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10th November 1828
10th November 1828
Johann W. B. "John" Meiners was born in Oldenburg, Germany. He fled his native land at age 19 in 1848 in the aftermath of the failure of the leftist uprising against the crown. He emigrated to America and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he met and married Theda Wietjen, a fellow German immigrant from Oldenburg. He entered the distilling trade and practiced it for many years. In the late 1870s he sold his distillery to the whisky trusts and took his profits and formed the Cream City Brewery. He ran the brewery until he died at age 69, in 1898.
Johann W. B. "John" Meiners was born in Oldenburg, Germany. He fled his native land at age 19 in 1848 in the aftermath of the failure of the leftist uprising against the crown. He emigrat... View More
1853 FoundedWest Hill Brewery, Wehr & Forster490–510 Thirteenth Street
1858 West Hill Brewery, George Wehr490–510 Thirteenth Street
1860 West Hill Brewery, Weber & Beck490–510 Thirteenth Street
1862 John Beck490–510 Thirteenth Street
1877 Jacob Veidt & Co.490–510 Thirteenth Street
1879 Cream City Brewing Co.490/510 13th Street
Products
A.1. Bream
1879-1920
Bock Beer
1879-1920
Cream City Brewing Co Bottling Department
1879-1920
Cream City Pilsener
1879-1920
Edelbräu Beer
1879-1920
Export Beer
1879-1920
Extra Stock
1879-1920
Holiday Brew
1879-1920
Milwaukee Lager Beer
1879-1920
Old Nick Brew
1879-1920
Schloss Bräu
1879-1920
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1891
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27th January 1892
27th January 1892
The Cream City Brewing Co. begins use of their Crescent Moon and six-pointed star trademark.
The Cream City Brewing Co. begins use of their Crescent Moon and six-pointed star trademark.
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Begin: 27th January 1892 End 1937
Begin: 27th January 1892 End 1937
27th January 1892 - 1937
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29th December 1898
29th December 1898
John Meiners, president of the Cream City Brewery of Milwaukee, died in Ventura, California at age seventy years.
John Meiners, president of the Cream City Brewery of Milwaukee, died in Ventura, California at age seventy years.
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Circa: 1900
Circa: 1900
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The Cream City Brewing Company in 1900.
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Circa: 1900
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Circa: 1901
1920 Cream City Products Co.490/510 13th Street
Products
Alta Bavarian Style Cereal Beverage
1920-1933
Alta Special
1920-1933
Cream City Cherry Soda
1920-1933
Cream City Extract Tonic
1920-1933
Cream City White Soda
1920-1933
Easter Brew Cereal Beverage
1920-1933
Extra Stock Cereal Beverage
1920-1933
Gold Sea
1920-1933
Hanover Club Special Brew
1920-1933
Hanover Extra Stout Brew
1920-1933
Holiday Brew
1920-1933
Mid-West Brew
1920-1933
Mid-West Malt Tonic
1920-1933
Pelham Club Extra Stout Special Brew
1920-1933
Pheasant White Soda
1920-1933
Pilsener
1920-1933
Pilsener Cereal Beverage
1920-1933
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Circa: 1933
Circa: 1933
Cream City Brewing Company
Circa: 1933
Cream City Brewing Company
1933 Cream City Brewing Company1512/1544 North 13th St
Products
Big Boy Beer
1933-1937
Blue Jay Beer
1933-1937
Bock Beer
1933-1937
Cream City Draft Beer
1933-1937
Cream City Export Beer
1933-1937
Cream City Pale Beer
1933-1937
Cream City Pelham Club Beer
1933-1937
Cream City Pilsener Beer
1933-1937
Extra Stock Dark Beer
1933-1937
Hanover Dark Beer
1933-1937
Pelham Club Extra Brew Pale Beer
1933-1937
Pilsener Beer
1933-1937
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Begin: 1933 End 1937
1933 - 1937
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Begin: 1936 End 1937
1936 - 1937
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Begin: 1940 End 1937
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Begin: 1941 End 1937
1937 ClosedCream City Brewing Company