 1936-09-11
Held by Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association — digitised Jewish Herald volumes (rijha.org) · Source: The Jewish Herald, Providence
What it proves
Full-page advertisement shows bottles of Banquet Ale and Narragansett Pale, describing Pale as an extra-light, mild ale.
Narragansett Gold Label / Light Ale introduction advertisement
Newspaper advertisement · 1947-03-14
Held by Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association — digitised Jewish Herald volumes (rijha.org) · Source: The Jewish Herald, Providence
What it proves
Advertisement introduces a Gold Label Ale and prominently brands Famous Narragansett Light Ale; also names Banquet Ale and Select Stock Lager.
Narragansett Famous Ale barrel label
Barrel label · 1950s
Held by Breweriana.com
What it proves
15.5-gallon vintage barrel label explicitly identifies Narragansett Famous Ale from Cranston.
Narragansett Select Lager Beer label
Bottle label · 1943
Held by Tavern Trove breweriana archive
What it proves
Unused IRTP 12oz label explicitly identifies Narragansett Select Lager Beer.
Narragansett Famous Ale / Select Lager Beer die-cut sign
Advertising sign · c.1940
Held by Breweriana.com
What it proves
Die-cut cardboard sign depicts Narragansett Select Lager Beer and Narragansett Famous Ale bottles together.
Narragansett Bock first-production date record
Official brewery historical record · 1912-02-08
Held by Narragansett Beer historical archive
What it proves
Official history fixes first production of Narragansett Bock to February 8, 1912 and describes later Bock Beer Festivals.
1950 Narragansett Bock Beer label
Bottle label · 1950
Held by Tavern Trove
What it proves
Unused 12oz label explicitly identifies Narragansett Bock Beer.
c.1940 Narragansett Porter label
Bottle label · c.1940
Held by Breweriana.com
What it proves
IRTP 12oz Cranston label explicitly identifies Narragansett Porter.
Narragansett Half Stock Banquet Ale pre-Prohibition bottle
Bottle / label · Pre-Prohibition
Held by Private collection — current holder not recorded (sold at auction) · Source: Morean Auctions
What it proves
Surviving embossed bottle with largely intact labels explicitly identifies Half Stock Banquet Ale.
Narragansett Select Stock Lager pre-Prohibition bottle
Bottle / label · Pre-Prohibition
Held by Private collection — current holder not recorded (sold at auction) · Source: Morean Auctions
What it proves
Surviving bottle with complete/legible Select Stock Lager branding proves pre-Repeal product existence.
Narragansett Famous Export Lager pre-Prohibition bottle
Bottle / original label · Pre-Prohibition
Held by Breweriana.com
What it proves
Vintage long-neck bottle with original cap and Famous Export Lager Beer label from Providence-era Narragansett packaging.
- New England Brewing Co. (NEBCO)
Woodbridge / Branford, Connecticut, USA
New England Brewing Company minutes
Corporate minutes / archival volumes · 1890-05 to 1906-04
Held by Harvard Baker Library Special Collections
What it proves
Harvard HOLLIS identifies New England Brewing Company minutes within the Haffenreffer Brewery records, providing a direct corporate-history research series.
- New Orleans Brewing Association
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans Brewing Association business material
ARCHIVAL_ITEM · 1744-1960 collection context
Held by Smithsonian NMAH Archives Center
1892 New Orleans Brewing Association tied-house / beer-supply covenant
HISTORIC_PROPERTY_RECORD · 1892-03-28 to 1897-03-28
Held by The Historic New Orleans Collection — Vieux Carré Survey
- Park Brewing Company
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Park Brewing Co. Providence embossed beer bottle
Beer bottle · c. early 1900s
Held by Surviving breweriana / marketplace record
What it proves
Amber crown-top bottle embossed/labeled for Park Brewing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, independently corroborating physical beer production.
- Pilsner Urquell (Plzeňský Prazdroj)
Plzeň, Czechia
2026 Rückl Pilsner Urquell half-litre glasses for Pope Leo XIV
Ceremonial beer glass pair · 2026
Held by Papal set: Vatican; duplicate collection: Pivovarské muzeum Plzeň
What it proves
Plzeňský Prazdroj says two original handmade Czech-glass half-litre vessels engraved with Pilsner Urquell and the brewery's Jubilee Gate were prepared for Pope Leo XIV; duplicate papal-gift objects are retained by the Pivovarské muzeum.
- Polar Brewing
Bozeman, Montana, USA
Business / ice token
Business / ice token · First Republic / exact year UNKNOWN
Held by Numista
What it proves
Surviving company token associated with brewery distribution/ice promotion; useful evidence for branding, logistics and customer incentives.
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Business / ice token · First Republic / exact year UNKNOWN
Held by Numista
What it proves
Surviving company token associated with brewery distribution/ice promotion; useful evidence for branding, logistics and customer incentives.
- Providence Brewing Company
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence Brewing Bohemian Beer advertisement
Newspaper advertisement · 1908
Held by Surviving breweriana / newsprint advertisement
What it proves
1908 Providence Brewing Co. newsprint advertisement for Bohemian Beer, promoted as 'New England's Finest.'
Providence Brewing Bohemian Beer / Canada Malt Ale tray
Serving tray / breweriana · Pre-Prohibition
Held by Private collection — current holder not recorded (sold at auction) · Source: Morean Auctions
What it proves
Pre-Prohibition tray explicitly markets Providence Brewing's Bohemian Beer and Canada Malt Ale.
- Regina Brewing Company Limited
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-fisher-bavarian-stout
Beer label · c.1928-1944
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Printed label, 7 x 9.5 cm.
sk-obj-fisher-regina-old-style
Beer label · c.1924-1944
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Corporate-phase object before the 1944 Sicks' Regina name change; do not automatically merge product identity across legal phases.
sk-obj-newspaper-regina-old-style-1935
Newspaper advertisement · 1935-04-20
Held by Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan — Newspapers & Publications
What it proves
Dated advertisement is both product evidence and surviving marketing material.
- Schaefer-Meyer Brewing Company
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Frank Fehr Cold Storage construction
Photographic negative · 1920-10-16
Held by University of Louisville Photographic Archives
What it proves
Documents former Schaefer-Meyer/Fehr Plant No. 2 site converting into Frank Fehr Cold Storage.
- Sea Dog Brewing Company
Maine, Maine, USA
MaineBiz article: Sea Dog bankruptcy acquisition — Feb. 3, 2003
NEWSPAPER / BUSINESS-JOURNAL ARTICLE · 2003-02-03
Held by Portland Public Library — Maine News Index
What it proves
Priority-A archival retrieval target. Preserve index metadata; do not fabricate article text beyond the published abstract.
- Senn & Ackerman Brewing Company
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Senn & Ackerman Brewing Company abandoned buildings
Nitrate negative · 1929-02-26
Held by University of Louisville Photographic Archives
What it proves
Shows abandoned brewery buildings after 1914 closure; preserves clock-tower/site condition.
- Sicks' Prince Albert Brewery Limited
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-prince-albert-sweet-files
Research files / labels / breweriana · Historic
Held by University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections
What it proves
Collection contains Prince Albert brewery research useful for ownership, labels, chronology and site verification.
- Souris Breweries Ltd.
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-souris-brewing-sweet-file
Research file / breweriana · 1928-1932 subject coverage
Held by University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections
What it proves
Finding aid identifies Souris Brewing material covering 1928-1932.
- Star Brewing Company Ltd.
North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-star-brewing-sweet-folders
Research files / breweriana · 1920s-1930s subject coverage
Held by University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections
What it proves
Finding aid identifies two Star Brewing folders; direct folder/accession-level inspection remains an ingestion/research follow-up.
- The Saskatoon Brewing Company Limited
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-saskatoon-brewing-photo-a1652
Photograph · late 1930s
Held by Saskatoon Public Library — Local History
What it proves
City of Saskatoon publication explicitly credits photograph A1652 to Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room.
sk-obj-cityarchives-labatt-ledger
Ledger / business record · 1908-1949
Held by City of Saskatoon Archives
What it proves
MemorySask fonds description explicitly confirms a ledger dating 1908-1949.
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Archival subseries · Historic; finding aid series 1893-1988
Held by Labatt Brewing Company Collection (AFC 101), Archives and Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western University — as described in the collection's finding aid
What it proves
Pass 9 direct-retrieval target. Western finding aid explicitly identifies this Saskatchewan brewery subseries within Brewing Operations.
sk-obj-fisher-big-chief-stout
Beer label · c.1915-1960
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Printed label, 7.5 x 10 cm.
sk-obj-fisher-big-chief-beer
Beer label · c.1915-1960
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Printed label, 7.5 x 10 cm.
sk-obj-fisher-red-ribbon
Beer label · c.1915-1960
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Printed label, 7.5 x 9 cm.
sk-obj-fisher-saskatoon-red-ribbon
Beer label · c.1915-1960
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Preserved as a label/title variant; not automatically a distinct recipe from Red Ribbon Lager Beer.
sk-obj-fisher-bavarian-club-lager
Beer label · c.1915-1960
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Printed label, 7.5 x 9 cm.
sk-obj-fisher-golden-anniversary-red-ribbon
Beer label · c.1950-1960
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Commemorative/variant Red Ribbon label; does not by itself prove a separate beer recipe.
sk-obj-fisher-67-beer
Beer label · c.1915-1960 catalogue range
Held by Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library — Lawrence C. Sherk Canadian Beer Label Collection
What it proves
Catalogue range is broad; do not infer 1967 production solely from the product name.
sk-obj-newspaper-big-chief-1939
Newspaper advertisement · 1939-06-30
Held by Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan — Newspapers & Publications
What it proves
Advertisement names Big Chief Beer and B.W. (Ben) Hoeschen as manager.
- Unbranded Brewing Company
Hialeah, Florida, USA
Unbranded brewery-equipment liquidation listing
EQUIPMENT AUCTION / DIGITAL CATALOG · 2024-09
Held by Auction/industry sale listing
What it proves
Auction record documenting disposition of the 30-bbl brewhouse, fermenters, brite tanks, lagering tanks and other brewery assets.
- Urban South Brewery
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Urban South Brewery hand-sanitizer production record/object
MUSEUM_OBJECT · 2020-2021
Held by National Museum of American History
- Warwick Brewing Company
Warwick (Natick), Rhode Island, USA
Warwick Old Sparkling Ale label
IRTP beer label · 1935
Held by Breweriana.com
What it proves
Vintage label identifies Warwick Brewing Co., Natick, Rhode Island and Warwick Old Sparkling Ale.
- Weyburn Brewing Co. Ltd.
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
sk-obj-weyburn-brewing-scrapbook
Scrapbook / research file · 1928-1938
Held by University of Saskatchewan Archives & Special Collections
What it proves
Finding aid explicitly identifies a Weyburn Brewing scrapbook covering 1928-1938.