But in many cases after Prohibition began, bottlers simply switched to bottling soft drinks in an attempt to stay in business. William Seher, who had operated the Lorain Brewing Company, did just that – opening a new business in a new facility that focused on soft drinks.
Seher’s new venture was quite successful. But the original brewery, located nearby at 330 W. 12th Street, would never be used again, even after Prohibition was repealed.
Today the former brewery's location is a vacant lot.
The article below, which ran in the Lorain Times-Herald on July 26, 1926 provides a poignant look at the shuttered brewery.
