Sunday, July 1, 2018

Abandoned Brewery – July 16, 1926

Last Friday’s post mentioned how Prohibition resulted in non-alcoholic or “near beer” versions of products such as Old Dutch Beer.

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 But the original brewery, located nearby at 330 W. 12th Street, would never be used again, even after Prohibition was repealed.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.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 2, 2018 at 11:27 AM

    Best Ginger Beer ever. Still trying to find something similar but nothing comes close. Used to buy the little brown bottle from the neighborhood stores on Washington ave. That was a good bottle of pop. Todd

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  2. Dan BradyJuly 2, 2018 at 1:12 PM

    I noticed recently that World Market still has an incredible variety of Ginger Beers. I tried one back here a few years ago:

    https://danielebrady.blogspot.com/2012/01/ginger-beer-vs-ginger-ale.html

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  3. DHJuly 4, 2018 at 8:02 AM

    My dad (circa 1915) used to say:
    "Whoever invented 'near beer' had a poor sense of depth perception."

    I don't know if that was an original line, but it sure was a good one!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 17, 2018 at 9:42 PM

    Are there any photos of the brewery building?

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