Beer Gifts Tapestries
Description: National Bohemian Beer, colloquially Natty Boh, is an American lager originating from Baltimore, Maryland. It was first brewed in 1885 by the National Brewing Company, but was eventually purchased by Pabst Brewing Company. Nearly 90 percent of National Bohemian sales are in Baltimore.
Description: William J. Lemp of St. Louis created Falstaff in 1903. When Prohibition forced the closure of the Lemp brewery, local brewer Joseph Griesedieck purchased the Falstaff name in 1920 and changed his company’s name to Falstaff Corp., eventually to be renamed Falstaff Brewing. Post prohibition, Falstaff would become the country’s third-largest brewer from 1957 to 1960, with its production peaking at 7 million barrels in 1966. The ’70s introduced a set of mascots – Fannie and Fearless. Existing in cartoon form, the duo were pictured having assorted adventures from skydiving and motorcycling to waterskiing and bear hunting, all of which included their favorite beer, Falstaff.
Description: Gunther was an established Baltimore brewery with a heritage that pre-dated Prohibition. The brewery operated until 1959 when it was purchased by Theodore Hamm, a large Minnesota-based brewer. Hamm was attempting to expand his territory into the East and bought Gunther as his first outpost, but rather than continue to brew Gunther for local customers and introduce his own brands over time, Hamm instead eliminated Gunther's on day one, essentially giving the finger to the loyal local base. Hamm only stayed for three years before selling the brewery and brands to Schaefer, a large Brooklyn-based brewer. Schaefer reintroduced Gunther, though Hamm had done so much damage that the brand never quite recovered.
This Beer Tastes A Lot Like I'm Not Going To Work Tomorrow - Beer Lover Tapestry
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$30
Description: Apache was first introduced in 1934 by the Arizona Brewing Company and quickly became a popular brand in the local bars and taverns. Only offered on draught originally, the growing popularity of Apache quickly made the brewery’s primary brand. By the end of the year, the brewery announced the beer was available in bottles, and by the end of 1935, Apache Beer was available in cans and distributed throughout Arizona and parts of New Mexico and Texas securing its place as an early Southwest favorite. The Apache Beer can itself was short-lived, with new ownership in 1937, the canning line ceased operation and the Arizona Brewing Company would not produce another can until 1948.
Description: The Olympia Brewing Company was a brewery in Tumwater, Washington, near the state capital of Olympia. Leopold Schmidt, a German immigrant from Montana, founded The Capital Brewing Company at Tumwater Falls on the Deschutes River near the south end of Puget Sound. He built a four-story wooden brewhouse, a five-story cellar building, a one-story ice factory powered by the lower falls, and a bottling and keg plant and in 1896, began brewing and selling Olympia Beer. The brew became synonymous with its slogan "It's the Water," though after changing hands multiple times after the mid-eighties and the Tumwater brewery closing in 2003, "It's the Water" became just that - a slogan - as being brewed out of state never quite cut it.
