FW: [IBU] 2nd oldest brewery in US sold to Canadian

[Adam Draeger]

you hit it dead on with their beers.  they make the majority of their money
from contract brewers (two from Canada alone) as well as bottling for some
brewers like Capital.  Rhinelander tastes like a watered down Grainbelt and
Huber beer itself isn't that good.  I do like some of the Berghoff beers
though.

I'm still convinced they are the 2nd oldest continuously running brewery,
Schell is the 2nd oldest "family-run" brewery though.  Yuengling is the
undisputed oldest under both catagories.
ADAM

On 10/9/06, Cleghorn, Andy <Cleghorn.Andy at principal.com> wrote:
>
>  I guess it is in who you ask or how you count.  General assumption is
> that August Schell is the 2nd oldest brewery behind Yuenglings.  I don't get
> up to Wisconsin as much as I would like but Berghoff, Rhinelander and Huber
> don't seem to be that popular out side of the general proximity of the
> brewery.  The Berghoff restaurant closed a little while back.  We used to
> drink our share of the "green death" back in high school, but I don't think
> Rhinelander is available around here at all anymore.  You had to love the
> case of 16oz longnecks they had for a while.  I don't think too many people
> would care if they quit the Rhinelander all together.  Huber Bock isn't very
> "bocky" but not a bad beer.  It may be interesting to see what the new owner
> has planned.  I wouldn't be surprised if they currently make as much money
> contract bottling as they do brewing beer.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Adam Draeger [mailto:adamdraeger at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 07, 2006 2:11 PM
> *To:* IBU listserve; cspbrewers at yahoogroups.com; CR-Brew Yahoo Listserve;
> Susan Walsh
> *Subject:* [IBU] 2nd oldest brewery in US sold to Canadian
>
>
> Joseph Huber Brewing Co in Monroe WI (maker's of Berghoff beers and
> bottlers for Capital Brewing Co.) sold to a 24 year old Canadian
> entrepreneur.
> Name Changed to Minhas Craft Brewery.
> http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=101971&ntpid=3
>
> Found this too, don't know if they are husband-wife or just a coincidence.
> http://www.damngoodbeer.biz/
>
> --
> Adam "Basscat" Draeger
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