A. Gettelman Brewing Company
Information:Current Status: Defunct
Founded: 1854 Founder: George Schweickhart Location: 4400 State St |
The Gettelman Brewing Company was originally founded as the Menomonee Brewery in 1954 by George Schweickhart. The brewery was taken over by Schweickhart's son-in-law, Adam Gettelman, in 1876.
As Prohibition was beginning to end, the Gettelmen found that there was a wood shortage that would impact the creation of beer barrels. To solve this problem the first steel beer keg was invented by Fritz Gettelman. The brewery suffered from the Milwaukee brewery strikes of 1953 and, like other breweries in Milwaukee, lost the trust of some local taverns as they began to buy their beer from other breweries. In the following years, Gettelman had to struggle along with the other smaller Milwaukee breweries for advertisement and sales, as the larger breweries were dominating the market in both areas. In 1961, as Miller was becoming ever more interested in purchasing more breweries, The Gettelman Brewing Company was purchased by Miller. |
Beers brewed by Miller:
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Discontinued Brews:
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Phone: 414-273-8288
