Brewing History in Connecticut

	Barnum Brewing Company of Bridgeport, CT Trade names for the brewery at 224 Hallam Street, Bridgeport, CT. (Frederick) Seller & (John) Mentzel 1852-1854 John Mentzel 1854-1858 (John) Conrad & Mentzel 1858-1867 Frederick Klaus 1867-1883 Bridgeport Brewing Co. 1883-1886 Addressed to 127 Hamilton Street Circa 1887 Charles H. Hartmann 1887-1895 Hartmann Brewing Co. 1896-1912 Readdressed to 224 Hallam Street Circa 1898 Home Brewing Co. 1912-1920 Brewery operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920 Algonquin Brewing Co. 1933-1934 (not producing) The Burroughs Brewing Co. 1934 The Barnum Brewing Co. 1934-1936 Closed in 1936 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Bridgeport Brewing Company of Bridgeport, CT Trade names for the brewery at 1474-1491 Railroad Avenue, Bridgeport, CT John Benz, City Brewery (original address 76 North Washington Avenue) 1856-1871 Albert Wintter, City Brewery 1871-1882 Albert Wintter & Co. 1882-1890 Merged into the Connecticut Breweries Co. Conglomeration in 1890 Albert Wintter & Co., Division of Connecticut Breweries Co. 1890-1896 Readdressed to 270 Housatonic & 182 North Washington Aves Circa 1896 Connecticut Breweries Co., Wintter Brewery 1896-1920 Brewing operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920 Failed to get U-Permit in 1933 The Connecticut Breweries 1933-1934 (Non-producing) Readdressed to 1474-1491 Railroad Avenue Circa 1934 The Bridgeport Brewing Company 1934-1941 Closed in 1941 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Old England Brewing Company of Derby, CT Trade names for the brewery at 324-332 Derby Avenue, Derby, CT Derby and Ansonia Brewing Co. 1897-1903 Derby and Ansonia Brewery 1903-1920 Brewing operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920 Issued permit L-?? allowing the production of Non-Alcoholic beer during Prohibition 1920 Issued permit CONN-U-122 allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal 1933 Old England Brewing Co., Inc. 1933-1936 The Old England Brewing Co., Inc. 1936-1941 Closed in 1941 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Aetna Brewing Company of Hartford, CT Trade names for the brewery at 130 Bellevue Street & 529 Windsor Street, Hartford, CT. Charles Herold Brewery (Originally addressed 52/62 Bellevue Street) 1865-1879 Harold Capitol Brewing Co. 1897-1896 Columbia Brewing Co. 1896-1900 Expanded to 52/62 Bellevue Street & 537-549 Windsor Street Ca. 1900 Aetna Brewing Co. 1900-1920 Brewing operations shut down by National Prohibition 1920 Issued permit L-?? for producing non-Alcoholic beverages during Prohibition 1920 Issued permit number CONN-U-106 allowing the resumption of brewing after Repeal 1933 Aetna Brewing Co. 1933-1939 Dover Brewing Co. 1939-1947 Closed in 1947 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	New England Brewing Company of Hartford, CT Trade names for the brewery at 503/529 Windsor Street, Hartford, CT. New England Brewing Co. (original address 503 Windsor Street) 1897-1922 Issued permit L-?? allowing the production of non-alcoholic beer during Prohibition 1920 New England Food Products 1922-1930 Closed in 1930 Failed to get U-Permit which would have allowed brewing after repeal. Purchased by the Largay Brewing Co. of Waterbury, CT 1933 Readdressed to 503/529 Windsor Circa 1933 The New England Brewing Co. 1933 (non-producing) AKA: Largay Brewing Co. 1933 (non-producing) The New England Brewing Co. 1936-1943 The New England Brewing Co., Branch of Largay Brewing Co. 1944-1947 Closed in 1947 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Ropkins & Company of Hartford, CT Trade names for the brewery at 232-242 Sheldon & Front Streets, Hartford, CT. Shannon & McCann 1869-1884 Michael McCann 1884-1888 Hargrave Brothers 1888-1890 Hartford Brewing Co. 1890-1891 Peter Chute 1891-1892 (Edgar L.) Ropkins & Young 1892-1893 Ropkins & Co. 1893-1920 Closed by National Prohibition in 1920 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Connecticut Valley Brewing Company of Meriden, CT Trade names for the brewery at 137/157 South Colony Street, Meriden, CT. Meriden Brewing Co. 1887-1890 Merged into the Connecticut Breweries Co. conglomerate in 1890 Meriden Brewing Co., Div. Of Connecticut Breweries Co. 1890-1896 Connecticut Breweries Co., Meriden Brewery 1896-1920 Brewery operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920 Silver City Beverage Co. during Prohibition 1920-1933 (Alleged bootleg brewery run by Jack "Legs" Diamond) Issued permit CONN-U-115 allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal 1933 Connecticut Valley Brewing Co. 1933-1935 Closed in 1935 Status of the brewery properties is unknown.
	Cremo Brewing Company of New Britain, CT Trade names for the brewery at John Downey Street at Beldon Street, New Britain, CT. John Zunner Health Beer Co. 1903-1904 AKA: Consumer's Brewery 1903-1904 Cremo Brewing Co., Inc. 1905-1920 Brewery operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920 Issued permit CONN-U-117 allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal 1933 Cremo Brewing Co., Inc. 1933-1934 The Cremo Brewing Co., Inc. 1934-1955 AKA: Diplomat Brewing Co. 1934-1955 Closed in 1955 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Hull Brewing Company of New Haven, CT Trade names for the brewery at 800/820 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT. Ph. Fresenius established his brewery in 1852 The Ph. Fresenius Brewery was passed to his Fresenius's sons in 1889 The Fresenius's Sons Brewery 1889-1920 Readdressed to 800-820 Congress Avenue Circa 1906 Brewing operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920 The Fresenius' Son's Brewery was purchased by the Hull family during Prohibition Renamed the Hull Brewing Company 1933 Issued permit CONN-U-118 allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal 1933 Hull Brewing Co. 1933-1977 AKA: Diamond Spring Brewery 1933-1955 AKA: Park Row Brewing Company 1948-1955 AKA: Cerveceria Reina 1968-1977 AKA: Cerveceria Caribe 1968-1977 AKA: Cerveceria Hull 1968-1977 Closed in 1977 Current status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Staehly Brewing Comapny of New Haven, CT Trade names for the brewery at 368/376 Davenport Avenue, New Haven, CT. Issued permit CONN-U-131 allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal in 1933 Staehly Brewing Co. 1933-1934 AKA: Rex Brewing Co. 1933-1934 Closed in 1934 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Weibel Brewing Company of New Haven, CT Trade names for the brewery at 270/310 Legion Avenue, New Haven, CT. Charles Nicklas (original address "Oak Street") 1859-1883 Readdressed to 322 Oak Street Circa 1883 Joseph Wiebel 1883-1885 Joseph Wiebel's Oak Brewery 1885-1894 Joseph Wiebel's Oak Brewery, Theresa F. H. Wiebel, Prop. 1894-1898 Wiebel Brewing Co. (C.R. Nicklas, President) 1898-1925 Brewing operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920 Issued permit L-?? allowing the production of non-alcoholic beverages during Prohibition 1920 Readdressed to 270/310 Legion Avenue Circa 1933 Issued permit CONN-U-?? allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal 1933 The Wiebel Brewing Co. 1933-1936 Closed in 1936 Status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Largay Brewing Company of Waterbury, CT Trade names for the brewery at Bank Street, Waterbury, CT. Frederick Nuhn opened his Naugatuck Valley Brewery at 358 Bank Street in 1874 Brewery purchased by Martin Hellmann and Michael Kipp in 1881 Operated as Hellmann & Kipp 1881-1889 Operated as Martin Hellmann1889-1891 Readdressed to 1090 Bank Street in 1891 Martin Hellmann dies in 1892 Operated as Sabilla Hellmann (Martin's Widow) 1892-1895 Renamed Hellmann Brewing Co.1895 Operated as Hellmann Brewng Co. 1895-1920 Closed by Prohibition in 1920 Renamed Largay Brewing Co., Inc. 1933 Issued U-Permit Number CONN-U-104 Operated as Largay Brewing Co. 1933-1947 Closed 1947 Current status of the building at 1090 Bank Street is unknown.
	Waterbury Brewing Company of Waterbury, CT Trade names for the brewery at 100 Eagle Street, Waterbury, CT. Eagle Brewing Co., Finnegan & Seuss Proprietors 1901-1920 Closed by Prohibition in 1920 Renamed the Waterbury Brewing Company in 1934 Issued U-Permit number CONN-U-?? allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal in 1933 Operated as Waterbury Brewing Company 1934-1938 Operated as Eastern Brewing Company in 1938-1939 Closed in 1939 Current status of the brewery property is unknown.
	Wehle Brewing Company of West Haven, CT Trade names for the brewery at 1093-1131 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT. Henry Wiedemann established his brewery in 1884 Renamed the M. Wiedemann Brewing Company in 1893 Renamed the Lion Brewery Corp., M. Wiedemann & Co. in 1894 Operated as the Wiedemann Brewing Company 1904-1928 Closed by Prohibition in 1928 Renamed the Wehle Brewing Company in 1933 Issued U-Permit number CONN-U-103 allowing the operation of a brewery after Repeal 1933 Reopened as the Wehle Brewing Company in 1933 Closed in 1943 Status of the brewery property is unknown.