San Antonio, Texas
Overview
San Antonio is a community located in Bexar County County, within the Hill Country region of Texas. This overview section will expand as more historical and cultural information becomes available.
Brewing History of the City
San Antonio has a long and evolving brewing history shaped by many breweries over time.
Additional historical context will be added as research continues.
Location & Geography
Latitude: 29.43192
Longitude: -98.50177
Location Notes: None
San Antonio is located in Bexar County County, Texas. Latitude: 29.43192, Longitude: -98.50177.
Geographic and environmental context will be expanded with further research.
Cultural & Economic Context
Cultural and economic context for San Antonio will be expanded as additional information becomes available.
Closure & Legacy
This section will summarize long-term trends, closures, and legacy impacts for San Antonio as research develops.
Sources
Sources for San Antonio will be added as documentation and references are collected.
Breweries in San Antonio
- Felix Bachrach (BR015-01) (1890–1890)
Historical: Unknown | Modern: Near 500 N Santa Rosa St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - Bongo and Weiss Beer Bottling Works and Mfg Co (BR016-01) (1902–1903)
Historical: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX | Modern: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX 78205 - Brown Beer Brewing Co (BR016-02) (1903–1905)
Historical: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX | Modern: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX 78205 - Pfeiffer and Huhn (BR016-03) (1905–1906)
Historical: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX | Modern: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX 78205 - Bergmann and Walz (BR016-04) (1906–1907)
Historical: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX | Modern: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX 78205 - Beck's Muenchener Weiss Beer Co (BR016-05) (1907–1908)
Historical: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX | Modern: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX 78205 - Albert Drankowski (BR017-01) (1906–1907)
Historical: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX | Modern: 309 3rd St; San Antonio TX 78205 - William A Menger Brewery (BR018-01) (1855–1878)
Historical: 237/239 Blum St, San Antionio, TX 78205 | Modern: 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Mrs W A Menger Brewery (BR018-02) (1878–1878)
Historical: 237/239 Blum St, San Antionio, TX | Modern: 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Charles Degen Brewery (BR018-03) (1879–1911)
Historical: 237/239 Blum St, San Antionio, TX | Modern: 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Louis F Degen Brewery (BR018-04) (1911–1915)
Historical: 237/239 Blum St, San Antionio, TX | Modern: 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 - F Buelle and Co (BR019-01) (unknown–1874)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St., San Antonio, TX 78207 - J B Behloradsky Brewery (BR020-01) (1881–1883)
Historical: 312 James St & Ave A, San Antonio, TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - San Antonio Brewing Company (BR020-02) (1883–1888)
Historical: 312 James St & Ave A, San Antonio, TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - San Antonio Brewing Association-City Brewery (BR020-03) (1888–1916)
Historical: 312 James St & Ave A, San Antonio, TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - San Antonio Brewing Association Inc (BR020-04) (1916–1918)
Historical: 312 James St & Ave A, San Antonio, TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - Alamo Foods Co (BR020-05) (1919–1933)
Historical: 312 James St & Ave A, San Antonio, TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - San Antonio Brewing Association (BR020-06) (1933–1952)
Historical: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - Pearl Brewing Company (BR020-07) (1952–1978)
Historical: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - Pearl Brewing Company sub of General Brewing (BR020-08) (1978–1988)
Historical: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - Pearl Brewing Company sub of Pabst Brewing (BR020-09) (1988–1989)
Historical: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - Pearl Brewing Company sub of S and P (BR020-10) (1989–?)
Historical: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 | Modern: 312 Pearl Parkway; San Antonio TX 78215 - Lone Star Brewing Company Pre Prohibition (BR021-01) (1896–1918)
Historical: 400 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78204 | Modern: 400 Lone Star Blvd San Antonio TX 78204 - Wm Esser and Co (BR022-01) (1874–1875)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - William Esser (BR022-02) (1875–1884)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - Alamo Ice and Brewing Co (BR022-03) (1884–1888)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - Alamo Brewery aka Alamo Brewing Association (BR022-04) (1888–1895)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - H Hammer Brewery (BR023-01) (1870s–1870s)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - Joseph Hutzler (BR024-01) (1874–1878)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 900 Franklin St, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Henry Karber (BR025-01) (unknown–Unknown)
Historical: San Pedro Creek near Martin Creek | Modern: Near 700 N Colorado St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - Lareoda and Beau (BR026-01) (1878–1879)
Historical: Unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - Mission Brewing Company (BR027-01) (1933–1933)
Historical: South Alamo St near Southtown San Antonio TX 78204 | Modern: 1010 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78210 - Sabinas Brewing Company (BR027-02) (1934–1939)
Historical: 600 Simpson St., San Antonio, TX 78204 | Modern: 600 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78204 - Champion Brewing Company (BR027-03) (1939–1940)
Historical: 600 Simpson St, San Antonio, TX 78204 | Modern: 600 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78204 - Lone Star Brewing Company owned by Geo Muehlbach (BR027-04) (1940–1949)
Historical: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 | Modern: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 - Lone Star Brewing Company (BR027-05) (1949–1976)
Historical: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 | Modern: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 - Lone Star Brewing Company sub of Olympia (BR027-06) (1976–1983)
Historical: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 | Modern: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 - Lone Star Brewing Company sub of G Heilman (BR027-07) (1983–1983)
Historical: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 | Modern: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 - G Heilman Brewing Company (BR027-08) (1983–?)
Historical: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 | Modern: 600 Lone Star Boulevard San Antonio TX 78204 - Ochs and Aschbacher (BR032-01) (1890–1904)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - George Aschbacher (BR032-02) (1904–1913)
Historical: unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207 - Peter Bros Brewery (BR033-01) (1905–1910)
Historical: 427 East Commerce St San Antonio, TX | Modern: 427 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205 - Schober Ice and Brewing Co (BR034-01) (1905–1918)
Historical: 101 River St San Antonio TX | Modern: 101 River St, San Antonio, TX 78210 - Joseph Wesp (BR035-01) (1905–1908)
Historical: Unknown | Modern: Near 600 W Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78207