Barbeys Inc. of Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
| Dates | Trade Name | Historic Address |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 - 1861 | (Peter) Barbey & (Abraham) Peltzer | 647/649 Penn Street |
| 1861 - 1869 | Peter Barbey | 647/649 Penn Street |
| 1869 - 1880 | Peter Barbey | Hockley & North River Streets |
| 1880 - 1920 | P. Barbey & Son (Aka of P. Barbey & ... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1888 - 1920 | Peter Barbey & Son | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1933 - 1951 | Barbey's Inc. | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1951 - 1970 | Sunshine Brewing Company | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1961 - 1963 | Falcon Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Brewi... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1962 - 1968 | Muhlheim Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Bre... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1963 - 1965 | Hatfield-McCoy Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshi... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1964 - 1966 | Jamaica Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Brew... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1967 - 1968 | Playmate Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Bre... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1967 - 1970 | Esslinger Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Br... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1967 - 1968 | Ruppert Brewing Co. (Aka of of Sunshine Brewi... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
| 1968 - 1970 | Bavarian Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Bre... | Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets |
- The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown
- U-Permit Number : PA-U-300
- L-permit Number :
Timeline
9th November 1825
Peter Jacob Barbey is born in Dierbach, Canton Bergzabern, Bayern, Germany. The Brewery he establishes in Reading Pennsylvania will later lose a lawsuit to Hugh Hefner.
19th October 1850
John Barbey, the "Son" in Peter Barbey & Son Brewery, is born.
1859 Founded(Peter) Barbey & (Abraham) Peltzer647/649 Penn Street
1861 Peter Barbey647/649 Penn Street
Circa: 1867
1869 Peter BarbeyHockley & North River Streets
1880 P. Barbey & Son (Aka of P. Barbey & Son)Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Circa: 1888
1888 Peter Barbey & SonHockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
15th February 1897
Peter Jacob Barbey died in Reading at age 71. He headed the Peter Barbey & Son Brewery for nearly 40 years.
Circa: 1900
1933 Barbey's Inc.Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1935-1938
1933-1951
1933-1951
1933-1951
1933-1950
1933-1951
1933-1936
1933-1950
1933-1950
1933-1936
1933-1936
1933-1951
Begin: 1933 End 1951
1933 - 1951
Begin: 1933 End 1951
1933 - 1951
24th February 1939
John Barbey died. He was the manager of the Peter Barbey & Son Brewery for over two decades. He nursed the factory through Prohibition and reopened it in 1933 as Barbey's Inc. He w... View More
1939
Products
1892-1902
1951
1951 Sunshine Brewing CompanyHockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1964-1970
1962-1965
1964-1970
1967-1968
1967-1968
1956-1959
1966-1969
1951-1970
1951-1965
1951-1970
1956-1963
1951-1955
1960-1962
1959-1965
22nd June 1951
Circa: 1958
29th June 1960
1961 Falcon Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Brewing Co.)Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1961-1963
1962 Muhlheim Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Brewing Co.)Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1962-1968
1963 Hatfield-McCoy Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Brewing Co.)Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1963-1965
1964 Jamaica Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Brewing Co.)Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1964-1966
1967 Ruppert Brewing Co. (Aka of of Sunshine Brewing Co.)Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1967-1969
1968 Bavarian Brewing Company (Aka of Sunshine Brewing Co.)Hockley, West Elm and Gordon Streets
Products
1938-1952
1938-1952
1938-1952
1933-1954
1933-1954
1950-1957
1968-1970
1933-1939
1968-1970
1933-1939
1933-1939
1945-1950
1970 ClosedSunshine Brewing Company
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Phone
919.807.9147
