The Joseph Huber Brewing Company was founded in 1845 in Monroe, Wisconsin. Originally called The Blumer Brewery, it adopted the Huber name in 1947.
Founded | 1845 |
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Headquarters | Monroe, WI United States |
Huber reached its most successful point around 1978, when its Augsburger brand received awards from several prominent beer reviewers and became a top seller for the company. The brewery was sold in 1985 for $7.8 million; in 1988 the new owners sold the Augsburger label to Stroh Brewery Company and later briefly closed the brewery. Fred Huber, son of Joseph, bought the brewery and resumed operations in a partnership with Chicago's Berghoff family, but the brewery filed for bankruptcy and was sold in 1995.[1][2] In 2006, the brewery and its brands were sold to Mountain Crest Brewing Company,[3] of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[4] The Monroe brewery was renamed Minhas Craft Brewery.[5]
Recognition
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edit- ^ Mike Ivey, "Aging Gracefully: Monroe's Huber Brewing Gets New Lease on Life", The Capital Times, April 29, 2004 .
- ^ "Huber Brewing through the years", The Capital Times, April 29, 2004.
- ^ Barry Adams (February 15, 2011). "Former Joseph Huber Brewing Co. gains steam as Minhas". Madison.com.
- ^ Tom Daykin, "Monroe's Huber Brewing sold: Canadian buyer agrees to buy beer and soda brands, plans to add workers." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 20, 2006.
- ^ Barry Adams, "Huber brewery now called Minhas", Wisconsin State Journal, October 6, 2006.
- ^ Trip Advisor
- ^ World Beer Awards