Ballantine Brewing Co., (est. 1879) of Newark, New Jersey, USA

Dates	Trade Name	Historic Address
1856 - 1876	Schalk Bros. (Herman, Adolph & Oscar)	Freeman Street
1876 - 1879	Hermann Schalk	Ferry, corner of Freeman
1879 - 1911	Ballantine & Co.	Freeman, Christie, Ferry & Bowery Streets
1933 - 1971	P. Ballantine & Sons	57 Freeman Street
1968 - 1971	Christian Feigenspan Brewing Co. (Aka of P. B...	57 Freeman Street
1968 - 1971	Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co. (Aka of P. Ballant...	57 Freeman Street
1968 - 1971	Lexington Brewing Company (Aka of P. Ballanti...	57 Freeman Street
1968 - 1971	Richards Brewing Company (Aka of P. Ballantin...	57 Freeman Street

The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown
U-Permit Number : NJ-U-335A
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16th November 1791

Peter Ballantine, future brewery magnate of Newark, was born in in Mauchline, Scotland. He emigrated to America in 1820. His reasons for leaving Scotland were due to the "pressure of poverty a... View More

1856 FoundedSchalk Bros. (Herman, Adolph & Oscar)Freeman Street

1869

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1876 Hermann SchalkFerry, corner of Freeman

1879

1879 Ballantine & Co.Freeman, Christie, Ferry & Bowery Streets

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Ballantine's Brown Stout
1879-1911

Ballantine's Canada Malt Ale
1879-1911

Ballantine's Dark Export Beer
1879-1911

Ballantine's Export Beer
1879-1911

Ballantine's Export Light Beer
1879-1911

Ballantine's Extra Porter
1879-1911

Ballantine's Fine Porter
1879-1911

Ballantine's Half and Half
1879-1911

Ballantine's India Pale Ale
1879-1911

Ballantine's Jubilee Beer
1879-1911

Ballantine's Malt Extract
1879-1911

Ballantine's Newark Ale
1879-1911

Ballantine's Pale Ale
1879-1911

Ballantine's Pale Extra Beer
1879-1911

Ballantine's Sparkling Ale
1879-1911

Budweis Beer
1879-1879

Champagne Beer
1879-1911

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1879-1911

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1879 - 1920

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23rd January 1893

Peter Ballantine, Founder of several breweries in New York and New Jersey, died after a three week battle with bronchitis at age 92.

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27th April 1895

John H. Ballantine of the P. Ballantine & Co. brewery, died at his home in Newark.

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Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1917

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5th January 1918

The P. Ballantine & Sons Brewery begins selling cereal beverages under the name "Clink".

1933 P. Ballantine & Sons57 Freeman Street

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Ballantine Light Lager Beer
1933-1950

Ballantine XXX Ale
1933-1950

Ballantine's Export Light Beer
1933-1950

Ballantine's Sparkling Ale
1933-1950

Ballantine's XXX Ale
1933-1950

Ballantine's Ale
1933-1971

Ballantine's Beer
1933-1971

Ballantine's Bock
1933-1971

Ballantine's Burton Ale
1945-1965

Ballantine's India Pale Ale
1933-1951

Ballantine's Porter
1933-1947

Ballantine's Stout
1933-1944

Ballatine's Ale
1933-1950

Bock Beer
1933-1950

Export Beer
1933-1950

Export Dark Beer
1933-1950

Export Light Beer
1933-1950

Extra Porter
1933-1950

Feigenspan P.O.N. Beer
1933-1950

India Pale Ale
1933-1950

Triple Crown Malt Liquor
1961-1969

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1933 - 1971

Begin: 1935 End 1971

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1892-1902

Begin: 1936 End 1971

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1937Capacity 15000000 Barrels

1937

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1939Capacity 15000000 Barrels

1939

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Circa: 19th December 1939

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Circa: 1943

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Circa: 1944

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Circa: 1950

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Circa: 1951

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Circa: 1952

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Circa: 1953

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Circa: 1954

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Circa: 1963

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Circa: 1965

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Circa: 1966

1968 Richards Brewing Company (Aka of P. Ballantine & Sons)57 Freeman Street

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Bohack Beer
1968-1971

Bohack Beer
1971-1974

1971 ClosedChristian Feigenspan Brewing Co. (Aka of P. Ballantine & Sons)

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Ballantine Brewing Co., (est. 1879) of Newark, New Jersey, USA

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16th November 1791

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23rd January 1893

27th April 1895

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Five of the buildings of the P. Ballantine Brewery complex.

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The Ballantine brewery as it appeared in 1906.

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Navy men drinking Ballantine Ale in cans.

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Circa: 19th December 1939

The Ballantine Brewery display at the National Beer Wholesaler's Convention in Chicago.

Circa: 1940

A scarce Ballantine neon, among others, is displayed behind the bar in Noel's Tap Room in Waterville, Maine.

Circa: 1940

Motorcyclists take a break at a Florida beer joint. Schlitz, Jax Beer of Jacksonville, Ballantine, Old Milwaukee, Cook's of Evansville Indiana signs adorn the walls. Atlantic Beer crates are vis

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