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Breweries page was the brainchild of the former coordinator,
Patrick Hays. It is placed here in recognition of his
research in hopes that it might inspire someone else to continue
to pursue it. Considering the German influence in
Louisville, this link may change to a link off of the Heritage
pages, but for now, it will remain here for your perusal and
respective. Period studies of certain business ventures or
institutions can tell us a lot about ourselves.
{The idea for this page came from the
book "Louisville
Breweries: A History of the Brewing Industry in Louisville,
Kentucky, New Albany and Jeffersonville, Indiana" by
Peter Guetig and Conrad D. Selle. However, since this book is
available for purchase and still copyrighted, none of it will
appear on this page. If you are interested in the subject of
Breweries in Louisville, I strongly recommend purchasing this
fascinating book! |
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I have seen it
suggested that beer and religion, and the fear of such is one of
the things that separated Louisville from the rest of Kentucky and
has done so down to the present. There are 65 breweries that are
covered in the above mentioned book. Many of those 65 breweries
were small breweries that were formed by German immigrants, mostly
Catholics, soon after their arrival in the new world. They did
what they knew best in Germany, make beer. Interestingly enough,
however, several of those early brewers came from an area of
Germany where wine is the alcohol of choice. Of the 65 breweries
covered in "Louisville Breweries", only 3 survived prohibition,
Oertel's, Frank Fehr and Falls City.
NOTE: I do not drink
and have never drank alcohol. This page is here for research
purposes only.}
Patrick Hays
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