Golden West Brewing Company of Oakland, California, USA

Dates	Trade Name	Historic Address
1856 - 1860	Unknown Brewer	corner of 5th & Kirkham Streets
1860 - 1868	Geischen & Held, Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1868 - 1870	Geischen & Co., Washington Brewery	Cor. Broadway & Sixth Street
1874 - 1875	Bredhoff & Gieschen, Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1875 - 1877	Chas. Bredhoff, Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1877 - 1882	Bredhoff & Co., Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1882 - 1884	Bredhoff & Cordes , Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1884 - 1885	Westermann, Graber & Henke	5th & Kirkham Streets
1885 - 1891	Westermann & Co., Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1891 - 1899	Chas. Helmke & Co., Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1899 - 1901	Helmke & Kaelin, Washington Brewery	5th & Kirkham Streets
1901 - 1910	Washington Brewing & Malting Co.	5th & Kirkham Streets
1910 - 1911	Washington Brewery Branch, Golden West Brewin...	7th & Kirkham Streets
1911 - 1920	Golden West Brewing Co.	7th & Kirkham Streets
1920 - 1933	Golden West Brewing Company	7th & Kirkham Streets
1933 - 1950	Golden West Brewing Co.	7th & Kirkham Streets
1950 - 1954	Goebel Brewing Co. of California	533 Kirkham Street
1954 - 1955	Goebel Brewing Co.	533 Kirkham Street
1958 - 1959	Pacific Brewing, Inc.	533 Kirkham Street

The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown
U-Permit Number : U-1102
L-permit Number : L-12

Timeline

1856 FoundedUnknown Brewercorner of 5th & Kirkham Streets

1860 Geischen & Held, Washington Brewery5th & Kirkham Streets

1868 Geischen & Co., Washington BreweryCor. Broadway & Sixth Street

1874 Bredhoff & Gieschen, Washington Brewery 5th & Kirkham Streets

1875 Chas. Bredhoff, Washington Brewery5th & Kirkham Streets

1877 Bredhoff & Co., Washington Brewery5th & Kirkham Streets

1882 Bredhoff & Cordes , Washington Brewery5th & Kirkham Streets

1884 Westermann, Graber & Henke5th & Kirkham Streets

1885 Westermann & Co., Washington Brewery5th & Kirkham Streets

1890Capacity 7000 Barrels

1891 Chas. Helmke & Co., Washington Brewery5th & Kirkham Streets

1899 Helmke & Kaelin, Washington Brewery5th & Kirkham Streets

News

10th January 1900

Charles Helmke, former owner of the Washington Brewery, Died at age Forty-Two Years.

1901 Washington Brewing & Malting Co.5th & Kirkham Streets

Photos

Circa: 1903

Photos

Circa: 1903

1910 Washington Brewery Branch, Golden West Brewing Co.7th & Kirkham Streets

1911 Golden West Brewing Co.7th & Kirkham Streets

Products

Golden West Porter
1911-1920

Golden West Root Beer
1911-1920

Logo

Begin: 1911 End 1920

1911 - 1920

Photos

Circa: 1911

1920 Golden West Brewing Company7th & Kirkham Streets

Products

Golden Glow Lager Brew
1928-1933

Golden Tonic
1920-1933

Golden West Lager Brew
1920-1933

Golden West Steam
1920-1933

Ye Olden Glow Malt Syrup
1920-1933

1933 Golden West Brewing Co.7th & Kirkham Streets

Products

Blue and Gold Lager Beer
1933-1950

Bull's Eye Beer
1933-1950

Cosmos Beer
1933-1950

El Capitan Beer
1933-1950

Excel Pale Beer
1933-1950

Excell Beer
1933-1950

Golden Glow Ale
1933-1950

Golden Glow Beer
1933-1936

Golden Glow Bock Beer
1933-1950

Golden Glow Grade A Beer
1933-1950

Golden Glow Old Ale Afterglow
1933-1950

Golden Glow Summer Beer
1933-1936

Golden Glow XXX 12Â½ % Ale
1933-1950

Golden Glow XXX Beer
1933-1936

Golden Glow XXX Old Ale
1933-1950

Golden Glow XXX Old Lager Beer
1933-1936

Golden Glow XXX Old Stock Ale
1933-1950

Golden Glow XXX Old Stock Stout
1933-1950

Golden Glow XXX Stout
1933-1936

King's Taste Beer
1933-1950

Piedmont Pale Lager Beer
1933-1950

Polo Club Pale Quality Supreme Near Beer
1933-1950

Sunset Beer
1933-1936

Circa: 1934

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

1939Capacity 350000 Barrels

Photos

Circa: 1939

Photos

Circa: 1939

1950 Goebel Brewing Co. of California533 Kirkham Street

1954 Goebel Brewing Co.533 Kirkham Street

News

3rd January 1957

The Goebel Brewery of Detroit sold their plant in Oakland California to Elizabeth H. Metcalf, great niece of Railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington.

1958 Pacific Brewing, Inc.533 Kirkham Street

Products

722 Mellow Brew Beer
1958-1959

Better Foods Market Beer
1958-1959

Buccaneer Malt Liquor
1958-1959

El Capitan Beer
1958-1959

Eureka Beer
1958-1959

Excell Beer
1958-1959

Falcon Beer
1958-1959

Glacier Premium Beer
1958-1959

Golden Glow Beer
1958-1959

Golden Harvest Beer
1958-1958

Hollywood Ranch Markets Beer
1958-1958

Hopsburger Beer
1958-1958

Ranch Beer
1958-1958

Siesta Beer
1958-1958

Town & Country Beer
1958-1958

Van Merritt Beer
1958-1959

Photos

Circa: 1958

1959 ClosedPacific Brewing, Inc.

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Golden West Brewing Company of Oakland, California, USA

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10th January 1900

Circa: 1903

Joseph R. Kaelin, proprietor of the Washington Brewery in Oakland, California. From the 1903 book Men of the Pacific Coast, by Pacific Art Company.

Circa: 1903

C. Helmke, proprietor of the Washington Brewery in Oakland, California. From the 1903 book Men of the Pacific Coast, by Pacific Art Company.

Products

Begin: 1911 End 1920

Circa: 1911

The factory of the Golden West Brewing Co.

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Products

Circa: 1934

Circa: 1934

Circa: 1934

Circa: 1934

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Circa: 1939

An artist's rendering of the Golden West Brewery in Oakland, California.

Circa: 1939

George F. Goerl, Brewmaster of the Golden West Brewery.

3rd January 1957

Products

Circa: 1958

A sexy pirate hawks Buccaneer Beer in a San Francisco liquor store.

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Golden West Brewing Company of Oakland, California, USA

Timeline

10th January 1900

Circa: 1903

Joseph R. Kaelin, proprietor of the Washington Brewery in Oakland, California. From the 1903 book Men of the Pacific Coast, by Pacific Art Company.

Circa: 1903

C. Helmke, proprietor of the Washington Brewery in Oakland, California. From the 1903 book Men of the Pacific Coast, by Pacific Art Company.

Products

Begin: 1911 End 1920

Circa: 1911

The factory of the Golden West Brewing Co.

Products

Products

Circa: 1934

Circa: 1934

Circa: 1934

Circa: 1934

Products

Circa: 1939

An artist's rendering of the Golden West Brewery in Oakland, California.

Circa: 1939

George F. Goerl, Brewmaster of the Golden West Brewery.

3rd January 1957

Products

Circa: 1958

A sexy pirate hawks Buccaneer Beer in a San Francisco liquor store.

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