Minhas Craft Brewery is on fire.

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  1. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,049) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    Video: http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines...Minhas-Craft-Brewery-in-Monroe-232893081.html

    More: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/lo...cle_748d8703-8ff5-5627-9744-580fbf6358c9.html
     
    #1 Vav, Nov 21, 2013
  2. atomic

    atomic Pundit (945) Sep 22, 2009 Illinois

    Crazy, glad everyone is OK.
     
    #2 atomic, Nov 21, 2013
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  3. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    That's shitty.
     
    #3 StoutSnob40, Nov 21, 2013
  4. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    160 years...damn.
     
    #4 JohnSnowNW, Nov 21, 2013
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  5. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,668) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    Glad to learn that everyone got out okay. I really enjoyed meeting those folks on the tour!
     
    #5 Chaz, Nov 22, 2013
  6. jlpred55

    jlpred55 Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2006 Iowa

    Too bad. I practically lived off of Berghoff in college, that was when it was brewed there.
     
    #6 jlpred55, Nov 22, 2013
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  7. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Gawd... I hope it didn't spread to Baumagertner's!

    Seriously -- or the rest of the town, it's pretty close to everything.
     
    #7 steveh, Nov 22, 2013
  8. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    That's not accurate, is it? Schell's is the second oldest behind Yuengling isn't it?
     
    #8 steveh, Nov 22, 2013
  9. NotreDame7

    NotreDame7 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 Illinois

    I could live at Baumgartner's! Love that little hole in the wall.
     
    #9 NotreDame7, Nov 22, 2013
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  10. celfan

    celfan Savant (1,060) Jul 4, 2004 Vermont
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    Did they used to make Augsburger Beer. Drank a lot of that in college.
     
    #10 celfan, Nov 22, 2013
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  11. celfan

    celfan Savant (1,060) Jul 4, 2004 Vermont
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    That place is classic Wisconsin.
     
    #11 celfan, Nov 22, 2013
  12. NotreDame7

    NotreDame7 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 Illinois

    Yes, they brewed Augsburger for many years. It was a gold medal winner at the Great American Beer festival one year. Good stuff! They sold the label to Stroh's, then, not so good.
     
    #12 NotreDame7, Nov 22, 2013
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  13. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    I remember the brewery as Huber Brewing, which was one of the few surviving old-time independent breweries in the dark days of the 70s before the craft brewing revolution.
     
    #13 mactrail, Nov 22, 2013
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  14. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    No, Minhas did not brew Augsburger, Huber still owned the brewery when Augsburger was brewed. It may be the same structure, but it's not the same brewery.
     
    #14 steveh, Nov 22, 2013
  15. NotreDame7

    NotreDame7 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 Illinois

    You are correct, steveh. It was the Joseph Huber Brewing Co then. My dad worked for the Hubers for many years, first as a distributor and then as a state sales manager. Their flagship label was Huber Premium, along with Rhinelander, Huber Bock, Wisconsin Club, Augsburger and later on, Berghoff.
     
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  16. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    Schell's is the second oldest family-owned brewery. Minhas/Huber/Blumer has gone through a number of owners (and, as noted, names).
     
    #16 jesskidden, Nov 22, 2013
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  17. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    So, is the brewery in Monroe (now owned by Minhas) really the second oldest brewing facility in the country?

    I've seen the Monroe brewery and it doesn't strike me as being as old as Schell's -- it doesn't strike me that it's even as old as Anheuser Busch in St. Louis.
     
    #17 steveh, Nov 23, 2013
  18. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    The brewery was also damaged in a storm this past May. Is this a sign?
     
    #18 Ri0, Nov 23, 2013
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  19. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    Minhas brews some of Trader Joe's beers. Grab 'em up before the shortage hits!
     
    #19 5thOhio, Nov 23, 2013
  20. mattsander

    mattsander Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2010 Canada (AB)

    It's a little disingenuous to say that 'Minhas Brewery has been in Monroe for more than 160 years.' Ravinder and his sister purchased the Joseph Huber Brewing Company in 2006 and renamed it. As with everything Minhas, it's all PR smoke and mirrors and their products are as cheap and awful as beer gets (in Canada, I haven't had anything they brew for US markets).

    He also abuses a tax loophole, which has garnered both hatred and worship in Alberta, depending on who you ask.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-menzies/alberta-small-breweries_b_1112188.html

    Sucks about the fire though, glad everyone is ok!
     
    #20 mattsander, Nov 23, 2013
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