Blatz Beer Bottle History
Basically there were no beer bottles made from 1919 until 1933 so the reemergence of the beer bottle was marked by radical change both in the way bottles were made and the way beer was bottled.
Blatz beer bottle history. Operating from 1851 to 1959 blatz was an early innovator in bottling and national shipping the first of the city s national giants to sell its interests to concerns outside of the city and the first of these giants to close its plant. The brewery grew as one of the big 4 of milwaukee and made significant contributions to the city s beer industry. Bar statues beer coasters beer clocks beer glasses beer signs beer steins beer tap knobs beer trays bottle openers lighted. By all accounts blatz got an earlier start than many of his more famous contemporaries frederic.
The valentin blatz brewing company was an american brewery based in milwaukee wisconsin it produced blatz beer from 1851 until 1959 when the label was sold to pabst brewing company. Shop for and learn about blatz breweriana. History can be traced back to 1846 in the young city of milwaukee. Make offer rare beautiful 12 oz.
Blatz was originally called city brewery of milwaukee not the one of lacrosse wisconsin and was run by john braun valentin blatz started a brewery next door in 1851 the same year braun died blatz married braun s widow and took over operations of city brewery. The blatz brewing company was one of milwaukee s industrial brewing giants. Blatz beer is currently produced by the miller brewing company of milwaukee under contract for pabst brewing company. Cast iron bottle opener vintage can opener corona collectible beer openers antique beer bottles hamm s collectible beer openers bottle can opener collectible beer bottles 1900 now miniature beer bottle heineken collectible glass beer bottles can and bottle opener.
Blatz old heidelberg beer bottle blatz of milwaukee irtp early blatz pilsner glass miniature advertising bottle 15 00 3d 12h. At it s height blatz produced over a million barrels of beer annually. The blatz brewing co. More than 80 breweries went out of business from the 30s to.
Prohibition which lasted from 1919 until 1933 interrupted the evolution of the beer bottle and when production began again the technology for making bottles had drastically changed. Beer bottles beer cans beer labels promotional items.