Lone Star Brewery
Lone Star Brewery
If you're going to be visiting the Lone Star State in the near future, make time to sample the National Beer Of Texas, Lone Star Beer. The Lone Star Brewery was built on Jones Avenue in San Antonio Texas in 1904, with one Mister Adolph Busch acting as its first President.
The brewery was closed in 1918 due to prohibition but was reopened on Mission Road in 1933 when prohibition was overturned and the brewery began producting beer under the "Sabinas" brand name that was later renamed to "Champion" beer. In 1940 the name was changed from the Champion Brewing Company to Lone Star Brewing Company.
In the tenth incarnation of this brewing company, the Lone Star Brewing Company was initiated in 1959 with the acquisition of the Progress Brewing Company in Oklahoma City. Lone Star operated that plant until it sold in 1973 to the Oklahoma League for the Blind. By the end of the fifties decade, Lone Star had gained the reputation as the World's Most Beautiful Brewery due to its outstanding design and decor and was one of the first breweries to offer tours of its production facilities.
In 1976 the Lone Star Brewery was acquired by Olympia Brewing Company of Tumwater, Washington. Then the G. Heileman Company of LaCrosse, Wisconsin bought the Olympia Brewing Company and Lone Star along with it 1983.
Yet another twist in the ownership of this brewery occurred in 1996 when the G. Heileman Company was acquired by Stroh Brewery Company which closed the San Antonio brewing facility.
Finally in 1999 the Pabst Brewing Company purchased the Lone Star brand and moved the Lone Star production to the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio where it is today. Be sure and visit this quiet part of Texas history and sample the beer that Texans have been loving for generations.
If you're going to be visiting the Lone Star State in the near future, make time to sample the National Beer Of Texas, Lone Star Beer. The Lone Star Brewery was built on Jones Avenue in San Antonio Texas in 1904, with one Mister Adolph Busch acting as its first President.
The brewery was closed in 1918 due to prohibition but was reopened on Mission Road in 1933 when prohibition was overturned and the brewery began producting beer under the "Sabinas" brand name that was later renamed to "Champion" beer. In 1940 the name was changed from the Champion Brewing Company to Lone Star Brewing Company.
In the tenth incarnation of this brewing company, the Lone Star Brewing Company was initiated in 1959 with the acquisition of the Progress Brewing Company in Oklahoma City. Lone Star operated that plant until it sold in 1973 to the Oklahoma League for the Blind. By the end of the fifties decade, Lone Star had gained the reputation as the World's Most Beautiful Brewery due to its outstanding design and decor and was one of the first breweries to offer tours of its production facilities.
In 1976 the Lone Star Brewery was acquired by Olympia Brewing Company of Tumwater, Washington. Then the G. Heileman Company of LaCrosse, Wisconsin bought the Olympia Brewing Company and Lone Star along with it 1983.
Yet another twist in the ownership of this brewery occurred in 1996 when the G. Heileman Company was acquired by Stroh Brewery Company which closed the San Antonio brewing facility.
Finally in 1999 the Pabst Brewing Company purchased the Lone Star brand and moved the Lone Star production to the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio where it is today. Be sure and visit this quiet part of Texas history and sample the beer that Texans have been loving for generations.
