Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Peter Hand developed and marketed a large number of brands. In addition to their flagships Meister Brau and Meister Brau Lite, they also produced beers under the brands Old Chicago Lager, Peter Hand Reserve, Old Crown Ale, Old German, Alps Brau, Peter Hand Extra Light, Van Merritt, Braumeister, Burgemeister, Peter Hand Export, and Holiday Beer.
That year, Peter Hand Brewing was purchased by a group of investors, renamed Meister Brau Brewing, and Lite was soon introduced as Meister Brau Lite, a companion to their flagship Meister Brau. Under the new management, Meister Brau Brewing encountered significant financial problems, and in 1972, sold several of its existing labels to Miller.
Peru Beer Company, Peru, opened in 1868, closed in 1943. [471] Peter Hand Brewing Company (later known as Meister Brau Brewery), Chicago, the original makers of Meister Brau beer (and Meister Brau Lite); sold their Meister Brau line of beers to Miller in 1972 (who rebranded Meister Brau Lite as Miller Lite) and finally ceased brewing in 1977 ...
Remember Meister Brau beer or Pom Poms candies? How about Collier's magazine or General Cinema movie theaters? Following a Dec. 8 trademark auction, those classic brand names -- and dozens of ...
Despite widespread popularity of Meister Brau and Meister Brau Lite, the brewery carried unmanageable debt and in 1972 sold both brands to Miller Brewing Company, which relaunched Lite as "Lite Beer from Miller", and later Miller Lite. [29] [30] In 1967, Rheingold Breweries acquired Dawson Brewing Company in New Bedford, Massachusetts. [31]
After Prohibition, the brewer was the first to obtain a beer manufacturing permit from the city to resume beer production. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1953, the brewery's workers went on strike at the same time as the other five major brewers in the city ( Schlitz , Pabst , Miller , Blatz , and Gettelman ) in the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike . [ 5 ]
Light beer (sometimes spelled lite beer) is a beer, usually a pale lager, that is reduced in alcohol content or in calories compared to regular beers. [1] Light beers may be chosen by beer drinkers who wish to manage their alcohol consumption or their calorie intake; however, they are sometimes criticised for being less flavourful than full ...
In 1948, Schlitz was producing 4 million barrels of beer annually, more than any brewer in the world. [10] By 1950, Schlitz shipped more than five million barrels of beer [51] and Pabst 3.4 million barrels of beer. [21] In 1950, Schlitz was the number one brewer in the country with Pabst fourth, Miller eighth, and Blatz ninth. [55]