Peter Paul Liebert Sr. was born in Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Philadelphia Hotelkeeper John Liebert, who died when Peter was just ten years old. He worked in the cotton mills as a lad, eventually working up into the position of engineer. It was in this situation he met German immigrant Hermann Obert, who was also working in the cotton industry, and it was decided in 1873 to partner in the coal business. At about the same time they started a small hobby brewery in Manayunk. Both businesses were very fruitful. Demand spurred them to build a larger five-story brew house in 1885 and a larger cold storage house in 1887. Despite being in a city crowded with competition the brewery maintained its popularity until Prohibition forced its doors shut on the 16th of January, 1920. Peter Paul Liebert Sr. died of pneumonia on the 27th of February, 1915. He was fifty-five years old. The brewery would reopen after the repeal of Prohibition, only to close down for good in 1948.

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