The Schoenhoffen-Edelweiss Brewing Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Dates	Trade Name	Historic Address
1890 - 1909	National Brewing Company	846/860 West 18th & North Lincoln Streets
1900 - 1909	National Malt Tonic Co. (Aka of National Brew...	846/860 West 18th & North Lincoln Streets
1909 - 1925	National Brewing Company	1900-1910 West 18th Street
1918 - 1940	Drewrys Dry Ginger Ale Company	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1918 - 1933	Schoenhofen Company	1900-1910 West 18th Street
1920 - 1925	National Beverage Co. (Aka of National Brewin...	1900-1910 West 18th Street
1925 - 1933	National Brewing Company (Aka of Schoenhofen ...	1900-1910 West 18th Street
1925 - 1933	National Malt Tonic Co.	1900-1910 West 18th Street
1933 - 1951	Schoenhofen-Edelweiss Company	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1951 - 1966	Atlas Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen...	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1951 - 1972	Schoenhofen Edelweiss Co. (A DBA of Drewrys L...	1900/1956 West 18th Street
1957 - 1964	Great Lakes Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoe...	3901 Emerald Ave at 39th Street
1959 - 1966	Barbarossa Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoen...	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1960 - 1962	9-0-5 Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen...	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1960 - 1964	Leisy Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen...	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1960 - 1964	Trophy Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofe...	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1961 - 1965	Prost Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen...	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1962 - 1972	Drewrys Ltd. USA, Inc.	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1966 - 1972	Associated Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoen...	1900-1956 West 18th Street
1966 - 1971	B.B. Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen-...	1900-1956 West 18th Street

The brewery was affiliated with Atlas Brewing Co. of Chicago from 1944-1951 The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown.
U-Permit Number : ILL-U-700
L-permit Number : L-5

Timeline

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2nd February 1827

Peter Schoenhofen, future Chicago brewery magnate, was born in Derbach, West, Germany. His is one of the most recognizable names in Chicago Brewing. The last brewery that carried the fa... View More

1890 FoundedNational Brewing Company846/860 West 18th & North Lincoln Streets

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Export Beer
1890-1909

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Circa: 1895

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Circa: 1896

Circa: 1898

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1899

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Export Beer
1892-1902

1900 National Malt Tonic Co. (Aka of National Brewing Co.)846/860 West 18th & North Lincoln Streets

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National Malt Tonic
1900-1909

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Circa: 1905

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Circa: 1905

Circa: 1908

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Export Beer
1892-1902

1909 National Brewing Company1900-1910 West 18th Street

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Crystal Export Beer
1909-1925

Export Beer
1909-1925

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Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1915

Circa: 1918

1918 Schoenhofen Company1900-1910 West 18th Street

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Crystal Brew
1918-1933

Edelweiss Brew
1918-1933

Edelweiss Cereal Beverage
1918-1933

Edelweiss Dark
1918-1933

Edelweiss Ginger Ale
1918-1933

Edelweiss Grape Soda
1918-1933

Edelweiss Lemon Soda
1918-1933

Edelweiss Light
1918-1933

Edelweiss Lime Rickey
1918-1933

Edelweiss Tonic
1918-1933

Green River
1918-1933

Green River Lime Rickey
1918-1933

Haddon Hall Near Beer
1918-1934

Hires Root Beer
1918-1933

Katina Club Brew
1918-1933

Malt Tonic
1918-1933

Pilsener Special Brew
1918-1933

Special Stout
1918-1933

Splash
1918-1918

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Circa: 1918

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Circa: 1918

1920 National Beverage Co. (Aka of National Brewing Co.)1900-1910 West 18th Street

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Buck Tonic
1920-1925

1925 National Malt Tonic Co.1900-1910 West 18th Street

1933 Schoenhofen-Edelweiss Company1900-1956 West 18th Street

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Buck Beer
1933-1951

Crystal Beer
1933-1935

Edelweiss Bock
1934-1951

Edelweiss Beer
1933-1951

Edelweiss Bock
1933-1951

Edelweiss Centennial Beer
1934-1951

Edelweiss Dark Beer
1936-1941

Edelweiss Ritz
1933-1951

Green River
1933-1940

Hires Root Beer
1933-1935

New Health Beer
1934-1936

Ritz Beer
1936-1941

Schoenhofen Draught Keg Beer
1935-1940

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Begin: 1933 End 1951

1933 - 1951

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Circa: 16th May 1933

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Circa: 12th May 1933

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Circa: 1938

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Circa: 1938

1939Capacity 150000 Barrels

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Circa: 19th November 1939

Circa: 1940

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1942

Circa: 1949

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Export Beer
1892-1902

1951 Schoenhofen Edelweiss Co. (A DBA of Drewrys Ltd. U.S.A.,)1900/1956 West 18th Street

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Cold Brau Beer
1956-1966

Dorf Beer
1959-1966

Edelweiss Bock Beer
1951-1972

Edelweiss Malt Liquor
1952-1959

Edelweiss Ritz
1952-1953

Edelweiss Ritz Beer
1951-1955

Golden Stein Beer
1955-1961

Great Lakes Beer
1957-1971

Heritage Beer
1958-1966

Katz Beer
1963-1970

Kold Brau Beer
1962-1965

Prost Beer
1962-1971

S.G.A. Beer
1965-1971

Salzburg Beer
1964-1967

Trophy Beer
1965-1972

Circa: 1952

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1956

1957 Great Lakes Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen-Edelweiss)3901 Emerald Ave at 39th Street

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Dorf Beer
1957-1964

Great Lakes Beer
1933-1939

Old Heidelbrau Beer
1976-1990

Pulaski Piwo Beer
1976-1980

Windsor Beer
1933-1939

1959 Barbarossa Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen-Edelweiss)1900-1956 West 18th Street

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Barbarossa Beer
1959-1966

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Circa: 1959

1960 Trophy Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen-Edelweiss)1900-1956 West 18th Street

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Trophy Beer
1960-1964

1961 Prost Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen-Edelweiss)1900-1956 West 18th Street

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Prost Beer
1961-1965

1962 Drewrys Ltd. USA, Inc.1900-1956 West 18th Street

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9.0.5 Beer
1966-1971

Bull Dog Malt Liquor
1962-1972

Drewrys Beer
1962-1972

Drewrys Draft Beer
1968-1972

Drewrys Genuine Bock Beer
1964-1970

Circa: 1965

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Export Beer
1892-1902

1966 B.B. Brewing Co. (Aka of Drewrys/Schoenhofen-Edelweiss)1900-1956 West 18th Street

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Trophy Beer
1958-1971

1972 ClosedSchoenhofen Edelweiss Co. (A DBA of Drewrys Ltd. U.S.A.,)

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The Schoenhoffen-Edelweiss Brewing Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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2nd February 1827

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Circa: 1895

Cabinet card featuring a pretty girl with cork-topped bottles of Pabst and Edelweiss Beer.

Circa: 1896

Louis Suess, brewmaster of the National Brewing Co. of Chicago.

Circa: 1898

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Circa: 1899

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Circa: 1905

A saloon interior featuring many advertisements including several for Edelweiss Beer.

Circa: 1905

Two men (probably Edelweiss Distributors) and their dogs pose with bottles of Edelweiss Beer.

Circa: 1908

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Circa: 1910

A Comic postcard featuring a giant keg from the Schoenhofen Brewing Co.

Circa: 1915

A Schoenhofen Brewery tied house looms behind a portrait of a man and his son in Chicago.

Circa: 1918

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Circa: 1918

Etching of the brewery from a 1918 booklet.

Circa: 1918

WWI-era soldiers pose with an Edelweiss Beer billboard.

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Begin: 1933 End 1951

Circa: 16th May 1933

Abe Kaufman, distributor for Wayne County Michigan for Edelweiss Beer, lowers a case out of a delivery truck. Part of a shipment of 5400 cases.

Circa: 12th May 1933

The first shipment of Edelweiss Beer arriving from Chicago at 831 Bagely Avenue, Detroit Michigan.

Circa: 1938

An Edelweiss Beer TOC adorns the wals of a Chicago saloon.

Circa: 1938

Edelweiss outdoor neon.

Circa: 19th November 1939

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

Circa: 1940

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Circa: 1942

Irving J. Solomon, Chairman of the Board of the Schoenhofen-Edelweiss Brewery.

Circa: 1949

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Circa: 1952

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Circa: 1956

The Drewrys plant in Chicago.

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Circa: 1959

A man enjoys a can of Edelweiss beer on his couch.

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Circa: 1965

Circa: 1965

Circa: 1965

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